[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 132 (Thursday, October 4, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10285-S10286]
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-4293. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     Columbia; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       EC-4294. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a certification for Fiscal Year 2002; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-4295. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration and Management, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination for 
     the position of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, 
     received on October 3, 2001; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4296. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulations Management, Board of Veterans Appeals, Department 
     of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Board of Veterans Appeals: Rules 
     of Practice-Subpoenas'' (RIN2900-AJ58) received on October 3, 
     2001; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-4297. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Annual Report on Veterans' Employment in the Federal 
     Government for Fiscal Year 2000 ; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-4298. A communication from the Acting Deputy General 
     Counsel, Office of Financial Assistance, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Business Loan Program and Office of 
     Hearings and Appeals'' (RIN3245-AE51) received on October 3, 
     2001; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
       EC-4299. A communication from the Acting Deputy General 
     Counsel, Office of Financial Assistance, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of

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     a rule entitled ``Microloan Program'' (RIN3245-AE73) received 
     on October 3, 2001; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
       EC-4300. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
       EC-4301. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Maryland Regulatory Program'' (MD-050-FOR) received on 
     October 2, 2001; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-4302. A communication from the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting, a report entitled ``Audit of the 
     Peoples Counsel Agency Fund for Fiscal Year 2000''; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4303. A communication from the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting, a report entitled ``Audit of the 
     Public Service Commission Agency Fund for Fiscal Year 2000''; 
     to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4304. A communication from the Under Secretary for Food, 
     Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: 
     Alternatives to Standard Application and Meal Counting 
     Procedures'' (RIN0584-AC25) received on October 2, 2001; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4305. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revocation of Unlimited Tolerance Exemptions; 
     Correction and Reopening of Comment Period'' (FRL6803-8) 
     received on October 2, 2001; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4306. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Sethoxydim; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency 
     Exemptions'' (FRL6802-3) received on October 2, 2001; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4307. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fenthion, Methidathion , Naled, Phorate, and 
     Profenofos; Tolerance Revocations'' (FRL6795-8) received on 
     October 2, 2001; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-4308. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; 
     Modification of Area No. 3 Handling Regulation'' (Doc. No. 
     FV01-948-1FR) received on October 2, 2001; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4309. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Papayas Grown in Hawaii; 
     Suspension of Grade, Inspection, and Related Reporting 
     Requirements'' (Doc. No. FV01-928-1FIR) received on October 
     3, 2001; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-4310. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Change 
     to the Handling Regulation for Producer Field-Packed 
     Tomatoes'' (Doc. No. FV01-966-1FIR) received on October 3, 
     2001; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-4311. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Oranges and Grapefruit (Texas and 
     States Other Than Florida, California, and Arizona); Grade 
     Standards'' (Doc. No. FV-00-304) received on October 3, 2001; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4312. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Indian and 
     Pakistan: Lifting of Sanctions, Removal of Indian and 
     Pakistani Entities, and Revision in License Review Policy'' 
     (RIN0694-AC50) received on October 1, 2001; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4313. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revision to 
     SEMAP Lease-Up Indicator'' (RIN2577-AC21) received on October 
     1, 2001; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-4314. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Office of the Secretary, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Fair Market Rents for the 
     Housing Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation 
     Single Room Occupancy Program-Fiscal Year 2002'' (FR-4680-N-
     02) received on October 1, 2001; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4315. A communication from the General Counsel, National 
     Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Organization and Operations 
     of Federal Credit Unions Nondiscrimination Requirements--
     Nondiscrimination in Advertising'' (12 CFR Section 701.31(d)) 
     received on October 3, 2001; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4316. A communication from the General Counsel, National 
     Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Truth in Savings'' (12 CFR 
     Part 707) received on October 3, 2001; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4317. A communication from the Chairman of the 
     International Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of the Strategic Plan which covers the period 
     from Fiscal Year 2001 through Fiscal Year 2002; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-4318. 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 
     ``Appeals Settlement Guidelines: Pharmaceutical--Accrual of 
     Medicaid Rebate Liability'' (UIL0461.01-10) received on 
     October 1, 2001; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4319. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     federal Unemployment Trust Fund; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4320. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Branch, United States Customs Service, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Preferential Treatment of Brassieres Under the 
     United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act'' 
     (RIN1515-AC89) received on October 2, 2001; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-4321. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Administration for Children and Families, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Individual 
     Development Accounts'' (RIN0970-AC08) received on October 3, 
     2001; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4322. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Health Care Financing Administration, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Requirements for the Recredentialing of 
     Medicare and Choice Organization Providers'' (RIN0938-AK41) 
     received on October 3, 2001; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4323. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled Modification of the Medicaid Upper 
     Payment Limit Transition Period for Impatient Hospital 
     Services, Outpatient Hospital Services, Nursing Facility 
     Services, Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally 
     Retarded, and Clinic Services'' (RIN0938-AK89) received on 
     October 3, 2001; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4324. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Replacement of 
     Reasonable Change Methodology by Fee Schedules for Parental 
     and Enternal Nutrients, Equipment, and Supplies'' (RIN0938-
     AJ00) received on October 3, 2001; to the Committee on 
     Finance.

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