[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 144 (Wednesday, October 15, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S12599]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING--OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the attached 
statement I send to the desk from the Office of Compliance be printed 
in the Record today pursuant to section 303(b) of the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1383(b).
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                         Office of Compliance,

                                 Washington, DC, October 15, 2003.
     Hon. Ted Stevens,
     President pro tempore, U.S. Senate,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. President: A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) 
     for proposed amendments to the Procedural Rules of the Office 
     of Compliance was published in The Congressional Record dated 
     September 4, 2003. The period for submission of comments 
     announced in that NPR ended on October 6, 2003.
       A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking--Extension of Period for 
     Comment was published in The Congressional Record dated 
     October 2, 2003. That Notice extended the period for 
     submission of comments announced in the NPR to and including 
     October 20, 2003.
       The Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance will 
     hold a hearing regarding the comments which have been 
     submitted during the comment period. The hearing will be open 
     to the public. The hearing will take place on Tuesday, 
     December 2, 2003, at 10 a.m. in room SD-342 of the Dirksen 
     Office Building. Individuals or organizations who have 
     submitted written comments during the comment period may 
     supplement those comments by an oral presentation at the 
     hearing. Individuals or organizations who have timely 
     submitted comments during the comment period which ends on 
     October 20, 2003, and who wish to make an oral presentation 
     at the hearing, must submit a written request to William W. 
     Thompson II, Executive Director, Office of Compliance, 110 
     2nd Street, SE., Washington, DC on or before Friday, November 
     14, 2003. Oral presentations are limited to 20 minutes per 
     commenter, unless extended by the Board.
       We request that this Notice of Hearing be published in the 
     Congressional Record. Any inquiries regarding this Notice 
     should be addressed to the Office of Compliance at the above 
     address, or by telephone: 202-724-9250, TTY 202-426-1665.
           Sincerely,
                                                Susan S. Robfogel,
     Chair.

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