; (ii) the content of the plans; and (iii) any other issues relating to congressional redistricting in the State. (2) Development and adoption of schedule (A) Initial proposed schedule Prior to conducting hearings under this section, the State redistricting entity shall develop and publish a proposed schedule of hearings that it determines are sufficient in number to ensure that persons in all parts of the State, including members of racial, ethnic, and language minorities protected under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, have a meaningful opportunity to provide input and comments regarding the contents of redistricting plans for the State, except that the number of hearings under the proposed schedule may not be fewer than three. (B) Public response to proposed schedule Following publication of the proposed schedule of hearings under subparagraph (A), members of the public shall have a period of not less than ten days to comment on the number of proposed hearings, their dates, times, and locations, and the processes by which the State redistricting entity proposes to provide notice of such hearings and ensure that the hearings are equally open to all members of the communities where the hearings are to take place. (C) Publication of final schedule