[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14468]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


               COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

  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 Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 
The hearing will be held on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at 10 a.m., in 
room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the Secretary 
of Energy Advisory Board's Shale Gas Production Subcommittee's 90-day 
report.
  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 may do so by sending it to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, 
Washington, DC 20510-6150, or by e-mail to Abigail_Campbell
@energy.Senate.gov.
  For further information, please contact Allyson Anderson at (202) 
224-7143 or Abigail Campbell at (202) 224-1219.


                      COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs will meet on Thursday, October 6, 2011, at 2:15 p.m. 
in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Internet Infrastructure in Native Communities: Equal Access 
to E-Commerce, Jobs and the Global Marketplace.''
  Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian Affairs 
Committee at (202) 224-2251.


                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 Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs has scheduled a hearing entitled, ``Excessive 
Speculation and Compliance with the Dodd-Frank Act.'' The Subcommittee 
plans to hold a hearing on speculation in the commodities markets and 
implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act's provisions on speculative 
position limits for futures, options, and swap contracts for oil and 
other commodities. Hearing witnesses will include a panel of experts 
and the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
  The Subcommittee hearing has been scheduled for Thursday, October 6, 
2011, at 9:30 a.m., in room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. 
For further information, please contact Elise Bean of the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations at (202) 224-9505.

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