[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 115 (Tuesday, July 22, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S4717]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


               COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

  Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been 
scheduled before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The 
hearing will be held on Thursday, July 24, 2014, at 10 a.m., in room 
SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of this hearing is to consider the nomination of 
Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall to be Deputy Secretary of Energy.
  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 may do so by sending it to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, 
Washington, D.C. 20510-6150, or by e-mail to 
[email protected].
  For further information, please contact Sam Fowler at (202) 224-7571 
or Sallie Derr at (202) 224-6836.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been 
scheduled before Subcommittee on National Parks. The hearing will be 
held on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-366 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills:

       H.R. 412, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
     designate segments of the mainstem of the Nashua River and 
     its tributaries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for 
     study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic 
     Rivers System, and for other purposes.
       S.1189, to adjust the boundaries of Paterson Great Falls 
     National Historical Park to include Hinchliffe Stadium, and 
     for other purposes;
       S. 1389 and H.R. 1501, to direct the Secretary of the 
     Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of 
     designating the Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument in Fort Greene 
     Park, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, as a unit of 
     the National Park System;
       S. 1520 and H.R. 2197, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
     Act to designate segments of the York River and associated 
     tributaries for study for potential inclusion in the National 
     Wild and Scenic Rivers System;
       S. 1641, to establish the Appalachian Forest National 
     Heritage Area, and for other purposes;
       S. 1718, to modify the boundary of Petersburg National 
     Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other 
     purposes;
       S. 1750, authorize the Secretary of the Interior or the 
     Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with States 
     and political subdivisions of States providing for the 
     continued operation, in whole or in part, of public land, 
     units of the National Park System, units of the National 
     Wildlife Refuge System, and units of the National Forest 
     System in the State during any period in which the Secretary 
     of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture is unable to 
     maintain normal level of operations at the units due to a 
     lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes;
       S. 1785, to modify the boundary of the Shiloh National 
     Military Park located in the States of Tennessee and 
     Mississippi, to establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as 
     an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other 
     purposes;
       S. 1794, to designate certain Federal land in Chaffee 
     County, Colorado, as a national monument and as wilderness.
       S. 1866, a bill to provide for an extension of the 
     legislative authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation to 
     establish a commemorative work in honor of former President 
     John Adams and his legacy;
       S. 2031, to amend the Act to provide for the establishment 
     of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of 
     Wisconsin, and for other purposes, to adjust the boundary of 
     that National Lakeshore to include the lighthouse known as 
     Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, and for other purposes;
       S. 2104, to require the Director of the National Park 
     Service to refund to States all State funds that were used to 
     reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park 
     System during the October 2013 shutdown;
       S. 2111, to reauthorize the Yuma Crossing National Heritage 
     Area;
       S. 2221, to extend the authorization for the Automobile 
     National Heritage Area in Michigan;
       S. 2264, A bill to designate memorials to the service of 
     members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, and 
     for other purposes;
       S. 2293, to clarify the status of the North Country, Ice 
     Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the 
     National Park System, and for other purposes;
       S. 2318, to reauthorize the Erie Canalway National Heritage 
     Corridor Act.
       S. 2346, to amend the National Trails System Act to include 
     national discovery trails, and to designate the American 
     Discovery Trail, and for other purposes;
       S. 2356, to adjust the boundary of the Mojave National 
     Preserve;
       S. 2392, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
     designate certain segments of East Rosebud Creek in Carbon 
     County, Montana, as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
     System;
       S.2576, to establish the Maritime Washington National 
     Heritage Area in the State of Washington, and for other 
     purposes; and
       S. 2602, to establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway 
     National Heritage Area in the State of Washington.

  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, 304 Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, Washington, DC 20510-6150, or by email to John 
A[email protected].
  For further information, please contact David Brooks (202) 224-9863 
or John Assini (202) 224-9313.


               COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

  Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been 
scheduled before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 
The hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at 2:30 p.m., in 
room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The title of this hearing is ``Breaking the Logjam at BLM: Examining 
Ways to More Efficiently Process Permits for Energy Production on 
Federal Lands.''
  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 may do so by sending it to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, 
Washington, D.C. 20510-6150, or by e-mail to 
Kristen_G[email protected].
  For further information, please contact Jan Brunner at (202) 224-3907 
or Kristen Granier at (202) 224-1219.

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