[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 9 (Monday, February 7, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S378-S381]
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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-7355. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Panama Canal Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     management response to the Inspector General's report for the 
     six months ended September 30, 1999, and the report required 
     by the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7356. A communication from the Secretary of the Navy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     transfer of the battleship ex-New Jersey to the Home Port 
     Alliance of Camden, NJ; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7357. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Coordinated Issue: All Industries-Cafeteria Plan/Qualified 
     Retirement Plan Hybrid Arrangement'' (UIL-125.05-00), 
     received February 1, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-7358. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the DoD annual audit of the 
     American Red Cross; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-7359. 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 ``Aluminum in 
     Large and Small Volume Parentaerals Used in Total Parenteral 
     Nutrition'' (RIN0910-AA74), received February 3, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-7360. A communication from the Comptroller General of 
     the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of the list of General Accounting Office reports for December 
     1999; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7361. A communication from the Director, National 
     Counterintelligence Center transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     annual report for fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-7362. 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 
     ``FY 2000 UST Grant Guidance (AL)'', received January 24, 
     2000; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7363. 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 
     ``FY 2000 UST/LUST Program Grant Guidance'', received January 
     24, 2000; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7364. 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 
     ``FY 99 N/A UST/LUST Program Grant Guidance'', received 
     January 24, 2000; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-7365. 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 
     ``Grant Guidance for Fiscal Year 2000'', received January 24, 
     2000; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7366. 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 
     ``Public Water System Supervision Program Generic Grant 
     Workplan Guidance'', received January 24, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7367. 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 
     ``Wetlands Grants 2000--Call for Proposals'', received 
     January 24, 2000; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-7368. 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 
     ``Wetlands Grants 2000--Grants Guidance'', received January 
     24, 2000; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7369. 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 
     ``National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste 
     Sites'' (FRL # 6532-7), received February 2, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7370. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, 
     Planning and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Guidance 
     on Monitoring and Reporting Requirements for Class II-D and 
     II-R Injection Wells Underground Injection Control Program''; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7371. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Regulatory Analysis and Development, Policy and 
     Program Development, Animal and Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; 
     State Designations; California, Pennsylvania, and Puerto 
     Rico'' (Docket # 99-063-2), received February 3, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7372. 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 ``Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Eastern 
     Aleutian District and Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands'', received February 3, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7373. 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 ``Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone off Alaska; Pollock in the Gulf of Alaska'', 
     received February 3, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7374. 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 ``Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone off Alaska-Modification of a Closure (opens 
     directed fishing for pollock by catcher vessels that are non-
     exempt under the American Fisheries Act in Statistical Area 
     610 and the Shelikof Strait)'', received February 3, 2000; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7375. 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 ``Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone off Alaska-Closure (closes directed fishing for 
     pollock in Statistical Area 630 outside the Shelikof Strait 
     conservation area in the Gulf of Alaska'', received February 
     3, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7376. 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; 
     Raytheon Model

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     Hawker 1000 Airplanes; Docket No. 99-NM-156 [11-12/11-18]'' 
     (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0440), received November 19, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7377. 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; 
     Pratt and Whitney JT8D-200 Series Turbofan Engines; Docket 
     No. 99-NE-32 [12-21/12-23]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0535), 
     received December 23, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7378. 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; 
     Pratt and Whitney JT8D-209, -217, -217A, -217C, and -219 
     Series Turbofan Engines; Docket No. 98-ANE-80 [12-29/1-3]'' 
     (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0544), received January 3, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7379. 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; 
     Pratt and Whitney JT9D-TR4 Series Turbofan Engines; 
     Correction; Docket No. 99-NE-06 [11-18/11-22]'' (RIN2120-
     AA64) (1999-0463), received November 22, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7380. 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; 
     Pratt and Whitney JT9D Series Turbofan Engines; Docket No. 
     95-ANE-69 [11-19/11-22]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0474), 
     received November 22, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7381. 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; 
     Pratt and Whitney JT9D Series Turbofan Engines; Docket No. 
     98-ANE-47 [1-19/1-20]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (2000-0029), received 
     January 24, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7382. 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; 
     Saab Model SAAB SF340A, 340B, and 2000 Series Airplanes; 
     Docket No. 99-NM-148 [11-22/11-22]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-
     0466), received November 22, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7383. 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; 
     Saab Model SAAB SF340A, 340B Series Airplanes; Docket No. 99-
     NM-200 [1-4/1-6]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (2000-0001), received 
     January 6, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7384. 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; 
     Dornier Model 328-100 Series Airplanes; Docket No. 99-NM-150 
     (11-22/11-22)'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0467), received November 
     22, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7385. 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; 
     Dornier Model 328-100 Series Airplanes; Docket No. 99-NM-219 
     [1-27/1-27]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (2000-0045), received January 
     27, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7386. 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; 
     Rolls Royce Limited Dart Series; Docket No. 99-NE-30 [12-29/
     1-3]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0542), received January 3, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7387. 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; BMW 
     Rolls-Royce GmbH Models BR700-710A1-10 and BR700-710-20 
     Turbofan Engines; Request for Comments; Docket No. 98-ANE-74 
     [11-19/11-22]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0459), received November 
     22, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7388. 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 France Model AS-350B, B1, B2, B3, BA, and D, and 
     AS-355E, F, F1, and N Helicopters; Request for Comments; 
     Docket No. 99-SW-41 [11-30/12-2]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-
     0493), received December 3, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7389. 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 Deutschland GmbH Model EC 135 P1 and EC 135 T1 
     Helicopters; Request for Comments; Docket No. 99-SW-74 [1-25/
     1-27]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (2000-0040), received January 27, 
     2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7390. 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 Deutschland GmbH Model BO-105CB-5 and BO-105CBS-5 
     Helicopters; Request for Comments; Docket No. 99-SW-58 [11-
     18/11-22]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0462), received November 22, 
     1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7391. 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; de 
     Havilland Model DHC-8-100, -200, and -300 Series Airplanes; 
     Docket No. 98-NM-179 [1-26/1-27]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (2000-
     0048), received January 27, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7392. 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; 
     Cessna Aircraft Company 170, 172, 175, and 177 Series 
     Airplanes; Request for Comments; Docket No. 99-CE-24 [12-29/
     1-3]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0546), received January 3, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7393. 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; CFE 
     Company Model CFE738-1-1B Turbofan Engines; Docket No. 99-NE-
     39 [1-6/1-10]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (2000-0014), received January 
     10, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7394. 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; 
     Mitsubishi Model YS-11 and YS011A Series Airplanes; Docket 
     No. 99-NM-140 [11-22/11-29]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0479), 
     received November 29, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7395. 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; 
     Jetstream Model BAe ATP Series Airplanes; Docket No. 99-NM-
     145 [11-22/11-29]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0478), received 
     November 29, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7396. 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; 
     CASA C212 and CN-235 Series Airplanes; Docket No. 99-NM-149 
     [11-22/11-22]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0471), received November 
     22, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7397. 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; 
     Saberliner Model NA-265-40, NA-265-60, NA-70, and NA-265-80 
     Series Airplanes; Docket No. 99-NM-127 [11-22/11-22]'' 
     (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0470), received November 22, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7398. 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; 
     AlliedSignal Instrument Landing System Navigation Receivers-
     Airbus A300 Series Airplanes and Boeing Model 747 Airplanes; 
     Request for Comments; Docket No. 99-NM-257 [11-19/11-22]'' 
     (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0458), received November 22, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7399. 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; 
     Aircraft Belts, in Model CS, FM, FN, GK, GL, JD, JE, 4JT, JU, 
     MD, ME, MM, MN,NB, PM, PN, RG, and RH Seat Restraint Systems; 
     Docket No. 98-SW-33 [12-10/12-13]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-
     05132), received December 13, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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       EC-7400. 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; 
     Various Transport Category Airplanes Equipped with Mode `c' 
     Transponder(s) with Single Gillham Code Altitude Input; 
     Request for Comments; Docket No. 99-NM-328 [12-16/12-16]'' 
     (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0515), received December 16, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7401. 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; 
     Short Brothers SD3-30, SD3-60, SDS-SHERPA, and SD#-60 SHERPA 
     Series Airplanes; Docket No. 99-NM-154 [11-22/11-22]'' 
     (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0468), received November 22, 1999; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7402. 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; 
     Short Brothers Model SD3-3) SHERPA, AD3-SHERPA, and SD3-30 
     Series Airplanes; Docket No. 99-NM-223 [1-25/1-27]'' 
     (RIN2120-AA64) (2000-0038), received January 27, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7403. 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; 
     Empressa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA Model EMB-135 and EMb-
     145 Series Airplanes; Docket No. 99-NM-340 [11-20/12-2]'' 
     (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0494), received December 3, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7404. 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; 
     Gulfstream America Model G-73 and G-73T Series Airplanes; 
     Docket No. 99-NM-141 [11-22/11-29]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-
     0482), received November 29, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7405. 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 Mystere-Falcon 50 and 900 Series Airplanes, 
     Falcon 900EX Series Airplanes, and Falcon 2000 Series 
     Airplanes; Docket No. 98-NM-266 [12-8/12-13]'' (RIN2120-AA64) 
     (1999-0511), received December 13, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7406. 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; 
     Aerospatiale Model ATR-42 and ATR-72 Series Airplanes; Docket 
     No. 99-NM-144 [11-22/11-22]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0470), 
     received November 22, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7407. 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; 
     Raytheon Model BAe 125 Series 1000A and 1000B, and Model 
     Hawker 1000 Series Airplanes; Docket No. 99-NM-176 [11-20/12-
     2]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0491), received December 3, 1999; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7408. 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; 
     Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC 12/45 Airplanes; 
     Docket No. 99-CE-54 [11-26/12-2]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-
     0502), received December 3, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7409. 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; CL-
     604 Variant of Bombardier Model Canadair CL-600-2B16 Series 
     Airplanes Mod. in Accordance with Sup. Type Cert. SA806NM-D, 
     SA8072NM-D, or SA8086NM-D; Request for Comments; Docket No. 
     2000-NM-05 [1-21/1-24]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (2000-0036), received 
     January 24, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7410. 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; The 
     New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-25, PA-25, 235, 260, PA-
     28S-160, -180, PA-32S-300, PA-28-151, and PA-28-161 
     Airplanes; Request for Comments; Docket No. 99-CE-69 [12-14/
     12-16]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0514) , received December 16, 
     1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7411. 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; 
     Fairchild Model F-27 and FH-227 Series Airplanes; Docket No. 
     99-NM-143 [11-22/11-22]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0465), 
     received November 22, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7412. 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; 
     British Aerospace BAe Model ATP Series Airplanes; Docket No. 
     99-NM-201 [12-28/12-30]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0540), 
     received January 4, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7413. 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; 
     Hartzell Propeller, Inc. Model HD-E6C-3 Propellers; Request 
     for Comments; Docket No. 99-NE-18 [12-3/12-6]'' (RIN2120-
     AA64) (1999-0505), received December 6, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7414. 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; 
     International Ero Engines AF V2500-A1 Turbofan Engines; 
     Docket No. 98-ANE-76 [12-3/12-6]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-
     0506), received December 6, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7415. 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; 
     Precise Flight, Inc. Model SVS III Standby Vacuum Systems; 
     Docket No. 98-CE-87 [11-30/12-2]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-
     0499), received December 3, 1999; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7416. 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; 
     Kaman Aerospace Corporation Model K1200 Helicopters; Request 
     for Comments; Docket No. 99-SW-72 [1-24/1-24]'' (RIN2120-
     AA64) (2000-0037), received January 24, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7417. 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; 
     Bell Helicopter Textron-Manufactured Model HH-1K, TH-1F, Th-
     1L, UH-1A, Uh-1B, Uh-1E, UH-1F, UH-1H, and UH-1P Helicopters; 
     and Southwest Flora Aviation Helicopters; Docket No. 99-SW-02 
     [12-8/12-13]'' (RIN2120-AA64) (1999-0512), received December 
     13, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7418. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Convention on Cultural Property 
     Implementation Act, the report of two actions taken in 
     response to requests from the Republic of Cyprus and the 
     Kingdom of Cambodia; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-7419. A communication from the Administrator, Food 
     Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Food Additives for Use in Meat and Poultry Products: Sodium 
     Diacetate, Sodium Acetate, Sodium Lactate and Potassium 
     Lactate'', received January 31, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7420. A communication from the Under Secretary, Food, 
     Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a report relative to the WIC Program's rating in 
     the American Customer Satisfaction Index; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7421. A communication from the Administrator of the Food 
     and Consumer Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants 
     and Children (WIC) Certification Integrity'' (RIN0584-AC76), 
     received February 3, 2000; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7422. A communication from the Comptroller General of 
     the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to General Accounting Office employees detailed to 
     congressional Committees; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-7423. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Processing Garnishment Orders for 
     Child Support and/or Alimony and Commercial Garnishment of 
     Federal Employees' Pay'' (RIN3206-AI91), received February 3, 
     2000; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7424. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of the texts and background

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     statements of international agreements, other than treaties; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-7425. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, 
     Planning and Evaluation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Drinking Water Tribal Set-Aside 
     Grants Guidance to Applicants'', received February 4, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7426. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, 
     Planning and Evaluation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Guidance or Project Eligibility 
     and Design under the Region IX Tribal Border Infrastructure 
     Program'', received February 4, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7427. A communication from the Acting 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 Rule to List 
     Kneeland Prairie Penny-Cress (Thaspi californicum) as 
     Endangered'' (RIN1018-AE55), received February 4, 2000; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7428. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army, Civil Works, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a proposed deep draft navigation and 
     ecosystem restoration project for Oakland Harbor, CA; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7429. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army, Civil Works, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the construction of a flood damage 
     reduction project along the Rio Grande de Manati at 
     Barcelona, PR; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-7430. 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 ``Closure for Pollock in 
     Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska'', received 
     February 7, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7431. 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 of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska-Closure for Pollock in Statistical 
     Area 620 Outside the Shelikof Strait Conservation Area in the 
     Gulf of Alaska'', received February 7, 2000; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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