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sess our goals with a full look at disclosure, the result of a long- 

 term effect on the current industries and the communities that are 

 directly effected. 



Again, I am looking forward to testimony from Alaskans. I un- 

 derstand that there were many more that wanted to testify. We 

 had many more requests than time would permit. I invite those 

 people to submit testimony to the Subcommittee in writing. 



Mr. Chairman, I think it is to your credit that yesterday the 

 hearing went very well. I am looking forward to a lively debate 

 today in hearing from Alaskans. You did a wonderful job yester- 

 day, and I am looking for your performance to be as good today. 

 Thank you very much. 



Senator Wirth. Thank you very much, Senator Burns. 



Before beginning the hearing, let me take care of a few adminis- 

 trative details. We are first going to hear from several panels of 

 witnesses. Before that we are going to make sure that our micro- 

 phones are working. Miracles of modern science. 



After the panels have concluded, we will hear from individual 

 witnesses. Both the panels and individual witnesses should check 

 the witness list posted outside to give you an approximate idea of 

 when you will be testifying. After the panels have concluded, fur- 

 ther instructions will be given to those on the individual witness 

 list before they testify. 



As I requested earlier, all of the witnesses on this morning's 

 panels who are here should take a seat in the section reserved for 

 you in the first few rows of the chairs to the right. When your 

 panel is called to testify, please take a seat on the first row of the 

 reserved section. You will be in our so-called "on-deck circle," and 

 the preceding panel will come up and take a seat on the stage. In 

 other words, what we would like to do is have the first panel here, 

 the second panel in the on-deck circle and then we could just move 

 as rapidly as possible. 



The staff will collect statements from you when you are in the 

 on-deck circle. Because of the large number of witnesses appearing 

 today, it will be necessary to limit each panelist's oral testimony to 

 three minutes. Your testimony will be included in full in the 

 record but only a three-minute oral time is available. Please keep 

 an eye on the timer right here. The timer has a green light and a 

 red light. If you are in the green light your time is running. When 

 the red light goes on, I will move in and ask you to please stop. 

 That might appear to be rude, and I might stop you sometimes in 

 the middle of a paragraph, but I will ask you to understand that if 

 we do not do that, we will be here to the middle of next week. And 

 I do not think anybody wants to do that. 



The hearing record will remain open for two weeks for additional 

 statements or additional material you might want to add to that 

 record, and if anybody here would like to submit a statement for 

 the record, please send it to the Subcommittee office in Washington 

 or give it to us before we leave today. 



Many of you have statements from other individuals; and if you 

 want to submit those, please make them available to one of the 

 members of the professional staff or to any of the three of us and 

 we will make sure that those are inserted in full in the record. 



