[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15104-15105]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs will meet on Thursday, October 13, 2011, at 2:15 p.m. 
in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Carcieri Crisis: The Ripple Effect on Jobs, Economic 
Development and Public Safety in Indian Country.''
  Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian Affairs 
Committee at (202) 224-2251.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs will meet on Thursday, October 13, 2011, at 2:15 p.m. 
in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a business 
meeting on S. 1262, the Native Culture, Language, and Access for 
Success in Schools Act to be followed immediately by a hearing entitled 
``Carcieri Crisis: The Ripple Effect on Jobs, Economic Development and 
Public Safety in Indian Country.''
  Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian Affairs 
Committee at (202) 224-2251.


          COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Subcommittee 
on Primary Health and Aging of the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions will meet in open session on Tuesday, October 18, 
2011, at 10 a.m. in SD-430 to conduct a hearing entitled ``The 
Recession and Older Americans: Where Do We Go From Here?''
  For further information regarding this hearing please contact Ashley 
Carson-Cottingham of the subcommittee staff on (202) 224-5480.


               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 18, 2011, at 10 a.m., in 
room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to examine the status of response 
capability and readiness for oil spills in foreign Outer Continental 
Shell waters adjacent to U.S. waters.
  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 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 Subcommittee on National Parks. The hearing will 
be held on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-366 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills:
  S. 544, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of 
the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, and for 
other purposes;
  S. 1083, A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate 
the route of the Smoky Hill Trail, an overland trail across the Great 
Plains during pioneer days in Kansas and Colorado, for study for 
potential addition to the National Trails System;
  S. 1084, A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate 
the routes of the Shawnee Cattle Trail, the oldest of the major Texas 
Cattle Trails, for study for potential addition to the National Trails 
System, and for other purposes;
  S. 1303, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
establish Fort Monroe National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of 
Virginia, and for other purposes;
  S. 1325, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower 
Mississippi River Area in the State of Louisiana as a unit of the 
National Park System, and for other purposes;

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  S. 1347, A bill to establish Coltsville National Historical Park in 
the State of Connecticut, and for other purposes;
  S. 1421, A bill to authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation 
to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its 
environs, and for other purposes;
  S. 1478, A bill to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile 
National Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for other 
purposes;
  S. 1537, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to accept 
from the Board of Directors of the National September 11 Memorial and 
Museum at the World Trade Center Foundation, Inc., the donation of 
title to The National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World 
Trade Center, 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 it to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, 304 Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, Washington, DC 20510-6150, or by email to 
Jake_McC[email protected].
  For further information, please contact David Brooks (202) 224-9863 
or Jake McCook (202) 224-9313.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs will meet on Thursday, October 20, 2011, at 2:15 p.m. 
in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a 
legislative hearing on the following bills: S. 134, Mescalero Apache 
Tribe Leasing Authorization Act; S. 399, Blackfeet Water Rights 
Settlement Act of 2011; S. 1298, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium 
Land Transfer Act; S. 1327, A bill to amend the Act of March 1, 1933, 
to transfer certain authority and resources to the Utah Dineh 
Corporation, and for other purposes; and S. 1345, Spokane Tribe of 
Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable 
Compensation Settlement Act.
  Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian Affairs 
Committee at (202) 224-2251.


                    SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER

  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 Water and Power of the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on Thursday, 
October 20, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building in Washington, DC.
  The purpose of this oversight hearing is to examine shale gas 
production and water resources in the Eastern United States.
  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 Meagan_G[email protected].
  For further information, please contact Sara Tucker at (202) 224-6224 
or Meagan Gins at (202) 224-0883.

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