[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 78 (Thursday, May 27, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6283-S6284]
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-3346. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Electricity Produced from Certain Renewable Resources; 
     Calendar Year 1999 Inflation Adjustment Factor and Reference 
     Prices'' (Notice 99-26), received May 24, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3347. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Weighted Average Interest Rate Update'' (Notice 99-28), 
     received May 24, 1999; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3348. 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 99-32, Election to Claim Education Tax Credit'' 
     (Notice 99-32), received May 24, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-3349. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``April-June Bond Factor Amounts'' (Revenue Rule 99-24), 
     received May 24, 1999; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3350. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Uniform Closing Agreement Procedures for Modified Endowment 
     Contracts'' (Rev. Proc. 99-27), received May 18, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3351. 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 99-31, Guidance Regarding Section 664 Regulations'' 
     (OGI-108611-99), received May 20, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-3352. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``TD 8820: Section 467 Rental Agreements; Treatment of Rent 
     and Interest Under Certain Agreements for the Lease of 
     Tangible Property'' (RIN1545-AU11), received May 18, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3353. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``Medicare Contracting Reform Amendments of 
     1999''; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3354. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation relative to the 
     President's Fiscal Year 2000 Budget; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-3355. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, -200, -300, 
     -SP, and -400F Series Airplanes; Docket No. 97-NM-325-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11116; AD 99-08-10'' (RIN2120-AA64), received 
     April 12, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3356. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, 747-200, 
     and 747-SP Series Airplanes and Military Type E-4B Airplanes; 
     Docket No. 97-NM-100-AD; Amendment 39-11162; AD 99-10-09'' 
     (RIN2120-AA64), received May 10, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3357. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series 
     Airplanes; Docket No. 98-NM-292-AD; Amendment 39-11125; AD 
     99-08-19'' (RIN2120-AA64), received April 12, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3358. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767 Series 
     Airplanes; Docket No. 97-NM-53-AD; Amendment 39-11161; AD 99-
     10-08'' (RIN2120-AA64), received May 10, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3359. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757-200 Series 
     Airplanes; Docket No. 98-NM-37-AD; Amendment 39-11146; AD 99-
     09-13'' (RIN2120-AA64), received May 3, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3360. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Request for Comments; Eurocopter 
     France Model SE 3130, SE313B, SA3180, SA318B, and SA318C 
     Helicopters; Docket No. 98-SW-54-AD'' (RIN2120-AA64), 
     received May 3, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3361. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Request for Comments; Eurocopter 
     France Model AS332L2 Helicopters; Docket No. 98-SW-09-AD'' 
     (RIN2120-AA64), received May 10, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3362. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Raythoen Aircraft Company Models 
     C90A, B200, B200C, B200T, B200CT, 300, B300, B300C, and 
     A200CT Airplanes; Docket No. 98-CE-104-AD'' (RIN2120-AA64), 
     received May 3, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3363. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Raythoen Aircraft Corporation 
     Model Beech 2000 Airplanes; Final Rule; Request for Comments; 
     Docket No. 99-CE-17-AD'' (RIN2120-AA64), received May 10, 
     1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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       EC-3364. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 and 
     ATR72 Series Airplanes; Docket No. 99-NM-50-AD; Amendment 39-
     11152; AD 99-09-19'' (RIN2120-AA64), received May 3, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3365. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 Series 
     Airplanes; Docket No. 98-NM-175-AD; Amendment 39-11115; AD 
     99-08-09'' (RIN2120-AA64), received April 12, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3366. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Avions Pierre Robin Model 
     R2160 Airplanes; Docket No. 98-CE-80-AD'' (RIN2120-AA64), 
     received May 3, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3367. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) 
     Model 4101 Airplanes; Docket No. 98-NM-214-AD; Amendment 39-
     11145; AD 99-09-12'' (RIN2120-AA64), received May 3, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3368. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Alexander Schleicher 
     Segelflugzeugbau Model ASH 26E Sailplanes; Docket No. 98-CE-
     98-AD'' (RIN2120-AA64), received May 3, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3369. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-
     12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes; Direct Final Rule; Confirmation of 
     Effective Date; Docket No. 99-CE-03-AD'' (RIN2120-AA64), 
     received May 10, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3370. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model CN-235 Series Airplanes; Docket No. 99-NM-219-
     AD; Amendment 39-11098; AD 99-07-13'' (RIN2120-AA64), 
     received April 2, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3371. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 
     Mark 0100 Series Airplanes; Docket No. 99-NM-202-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11151; AD 99-09-18'' (RIN2120-AA64), received 
     May 3, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3372. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 
     Series Airplanes; Docket No. 99-NM-87-AD; Amendment 39-11138; 
     AD 99-08-51'' (RIN2120-AA64), received May 3, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3373. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, -200, and -
     300 Series Airplanes; Docket No. 97-NM-87-AD; Amendment 39-
     11097; AD 99-07-12'' (RIN2120-AA64), received April 2, 1999; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3374. A communication from the Program Support 
     Specialist, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-200, -300 and -
     400 Series Airplanes; Docket No. 98-NM-286-AD; Amendment 39-
     11163; AD 99-10-10'' (RIN2120-AA64), received May 10, 1999; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3375. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Office of Postsecondary Education, 
     Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Final Regulations-William D. Ford 
     Federal Direct Loan Program'' (RIN1840-AC57), received May 
     25, 1999; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-3376. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Special Education and Rehabilitative 
     Services, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Institute on 
     Disability and Rehabilitative Research'' (84.133), received 
     May 25, 1999; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-3377. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of four rules entitled ``Aminoethoxyvinylglyycine; Temporary 
     Pesticide Tolerance (FRL #6080-4)'', ``Aspergillis f;avis 
     AF36; Pesticide Tolerance Exemption (FRL #6081-2)'', 
     ``Clomazone; Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions 
     (FRL #6080-6)'' and ``Pesticide Tolerance Processing Fees 
     (FRL #6056-6)'', received May 20, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3378. A communication from the Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Funding and 
     Fiscal Affairs, Loan Policies and Operations, and Funding 
     Operations; Investment Management'' (RIN3052-AB76), received 
     May 25, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-3379. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; North Carolina; Revised Format for 
     Materials Being Incorporated by Reference (FRL #63325-8)'', 
     received May 14, 1999; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3380. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of State 
     Implementation Plans; Wyoming (FRL #6344-2)'', received May 
     14, 1999; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3381. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutants for Ferroalloys Production: 
     Ferromanganese and Silicomanganese (FRL #6345-7)'', received 
     May 14, 1999; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-3382. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories; National 
     Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Mineral 
     Wool Production (FRL #6345-47)'', received May 14, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3383. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of two rules entitled ``Fenhexamid; Pesticide Tolerance (FRL 
     #6082-7)'' and ``Terbacil; Extension of Tolerance for 
     Emergency Exemptions (FRL #6080-5)'', received May 25, 1999; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3384. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in 
     Health''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.

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