[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 35 (Monday, March 27, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1745-S1747]
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-8146. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Request for Comments on the Revision of Proposed Section 
     987 Regulations'' (Notice 2000-20) (OGI-116999-99), received 
     March 21, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8147. A communication from the General Counsel, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled ``Customs Automation Modernization Act 
     of 2000''; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8148. 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 
     ``Technical Corrections to Customs Forms'' (T.D. 00-12), 
     received March 23, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8149. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fringe Benefits Aircraft Valuation Formula'' (Rev. Rul. 
     2000-13), received March 22, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-8150. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Tax Treatment of Cafeteria Plans'' (RIN 1545-AX58), 
     received March 23, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8151. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled 
     ``Medicare Modernization Act of 2000''; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-8152. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Melrose Range and Yakima Training Center Transfer 
     Act''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-8153. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement 
     Agency, Department of Justice transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Schedules of Controlled 
     Substances: Addition of Gamma-Hydroxbutyric Acid to Schedule 
     I'' (DEA-200F), received March 23, 2000; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-8154. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Backup Power 
     Sources for DOE Facilities'' (DOE-STD 3003-2000), received 
     March 23, 2000; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-8155. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``The DOE 
     Corporate Lessons Learned Program'' (DOE-STD 7501-99), 
     received March 23, 2000; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-8156. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Internal 
     Dosimetry'' (DOE-STD 1121-98), received March 23, 2000; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-8157. 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 Turkey; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8158. A communication from the Director, Corporate 
     Policy and Research Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer 
     Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits'', received 
     March 21, 2000; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-8159. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, a report relative to 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under a 
     contract in the amount of $50,000,000 or more to Japan; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-8160. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``VISAS: 
     Nonimmigrant classes; Irish Peace Process Cultural and 
     Training Program'', received March 16, 2000; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
       EC-8161. 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 
     ``Prevention of Significant Deterioration Delegation of 
     Authority to Medocino County Air Pollution Control District 
     to Administer Permits Issued by EPA'' (FRL # 6561-8), 
     received March 16, 2000; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-8162. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, 
     Planning and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, a report entitled ``Guidance Regarding Re-
     Certification Under the Urban Bus Rebuild Program''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8163. 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 
     ``Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Consistency Update 
     for California'' (FRL # 6563-9), received March 21, 2000; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8164. 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

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     of a rule entitled ``Approval of Revisions to Ventura County 
     APCD, Monterey Bay Unified APCD and Santa Barbara County 
     APCD'' (FRL # 6563-3), received February 8, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8165. 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 Municipal Solid Waste 
     Landfills State Plan for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants; Idaho'' (FRL # 6566-2), received March 23, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8166. 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; Indiana; Control of Landfill Gas 
     Emissions from Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills'' 
     (FRL # 6566-7), received March 23, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8167. 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 
     ``Finding of Failure to Submit a Required State 
     Implementation Plan for Carbon Monoxide; Fairbanks, Alaska'' 
     (FRL # 6566-5), received March 23, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8168. 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 
     ``Finding of Failure to Submit a Required State 
     Implementation Plan for Carbon Monoxide; Spokane, 
     Washington'' (FRL # 6566-9), received March 23, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8169. 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 
     ``Oklahoma; Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste 
     Management Program Revisions'' (FRL # 6565-4), received March 
     23, 2000; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8170. 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 
     ``West Virginia: Final Determination of Partial Program 
     Adequacy of the State's Municipal Solid Waste Landfill 
     Permitting Program'' (FRL # 6565-6), received March 23, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8171. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Preparation 
     Guide for U.S. Department of Energy Nonreactor Nuclear 
     Facility Safety Analysis Reports'' (DOE STD 3009-94), 
     received March 23, 2000; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-8172. A communication from the Chief, Endangered Species 
     Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Critical Habitat for 19 Evolutionary Significant Units of 
     Salmon and Steelhead in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and 
     California'' (RIN0648-AG49), received March 20, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8173. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Comptroller reporting a violation of the 
     Antideficiency Act; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       EC-8174. A communication from the Chief, Programs and 
     Legislation Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, 
     Department of the Air Force, transmitting, a report relative 
     to a cost comparison conducted at Kirtland Air Force Base, 
     NM; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8175. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Acquisition and Technology, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report relative to the DoD Chemical and Biological 
     Defense Program, dated February 2000; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-8176. A communication from the Program Manager, Pentagon 
     Renovation Program, Department of Defense transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the renovation of the 
     Pentagon Reservation; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8177. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense, Health Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to TRICARE Managed Care Support Contractors; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8178. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 13-264, ``School Proximity Traffic Calming 
     Act of 2000''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8179. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 13-265, ``Child Helmet Safety Amendment 
     Act of 2000''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8180. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 13-266, ``District of Columbia Uniform 
     Disposition of Unclaimed Property Amendment Act of 2000''; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8181. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 13-267, ``Underground Facilities 
     Protection Amendment Act of 2000''; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8182. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 13-268, ``Litter Control Administration 
     Amendment Act of 2000''; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-8183. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 13-271, ``Compensating-Use Tax Act of 
     2000''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8184. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 13-270, ``Bread for the City & Zacchaeus 
     Free Clinic Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act of 2000''; 
     to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8185. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 13-272, ``Victory Memorial Baptist Church 
     Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act of 2000''; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8186. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 13-273, ``Muhammad Mosque No. 4 Equitable 
     Real Property Tax Relief Act of 2000''; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8187. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 13-287, ``Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 
     2000''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8188. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 13-295, ``School Governance Charter 
     Amendment Act of 2000''; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-8189. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 13-291, ``Tax Conformity Temporary Act of 
     2000''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8190. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 13-288, ``Medicare Supplement Insurance 
     Minimum Standards Amendment Act of 2000''; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8191. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 13-289, ``Recreation Volunteer Background 
     Check and Screening Act of 2000''; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8192. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 13-290, ``Closing of Public Alley in 
     Square 6159, S.O. 98-125 Act of 2000''; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8193. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 13-269, ``University of the District of 
     Columbia Board of Trustees Residency Requirement Amendment 
     Act of 2000''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8194. 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 ``Raisins Produced from Grapes 
     Grown in California; Changes in Reporting Requirements'' 
     (Docket Number FV00-989-1 FR), received March 23, 2000; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8195. 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 ``Avocados Grown in South Florida; 
     Relaxation of Container and Pack Requirements'' (Docket 
     Number FV00-915-1 FIR), received March 23, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8196. 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 ``Nectarines and Peaches Grown in 
     California; Revision of Handling Requirements for Fresh 
     Nectarines and Peaches'' (Docket Number FV00-916-1 IFR), 
     received March 23, 2000; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8197. 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 
     ``Dichlormid: Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL # 6498-
     7), received March 23, 2000; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.

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       EC-8198. A communication from the Division Chief, 
     Telecommunications Consumers Division, Enforcement Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade 
     Commission transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Joint FCC/FTC Policy Statement for the 
     Advertising of Dial-Around and Other Long-Distance Services 
     to Consumers'' (File No. 00-EB-TCD-1[PS], FCC 00-72), 
     received March 22, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.

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