[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 16, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2779-S2780]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental 
Affairs, will hold hearings entitled ``Securities Fraud On The 
Internet.'' The upcoming hearings will examine the common securities 
frauds perpetrated on the Internet and the ways consumers can protect 
themselves from such frauds, as well as current online trading issues. 
Specifically, the hearing will focus on federal and state enforcement 
efforts to combat securities fraud on the Internet, particularly penny 
stock fraud, and whether federal and state consumer education programs 
designed to disseminate information about securities fraud on the 
Internet are adequate.
  The hearings will take place on Monday, March 22nd at 1:30 p.m. in 
room

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342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building and Tuesday, March 23rd, at 
9:30 a.m. in room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. For 
further information, please contact Timothy J. Shea of the subcommittee 
staff at 224-3721.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been 
scheduled before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic 
Preservation, and Recreation of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources. The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on S. 
323, a bill to redesignate the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National 
Monument as a national park and establish the Gunnison Gorge National 
Conservation Area, and for other purposes; S. 338, a bill to provide 
for the collection of fees for the making of motion pictures, 
television productions, and sound tracks in units of the Department of 
the Interior, and for other purposes; S. 568, a bill to allow the 
Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to 
establish a fee system for commercial filming activities in a site or 
resource under their jurisdiction.
  The hearing will take place on Wednesday, March 24, 1999 at 2 p.m. in 
room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
  Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may 
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written 
testimony for the hearing record should send two copies of their 
testimony to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United 
States Senate, SD-364 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 
20510-6150.
  For further information, please contact Jim O'Toole or Shawn Taylor 
of the committee staff at (202) 224-6969.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I would like to announce that an 
oversight hearing has been scheduled before the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources. The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony 
on the economic impact of the Kyoto Protocol to the Framework 
Convention on Climate Change.
  The hearing will take place on Thursday, March 25, 1999, at 9:30 a.m. 
in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
  Those who wish to testify or submit a written statement should write 
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, 
Washington, DC 20510. For further information, please call Julia McCaul 
or Colleen Deegan at (202) 224-8115.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the public 
that a hearing has been scheduled before the Senate Subcommittee on 
Forests and Public Land Management.
  The hearing will take place on Wednesday, April 21, 1999 at 2 p.m. in 
SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
  The purpose of this oversight hearing is to discuss the Memorandum of 
Understanding signed by multiple agencies regarding with Lewis and 
Clark bicentennial celebration.
  Those who wish to submit written statements should write to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 
20510. For further information, please call Amie Brown or Mark Rey at 
(202) 224-6170.

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