[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 31 (Monday, March 20, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1457-S1459]
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-7950. A communication from the Chief, Regulations 
     Branch, U.S. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Customs Brokers'' (RIN1515-AC34), received March 9, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-7951. 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 Implementation Plans; 
     California State Implementation Plan Revision; South Coast 
     Air Quality Management District'' (FRL # 6550-4), received 
     March 9, 2000; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-7952. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Acquisition and Technology transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the annual report on DoD reimbursement of contractor 
     environmental response action costs; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7953. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, 
     Planning and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, a report entitled ``EPA Operator Certification 
     Guidelines State Implementation Guidance''; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7954. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Annual Estimates of Revenues of the District of 
     Columbia for FY 2001''; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-7955. A communication from the Co-Chair, Presidential 
     Members, U.S. Census Monitoring Board transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report relative to the 2000 census; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7956. A communication from the Acting Solicitor, Patent 
     and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Changes to 
     Application Examination and Provisional Application 
     Practice'' (RIN0651-AB13), received March 13, 2000; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-7957. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Veterans Education: Increased Allowances for the 
     Educational Assistance Test Program'' (RIN2900-AJ87), 
     received March 13, 2000; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       EC-7958. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Child; Educational Institution'' (RIN2900-AJ54), received 
     March 13, 2000; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-7959. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing

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     Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department of 
     Agriculture transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Dried Prunes Produced in California; Changes 
     in Producer District Boundaries'' (Docket Number FV00-993-1 
     FIR), received March 10, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7960. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Vidalia Onions Grown in Georgia; 
     Changing the Term of Office and the Nomination Deadlines'' 
     (Docket Number FV00-955-2 FIR), received March 10, 2000; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7961. A communication from the General Sales Manager and 
     Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation, Foreign 
     Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report of the 
     availability, distribution and value of commodities donated 
     by the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out assistance 
     programs in both developing and friendly countries; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7962. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Tribal 
     Revenue Allocation Plans'' (RIN1076-AD74), received March 10, 
     2000; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
       EC-7963. 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 
     ``Indian Environmental General Assistance Program, Final 
     Guidelines on the Award and Management of General Assistance 
     Agreements for Indian Tribes'', received March 13, 2000; to 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs.
       EC-7964. A communication from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Security Cooperation Agency transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the annual report on Military Assistance, Military Exports, 
     and Military Imports; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-7965. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the FY 1999 Annual Report on U.S. Government 
     Assistance to and Cooperative Activities with the New 
     Independent States of the Former Soviet Union; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-7966. 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-7967. 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 ``Medical 
     Devices: Exemptions from Premarket Notification; Class II 
     Devices; Vascular Tunnelers'' (Docket No. 99P-4064), received 
     March 14, 2000; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-7968. 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 ``Medical 
     Devices: Anesthesiology Devices; Classification of Nitric 
     Oxide Administration Apparatus, Nitric Oxide Analyzer, and 
     Nitrogen Dioxide Analyzer'' (Docket No. 96P-0436), received 
     March 13, 2000; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-7969. A communication from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Cargo Preference--
     Subcontracts for Commercial Items'' (DFARS Case 98-D014), 
     received March 13, 2000; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7970. A communication from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Prison 
     Industries Waiver Threshold'' (DFARS Case 2000-D005), 
     received March 13, 2000; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7971. A communication from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Construction and Service 
     Contracts in Noncontiguous States'' (DFARS Case 99-D308), 
     received March 13, 2000; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7972. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report for calendar year 
     1999 entitled ``Department of Energy Activities Relating to 
     the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board''; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7973. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the amount of DoD 
     purchases from foreign entities during fiscal year 1999; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7974. A communication from the Under Secretary, 
     Acquisition and Technology, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Restructuring Costs Associated with Business 
     Combinations''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7975. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve Board, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulation Y 
     (Bank Holding Companies and Change in Bank Control; 
     Securities Underwriting, Dealing, and Market-Making 
     Activities of Financial Holding Companies)'' (R-1063), 
     received March 13, 2000; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7976. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve Board, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulation H 
     (Membership of State Banking Institutions in the Federal 
     Reserve System)'' (R-1064), received March 10, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7977. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve Board, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulation Y 
     (Bank Holding Companies and Change in Bank Control)'' (R-
     1062), received March 10, 2000; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7978. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Editorial 
     Clarification and Revisions to the Export Administration 
     Regulations'', received March 13, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7979. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to 
     the Export Administration Regulations; Administrative 
     Enforcement Proceedings'', received March 13, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7980. A communication from the Director, Financial 
     Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of the Treasury 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Amendments to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations--Requirement 
     that Money Transmitters and Money Order and Travelers Check 
     Issuers, Sellers, and Redeemers Report Suspicious 
     Transactions'' (RIN1506-AA20), received March 10, 2000; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7981. A communication from the President of the United 
     States of America, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the continuation of the national emergency 
     declared with respect to Iran on March 15, 1995; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7982. A communication from the President and Chairman, 
     Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a transaction involving 
     U.S. exports to China; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7983. A communication from the Chairman, Appraisal Sub 
     Committee, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report for 1999; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7984. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to danger pay in Uganda; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-7985. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to danger pay in Uganda; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-7986. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Schedule of 
     Fees for Consular Services, Department of State and Overseas 
     Embassies and Consulates'', received March 14, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-7987. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     of recommendations for legislative action; to the Committee 
     on Rules and Administration.
       EC-7988. A communication from the Director, Policy 
     Directives and Instructions Branch, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, Department of Justice transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Petitioning 
     Requirements for the H-1B Nonimmigrant Classification under 
     Public Law 105-277'' (RIN1115-AF31) (INS No. 1962-98), 
     received March 14, 2000; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-7989. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish and Wildlife and Parks, National Park Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Personal Watercraft Use 
     Within the NPS System'' (RIN1024-AC65), received March 14, 
     2000; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-7990. A communication from the Administrator, Farm 
     Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Streamlining 
     Regulations for Real Estate and Chattel Appraisals; 
     Correction'' (RIN0560-AF69), received March 13, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7991. 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 
     ``Cucurbitacins; Exemption

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     from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL # 6485-3), 
     received March 14, 2000; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7992. A communication from the President and Chairman, 
     Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a transaction involving 
     U.S. exports to Mexico; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7993. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, 
     Planning and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, a report entitled ``Section 1018--Disclosure 
     Rule Enforcement Response Policy''; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7994. 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 Implementation Plan for New 
     Mexico: Transportation Conformity Rule'' (FRL # 6561-6), 
     received March 14, 2000; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-7995. 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 
     ``Award of Grants for Special Projects and Programs 
     Authorized by this Agency's FY 2000 Appropriations Act'', 
     received March 14, 2000; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-7996. 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; Threatened Status for 
     Holocarpha macradenia (Santa Cruz tarplant)'' (RIN1018-AE80), 
     received March 14, 2000; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-7997. 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 Rule for Endangered 
     Status for Four Plants from South Central Coastal 
     California'' (RIN1018-AE81), received March 14, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7998. 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 Rule to List Purple 
     Amole (Chlorogalum Purpureum) as threatened)'' (RIN1018-
     AE76), received March 14, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7999. A communication from the Deputy Chief, Auctions 
     and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of 
     Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Facilitate Future 
     Development of SMR Systems in the 800 MHz Frequency Band, 
     Regulatory Treatment of Mobile Services, and Competitive 
     Bidding'' (PR Docket No. 93-144; GN Docket No. 93-252; PP 
     Docket No. 93-253; FCC 99-270), received March 14, 2000; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8000. A communication from the Chief, Legal Branch, 
     Accounting Safeguards Division, Common Carrier Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``1998 Biennial Regulatory 
     Review-Review of Depreciation Requirements for Incumbent 
     Local Exchange Carriers'' (FCC 99-397; CC Docket No. 98-137), 
     received March 14, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8001. A communication from the Senior Attorney, Common 
     Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech 
     Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech 
     Disabilities'' (FCC 00-56), received March 14, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8002. 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 Off West Coast and 
     Western Pacific States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 
     Adjustment in the Opening Date of Recreational Seasons From 
     Point Arena to the U.S.-Mexico Border'' (02220E), received 
     March 13, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-8003. 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 ``Closes Directed Fishing for 
     Pacific Cod for Inshore Processing Component in the Central 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'', received March 13, 
     2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-8004. 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 of the Commercial Hook-
     and-Line Fishery for King Mackerel in the Florida West Coast 
     Subzone'', received March 13, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8005. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Fishery 
     Management Plan for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea 
     Bass Fisheries; Extension of an Interim Rule'', received 
     March 13, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-8006. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Framework 12 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management 
     Plan'', received March 13, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8007. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA.315B, 
     SA.316B, SA.316C, SA.318B, SA.318C, SA.319B, SE313B, SE3130, 
     SE3160 and SA3180 Helicopters; Request for Comments; Docket 
     No. 99-SW-76 (3-9/3-9)'' (RIN2120-AA64) (2000-0134), received 
     March 10, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-8008. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company GE90-85B 
     Series Turbofan Engines; Request for Comments; Docket No. 
     2000-NE-06 (3-9/3-9)'' (RIN2120-AA64) (2000-0135), received 
     March 10, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-8009. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Bob Fields Aerocessories 
     Inflatable Door Seals; Docket No. 99-SW-76 (3-9/3-9)'' 
     (RIN2120-AA64) (2000-0136), received March 10, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8010. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Alexander Schleicher GmbH and Co. 
     Model ASW-27 Sailplanes; Docket No. 99-CE-70 (3-8/3-9)'' 
     (RIN2120-AA64) (2000-0137), received March 10, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8011. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757-200, -200PF, and 
     -200CB Series Airplanes Powered by Rolls-Royce RB211-535C/E4/
     E4B Turbofan Engines; Request for Comments; Docket No. 99-SW-
     76 (3-9/3-9)'' (RIN2120-AA64) (2000-01324), received March 
     10, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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