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Sen. Christopher S. Bond

Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled ``GAO's Performance and Accountability Review: Is the SBA on PAR?'' The hearing will be held on Thursday, July 20, 2000, beginning at 9:30 a.m., in room 428A of the Russell Senate Office Building.

The hearing will be broadcast live over the Internet from our homepage address: <a href="http://www.senate.gov/sbc">http://www.senate.gov/sbc</a>.

For further information, please contact David Bohley at 224-5175.

Sen. Christopher S. Bond

Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Committee on Small Business will hold a meeting to mark up S. 1594, Community Development and Venture Capital Act of 1999, and other pending matters. The markup will be held on Wednesday, July 26, 2000, beginning at 9 a.m., in room 428A, Russell Senate Office Building.

For further information, please contact Paul Cooksey at 224-5175.

Sen. Larry E. 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 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

The hearing originally scheduled for Wednesday, July 12, 2000, at 2:30 p.m., has been postponed until Friday, July 21, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.

The purpose of this oversight hearing is to receive testimony on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement implementing the October 1999 announcement by President Clinton to review approximately 40 million acres of national forest lands for increased protection.

Those who wish to submit written statements should write to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510. For further information, please call Mark Rey at (202) 224-6170.

Sen. Larry E. 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 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

The hearing will take place on Thursday, July 20, 2000, at 2:00 p.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington,

The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on S. 2754, a bill to provide for the exchange of certain land in the State of Utah; S. 2757, a bill to provide for the transfer or other disposition of certain lands at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico, and Yakima Training Center, Washington; and S. 2691, a bill to provide further protections for the watershed of the Little Sandy River as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, Oregon.

Those who wish to submit written statements should write to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510. For further information, please call Mike Menge at (202) 224-6170.