[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 163 (Wednesday, November 17, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S14693-S14695]
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-6181. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the export

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     to the People's Republic of China of an airport runway 
     profiler containing an accelerometer; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-6182. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, the Chairman of the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, and the Chairman of the Futures Trading 
     Commission, transmitting jointly, a report entitled ``Over-
     the-Counter Derivatives Markets and the Commodity Exchange 
     Act''; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-6183. A communication from the Administrator, Farm 
     Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Small Hog 
     Operation Payment Program'' (RIN0560-AF70), received November 
     15, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-6184. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Dairy Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Milk in the Central Arizona and New Mexico-
     West Texas Marketing Areas; Suspension of Certain Provisions 
     of the Orders'' (Docket No. DA-99-05&09), received November 
     12, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-6185. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Dairy Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Milk in the Texas and Eastern Colorado 
     Marketing Areas; Suspension of Certain Provisions of the 
     Orders'' (Docket No. DA-99-08&07), received November 12, 
     1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-6186. A communication from the Director, Civil Rights 
     Center, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Implementation of the 
     Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity Provisions of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' (RIN1292-AA29), received 
     November 16, 1999; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-6187. 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: Resinous and Polymeric Coatings'' (Docket No. 
     91F-0431), received November 9, 1999; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-6188. A communication from the Managing Director, 
     Federal Housing Finance Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Availability of Unpublished 
     Information'' (RIN3069-AA81), received November 9, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6189. A communication from the Acting Executive 
     Director, Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Board, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Program'' (RIN3004-
     ZA00), received November 9, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6190. A communication from the Acting Executive 
     Director, Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Board, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed 
     Loan Program'' (RIN3003-ZA00), received November 9, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6191. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Public Financing of Presidential 
     Primary and General Election Candidates'', received November 
     9, 1999; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
       EC-6192. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the Development of a Medical Support Incentive 
     for the Child Support Enforcement program; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-6193. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Partnership Returns Required on Magnetic Media'' (RIN1545-
     AW14) (TD 8843), received November 10, 1999; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-6194. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Return of Partnership Income'' (RIN1545-AU99) (TD 8841), 
     received November 10, 1999; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-6195. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Acquisition of an S Corporation by a Member of a 
     Consolidated Group'' (RIN1545-AW32) (TD 8842), received 
     November 9, 1999; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-6196. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air 
     Act, 1990 to 2010''; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-6197. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army (Civil Works), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 
     Mitigation Project, Alabama and Mississippi''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6198. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, 
     Planning and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``Category for Persistent, 
     Bioaccumulative, and Toxic New Chemical Substances'' (FRL 
     #6097-7); to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6199. 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 
     ``Interim Final Determination that State has Corrected 
     Deficiencies; State of Arizona; Maricopa County'' (FRL #6468-
     8), received November 10, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6200. 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 
     ``Partial Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule for Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Kern County Air Pollution 
     Control District'' (FRL #6462-9), received November 10, 1999; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6201. 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 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated 
     Facilities and Pollutants: Vermont Negative Declaration'' 
     (FRL #6474-1), received November 9, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6202. A communication from the Director, Office of White 
     House Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report relative to the nomination of a Chief 
     Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6203. A communication from the Chief, Accounting Policy 
     Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Federal-State Joint Board on Universal 
     Service'' (FCC 99-256) (CC Doc. 96-45), received November 8, 
     1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6204. A communication from the Chief, Accounting Policy 
     Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Changes to the Board of Directors of NECA, 
     Inc., Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service'' (FCC 
     99-269) (CC Docs. 97-21 and 96-45), received November 8, 
     1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6205. 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 99-306) (CC Doc. 96-45), received 
     November 10, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-6206. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Bureau Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``In the Matter of Biennial Review-Streamlining 
     of Mass Media Applications, Rules, and Processes; Policies 
     Regarding Minority and Female Ownership of Mass Media 
     Facilities'' (FCC Docket Nos. 98-43 and 94-149) (FCC 99-267), 
     received November 8, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6207. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Bureau Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Amendment to Section 73.202(b), Table of FM 
     Allotments; FM Broadcast Stations: Centerville, TX; Iowa 
     Park, TX and Hunt, TX'' (MM Docket Nos. 99-257, 99-258 and 
     99-234), received November 8, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6208. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Bureau Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Amendment to Section 73.202(b), Table of FM 
     Allotments; FM Broadcast Stations: Marysville and Hilliard, 
     OH'' (MM Docket Nos. 98-123, RM-9291), received November 8, 
     1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6209. 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 Highly Migratory Species 
     Fisheries; Large Coastal Shark Species; Fishery Reopening; 
     Fishing Season Notification'' (I.D. 052499C), received 
     November 5, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6210. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Rule to Implement 
     Amendment 16B to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef 
     Fish

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     Resources of the Gulf of Mexico'' (RIN0648-AL57), received 
     November 5, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6211. 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 ``Drawbridge Regulations; 
     Mystic River, CT (CGD01-99-079)'' (RIN2115-AE47) (1999-0055), 
     received November 4, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6212. 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 ``Drawbridge Regulations; 
     Housatonic River, CT (CGD01-99-085)'' (RIN2115-AE47) (1999-
     0056), received November 4, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6213. 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 ``Drawbridge Regulations; 
     Miles River, MD (CGD05-99-003)'' (RIN2115-AE47) (1999-
     0058), received November 15, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6214. 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 ``Drawbridge Regulations; 
     Sassafras River, Georgetown, MD (CGD05-99-006)'' (RIN2115-
     AE47) (1999-0057), received November 15, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6215. 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 ``Drawbridge Regulations; 
     Pequonnock River, CT (CGD01-99-086)'' (RIN2115-AE47) (1999-
     0063), received November 15, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6216. 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 ``Drawbridge Regulations; 
     Hackensack River, Passaic River, NJ (CGD01-9076)'' (RIN2115-
     AE47) (1999-0062), received November 15, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6217. 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 ``Drawbridge Regulations; 
     Kennebec River, ME (CGD01-98-174)'' (RIN2115-AE47) (1999-
     0061), received November 15, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6218. 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 ``Drawbridge Regulations; 
     Illinois River, IL (CGD08-99-014)'' (RIN2115AE47) (1999-
     0060), received November 15, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6219. 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 ``Drawbridge Regulations; 
     Niantic River, CT (CGD01-99-087)'' (RIN2115-AE47) (1999-
     0059), received November 15, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6220. 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 ``Drawbridge Regulations; 
     Kennebec River, ME (CGD01-99-024)'' (RIN2115-AE47) (1999-
     0054), received November 4, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6221. 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 ``Regatta Regulations; SLR; 
     City of Augusta, GA (CGD07-99-068)'' (RIN2115-AE46) (1999-
     0042), received November 4, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6222. 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; Sciame Construction Fireworks, East River, 
     Manhattan, NY (CGD01-99-181)'' (RIN2115-AA97) (1999-0068), 
     received November 4, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6223. 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; All Coast Guard and Navy Vessels Involved in 
     Evidence Transport, Narragansett Bay, Davisville, RI (CGD01-
     99-185)'' (RIN2115-AA97) (1999-0069), received November 15, 
     1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6224. 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 ``Licensing and Manning for 
     Officers of Towing Vessels (USCG-1999-6224)'' (RIN2115-AF23) 
     (1999-0001), received November 15, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6225. 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 ``Regulated Navigation Areas; 
     Strait of Juan de Fuca and Adjacent Waters of Washington; 
     Makah Whale Hunting (CGD-13-98-023)'' (RIN2115-AE84) (1999-
     0004), received November 15, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6226. A communication from the Secretary of the Senate, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the receipts and 
     expenditures of the Senate for the period April 1, 1999 
     through September 30, 1999; ordered to lie on the table.

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