[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 53 (Monday, May 4, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4204-S4205]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   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-4690. A communication from the Administrator of the Farm 
     and Foreign Agricultural Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Dairy Indemnity Payment Program'' (RIN0560-AF30) received 
     on April 23, 1998; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4691. A communication from the Administrator of the Farm 
     and Foreign Agricultural Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Cooperative Marketing Associations'' (RIN0560-AF33) 
     received on April 23, 1998; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4692. A communication from the Administrator of the Farm 
     and Foreign Agricultural Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Subordination of Direct Loan Basic Security to Secure a 
     Guaranteed Line of Credit'' (RIN0560-AE92) received on April 
     28, 1998; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.

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       EC-4693. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Mediterranean Fruit Fly; 
     Addition to Quarantined Areas'' (Docket #98-046-1) received 
     on April 21, 1998; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4694. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Brucellosis in Cattle; 
     State and Area Classifications; Georgia'' (Docket #98-018-1) 
     received on April 21, 1998; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4695. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Mediterranean Fruit Fly; 
     Removal of Quarantined Area'' (Docket #97-102-2) received on 
     April 21, 1998; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-4696. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Mediterranean Fruit Fly; 
     Removal of Quarantined Area'' (Docket #97-056-9) received on 
     April 21, 1998; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-4697. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
     Florida and Imported Grapefruit; Relaxation of the Minimum 
     Size Requirement for Red Seedless Grapefruit'' (Docket #FV98-
     905-2 FIR) received on April 24, 1998; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4698. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; 
     Temporary Suspension of a Proviso for Exporting Juice and 
     Juice Concentrate; Establishment of Rules and Regulations 
     Concerning Exemptions From Certain Order Provisions; and 
     Establishment of Regulations for Handler Diversion'' (Docket 
     #FV97-930-4 FIR) received on April 27, 1998; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4699. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, New York, 
     Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin; 
     Issuance of Grower Diversion Certificates'' (Docket #FV97-
     930-5 FIR) received on April 27, 1998; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4700. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Olives Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rate'' 
     (Docket #FV98-932-1 FR) received on April 28, 1998; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4701. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Dried Prunes Produced in California; Undersized Regulation 
     for the 1998-99 Crop Year'' (Docket #FV98-993-1 FR) received 
     on April 28, 1998; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4702. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Cantaloupes; Grade Standards'' (Docket #FV-98-301) received 
     on April 28, 1998; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4703. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; 
     Final Free and Restricted Percentages for the 1997-98 Crop 
     Year for Tart Cherries'' (Docket #FV-97-930-6 FR) received on 
     April 28, 1998; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-4704. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Thrift Supervision, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the annual consumer report for calendar year 
     1997; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-4705. A communication from the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of 
     Comprehensive Needs Assessments; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4706. A communication from the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Dissemination of Building Technology `Best 
     Practices' ''; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-4707. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on direct spending or 
     receipts legislation within seven days of enactment dated 
     April 23, 1998; to the Committee on the Budget.
       EC-4708. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder and Scup Fisheries; Readjustments to 1998 Quotas; 
     Commercial Summer Period Scup Quota Harvested for Maryland'' 
     (Docket #971015246-7293-02; ID 041398A) received on May 1, 
     1998; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4709. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Deep-
     water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf 
     of Alaska'' (Docket #971208297-8054-02) received on May 1, 
     1998; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4710. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Species in the Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/``Other Flatfish'' 
     Fishery Category by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands'' (Docket #971208298-8055-02) 
     received on May 1, 1998; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4711. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in the Eastern Regulatory Area of the Gulf of 
     Alaska'' (Docket #971208297-8054-02; ID 041498B) received on 
     April 24, 1998; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4712. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Groundfish Fisheries by Vessels Using Hook-and-Line Gear in 
     the Gulf of Alaska'' (Docket #971208297-8054-02; ID 041498A) 
     received on April 24, 1998; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4713. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka 
     Mackerel in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands'' (Docket #971208298-8055-02; ID 
     033098B) received on April 24, 1998; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4714. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod in the Gulf of Alaska'' (Docket #971208297-8054-
     02; ID 041098A) received on April 24, 1998; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4715. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; 
     West Coast Salmon Fisheries; In season Adjustments, Cape 
     Falcon, OR, to Point Mugu, CA'' (Docket #970429101-7101-01; 
     ID 032798B) received on April 20, 1998; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4716. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; 
     Offshore Component Pacific Cod in the Central Regulatory 
     Area'' (Docket #971208297-8054-02; ID 033098A) received on 
     April 20, 1998; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4717. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure'' (Docket #970930235-8028-
     02; ID 032598D) received on April 20, 1998; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4718. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure'' (Docket #970930235-8028-
     02; ID 032598E) received on April 20, 1998; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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