[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 194 (Tuesday, December 18, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S15934-S15935]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on December 18, 2007, at 10 a.m. in open session to consider the 
following nominations: Mary Beth Long to be Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for International Security Affairs; James Shinn to be Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs; Craig W. 
Duehring to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and 
Reserve Affairs; and John H. Gibson to be Assistant Secretary of the 
Air Force for Financial Management.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at 11 a.m., in 
room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, for the purpose of 
conducting a hearing.
  The Committee will be hearing from the following nominees: Francis 
Mulvey, Reappointment to be a Member of the Surface Transportation 
Board (PN 1084); Denver Stutler, Jr., to be a Member of the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation Board of Directors (Amtrak) (PN 1047); 
Nancy A. Naples, to be a Member of the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation Board of Directors (Amtrak) (PN 1046); Thomas C. Carper, to 
be a Member of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Board of 
Directors (Amtrak) (PN 1045); and Carl T. Johnson, to be Administrator 
of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 
Department of Transportation (PN 1011).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, Transportation be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., in 
room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, for the purpose of 
conducting a hearing.

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  In light of the recent spill in San Francisco Bay, this hearing will 
examine the oil spill threats, risks, and vulnerabilities posed by 
large nontank vessels. Topics will include the prevalence and 
environmental impact of nontank vessel spills, the adequacy and 
enforcement of vessel response plans, the status of Coast Guard 
rulemakings, the adequacy of nontank liability limits, and the 
allocation of Coast Guard and other Federal resources toward oil spill 
prevention, preparedness, and oil spill research and development in a 
post-9/11 world.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on energy

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, December 18, 2008, at 10:30 a.m., In 
room SD366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. At this hearing, the 
Committee will hear testimony regarding the nomination of Jon 
Wellinghoff, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
for the term expiring June 30, 2013. (Reappointment).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, December 18, 2007, in room S-216 of 
the Capitol at a time to be determined in order to hold a business 
meeting to consider the following items: pending General Services 
Administration Resolutions; S. 862, a bill to designate the Federal 
building located at 210 Walnut Street in Des Moines, Iowa, as the 
``Neal Smith Federal Building,'' S. 1189, a bill to designate the 
Federal building and U.S. Courthouse located at 100 East 8th Avenue in 
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, as the ``George Howard, Jr. Federal Building and 
United States Courthouse''; and H.R. 735, a bill to designate the 
Federal building under construction at 799 First Avenue in New York, 
New York, as the ``Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United 
Nations Building''. Pending nominations: Kristine L. Svinicki, of 
Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Gregory 
B. Jaczko, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at 3:30 
p.m. in order to consider the nomination of Steven H. Murdock to be 
Director, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``Executive Branch 
Nominations'' on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at 10 a.m. in room SD-226 
of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

     Witness List

  Ondray T. Harris, to be Director, Community Relations Service, 
Department of Justice; David W. Hagy, to be Director of the National 
Institute of Justice, Department of Justice; Scott M. Burns, to be 
Deputy Director of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of 
the President; Cynthia Dyer, to be Director of the Violence Against 
Women Office, Department of Justice; and Nathan J. Hochman, to be an 
Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division, Department of Justice.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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