[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 50 (Monday, April 12, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S2213]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests previously announced for March 
23, has been rescheduled and will now be held on Wednesday, April 21, 
2010, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office
  S. 1546, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to 
the town of Mantua, Utah;
  S. 2798, to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire through the 
facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of the 
National Forest System and adjacent land, and for other purposes;
  S. 2830, to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the 
authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation 
projects; and
  S. 2963, to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as 
wilderness, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal land and 
non-Federal land, and for other purposes.
  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 it to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Washington, DC 
20510-6150, or by email to: [email protected] .gov.
  For further information, please contact Scott Miller at (202) 224-
5488 or Allison Seyferth at (202) 224-4905.


                PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS

  Mr. LEVIN. 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 Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs has scheduled a hearing entitled, ``Wall 
Street and the Financial Crisis: The Role of Bank Regulators.'' This 
hearing will be the second in a series of Subcommittee hearings 
examining some of the causes and consequences of the recent financial 
crisis. This second hearing will focus on the role of bank regulators 
in the financial crisis, using as a case history oversight efforts by 
the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) and the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation (FDIC) with respect to Washington Mutual Bank and 
its affiliate, Long Beach Mortgage Company. Washington Mutual Bank, the 
nation's largest thrift with $300 billion in assets, $188 billion in 
deposits and 43,000 employees, was closed by OTS on September 25, 2008, 
and immediately sold by FDIC to JPMorgan Chase, resulting in the 
largest bank failure in U.S. history.
  The Subcommittee hearing has been scheduled for Friday, April 16, 
2010, at 9:30 a.m., in Room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. 
For further information, please contact Elise Bean of the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations at 202-224-9505.

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