[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 45 (Tuesday, April 11, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2525-S2526]
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-8406. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report on the 
     fiscal year 1998 operations of the Office of Workers' 
     Compensation Programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8407. A communication from the Acting Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulations, Office of Postsecondary Education, 
     Department of Education transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Final Regulations-Teacher Quality 
     Enhancement Grants Program'', received April 6, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8408. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Congressional Members, and the Executive Director, 
     Presidential Members, Census Monitoring Board transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Field Observations of 
     the New York and Dallas Regional and Local Census Offices, 
     Alaska Enumeration, and Household Matching Training''; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8409. A communication from the Administrator, General 
     Services Administration transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled ``Federal Property Asset Management 
     Reform Act of 2000''; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-8410. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Assistance 
     to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities'' (RIN1992-AA24), 
     received March 30, 2000; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-8411. A communication from the Senior Banking Counsel, 
     Department of the Treasury transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Financial Subsidiaries'' 
     (RIN1505-AA77), received March 27, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8412. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Single Family Mortgage Insurance; Appraiser Roster Removal 
     Procedures'' (RIN2502-AH29) (FR-4429-F-03), received April 5, 
     2000; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-8413. 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 
     ``Fenhexamid; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL # 6553-7), received 
     April 7, 2000; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-8414. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, 
     Planning and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, a report entitled ``Assigning Values to Non-
     Detected/Non-Quantified Pesticide Residues''; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8415. 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 ``Marketing Order Regulating the 
     Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Decreased 
     Assessment Rate'' (Docket Number FV00-985-4 IFR), received 
     April 7 , 2000; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-8416. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Section 29, Nonconventional Source Fuel Credit/Inflation 
     Adjustment Factor/Reference Price for Calendar Year 1999'' 
     (Notice 2000-23), received April 7, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-8417. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Charitable Split-Dollar Insurance Reporting Requirements'' 
     (Notice 2000-24), received April 6, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-8418. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Import Administration, International Trade 
     Administration, Department of Commerce transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amended Regulation 
     Concerning the Revocation of Antidumping and Countervailing 
     Duty Orders'' (RIN0625-AA54), received April 6, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-8419. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Establishment of Class E Airspace; Andres-Murphy, NC; 
     Docket No. 00-ASO-4 (4-3/4-3)'' (RIN2120-AA66) (2000-0081), 
     received April 3, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8420. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commission, Federal Trade Commission transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Antitrust Guidelines 
     for Collaborations Among Competitors'', received April 7, 
     2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-8421. A communication from the Deputy Chief, Industry 
     Analysis Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Local Competition and Broadband 
     Reporting'' (FCC 00-114) (CC Doc. 99-301), received April 6, 
     2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-8422. A communication from the General Counsel, 
     Department of Commerce transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation relative to the establishment of the National 
     Marine Sanctuary Foundation; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8423. 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 
     ``Notice of Acceptability'' (FRL # 6575-7), received April 7, 
     2000; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8424. 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 
     ``Revisions to the Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment 
     Rule

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     (IESWTR), the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection 
     Byproducts Rule (Stage 1DBPR), and Revisions to State Primacy 
     Requirements to Implement the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) 
     Amendments'' (FRL # 6575-9), received April 7, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8425. 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 
     ``Withdrawal of Certain Federal Human Health and Aquatic Life 
     Water Quality Criteria Applicable to Rhode Island, Vermont, 
     the District of Columbia, Kansas and Idaho'' (FRL # 6576-2), 
     received April 7, 2000; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-8426. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Voluntary Submission of Performance Indicator Data'' (NRC 
     Regulatory Issue Summary 2000-08), received April 6, 2000; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8427. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Use of Risk-Informed Decisionmaking in License Amendment 
     Reviews'' (NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2000-07), received 
     April 6 , 2000; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-8428. 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 the 
     Santa Ana Sucker'' (RIN1018-AF34), received April 6, 2000; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8429. 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 Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; Massachusetts; Revised VOC Rules'' (FRL # 6574-7A), 
     received April 6, 2000; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-8430. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, 
     Planning and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Interim Final Determination that State has Corrected the 
     Plan Deficiency and Stay of Sanctions; Phoenix PM-10 
     Nonattainment Area , Arizona'' (FRL # 6575-2), received April 
     6, 2000; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8431. 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 
     ``Transportation Conformity Amendment: Deletion of Grace 
     Period'' (FRL # 6574-7), received April 6, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8432. A communication from the Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting an informational copy 
     of a lease prospectus for the Department of the Interior; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8433. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, 
     Planning and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, a report entitled ``Enforcement Alert 
     Newsletter: Volume 3, Number 2''; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8434. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, 
     Planning and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, a report entitled ``Enforcement Alert 
     Newsletter: Volume 3, Number 3''; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8435. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, 
     Planning and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, a report entitled ``Enforcement Alert 
     Newsletter: Volume 3, Number 4''; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8436. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, 
     Planning and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, a report entitled ``Interim Guidance for 
     Enforcing the TSCA 402 Abatement Rule `Firm and Lead 
     Abatement Professional Certification Requirements' ''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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