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“NOTICES OF HEARINGS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S892 on Feb. 28, 2000.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
NOTICES OF HEARINGS
committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry
Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry will meet on March 1, 2000, in SD-192 at 9 a.m. The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the agriculture trade agreement with China.
committee or agriculture, nutrition, and forestry
Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry will meet on March 2, 2000, in SR-328A a 10 a.m. The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss risk management/crop insurance and possibly other issues before the agriculture committee.
subcommittee on forests and public land management
Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
The hearing will take place on Friday March 10, 2000, at 9 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on S. 1892, a bill to authorize the acquisition of the Valles Caldera, to provide for an effective land and wildlife management program for this resource within the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. In addition, testimony will be taken from the Government Accounting Office and the Forest Service on the Government Accounting Office review of the Forest Service's appraisal for the acquisition of the Valles Caldera.
Those who wish to submit written statements should write to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510. For further information, please call Mike Menge or Bill Eby at
(202) 224-6170.
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