[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 13074]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


               COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

  Ms. LANDRIEU. 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, July 29, 2014, at 2:15 p.m., in 
room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The title of this hearing is ``Breaking the Logjam at BLM: Examining 
Ways to More Efficiently Process Permits for Energy Production on 
Federal Lands.'' The purpose of this hearing is to understand the 
obstacles in permitting more energy projects on Federal lands and to 
consider S. 279, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 
2013, and S. 2440, the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014, 
and related issues.
  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, D.C. 20510-6150, or by e-mail to Kristen_Granier@
energy.senate.gov.
  For further information, please contact Jan Brunner at (202) 224-3907 
or Kristen Granier at (202) 224-1219.


          COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will to meet on July 30, 2014, 
at 10:15 a.m., in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Paid Family Leave: The Benefits for 
Businesses and Working Families.''
  For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Ashley 
Eden of the committee staff on (202) 224-9243.

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