[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 21, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S1527]
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 a hearing entitled ``Oversight of HCFA's Settlement 
Policies: Did HCFA Give Favored Providers Sweetheart Deals?'' This 
hearing is part of the Subcommitttee's continuing examination of the 
Medicare program and will examine settlements between the Health Care 
Financing Administration (``HCFA'') and certain Medicare providers and 
whether these settlements conform to HCFA regulations.
  The hearing will take place on Tuesday, March 28, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., 
in room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. For further 
information, please contact K. Lee Blalack II of the subcommittee staff 
at 224-3721.


 subcommittee on national parks, historic preservation, and recreation

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the hearing originally 
scheduled for Tuesday, March 28, 2000 at 2:30 p.m. before the 
Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation 
of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has been rescheduled 
for Thursday, April 6, 2000 at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-366 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. The purpose of the hearing is 
to receive testimony on the incinerator component at the proposed 
Advanced Waste Treatment Facility at the Idaho National Engineering and 
Environmental Laboratory and its potential impact on the adjacent 
Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.
  For further information, please contact Jim O'Toole or Kevin Clark of 
the committee staff at (202) 224-6969.


               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 joint hearing has been 
scheduled before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations. The hearing is titled: ``America at 
Risk: U.S. Dependency on Foreign Oil.''
  The hearing will take place on Tuesday, March 28, 2000 at 3:00 p.m. 
in room SH-216 of the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.
  Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may 
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit testimony 
for the hearing record should send two copies of their testimony to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources or the Committee on Foreign 
Relations.
  For further information, please call Trici Heninger or Howard Useem 
at (202) 224-7875.


     subcommittee on energy research, development, production, and 
                               regulation

  Mr. NICKLES. 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 Energy Research, Development, 
Production, and Regulation.
  The hearing will take place on Friday, March 31, 2000 at 9:00 a.m. in 
room SH-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.
  The purpose of this hearing is to review the Department of Energy's 
findings at the Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Paducah, Kentucky and to 
receive testimony regarding the Department of Energy's plans for 
cleanup at the site.
  Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may 
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit testimony 
for the hearing record should send two copies of their testimony to the 
Subcommittee on Energy Research, Development, Production, and 
Regulation, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States 
Senate, 364 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510-
6150.
  For futher information, please call Trici Heninger, Staff Assistant 
or Colleen Deegan, Counsel at (202) 224-8115.

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