[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12565]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs will meet on Thursday, May 17, 2007, at 
9:30 a.m. in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
an oversight hearing on law enforcement in Indian Country.
  Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian Affairs 
Committee at 224-2251.


            COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the Committee 
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship will hold a hearing entitled 
``Minority Entrepreneurship: Assessing the Effectiveness of SBA's 
Programs for the Minority Business Community,'' on Tuesday, May 22, 
2007, at 10 a.m. in room 428A of the Russell Senate Office Building.


                         subcommittee on energy

  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 Energy of the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 22, 
2007, 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 S. 645, a bill 
to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide an alternate sulfur 
dioxide removal measurement for certain coal gasification project 
goals; S. 838, a bill to authorize funding joint ventures between 
United States and Israeli businesses and academic persons; S. 1089, a 
bill to amend the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act to follow the Federal 
Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation projects to hire 
employees more efficiently, and for other purposes; S. 1203, a bill to 
enhance the management of electricity programs at the Department of 
Energy; H.R. 85, a bill to provide for the establishment of centers to 
encourage demonstration and commercial application of advanced energy 
methods and technologies; and H.R. 1126, a bill to reauthorize the 
Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness 
Act of 1988.
  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 it to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Washington, DC 
20510-6150, or by email to Amanda_K[email protected].
  For further information, please contact Jonathan Epstein at (202) 
224-4971 or Amanda Kelly at (202) 224-6836.

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