[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 45 (Friday, March 30, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3214-S3215]
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-1255. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal 
     Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant law, a report 
     entitled ``Congressional Justification Budget Request for 
     Fiscal Year 2002''; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
       EC-1256. A communication from the Program Manager of the 
     Regulations Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 
     Firearms, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Country of Origin 
     Statements on Distilled Spirits Labels'' received on March 
     26, 2001; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1257. 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 
     ``Weighted Average Interest Rate Update'' (Notice 2001-28) 
     received on March 27, 2001; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1258. A communication from the Secretary of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report concerning 
     voting practices at the United Nations for 2000; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1259. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``VISAS: Nonimmigrant Visa Fees--Fee Reduction for Border 
     Crossing Cards for Mexicans Under Age 15'' (RIN1400-AA97) 
     received on March 27, 2001; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-1260. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     as amended, a report on nuclear nonproliferation in South 
     Asia for the period October 1, 2000 through March 31, 2001; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1261. A communication from the Acting Administrator of 
     the Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable 
     Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Onions Grown in South 
     Texas; Decreased Assessment Rate'' (Doc. No. FV01-959-1 IFR) 
     received on March 28, 2001; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1262. A communication from the Acting Administrator of 
     the 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; Reduction in Production Cap for 
     2001 Diversion Program'' (Doc. No. FV01-989-1 FIRA) received 
     on March 28, 2001; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1263. A communication from the Acting Administrator of 
     the 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; Increased Assessment Rate'' (Doc. No. FV01-955-1 
     FR) received on March 28, 2001; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1264. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Ethametsulfuron Methyl; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL6773-7) 
     received on March 29, 2001; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1265. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on 
     Telemedicine for 2001; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1266. A communication from the Director of the Corporate 
     Policy and Research Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-
     Employer Plans; Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer 
     Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits'' 
     received on March 28, 2001; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1267. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for the Mine Safety and Health Administration, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Diesel Particulate Matter 
     Exposure of Underground Coal Miners'' (RIN1219-AA74) received 
     on March 29, 2001; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1268. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for the Mine Safety and Health Administration, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Diesel Particulate Exposure of 
     Underground Metal and Nonmetal Miners'' (RIN1219-AB11) 
     received on March 29, 2001; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1269. A communication from the Comptroller General of 
     the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     regarding the Department of Defense's failure to provide 
     records that relate to the decision to support the United 
     Nations peacekeeping operations in East Timor, Sierra Leone 
     and the Democratic Republic of the Congo; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1270. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     delay of a report regarding the evaluation of benefits of the 
     Uniformed Services Family Health Plan Open Enrollment 
     Demonstration Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1271. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, the report of a retirement; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1272. A communication from the Chief of the Programs and 
     Legislation Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, 
     Department of the Air Force, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report concerning the single-function cost comparison of the 
     Air Combat Command Communications Group; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1273. A communication from Deputy Associate 
     Administration of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Clean Air Act Full Approval of Operating Permits Program in 
     Washington'' (FRL6952-3) received on March 28, 2001; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1274. A communication from Deputy Associate 
     Administration of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; Pennsylvania; Conversion of the Conditional Approval 
     of the 15 Percent Plan and 1990 VOC Emission Inventory for 
     the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley Ozone Nonattainment Area to Full 
     Approval'' (FRL6961-4) received on March 28, 2001; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1275. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of 
     Missouri'' (FRL6961-9) received on March 29, 2001; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1276. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's); Return of PCB Waste from 
     U.S. Territories Outside the Customs Territory of the United 
     States'' (FRL6764-9) received on March 29, 2001 ; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1277. A communication from the Deputy Archivist of the 
     United States, National Archives and Records Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``NARA Freedom of Information Act

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     Regulations'' (RIN3095-AA72) received on March 26, 2001 ; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1278. A communication from the President and Chairman of 
     the Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law , the report of the annual performance plan 
     for Fiscal Year 2000; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-1279. A communication from the Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Annual Program 
     Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2000; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1280. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting , pursuant to law, the report of the Annual 
     Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 2000; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1281. A communication from the Director, and the 
     Inspector General of the National Science Foundation, 
     transmitting jointly, the National Science Foundation's 
     Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2000; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1282. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal 
     Prison Industries, Inc., Department of Justice, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law , a report entitled ``UNICOR: Of Service to 
     Others'' for Fiscal Year 2000; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1283. A communication from the Chairman of the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of the Annual Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 2000; 
     to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1284. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States and in the Western Pacific; Hawaii-based Pelagic 
     Longline Area Closure; Emergency Interim Rule'' (RIN0648-
     AO66) received on March 27, 2001; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1285. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     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; Species in the Rock Sole/
     Flathead Sole/``Other Flatfish'' Fishery Category by Vessels 
     Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands'' 
     received on March 27, 2001; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1286. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fisheries; 2001 
     Specifications'' (RIN0648-AN71) received on March 27, 2001; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1287. A communication from the Assistant Bureau Chief of 
     Management, International Bureau/Telecommunications Division, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Report and Order in the 
     Matter of 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review, Policy and Rules 
     Concerning the International, Interexchange Marketplace'' 
     (Doc. No. 00-202, FCC01-93) received on March 28, 2001; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1288. 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, NV)'' (Doc. No. 00-
     234, RM-9999) received on March 28, 2001; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1289. 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 (Key West, FL)'' (Doc. No. 
     00-70, RM-9843) received on March 28, 2001; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1290. 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 (Lowry City, Missouri)'' 
     (Doc. No. 00-145, RM-9845) received on March 28, 2001; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1291. 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 (Bowling Green, Bardstown, 
     Lebanon Junction, and Auburn, Kentucky; and Byrdstown, 
     Tennessee)'' (Doc. No. 99-326) received on March 28, 2001; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1292. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulation M: Electronic 
     Delivery of Federally Mandated Disclosures'' (R-1042) 
     received on March 29, 2001; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1293. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulation Z: Electronic 
     Delivery of Federally Mandated Disclosures'' (R-1043) 
     received on March 29, 2001; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1294. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulation B: Electronic 
     Delivery of Federally Mandated Disclosures'' (R-1040) 
     received on March 29, 2001; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1295. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulation DD: 
     Electronic Delivery of Federally Mandated Disclosures'' (R-
     1044) received on March 29, 2001; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1296. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulation E: Electronic 
     Delivery of Federally Mandated Disclosures'' (R-1041) 
     received on March 29, 2001; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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