[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 77 (Wednesday, May 26, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6047-S6049]
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-3291. A communication from the Director, Corporate 
     Audits and Standards, Accounting and Information Management 
     Division, General Accounting Office, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of financial statements for the 
     Congressional Award Foundation for fiscal years 1997 and 
     1998; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3292. A communication from the Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Secondary Direct Food Additives 
     Permitted in Food for Human Consumption'', received May 19, 
     1999; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-3293. A communication from the Regulations Policy 
     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 
     19, 1999; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-3294. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Marketing and Regulatory 
     Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Avocados Grown in 
     South Florida; Increased Assessment Rate'' (Docket No. FV99-
     915-1-FR), received May 19, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3295. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Marketing and Regulatory 
     Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Raisins Produced From 
     Grapes Grown in California; Increase in Assessment Rate'' 
     (Docket No. FV99-989-2-FIR), received May 18, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3296. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Regulatory Analysis and Development, Policy and 
     Program Development, Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Imported Fire Ant; 
     Quarantined Areas and Treatment'' (Docket No. 98-125-1), 
     received May 19, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3297. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, 
     Planning and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of two rules 
     entitled ``Spinosad; Pesticide Tolerance (FRL 3 6081-8)'' and 
     ``Tebuconazote; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemption 
     (FRL # 6079-1)'', received May 18, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3298. 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 Saudi Arabia; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3299. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Office of the Secretary, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Revised Restrictions on 
     Assistance to Noncitizens-Final Rule (FR-4154)'' (RIN2501-
     AC36), received May 18, 1999; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3300. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Office of the Secretary, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Section 8 Tenant-Based 
     Assistance; Statutory Merger of Section 8 Certificate and 
     Voucher Programs; Interim Rule (FR-4428)'' (RIN2577-AB91), 
     received May 18, 1999; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3301. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Final Flood Elevation 
     Determinations, 64 FR 24517, 05/07/99'', received May 18, 
     1999; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3302. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Suspension of Community 
     Eligibility, 64 FR 24512, 05/07/99'', received May 18, 1999; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3303. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Final Flood Elevation 
     Determinations, 64 FR 24516, 05/07/99'', received May 18, 
     1999; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3304. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Final Flood

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     Elevation Determinations, 64 FR 24515, 05/07/99'', received 
     May 18, 1999; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3305. A communication from the Director of the 
     Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Technology, 
     Technology Administration, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Technology'' 
     (RIN0692-ZA02), received April 6, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3306. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     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 April 6, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3307. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Domestic Fisheries Division, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States-Announcement 
     That the 1999 Summer Flounder Commercial Quota Has Been 
     Harvested for Maine'', received April 2, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3308. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Domestic Fisheries Division, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States-Final Rule to Implement Framework Adjustment 27 
     to the Northeast Multispecies Fisheries Management Plan and 
     1999 Target Total Allowable Catch'' (RIN0648-AL72), received 
     May 17, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3309. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, 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; Western Pacific Bottomfish Fishery; Amendment 3'' 
     (RIN0648-AK21), received April 30, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3310. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Financial Assistance for Research and 
     Development Projects in the Northeast Coastal States; Marine 
     Fisheries Initiative (MARFIN)'' (RIN0648-ZA62), received 
     April 26, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3311. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Halibut and Sablefish Fisheries Quota-Share 
     Loan Program; Final Program Notice and Announcement of 
     Availability of Federal Financial Assistance'' (RIN0648-
     ZA63), received May 11, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3312. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone off 
     Alaska; Hired Skipper Requirements for the Individual Fishing 
     Quota Program'' (RIN0648-AK20), received May 11, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3313. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 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; Amendment 13'' 
     (RIN0648-AK83), received May 17, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3314. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Atlantic Swordfish Fishery; Dealer Permitting 
     and Import Documentation Requirements'' (RIN0648-AK39), 
     received April 9, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3315. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for 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'', received April 6, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3316. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Service Contracts Subject to the 
     Shipping Act of 1984'' (FMC Docket No. 98-30), received May 
     3, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3317. A communication from the Director, Resource 
     Management and Planning Staff, International Trade 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Market 
     Development Cooperator Program'' (RIN0625-ZA05), received 
     April 27, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3318. A communication from the Chief, Accounting Policy 
     Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on 
     Universal Service'' (FCC 97-411) (CC Docket No. 96-45), 
     received April 27, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3319. 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--`Annual Report of Cable Television Systems', Form 325 
     Filed Pursuant to Section 76.403 of the Commission's Rules'' 
     (FCC 99-13) (CS Docket No. 98-61), received April 27, 1999; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3320. 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 Satellite Delivery of 
     Broadcast Network Signals under the Satellite Home Viewer 
     Act'' (FCC 99-14) (CS Docket No. 98-201), received April 14, 
     1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3321. A communication from the Associate Bureau Chief, 
     Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Amendment of Parts 17 and 87 of the 
     Commission's Rules Concerning Aviation Radio Service and 
     Antenna Structure Construction, Marking and Lighting'' (FCC 
     99-40) (WT Docket No. 96-1 and 96-211), received April 19, 
     1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3322. A communication from the Associate Bureau Chief, 
     Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Amendment of Parts 13 and 80 of the Rules 
     Concerning the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System'' 
     (FCC 98-180) (PR Docket No. 90-480), received April 19, 1999; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3323. A communication from the Chief, Competitive 
     Pricing Division, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``In the Matter of Defining Primary Lines'' (CC Docket No. 
     97-181), received April 14, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3324. A communication from the Attorney, Office of the 
     Secretary, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Second 
     Extension of Computer Reservations System Rules'' (RIN2105-
     AC75), received on April 2, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3325. A communication from the Chief, Programs and 
     Legislation Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, 
     Department of the Air Force, transmitting, a report relative 
     to the Air Force Academy; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3326. A communication from the Chief, Programs and 
     Legislation Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, 
     Department of the Air Force, transmitting, a report relative 
     to the Civil Engineer Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3327. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the U.S. Emergency 
     Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-3328. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule relative to the 
     Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, received May 24, 
     1999; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3329. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Inspector General's semiannual report for the period October 
     1, 1998 through March 31, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3330. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Committee for Purchase from People who are Blind or Severely 
     Disabled, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     relative to additions to and deletions from the Procurement 
     List, received May 24, 1999; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-3331. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Consolidated Guidance about Materials Licenses: Program-
     Specific Guidance about Part 36 Irradiator Licenses'', dated 
     January 1999; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-3332. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, two reports relative to the 1997 Toxics 
     Release Inventory; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-3333. A communication from the Acting Assistant Chief, 
     Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Landownership Adjustments: Land Exchanges,'' received May 
     10, 1999; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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       EC-3334. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation relative to a 
     visitor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational 
     River; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-3335. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation relative to the 
     Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-3336. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Appeals of MMS Orders'' (RIN1010-AC21), received 
     May 6, 1999; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-3337. A communication from the Senior Civilian Official, 
     Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to Year 2000 capabilities of DoD systems 
     within operational environments; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-3338. A communication from the Attorney General, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     status of the U. S. Parole Commission; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-3339. A communication from the Secretary, Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to judgeship needs in the U.S. courts 
     of appeals and U.S. district courts; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-3340. A communication from the Secretary, Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, transmitting, a draft of 
     proposed legislation entitled ``Federal Courts Improvement 
     Act of 1999''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-3341. 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 ``Application 
     for Refugee Status; Acceptable Sponsorship Agreement and 
     Guaranty of Transportation'' (RIN1115-AF49) (INS No. 1999-
     99), received May 24, 1999; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-3342. 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 ``Suspension 
     of Deportation and Special Rule Cancellation of Removal for 
     Certain Nationals of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Former 
     Soviet Bloc Countries'' (RIN1115-AF14) (INS No. 1915-98), 
     received May 24, 1999; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-3343. A communication from the Attorney General, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled the 
     ``Triennial Comprehensive Report on Immigration''; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-3344. A communication from the Interim Staff Director, 
     United States Sentencing Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report relative to the use of encryption or 
     scrambling technology by Federal offenders; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       EC-3345. A communication from the Acting Assistant Attorney 
     General, transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Forfeiture Act of 1999''; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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