[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 86 (Thursday, June 19, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S5999]
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                   EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

  The following communications were laid before the Senate, together 
with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, which were referred 
as indicated:

       EC-2238. A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a draft of proposed 
     legislation to facilitate the administration and enforcement 
     of voluntary inspection and grading programs, the tobacco 
     inspection program, marketing orders and agreements, and the 
     commodity research and promotion programs; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2239. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a rule relative to amending regulations for 
     various commodity warehouses, received on June 17, 1997; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2240. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of a rule entitled 
     ``Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Final 
     Free and Reserve Percentages for the 1996-97 Crop Year for 
     Natural Seedless Raisins'', received on June 17, 1997; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2241. A communication from the Administrator, Rural 
     Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a rule entitled ``Streamlining the Rural 
     Utilities Service Water and Waste Program Regulations'', 
     received on June 17, 1997; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2242. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, three rules including a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries Off West Coast States''; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2243. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, three rules including a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States''; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-2244. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, four rules including a rule 
     entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off 
     Alaska''; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2245. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, two rules including a rule 
     entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off 
     Alaska'' received on June 3, 1997; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2246. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of three rules 
     including a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska''; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2247. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     State (Legislative Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a certification regarding the incidental 
     capture of sea turtles; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2248. A communication from the Chairman of the Surface 
     Transportation Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report concerning a rule entitled ``Railroad Consolidation 
     Procedures'' received on June 18, 1997; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2249. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, three reports relative to Superfund Annual Reports for 
     fiscal years 1992-1994; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-2250. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of a rule relative to 
     Revenue Procedure 97-31, received on June 18, 1997; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-2251. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report of a Presidential Determination 
     relative to the Trade Act of 1974; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-2252. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report of a Presidential Determination 
     relative to Albania; to the Committee on Finance.

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