Quarterman Will Be New Deputy Director of MMS (#30039)

FOR RELEASE:  September 1, 1993         CONTACT:    John Barclay
                                                   (202) 208-3983
     QUARTERMAN WILL BE NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MMS (#30039)

     Cynthia L. Quarterman, an attorney with extensive
experience in energy and regulatory issues, has been named Deputy
Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior's Minerals
Management Service (MMS), the agency announced today.

      Quarterman, who holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Engineering, has practiced since 1988 with the Washington, D.C.
law firm of Steptoe and Johnson.  She focused on the regulation
of energy-related commodities, with added involvement in issues
such as transportation regulation and oil income, tax and royalty
litigation.

      A 1983 graduate of Northwestern University in Evanston, IL,
Quarterman earned her law degree in 1987 at Columbia University
in New York, where she was executive editor of the Columbia
Journal of Environmental Law.  Prior to her Washington
experience, she worked with law firms in Kansas City, MO, and New
York City.

      "Cynthia is a talented attorney with a solid background and
the experience to help lead and inspire MMS," said agency
Director Tom Fry.  "I believe she will bring excellence to our
mission of balancing protection for the environment with
providing opportunities for the discovery and recovery of
critical energy resources."

      MMS administers federal offshore mineral programs and
manages the federal mineral royalty program, which generates
about $4 billion in annual revenues.

                                 -MMS-                                                  BIOGRAPHY


                      CYNTHIA L. QUARTERMAN
                         Deputy Director
                   Minerals Management Service
                 U.S. Department of the Interior


     Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt designated Cynthia
L. Quarterman as Deputy Director of the Minerals Management
Service on September 1, 1993.  In that capacity, Quarterman
assists Director Tom Fry and shares responsibility for the
exploration, development and production of oil, natural gas and
other minerals deposits on the Nation's outer continental shelf
and for the collection of revenues for minerals development on
Federal and Indian lands.

     Prior to her current appointment, Quarterman was an attorney
with the Washington, DC firm of Steptoe and Johnson, where her
practice centered on the regulation of energy-related
commodities.  She was also involved in transportation regulation,
oil income tax and royalty litigation and general civil
litigation.  Aspects of her practice included issues relating to
chemical commodities, oil pipelines and the crude oil market. 
She is currently vice chair for Programs of the Energy Committee
of the American Bar Association's Litigation Section.

     Quarterman previously had served with law firms in Kansas
City, Mo., and New York City.  She received an Industrial
Engineering degree from Northwestern University, and obtained her
Juris Doctor degree from the Columbia University School of Law. 
While at Columbia, she also served as Executive Editor of the
Columbia Journal of Environmental Law.  Prior to law school, she
worked as an engineer for IBM.

     Quarterman, a native of Savannah, GA, is 32 years old.