[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11918]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Ms. COLLINS. 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 Governmental 
Affairs, will hold a hearing entitled ``Home Health Care: Will the New 
Payment System & Regulatory Overkill Hurt Our Seniors?'' This 
Subcommittee hearing will focus on how the new Medicare Interim Payment 
System and new regulatory requirements from the Health Care Financing 
Administration may limit the access of beneficiaries most in need of 
home health services.
  The hearing will take place on Thursday, June 10, 1999, at 2:00 p.m., 
in Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. For further 
information, please contact Lee Blalack of the Subcommittee staff at 
224-3721.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I would like to announce that a full 
committee oversight hearing has been schedule before the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources.
  The hearing will take place Thursday, June 24, 1999, at 9:30 a.m. in 
room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.
  The purpose of this hearing is to examine the implications of the 
proposed acquisition of the Atlantic Richfield Company by BP Amoco, 
PLC. Specifically the Committee will examine the following issues 
related to the acquisition:
  U.S. national and energy security;
  Impact on crude oil prices and supply on the U.S. West Coast;
  Marine transportation;
  Pipeline transportation; and
  Exploration and production in Alaska and the lower 48.
  Those who wish to testify or to submit written testimony should write 
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, 
Washington, D.C. 20510. Presentation of oral testimony is by Committee 
invitation only. For further information, please contact Jo Meuse or 
Brian Malnak at (202) 224-6730.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the public 
that a hearing has been schedule before the Subcommittee on Forests and 
Public Land Management of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources.
  The hearing will take place on Tuesday, June 29, at 2:30 p.m. in room 
SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.
  The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on fire 
preparedness on Federal lands. Specifically, what actions the Bureau of 
Land Management and the Forest Service are taking to prepare for the 
fire season; whether the agencies are informing the public about these 
plans; and ongoing research related to wildfire and fire suppression 
activities.
  Those who wish to submit written testimony should write to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, Washington, 
D.C. 20510. For further information, please contact Mike Menge (202) 
224-6170.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the public 
that a full committee hearing on S. 1049, the ``Federal Oil and Gas 
Lease Management Improvement Act of 1999,'' scheduled for June 17, 1999 
at 9:30 a.m. in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building has 
been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date to be announced 
by the committee.
  For further information, please contact Dan Kish, of the committee 
professional staff, at (202) 224-8276.

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