[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12682-12683]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


           Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry will meet on July 12, 
2001, in SR-328A at 8:30 a.m. The purpose of this hearing will be to 
consider nominations for positions with the United States Department of 
Agriculture, and to discuss the next Federal farm bill.


                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 Governmental Affairs 
will hold a hearing entitled ``What Is the U.S. Position on Offshore 
Tax Havens?'' The upcoming

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hearing will examine past and current U.S. efforts to convince offshore 
tax havens to cooperate with U.S. efforts to stop tax evasion, the role 
of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, (OECD), 
tax haven project in light of U.S. objectives, and the current status 
of U.S. support for the project, in particular for the core element 
requiring information exchange.
  The hearing will take place on Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at 2 p.m. in 
room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. For further 
information, please contact Linda J. Gustitus of the subcommittee staff 
at (202) 224-3721.


                     Subcommittee on national Parks

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been 
scheduled before the Subcommittee on National Parks of the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources.
  The hearing will take place on Tuesday, July 17, 2001, beginning at 
2:30 p.m. in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in 
Washington, DC.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills:
  S. 281, to authorize the design and construction of a temporary 
education center at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial;
  S. 386 and H.R. 146, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Great Falls 
Historic District in the city of Paterson, New Jersey, as a unit of the 
National Park System, and for other purposes;
  S. 513 and H.R. 182, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
designate a segment of the Eightmile River in the State of Connecticut 
for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System, and for other purposes;
  S. 921 and H.R. 1000, to adjust the boundary of the William Howard 
Taft National Historic Site in the State of Ohio, to authorize an 
exchange of land in connection with the historic site, and for other 
purposes; and
  S. 1097, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-
of-way permits for natural gas pipelines within the boundary of the 
Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
  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 two copies of their 
testimony to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, 312 Dirksen Senate Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20510.
  For further information, please contact David Brooks of the committee 
staff at (202) 224-9863.


                     subcommittee on national parks

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been 
scheduled before the Subcommittee on National Parks of the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources.
  The hearing will take place on Thursday, July 26, 2001, beginning at 
2:30 p.m. in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in 
Washington, DC.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills:
  S. 423, to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the 
establishment of Fort Clatsop National Memorial in the State of 
Oregon,'' and for other purposes:
  S. 817, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Old 
Spanish Trail as a National Historic Trail;
  S. 941, to revise the boundaries of the Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area in the State of California, to extend the term of the 
advisory commission for the recreation area, and for other purposes;
  S. 1057, to authorize the addition of lands to Puuhonua o Honaunau 
National Historical Park in the State of Hawaii, and for other 
purposes;
  S. 1105, to provide for the expeditious completion of the acquisition 
of State of Wyoming lands within the boundaries of Grand Teton National 
Park, and for other purposes; and
  H.R. 640, to adjust the boundaries of Santa Monica Mountains National 
Recreation Area, 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 two copies of their 
testimony to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, 312 Dirksen Senate Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20510.
  For further information, please contact David Brooks of the committee 
staff at (202) 224-9863.

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