[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 75 (Monday, May 24, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5827-S5830]
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-3149. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Effectiveness of Occupant Protection Systems and 
     Their Use'' dated April 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3150. A communication from the Program Analyst, Office 
     of the Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Establishment of Class C 
     Airspace and Revocation of Class D Airspace, Austin-Bergstrom 
     International Airport, TX; and Revocation of Robert Mueller 
     Municipal Airport Class C; Delay of Effective Date; Docket 
     No. 97-AWA-4/4-30 (5-3)'' (RIN2120-AA66) (1999-0170), 
     received May 3, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3151. A communication from the Chief, Office of 
     Regulations and Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Safety/Security Zone 
     Regulations; Port of New York/New Jersey Fleet Week (CGD001-
     98-170)'' (RIN2115-AA97) (1999-0017), received May 10, 1999; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3152. A communication from the Chief, Office of 
     Regulations and Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of ten rules relative to Regatta Regulations 
     (RIN2115-AE46) (1999-0009), received April 9, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3153. A communication from the Aeronautical Information 
     Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; 
     Miscellaneous Amendments (30); Amdt. No. 1929'' (RIN2120-
     AA65), received May 4, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3154. A communication from the Aeronautical Information 
     Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; 
     Miscellaneous Amendments (82); Amdt. No. 1928'' (RIN2120-
     AA65), received May 4, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3155. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, 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 Salmom Fisheries; 1999 Management 
     Measures'' (RIN0648-AK21), received May 12, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3156. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Interim Rule to Certify Jones-Davis and Gulf 
     Fisheye Bycatch Reduction Devices Under Amendment 9 to the 
     Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of 
     Mexico'' (RIN0648-AL14), received April, 26, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3157. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Final Rule to Implement Framework Adjustment 28'' 
     (RIN0648-AM10), received April 2, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3158. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Financial 
     Disclosure'' (RIN0648-AG16), received May 6, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3159. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, 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; Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program'' 
     (RIN0648-AL21), received April 26, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3160. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, 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 by Catcher Processors 
     Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands'', 
     received May 6, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3161. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, 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; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 
     Trip Limit Adjustments'', received May 3, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3162. A communication from the Principal Deputy, 
     Acquisition and Technology, Office of the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) for 
     the quarter ending December 31, 1998; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-3163. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, 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

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     flatfish' Fishery Category by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'', received 
     April 30, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3164. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, 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'', received April 29, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3165. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, 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 Western 
     Regulatory Area in the Gulf of Alaska'', received April 19, 
     1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3166. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, 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; 
     Inseason Adjustments From Cape Falcon, OR to Point Pitas, 
     CA'', received April 12, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3167. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States--Announcement That the Scup Commercial Quota 
     Has Been Harvested for the Winter I Period'', received April 
     22, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3168. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, 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'', 
     received April 22, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3169. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, 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; Shallow-water Species Fishery by 
     Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska'', received 
     April 22, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3170. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, 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'', 
     received April 22, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3171. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, 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'', received April 22, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3172. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, 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 for Vessels Using Hook-
     and-Line and Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands'', received April 22, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3173. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, 
     National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Bumper Safety Standards'' (RIN2127-AH59), 
     received April 6, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3174. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, 
     National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Light Truck Fuel Economy Standards for 
     Model Year 2001'' (RIN2127-AH52), received April 6, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3175. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, 
     National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Procedures for Participation in and 
     Receiving Data from the National Driver Register Problem 
     Driver Pointer System'' (RIN2127-AH54), received April 15, 
     1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3176. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, 
     National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Test Device Placement'' (RIN2127-AF40), 
     received April 22, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3177. A communication from the Chief, Policy and Program 
     Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Implementation of the Local 
     Competition Provisions in the Telecommunication Act of 1996'' 
     (CC Docket No. 96-98; 3rd Order on Reconsideration and 
     Further NPRM), received May 14, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3178. A communication from the Chief, Policy and Program 
     Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Policy and Rules Concerning the 
     Interstate, Interexchange Market Place Implementation of 
     Section 254(g) of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
     amended'' (CC Docket No. 96-61), received April 22, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3179. A communication from the Chief, Policy and Program 
     Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Deployment of Wireline Services 
     Offering Advanced Telecommunications Capability, First 
     Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed 
     Rulemaking'' (FCC 99-48), received April 27, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3180. A communication from the Chief, Policy and Program 
     Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Computer III Further Remand 
     Proceedings: Bell Operating Company Provision of Enhanced 
     Services'' (CC Docket No. 95-20), received April 14, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3181. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Notice 99-22: Low-Income Housing Tax Credit--1999 
     Possessions Population Figures'' (OGI-121622-98), received 
     May 10, 1999; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3182. A communication from the Administrator, Energy 
     Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``Analysis of the Climate 
     Change Technology Initiative'', dated April 1999; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3183. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, a draft of 
     proposed legislation to exempt disaster employees from filing 
     Virgin Island income tax forms; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3184. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a certification of a proposed 
     Manufacturing License Agreement with Poland; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3185. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a certification of a proposed 
     Manufacturing License Agreement with Turkey; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3186. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a certification of a proposed 
     Manufacturing License Agreement with Norway; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3187. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a certification of a proposed 
     export license with the United Kingdom; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-3188. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a list of countries not 
     cooperating with U.S. antiterrorism efforts; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3189. A communication from the President, Inter-American 
     Foundation, transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation 
     amending the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3190. A communication from the Director, Administration 
     and Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to two 
     vacancies in the Department of Defense; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-3191. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, an annual report relative to the Panama 
     Canal Treaty of 1997; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3192. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Central Intelligence for Community Management and the Senior 
     Civilian Official, OASD(C3I), Department of Defense, 
     transmitting jointly, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     Year 2000 compliance; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3193. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Milk in Iowa Marketing Area; Revision of Rule, DA-99-02'', 
     received May 18, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3194. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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       EC-3195. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulations Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Schedule for Rating 
     Disabilities; Diseases of the Ear and other Sense Organs'' 
     (RIN2900-AF22), received May 12, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-3196. A communication from the Administrator, Energy 
     Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report for calendar 
     year 1998; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-3197. A communication from the Administrator, Energy 
     Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Uranium 
     Industry Annual 1998''; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-3198. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Office of Safeguards and Security, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Manual for Nuclear Materials 
     Management and Safeguards System Reporting and Data 
     Management'' (DOE M 447.1-2), received May 12, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-3199. A communication from the Acting Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Law, Office of Field Management, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Establishing and Maintaining a 
     Facility Representative Program at DOE Facilities'' (DOE STD 
     1063-97), received May 12, 1999; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
       EC-3200. A communication from the Acting Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Law, Office of Environment, Safety and 
     Health, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Integration of Environment, 
     Safety and Health into Facility Disposition Activities'' (DOE 
     STD 1120-98), received May 12, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-3201. A communication from the Governor, Commonwealth of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands, transmitting a report relative 
     to the Federal-CNMI Initiative on Labor Immigration, and Law 
     Enforcement, dated April 1999; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-3202. A communication from the Chairman, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Complaint Procedures'' (Docket 
     No. RM98-13-000), received May 17, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-3203. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, a report entitled ``Oil and Gas 
     Leasing Program Evaluation Report'', dated October 1998; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-3204. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``West 
     Virginia Regulatory Program'' (SPATS No. WV-077-FOR), 
     received May 10, 1999; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-3205. A communication from the Director, Corporate 
     Policy and Research Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer 
     Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits'', received 
     May 12, 1999; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-3206. A communication from the Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Indirect 
     Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers'', 
     received May 11, 1999; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3207. A communication from the Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Listing of 
     Color Additives for Coloring Sutures; {Phtalocyaninato (2-)} 
     Copper'', received May 5, 1999; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3208. A communication from the Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Indirect 
     Food Additives: Adjuvant, Production Aids, and Sanitizers'', 
     received May 14, 1999; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3209. A communication from the Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Indirect 
     Food Additives: Adjuvant, Production Aids, and Sanitizers'', 
     received May 18, 1999; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3210. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education 
     Act of 1999''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-3211. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``FDA Review Fee Act of 1999''; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3212. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the National Health Service Corps; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3213. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3214. A communication from the Director, National 
     Science Foundation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities 
     in Science and Engineering: 1998''; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3215. A communication from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation for National Service, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the annual report for calendar year 1998; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3216. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve, the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission and the Chairperson of the Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission, transmitting, jointly, a report entitled 
     ``Hedge Funds, Leverage, and the Lessons of Long-Term Capital 
     Management'', dated April 1999; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3217. A communication from the President and Chairman, 
     Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a transaction involving 
     U.S. exports to the Republic of Korea; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3218. A communication from the Chairman, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule relative to prompt corrective action for 
     federally insured credit unions, received May 11, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3219. A communication from the Managing Director, 
     Federal Housing Finance Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Affordable 
     Housing Program Regulation'' (RIN3060-AA82), received May 12, 
     1999; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3220. A communication from the Managing Director, 
     Federal Housing Finance Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Affordable 
     Housing Program Regulation'' (RIN3069-AA73), received May 
     12, 1999; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3221. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Export Administration, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Exports to Cuba'' (RIN0694-AB93), 
     received May 11, 1999; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3222. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Export Administration, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Implementation of the Chemical 
     Weapons Convention; Revisions to the Export Administration 
     Regulations'' (RIN0694-AB67), received May 11, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3223. A communication from the Deputy Secretary, 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Rulemaking for EDGAR 
     System'' (RIN3235-AH70), received May 17, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3224. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``List of Communities Eligible 
     for the Sale For Flood Insurance, 64 FR 24957, 05/10/99'' 
     (Docket No. FEMA-7712), received May 18, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3225. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Authorization of Solicitations 
     during the Combined Federal Campaign'' (RIN3206-AI53), 
     received May 18, 1999; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-3226. A communication from the Legal Advisor, Cable 
     Services Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Report and Order: In the Matter of Cable Act Reform 
     Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996'' (CS Docket 
     No. 98-85, FCC 99-57), received April 27, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3227. A communication from the Legal Advisor, Cable 
     Services Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Report and Order: In the Matter of 1998 Biennial Regulatory 
     Review--Streamlining of Cable Television Services Part 76 
     Public File and Notice Requirements'' (CS Docket No. 98-132, 
     FCC 99-12), received April 27, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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       EC-3228. A communication from the Associate Chief, 
     International Bureau, Telecom Division, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Report and Order: In the Matter 
     of 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review, Reform of the 
     International Settlement Policy and Associated Filing 
     Requirements, et al.'' (IB Docket No. 98-148, FCC 99-73), 
     received May 14, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3229. A communication from the Associate Chief, 
     International Bureau, Telecom Division, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Replacement of Part 90 by Part 88 
     to Revise the Private Land Mobile Radio Services and Modify 
     the Policies Governing Them and Examination of Exclusivity 
     and Frequency Assignment Policies of the Land Mobile 
     Services. Second Memorandum Opinion and Order'' (PR Docket 
     No. 99-235, FCC 99-68), received May 14, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3230. A communication from the Regulations Officer, 
     Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; 
     Lighting Devices, Reflectors, and Electrical Equipment'' 
     (RIN2125-AD27), received April 2, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3231. A communication from the Attorney, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Commercial Space Transportation Licensing 
     Regulations'' (RIN21205-AF99), received April 19, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3232. A communication from the Trial Attorney, Federal 
     Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Passenger Equipment Safety Standards'' (RIN2130-AA95), 
     received May 13, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3233. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Notice of Approval of Fishery 
     Management Plan Amendments'' (RIN0648-AL40), received April 
     26, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3234. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Atlantic Shark Fisheries; Large 
     Coastal Shark Species; Closure'' (I.D. 031899B), received 
     April 6, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3235. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Adjustments to the 1999 Summer 
     Flounder Commercial Quota'', received April 16, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3236. A communication from the Director, 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; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels 
     using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands'', 
     received April 16, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3237. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Implementation of the National Invasive 
     Species Act of 1996 (CGD97-068) (USCG-1999-3423)'' (RIN2115-
     AF55) (1999-0001), received May 13, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3238. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Safety/Security Zone Regulations; Pepsi 
     Gala Fireworks, New York Harbor, Upper Bay (CGD01-99-048)'' 
     (RIN2115-AA97) (1999-0019), received May 13, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3239. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Safety/Security Zone Regulations; Santa 
     Barbara Channel, CA (COTP Los Angeles-Long Beach 99-001)'' 
     (RIN2115-AA97) (1999-0015), received April 15, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3240. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Drawbridge Regulations; Gulf Intracoastal 
     Waterway, LA (CGD-08-99-028)'' (RIN2115-AE47) (1999-0010), 
     received May 13, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3241. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Chemical Testing; Management Information 
     System Reporting Requirements (USCG-1998-4469)'' (RIN2115-
     AF67), received May 3, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3242. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Waiver application; tank vessel; reduction 
     of gross tonnage (USCG-1999-5451)'', received May 3, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3243. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Regatta Regulations; SLR; Charleston to 
     Bermuda Sailboat Race, Charleston, SC (CGD07-99-024)'' 
     (RIN2115-AE46) (1999-0013), received May 3, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3244. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Regatta Regulations; SLR; City of Augusta, 
     GA (CGD07-98-068)'' (RIN2115-AE46) (1999-0011), received 
     April 19, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3245. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) Phase-
     out Requirements for Single Hull Tank Vessels (USCG-1999-
     4620)'' (RIN2115-ZZ08), received May 3, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3246. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Vessel Identification System (CGD 89-050)'' 
     (RIN2115-AD35) (1999-0001), received April 15, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3247. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Regulated Navigation Areas; Mississippi 
     River, LA: (CGD 08-97-020)'', (RIN2115-AE84) (1999-0003), 
     received April 15, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3248. A communication from the Rules Administrator, 
     Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Visiting: Notification to Visitors'' (RIN1120-AA67), 
     received May 14, 1999; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-3249. A communication from the Director, Policy 
     Directives and Instructions Branch, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Adjustment 
     of Status for Certain Nationals in Haiti'' (RIN1115-AF33) 
     (INS No. 1963-98), received May 13, 1999; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-3250. A communication from the Director, National 
     Legislative Commission, The American Legion, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the consolidated financial statements for 
     the calendar years 1997 and 1998; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-3251. A communication from the Acting Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation entitled ``Chemical Safety Information 
     and Site Security Act of 1999''; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-3252. A communication from the Acting Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the annual report relative to the activities and 
     operations of the Public Integrity Section, Criminal Division 
     for calendar year 1997; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-3253. A communication from the Director, Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, two reports entitled ``1998 Activities of the 
     Administrative Office of the United States Courts'' and 
     ``1998 Judicial Business of the United States Courts'' for 
     fiscal year 1998; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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