[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 25008]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      NOTICES OF HEARINGS/MEETINGS


                     subcommittee on national parks

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the following hearing has 
been scheduled before the Subcommittee on National Parks of the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
  The hearing will be held on Tuesday, November 15th, 2005, at 2:30 
p.m. in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in 
Washington, DC.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills: S. 431, a bill to establish a program to award grants to improve 
and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the United States, S. 505, a 
bill to amend the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to 
adjust the boundary of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area, S. 
1288, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
cooperative agreements to protect natural resources of units of the 
National Park System through collaborative efforts on land inside and 
outside of units of the National Park System, S. 1544, a bill to 
establish the Northern Plains National Heritage Area in the State of 
North Dakota, and for other purposes, S. Con. Res. 60, a concurrent 
resolution designating the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas 
City, Missouri, as America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, S. 
748 and H.R. 1084, bills to authorize the establishment at Antietam 
National Battlefield of a memorial to the officers and enlisted men of 
the Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiments 
and the First New Hampshire Light Artillery Battery who fought in the 
Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, and for other purposes, and 
H.R. 2107, to amend Public Law 104-329 to modify authorities for the 
use of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund, 
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 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United 
States Senate, SD-364 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC. 
20510-6150.
  For further information, please contact Tom Lillie at (202) 224-5161 
or Brian Carlstrom at (202) 224-6293.


            committee on small business and entrepreneurship

  Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, the Chair wishes to inform Members that the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship will hold a public 
hearing entitled, ``Strengthening Hurricane Recovery Efforts for Small 
Businesses'' on Tuesday, November 8, 2005, at 10 a.m., in room 428A 
Russell Senate Office Building.
  The Chair urges every Member to attend.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the hearing before the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources previously scheduled for 
November 3, 2005, has been rescheduled.
  The hearing will take place on Thursday, November 10, 2005 at 10:30 
a.m. in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in 
Washington, DC.
  The purpose of this hearing is to consider the nominations of:
  Jeffrey D. Jarrett, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Fossil Energy, Department of Energy;
  Edward F. Sproat, III, of Pennsylvania, to be Director, Office of 
Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Department of Energy.
  For further information, please contact Judy Pensabene of the 
Committee staff at (202) 224-1327.

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