[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 97 (Monday, July 24, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7475-S7477]
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-9937. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Automatic rollover of involuntary cash-out'' (Rev. Rul. 
     2000-36) received on July 14, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-9938. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Guidance on section 403(b) plans'' (Revenue Ruling 2000-35) 
     received on July 14, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-9939. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Default rollover of involuntary cash-out'' (Rev. Rul. 2000-
     36) received on July 17, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-9940. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Retention of Income Tax Return Preparers' Signatures'' (RIN 
     1545-AW52) received on July 17, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-9941. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Telefile Voice Signature Test'' (RIN 1545-AR97) received on 
     July 17, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.

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       EC-9942. A communication from the Deputy Executive 
     Secretary to the Department, Center for Health Plans and 
     Providers, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Medicare Program: Medicare and Choice'' (RIN 0938-AI29) 
     received on July 12, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-9943. A communication from the Program Analyst of the 
     Federal Aviation Commission, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives: Boeing Model 737-600, -700, and -
     800 Series Airplanes; Docket No. 2000-NM-209'' (RIN 2120-AA64 
     (2000-0376)) received on July 17, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-9944. A communication from the Program Analyst of the 
     Federal Aviation Commission, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Amendment to Class E Airspace; Oakley, KS; Docket No. 00-
     ACE-20 [7-14/7-17]'' (RIN 2120-AA66 (2000-0175)) received on 
     July 17, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-9945. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Bureau Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of FM 
     Allotments; FM Broadcast Stations Crystal Falls and Republic, 
     Michigan'' (MM Docket No. 98-128, RM-9308, RM-9385) received 
     on July 14, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-9946. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Bureau Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Amendment of Section 73.622(b), Table of 
     Allotments, DTV Broadcast Stations, Las Vegas, Nevada'' (MM 
     Docket No. 99-252, RM-9648) received on July 14, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-9947. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Bureau Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of FM 
     Allotments; FM Broadcast Stations Sulphur Bluff, Texas'' (MM 
     Docket No. 99-287, RM-9712) received on July 14, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-9948. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Bureau Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Amendment of Section 73.622(b), Table of 
     Allotments, DTV Broadcast Stations, Reno Nevada'' (MM Docket 
     No. 99-291, RM-9665) received on July 14, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-9949. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Bureau Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Tallulah, Louisiana)'' (MM 
     Docket No. 99-348; RM-9765) received on July 14, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-9950. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Bureau Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments; FM Broadcast Stations (Hemet, California)'' (MM 
     Docket No. 99-349; RM-9766) received on July 14, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-9951. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Bureau Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments; FM Broadcast Stations (Simmesport, Louisiana)'' 
     (MM Docket No. 99-350; RM-9769) received on July 14, 2000; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-9952. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Bureau Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments; FM Broadcast Stations (Holbrook, Arizona)'' (MM 
     Docket No. 99-351; RM-9785) received on July 14, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-9953. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Bureau Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments; FM Broadcast Stations (Mojave, California)'' (MM 
     Docket No. 99-353; RM-9787) received on July 14, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-9954. A communication from the Associate Managing 
     Director-Performance Evaluation and Records Management, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Assessment and 
     Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2000, Report 
     and Order'' (MD Docket No. 00-58. FCC 00-240) received on 
     July 13, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-9955. A communication from the Assistant Bureau Chief of 
     Management, International Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Report and Order In the Matter of 
     Redesignation of 17.7-19.7 GHz Frequency Band, Blanket 
     Licensing of Satellite Earth Stations in 17.7-20.2 GHz and 
     27.5-30.0 GHz Frequency Bands, and Allocation of Additional 
     Spectrum in 17.3-17.8 GHz and 24.75-25 .25 GHz Frequency 
     Bands for Broadcast Satellite-Service Use'' (RIN IB Docket 
     No. 98-172, FCC 00-212) received on July 13, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-9956. A communication from the Chief of the Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Extending Wireless Telecommunications Services to Tribal 
     Lands'' (Wt Docket No. 99-266, FCC 00-209) received on July 
     14, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-9957. A communication from the Associate Chief of the 
     Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Amendment of the Commission's Rules to 
     Establish New Personal Communications Services, Narrowband 
     PCS, Second Report and Order and Second Further Notice of 
     Proposed Rule Making.'' (GEN Doc. 90-314, ET Doc. 92-100, PP 
     Doc. 93-253, FCC 00-159) received on July 14, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-9958. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report regarding the incidental capture 
     of Sea Turtles in Commercial Shipping Operations; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-9959. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a notification relative to the termination 
     of danger pay for Eritrea; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-9960. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of six rules entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Alabama-Approval of Revisions to the 
     Alabama State Implementation Plan: Transportation Conformity 
     Interagency Memorandum of Agreement; Correction'' [FRL #6735-
     6], ``Azoxystrobin or Methyl(E)-2-3-; Extension of Tolerance 
     for Emergency Exemptions'' [FRL #6594-1], ``Butyl Acrylate-
     Vinyl Acetate-Acrylic Copolymer; Tolerance Exemption'' [FRL 
     #6593-9], ``Humic Acid, Sodium Salt, Exemption Tolerance'' 
     [FRL #6595-9], ``Pendimethalin; Re-establishment of Tolerance 
     for Emergency Exemptions'' [FRL #6596-5], ``Tebuconazole; 
     Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions'' [FRL #6596-
     7] received on July 12, 2000; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-9961. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of five rules entitled ``Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) or 
     Superfund, Section 311(b)(9)(A), CERCLA Section 311(b)(3) 
     ``Announcement of Competition for EPA's Brownfields Job 
     Training and Development Demonstration Pilots'' '' (FRL 6837-
     1), ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; District of Columbia; Approval of National Low 
     Emission Vehicle Program'' (FRL 6838-5), ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; 
     Revised 15% Plan for the Metropolitan Washington, DC Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area'' (FRL 6735-4), ``Trifloxystrobin; 
     Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL 6594-6), ``Vincloolin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances'' (FRL 65948) received on July 13, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-9962. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, El Dorado County Air Pollution Control 
     District and Kern County Air Pollution Control District'' 
     received on July 17, 2000; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-9963. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Texas Permitting of New and Modified 
     Sources in Nonattainment Areas,'' (FRL 6735-3) received on 
     July 17, 2000; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-9964. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the 
     President, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     vacancy in the position of the Inspector General, Department 
     of Defense Inspector General; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-9965. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     under the Government in the Sunshine Act for calendar year 
     1999; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-9966. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     copies of D.C. Act 13-379 entitled ``Closing of a Public 
     Alley in Square 236, S.O. 00-49, Act of 2000''

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     adopted by the Council on July 11, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-9967. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the copies of D.C. Act 13-378 entitled ``Closing of a Public 
     Alley in Square 288, S.O. 98-163, Act of 2000'' adopted by 
     the Council on July 11, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-9968. A communication from the Director of the Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Progress Payments for 
     Foreign Military Sales Contracts'' (DFARS Case 2000-D009) 
     received on July 12, 2000; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-9969. A communication from the Chief of Programs and 
     Legislation Division, Office of the Legislative Liaison, 
     Department of the Air Force, transmitting, a notice relative 
     to a cost comparison to reduce the cost of the Supply and 
     Transportation function over a sixty month period at Anderson 
     Air Force Base, Guam; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-9970. A communication from the Under Secretary of the 
     Navy, transmitting, a notification relative to functions 
     performed by military and civilian personnel; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-9971. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     National Tropical Botanical Garden, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the National Tropical Botanical Garden Annual Audit 
     Report for calendar year 1999; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
       EC-9972. A communication from the Associate Administrator 
     of the Livestock and Seed Program, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Program: 
     Procedures for the Conduct of Referendum'' (Docket Number: 
     LS-99-14) received on July 14, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9973. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Research and Promotion 
     Branch, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Blueberry Promotion, 
     Research, and Information Order'' (FV-99-701-FR) received on 
     July 17, 2000; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-9974. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit of the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revenue Ruling 2000-33 Automatic Enrollment in 
     Section 457(b) plans'' (Rev. Rul. 2000-33) received on July 
     17, 2000; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.

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