[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 96 (Tuesday, July 16, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S6872]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be allowed to conduct a hearing 
during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 16, 2002. The purpose 
of this hearing will be to discuss the proposed ban on packer ownership 
and also the enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act. At 10:00 
a.m. in SD-562
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 16, 2002, at 10:00 a.m. to 
conduct an oversight hearing on ``The Semi-annual Report on Monetary 
Policy of the Federal Reserve.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, July 16, 2002, at 2:30 pm on the nomination of Jonathan 
Adelstein to be a member of the FCC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to hold a hearing during 
the session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 16th, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. in 
SD-366.
  The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on the 
Administration's plans to request additional funds for wildland 
firefighting and forest restoration as well as ongoing implementation 
of the National Fire Plan.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet jointly with the 
Committee on the Judiciary on Tuesday, July 16, 2002, at 10:00 a.m. to 
conduct a hearing to receive testimony on New Source Review policy, 
regulations and enforcement activities.
  The hearing will be held in SD-106.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, July 16, 2002 at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on Homeland 
Security and International Trade.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on The Proposed Department of Homeland Security: Issues before 
the Help Committee during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 
16, 2002 at 10 a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  committee on the judiciary/committee on environment and public works

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary and the Committee on Environment and Public Works be 
authorized to meet to conduct a joint hearing on ``Clearing the Air: 
New Source Review Policy, Regulations and Enforcement Activities'' on 
Tuesday, July 16, 2002 in Dirksen Room 106 at 10 a.m.

                         Tentative Witness List


                                panel i

       The Honorable Thomas L. Sansonetti, Assistant Attorney 
     General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. 
     Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
       The Honorable Jeffrey Holmstead, Assistant Administrator 
     for Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
     Washington, D.C.


                                panel ii

       The Honorable William H. Sorrell, Attorney General, State 
     of Vermont, Montpelier, VT.
       The Honorable Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General, State of New 
     York, New York, NY.
       The Honorable Bill Pryor, Attorney General, State of 
     Alabama, Montgomery, AL.


                               panel iii

       Mr. Eric Schaeffer, Director, Environmental Integrity 
     Project, Rockefeller Family Fund, Washington, D.C.
       Mr. Bob Slaughter, President National Petrochemical & 
     Refiners Association, Washington, D.C.
       Mr. Hilton Kelley, Port Arthur, TX.
       Mr. Steve Harper, Director, Environment, Health, Safety, 
     and Energy Policy, Intel, Corp., Washington, D.C.
       Mr. John Walke, Clean Air Director, Natural Resources 
     Defense Council, Washington, D.C.
       Mr. E. Donald Elliott, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker 
     LLP, Washington, D.C.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, July 16, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 
hold a closed hearing on the Joint Inquiry into the events of September 
11, 2001.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        subcommittee on administrative oversight and the courts

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and 
the Courts be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``FBI 
Computers: 1992 Hardware--2002 Problems'' on Tuesday, July 16, 2002, at 
2:00 p.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.


                                witness

  Ms. Sherry Higgins, Project Management Executive, Office of the 
Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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