[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 84 (Friday, May 19, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S7021]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           NOTICE OF HEARINGS


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public the scheduling of 3 days of 
field hearings in Alaska before the full Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources regarding the implementation of the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act and the Alaska National Interest Lands 
Conservation Act.
  The first hearing will take place on Wednesday, May 31, 1995, 
beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Anchorage Museum of 
History and Art, 121 W. Seventh Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501. The 
committee will receive testimony on the regulation of the use of 
Federal lands by inholders, miners, guides, tour operators, hunters, 
fishermen, and others who had access and use rights protected by the 
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
  The second hearing will be held on Thursday, June 1, 1995, beginning 
at 12:30 p.m. at the Elks Club, Wrangell, AK. Testimony will be 
received on the impact of administration of the Tongass National Forest 
on the timber dependent communities and opportunities for economic 
recovery.
  The third hearing will be held on Friday, June 2, 1995, beginning at 
1:30 p.m. in the Pioneer room of the Carlson Center, 2010 Second 
Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701. Testimony will be received on the 
regulation of the use of Federal lands by inholders, miners, guides, 
tour operators, hunters, fishermen, and others who had access and use 
rights protected by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
Act.
  Because of the limited time available for the hearings, witnesses may 
testify by invitation only. It will be necessary to place witnesses in 
panels and place time limits on oral testimony. Witnesses testifying at 
the hearings are requested to bring three copies of their testimony 
with them on the day of the hearing. Please do not submit testimony in 
advance of the hearing.
  The hearing record will remain open for 2 weeks following each 
hearing. If you wish to submit a written statement for the hearing 
record, please send one copy of your statement to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510.
  For further information regarding the hearings, please contact Andrew 
Lundquist or Mark Rey at 202-224-6170.
           subcommittee on forests and public land management

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that an oversight hearing has 
been scheduled before the Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land 
Management to review the Forest Service's reinvention proposal and the 
proposed national forest planning regulations.
  The hearing will take place on Thursday, June 8, 1995, at 2 p.m. in 
room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
  Those wishing to testify or who wish to submit written statements, 
should write to the Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 
20510. For further information, please contact Mark Rey at (202) 224-
6170.

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