Mark Myers, who resigned as Director of the USGS with the Obama Administration changeover, has been hired by Alaska governor Sarah Palin as pipeline coordinator for the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA) project. He will "oversee the review and issue of permits for construction of the massive pipeline which will deliver North Slope natural gas to the Lower 48."
This is reported on the Sarah Palin for President blog. It includes a nice short bio for Mark as well.