[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 34 (Thursday, March 4, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2272-S2273]
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-2012. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Category 
     Effluent Limitations Guidelines, Pretreatment Standards, and 
     New Source Performance Standards; Final Rule'' (FRL6304-8) 
     received on February 25, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2013. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report under the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act regarding the position of 
     Special Trustee for American Indians; to the Committee on 
     Indian Affairs.
       EC-2014. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on a proposed Plan 
     Amendment to allow the Department of Energy to acquire oil 
     for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve received on February 11, 
     1999; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2015. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report under the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act regarding the position of 
     Director, Bureau of Land Management; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2016. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report under the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act regarding the position of Assistant 
     Secretary of Labor for Policy; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2017. A communication from the Members of the Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting, a report entitled 
     ``Congressional Justification of Budget Estimates for Fiscal 
     Year 2000''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-2018. A communication from the Office of the Marshal, 
     Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Marshal's Annual report on the cost of the 
     protective function provided by the Supreme Court Police to 
     Justices, official guests and employees of the Supreme Court; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-2019. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Premerger Notification: Reporting and 
     Waiting Period Requirements'' received on March 1, 1999; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-2020. A communication from the Chief of the Programs and 
     Legislation Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, 
     Department of the Air Force, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     notice of a cost comparison of the Base Operating Support 
     Functions at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2021. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Technology, transmitting, 
     purusant to law, notice of a determination allowing the 
     Department of Defense to procure articles containing para-
     aramid fibers and yarns manufactured in a foreign country; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2022. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's report on the 
     event-based decision making for the F-22 aircraft program for 
     fiscal years 1999 and 2000; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-2023. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a Presidential Determination 
     to allow for the use of funds from the U.S. Emergency Refugee 
     and Migration Assistance Fund to meet urgent and unexpected 
     needs of persons at risk due to the Kosova crisis; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2024. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report on the President's determination 
     regarding certification of the 28 major illicit narcotics 
     producing and transit countries; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-2025. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report on the Department's annual report 
     entitled ``International Narcotics Control Strategy Report'' 
     for 1999; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2026. A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Management 
     Report under the Inspector General Act for the period from 
     April 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2027. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Administration, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Integrity Act reports for 
     each of the Executive Office of the President agencies, as 
     required by the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2028. A communication from the President of the James 
     Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Foundation's consolidated annual report 
     under the Inspector General Act and the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1998; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2029. A communication from the Executive Director of the 
     Committee for Purchase From People Who are Blind or Severely 
     Disabled, transmitting, pursuant to law, a list of additions 
     to and deletions from the Committee's Procurement List dated 
     February 24, 1999; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2030. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, a report entitled ``Poor 
     Performers in Government: A Quest for the True Story''; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2031. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Administration's 1999 Aviation System Capital 
     Investment Plan; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2032. A communication from the Director of the National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Atlantic Sturgeon Fishery; Moratorium in Exclusive Economic 
     Zone'' (I.D. 111898B) received on February 25, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2033. A communication from the Director of the National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Services' report on the 
     Apportionment of Regional Fishery Management Council 
     Membership in 1998; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-2034. A communication from the Associate Managing 
     Director for Performance Evaluation and Records Management, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report entitled ``Private Land Mobile Radio 
     Services'' (Docket 97-153) received on February 25, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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       EC-2035. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, revised performance goals and 
     corporate management strategies for the Department's fiscal 
     year 1999 Performance Plan; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2036. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Trawling in Steller Sea Lion 
     Critical Habitat in the Central Aleutian District of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands'' (I.D. 021299A) received on 
     February 22, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2037. A communication from the Chairman of the Surface 
     Transportation Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Regulations for the Publication, 
     Posting and filing of Tariffs for the Transportation of 
     Property by or with a Water Carrier in the Noncontiguous 
     Domestic Trade'' received on February 11, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2038. A communication from the Chairman of the Surface 
     Transportation Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Regulations Governing Fees for 
     Services Performed in Connection With Licensing and Related 
     Services--1999 Update'' received on February 17, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2039. A communication from the Director of the National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
     Operations; Pacific Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction Plan 
     Regulations; Technical Amendment'' (RIN0648-AI84) received on 
     March 1, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2040. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions 
     and Clarifications to the Export Administration Regulations; 
     Commerce Control List'' (RIN0694-AB77) received on February 
     25, 1999; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-2041. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Risk-Based 
     Capital Standards: Construction Loans on Presold Residential 
     Properties; Junior Liens on 1- to 4-Family Residential 
     Properties; and Investments in Mutual Funds. Leverage Capital 
     Standards: Tier 1 Leverage Ratio'' (Docket R-0947) received 
     on February 25, 1999; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2042. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Risk-Based 
     Capital Standards: Construction Loans on Presold Residential 
     Properties; Junior Liens on 1- to 4-Family Residential 
     Properties; and Investment in Mutual Funds'' (Docket R-0948) 
     received on February 25, 1999; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2043. A communication from the Chairman of the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Board's Monetary Policy Report dated 
     February 23, 1999; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-2044. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Publication or 
     Submission of Quotations Without Specified Information'' 
     received on March 1, 1999; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2045. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Registration of 
     Securities on Form S-8'' (RIN3235-AG94) received on March 1, 
     1999; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-2046. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revision of Rule 504 of 
     Regulation D, the `Seed Capital' Exemption'' (RIN3235-AH35) 
     received on March 1, 1999; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2047. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Rule 701--Exempt 
     Offerings Pursuant to Compensatory Arrangements'' (RIN3235-
     AH21) received on March 1, 1999; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2048. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Frequently Asked Questions About the 
     Statement of the Commission Regarding Disclosure of the Year 
     2000 Issues and Consequences to Public Companies''; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2049. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Exemption of the 
     Securities of the Kingdom of Belgium under the Securities and 
     Exchange Act of 1934 for Purposes of Trading Futures 
     Contracts on Those Securities'' (RIN3235-AH46) received on 
     March 1, 1999; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-2050. A communication from the President and Chief 
     Executive Officer of the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation, transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation to 
     extend the Corporation's operating authority to September 30, 
     2003; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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