[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 24695]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                         Office of Compliance,

                                 Washington, DC, October 15, 2003.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) for 
     proposed amendments to the Procedural Rules of the Office of 
     Compliance was published in The Congressional Record dated 
     September 4, 2003. The period for submission of comments 
     announced in that NPR ended on October 6, 2003.
       A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking--Extension of Period for 
     Comment was published in The Congressional Record dated 
     October 2, 2003. That Notice extended the period for 
     submission of comments announced in the NPR to and including 
     October 20, 2003.
       The Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance will 
     hold a hearing regarding the comments which have been 
     submitted during the comment period. The hearing will be open 
     to the public. The hearing will take place on Tuesday, 
     December 2, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. in room SD-342 of the Dirksen 
     Office Building. Individuals or organizations who have 
     submitted written comments during the comment period may 
     supplement those comments by an oral presentation at the 
     hearing. Individuals or organizations who have timely 
     submitted comments during the comment period which ends on 
     October 20, 2003, and who wish to make an oral presentation 
     at the hearing, must submit a written request to William W. 
     Thompson II, Executive Director, Office of Compliance, 110 
     2nd Street, S.E., Washington, D.C. on or before Friday, 
     November 14, 2003. Oral presentations are limited to 20 
     minutes per commenter, unless extended by the Board.
       We request that this Notice of Hearing be published in the 
     Congressional Record. Any inquiries regarding this Notice 
     should be addressed to the Office of Compliance at the above 
     address, or by telephone: 202-724-9250, TTY 202-426-1665.
           Sincerely,
                                                Susan S. Robfogel,
     Chair.

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