[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 12, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1324-S1325]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the public 
that a hearing has been scheduled before the Energy and Natural 
Resources Committee to consider the President's fiscal year 1998 
budget.
  The committee will hear testimony from the Department of the Interior 
and the Forest Service on Tuesday, February 25, 1997.
  The hearing will begin at 9:30 a.m., and will take place in room SD-
366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
  For further information, please call Mike Poling, counsel (202) 224-
8276 or James Beirne, senior counsel at (202) 224-2564.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the public 
that a hearing has been scheduled before the Energy and Natural 
Resources Committee to consider the President's fiscal year 1998 
budget.
  The committee will hear testimony from the Department of Energy and 
FERC on Tuesday, March 11, 1997.
  The hearing will begin at 10 a.m., and take place in room SD-366 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
  For further information, please call Karen Hunsicker, counsel (202) 
224-3543 or Betty Nevitt, staff assistant at (202) 224-0765.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that a series of three 
workshops have been scheduled before the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources to exchange ideas and information on the issue of 
``Competitive Change in the Electric Power Industry.''
  The first workshop will take place on Thursday, March 6, beginning at 
9:30 a.m. in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building. The topic of 
discussion will be: What are the issues involved in competition?
  The second workshop will take place on Thursday, March 13, beginning 
at 9:30 a.m. in room SDG-50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The 
topic of discussion will be: What is the role of public power in a 
competitive market?
  The third workshop will take place on Thursday, March 20, beginning 
at 9:30 a.m. in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building. The topic 
of discussion will be: Is federal legislation necessary? Participation 
is by invitation. For further information please write to the Senate 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 
20510.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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