In the first agency oversight action of the 112th Congress for the House Appropriations Committee, the panel put the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on notice that any plans it has to redefine the definition of "fill material" must first be reviewed by the committee. In a letter last week to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) and Interior and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) said that because an agency redefinition "has such far-reaching implications not only for coal producers but also for our national energy security, we ask that you keep the House Committee on Appropriations apprised of any developments in this area." The chairmen requested EPA brief them on the matter and provide a report by Jan. 31 on "any work the EPA may be undertaking in this issue."