[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 100 (Thursday, July 15, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8629-S8630]
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-4206. A communication from the Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Battling 
     International Bribery'', dated July 1999; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-4207. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of the texts and background 
     statements of international agreements, other than treaties; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-4208. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the emigration laws and policies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, 
     Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, the Russian 
     Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and 
     Uzbekistan; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4209. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of 
     Public Debt, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Rule 
     to Amend 31 CFR Part 306 to Prohibit Bearer Reissues'', 
     received July 6, 1999; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4210. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Early Referral of Issues to Appeals'' (Revenue Procedure 
     99-28, 1999-29 I.R.B.), received July 13, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-4211. 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 99-37, Information Reporting for Tuition Tax Credits 
     and Qualified Student Loan Interest'' (Notice 99-37), 
     received July 12, 1999; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4212. 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 a rule entitled 
     ``Fosetyl-Al; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions'' 
     (FRL # 6372-3), received July 7, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4213. 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 a rule entitled 
     ``Tebufenozide; Benzoic Acid, 3,5-dimethyl-1-1-(1,1-
     dimethylethyl)-2-(4-ethylbenzoyl) hydrazide; Pesticide 
     Tolerance'' (FRL # 6088-8), received July 7, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4214. 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 a rule entitled 
     ``Imidacloprid; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency 
     Exemptions'' (FRL # 6088-3), received July 13, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4215. 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 a rule entitled 
     ``Myclobutanil; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency 
     Exemptions; Correction'' (FRL # 6089-2), received July 13, 
     1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-4216. 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 ``Sweet Cherries Grown 
     in Designated Counties in Washington; Change in Pick 
     Requirements'' (Docket No. FV99-923-1 IFR), received July 6, 
     1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-4217. 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 ``Cranberries Grown in 
     the States of Massachusetts, et al.; Temporary Suspension of 
     a Provision on Producer Continuance Referenda Under the 
     Cranberry Marketing Order'' (Docket No. FV99-929-1 FIR), 
     received July 6, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4218. A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation relative to 
     improving and reforming the administration of Department 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4219. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Records Management and Declassification Agency, 
     Department of the Army, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Manufacture, Sale, Wear, 
     Commercial Use and Quality Control of Heraldic Items'' (32 
     CFR Part 507), received June 28, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-4220. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Records Management and Declassification Agency, 
     Department of the Army, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Radiation Sources on Army Land'' 
     (32 CFR Part 655), received June 28, 1999; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-4221. A communication from the Director, Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation for 
     Critical Habitat for the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow'' 
     (RIN1018-AF72), received June 30, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4222. 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; Assumptions for Valuing Benefits'', received July 
     12, 1999; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-4223. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to the Low-Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Act of 1981, a report of the allotment of 
     emergency funds to 16 States and the District of Columbia; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4224. A communication from the Executive Secretary, 
     President's Cancer Panel, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Cancer Care Issues in the United States: 
     Quality of Care, Quality of Life'' for the period January 1, 
     1997 to December 31, 1998; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4225. 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; Western Pacific Crustacean Fisheries; Bank-Specific 
     Harvest Guidelines'' (RIN0648-XA31), received July 12, 1999; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4226. 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; Western Pacific Crustacean Fisheries; Bank-Specific 
     Harvest Guidelines'' (RIN0648-AK61), received July 12, 1999; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4227. 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 ``Revision of Class E Airspace; 
     Atqasuk, AK; Docket No. 99-AAL-3 (7-7/7-8)'' (RIN2120-AA66) 
     (1999-0218), received July 8, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4228. 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 ``Revision of Class E Airspace; 
     Yakutat, AK; Docket No. 99-AAL-2 (7-7/7-8)'' (RIN2120-AA66) 
     (1999-0220), received July 8, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4229. 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 ``Revision of Class E Airspace; 
     Adak, AK; Docket No. 99-AAK-9 (7-7/7-8)'' (RIN2120-AA66) 
     (1999-0219), received July 8, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4230. 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 E 
     Airspace; Palmer, AK; Docket No. 99-AAL-5 (7-7/7-8)'' 
     (RIN2120-AA66) (1999-0217), received July 8, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4231. 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 ``Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments (104); Amdt. No. 1937 
     (7-1/7-8)'' (RIN2120-AA65) (1999-0032), received July 8, 
     1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4232. 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 ``Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments (43); Amdt. No. 1938 (7-
     1/7-8)'' (RIN2120-AA65) (1999-0033), received July 8, 1999; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4233. 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 ``Airworthiness Directives: 
     Eurocopter

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     Deutschland Model EC 135 Helicopters; Request for Comments; 
     Docket No. 99-SW-38 (7-1/7-8)'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0267), 
     received July 8, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-4234. 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 ``Airworthiness Directives: 
     Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes; Correction; Docket No. 99-
     NM-112 (7-7/7-8)'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0266), received July 
     8, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4235. 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 ``Airworthiness Directives: 
     Dassault Model 2000, 900EX, and Mystere Falcon 900 Series 
     Airplanes; Docket No. 99-NM-63 (7-7/7-8)'' (RIN2120-AA64) 
     (1999-0265), received July 8, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4236. A communication from the Senior Attorney, National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Civil Penalties'' (RIN2127-AH48), received 
     July 8, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4237. A communication from the Senior Attorney, National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Importation of Motor Vehicles and Equipment 
     Subject to Federal Safety, Bumper, and Theft Prevention 
     Standards'' (RIN2127-AH45), received July 8, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4238. A communication from the Attorney, National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Tire Identification Symbols'' 
     (RIN2127-AH10), received July 8, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4239. A communication from the Senior Attorney, Office 
     of the Secretary, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Disclosure 
     of Code-Sharing Arrangements and Long-Term Wet Leases (Delay 
     of Effective Date)'' (RIN2105-AC10) (1999-0002), received 
     July 12, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4240. 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 July 13, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4241. 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 ``Closure for the Shallow-water 
     Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of 
     Alaska,'' received July 8, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4242. A communication from the Legal Counsel, Office of 
     Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Amendment of Parts 2 and 15 of the 
     Commission's Rules to Further Ensure That Scanning Receivers 
     Do Not Receive Cellular Radio Signals'' (ET Docket No. 98-76) 
     (FCC 99-58), received July 12, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4243. A communication from the Management Analyst, AMD-
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Office of the 
     Managing Director, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal 
     Year 1999'' (MD Docket No. 98-200) (FCC 99-146), received 
     July 8, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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