[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5793-5794]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the public 
that a hearing has been scheduled before the Subcommittee on Forests 
and Public Land Management of the Senate Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources.
  The hearing will take place on Thursday, May 4, 2000 at 2:30 p.m., in 
room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
  The purpose of this hearing is to conduct oversight on the United 
States

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Forest Service's use of current and proposed stewardship contracting 
procedures, including authorities under section 347 of the FY 1999 
omnibus appropriations act, and whether these procedures assist or 
could be improved to assist forest management activities to meet goals 
of ecosystem management, restoration, and employment opportunities on 
public lands.
  Those who wish to submit written statements should write to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 
20510. For further information, please call Mark Rey (202) 224-2878.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the public 
that a hearing has been scheduled before the Subcommittee on Forests 
and Public Land Management of the Senate Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources.
  The hearing will take place on Wednesday, May 10, 2000, at 2:30 p.m., 
in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
  The purpose of this hearing is to conduct oversight on the United 
States Forest Service's proposed revisions to the regulations governing 
National Forest Planning. This hearing was originally scheduled for 
April 13, 2000 at 2:30.
  Those who wish to submit written statements should write to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 
20510. For further information, please call Mark Rey or Bill Eby at 
(202) 224-6170.

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