[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 5 (Monday, January 31, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S148-S149]
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                   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-7013. 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 of Post-1996 Rate of Progress Plan: Indiana'' (FRL 
     #6523-6), received January 18, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7014. 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 
     ``Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management 
     Program Revision'' (FRL #6525-5), received January 18, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7015. 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 
     ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and 
     Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, 
     and Other Non-Profit Organizations'' (FRL #6526-6), received 
     January 18, 2000; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-7016. 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 
     ``Amendments for Testing and Monitoring Provisions'' (FRL 
     #6523-6), received January 18, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7017. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, 
     Planning and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``Notice of Availability; 1999 
     Update of Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia''; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7018. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, 
     Planning and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``Lead-Based Paint Activities 
     in Target Housing and Child-Occupied Facilities; Commonwealth 
     of Puerto Rico Authorization Application''; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7019. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, 
     Planning and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``Lead-Based Paint Activities 
     in Target Housing and Child-Occupied Facilities; State of 
     Missouri's Authorization Application''; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7020. A communication from the President, Barry M. 
     Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence In Education Foundation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the 1999 consolidated annual 
     report; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7021. A communication from the President, U.S. Institute 
     of Peace, transmitting, pursuant to law, the consolidated 
     annual report under the Inspector General Act and the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal years 1997 and 
     1998; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7022. A communication from the Inspector General, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to its commercial activities inventory; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7023. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act, the annual 
     report for fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-7024. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Federal Manager's Financial 
     Integrity Act, the annual report for fiscal year 1999; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7025. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Maritime Commission , transmitting, pursuant to the Federal 
     Manager's Financial Integrity Act, the annual report for 
     fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7026. A communication from the Special Counsel, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Federal Manager's Financial 
     Integrity Act, the annual report for fiscal year 1999; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7027. A communication from the Chairman, Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to the 
     Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act, the annual report 
     for fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-7028. A communication from the Chairman, National 
     Endowment for the Arts, transmitting, pursuant to the Federal 
     Manager's Financial Integrity Act, the annual report for 
     fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7029. A communication from the Special Counsel, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Federal Manager's Financial 
     Integrity Act, the annual report for fiscal year 1999; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7030. A communication from the Chairman, and the General 
     Counsel, National Labor Relations Board, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act, 
     the annual report for fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7031. A communication from the Chairman, Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant to the 
     Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act, the annual report 
     for fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-7032. A communication from the Deputy Director, Federal 
     Mediation and Conciliation Service, transmitting, pursuant to 
     the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act, the annual 
     report for fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-7033. A communication from the Chairwoman, National 
     Mediation Board, transmitting, pursuant to the Federal 
     Manager's Financial Integrity Act, the annual report for 
     fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7034. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to the 
     Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act, the annual report 
     for fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-7035. A communication from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board, transmitting, pursuant to the 
     Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act, the annual report 
     for fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-7036. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to the Federal 
     Manager's Financial Integrity Act, the annual report for 
     fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7037. A communication from the Chair, Federal Labor 
     Relations Authority, transmitting, pursuant to the Federal 
     Manager's Financial Integrity Act, the annual report for 
     fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7038. A communication from the Archivist, National 
     Archives, transmitting, pursuant to the Federal Manager's 
     Financial Integrity Act, the annual report for fiscal year 
     1999; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7039. A communication from the Chairman, National 
     Endowment for the Humanities, transmitting, pursuant to the 
     Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act, the annual report 
     for fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-7040. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, transmitting, pursuant 
     to the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act, the annual 
     report for fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-7041. A communication from the Staff Director, 
     Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting, pursuant to the 
     Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act, the annual report 
     for fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-7042. A communication from the Board Members, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to the Federal 
     Manager's Financial Integrity Act, the annual report for 
     fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7043. A communication from the Chairman, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to the Federal 
     Manager's Financial Integrity Act, the annual report for 
     fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7044. A communication from the Chairman, Postal Rate 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to the Federal Manager's 
     Financial Integrity Act, the annual report for fiscal year 
     1999; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7045. A communication from the Independent Counsel, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Federal Manager's Financial 
     Integrity Act, the annual report for fiscal year 1999; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7046. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to the Federal 
     Manager's

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     Financial Integrity Act, the annual report for fiscal year 
     1999; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7047. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to the Federal 
     Manager's Financial Integrity Act, the annual report for 
     fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7048. A communication from the Chairman, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting, pursuant to the Federal 
     Manager's Financial Integrity Act, the annual report for 
     fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7049. A communication from the Chairman, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to the Federal Manager's 
     Financial Integrity Act, the annual report for fiscal year 
     1999; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7050. A communication from the Chairwoman, Equal 
     Employment Opportunity Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act, the annual 
     report for fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-7051. A communication from the Under Secretary for 
     Acquisition and Technology, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the quarterly Selected 
     Acquisition Reports as of September 30, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7052. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the semi-annual report on 
     audit and investigative activities for the period ending 
     September 30, 1999; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7053. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of OMB Final 
     Sequestration Report for fiscal year 2000, referred jointly 
     pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975, as modified by the 
     order of April 11, 1986; to the Committees on Appropriations; 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Armed Services; 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and 
     Public Works; Finance; Foreign Relations; Governmental 
     Affairs; the Judiciary; Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions; Small Business; Veterans' Affairs; Intelligence; 
     and Rules and Administration.
       EC-7054. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Amortization of Intangible Property'' (RIN1545-AS77) (TD 
     8865), received January 24, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-7055. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System'' (Rev. Proc. 
     2000-16), received January 24, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-7056. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Termination of Puerto Rico and Possession Tax Credit; New 
     Lines of Business Prohibited'' (RIN1545-AV68) (TD 8868), 
     received January 24, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-7057. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Master and Prototype Plan Program'' (Rev. Proc. 2000-20), 
     received January 24, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-7058. 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'' (RIN1545-AS77) (TD 
     8865), received January 24, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-7059. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Stock Transfer Rules'' (RIN1545-AX64) (TD 8863), received 
     January 24, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-7060. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Stock Transfer Rules'' (RIN1545-AI32) (TD 8862), received 
     January 24, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-7061. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of 
     the Public Debt, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Rule 
     to Amend 31 CFR Part 317 to Permit Non-Federally Chartered 
     Credit Unions to Serve as Issuing Agents for United States 
     Savings Bonds'', received January 24, 2000; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-7062. A communication from the Administrator, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, and the Administrator, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report relative to Subsonic Noise Reduction 
     Technology; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7063. A communication from the Attorney-Adviser, 
     National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Roof 
     Crush Resistance. Final Rule, Partial Response to Petitions 
     for Reconsideration; Technical Amendment'' (RIN2127-AH74), 
     received January 27, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7064. 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 of Parts 21 and 74 to Enable 
     Multipoint Distribution Service and Instructional Television 
     Fixed Service Licenses to Engage in Two-Way Transmissions'' 
     (MM Docket 97-217) (FCC 99-178), received January 28, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7065. A communication from the Senior Attorney, Common 
     Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``In the Matter of Petition for Declaration Ruling and 
     Request for Expedited Action on the July 15, 1997 Order of 
     the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Regarding Area 
     Codes 412, 610, 215, and 717'' (FCC 98-2224) (CC Doc. 96-98), 
     received January 28, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7066. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Weather Services, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied Research 
     (CSTAR) Program'' (RIN0648-ZA76), received January 27, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7067. 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: Ambassador Construction Fireworks, Hudson River, 
     Anchorage Channel (CGD01-99-180)'' (RIN2115-AA97) (1999-
     0074), received January 4, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7068. 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: Fireworks Display, Willamette River, Portland, 
     OR (CGD13-99-046)'' (RIN2115-AA97) (1999-0073), received 
     January 4 , 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7069. 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: Lake Erie-Maumee River, OH (CGD09-99-085)'' 
     (RIN2115-AA97) (1999-0072), received January 4, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7070. 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; 
     Eagle Harbor, Bainbridge Island, WA (CGD13-98-004)'' 
     (RIN2115-AE84) (1999-0006), received January 4, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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