[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 28 (Wednesday, March 13, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S1857]
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-5724. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Saint 
     Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Seaway Regulations and Rules: Ballast 
     Waters'' (RIN2135-AA13) received on March 12, 2002; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5725. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 14-297, ``Advisory Neighborhood 
     Commissions Boundaries Act of 2002'' received on March 12, 
     2002; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5726. 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'' (Notice 
     2001-65) received on March 12, 2002; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-5727. 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 
     ``Update of Notice 2000-11'' (Notice 2002-3) received on 
     March 12, 2002; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5728. A communication from the Deputy Chief Counsel, 
     Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Eligibility of U.S. Flag Vessels of 100 Feet or Greater in 
     Registered Length to Obtain a Fishery Endorsement to the 
     Vessel's Documentation'' (RIN2133-AB45) received on March 12, 
     2002; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5729. A communication from the Trial Attorney, Federal 
     Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Regulations on Safety Integration Plans Governing Railroad 
     Consolidations, Mergers, and Acquisitions of Control, and 
     Procedures for Surface Transportation Board Consideration of 
     Safety Integration Plans in Cases Involving Railroad Mergers, 
     Consolidations, and Acquisitions of Control'' (RIN2130-AB24) 
     received on March 12, 2002; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.

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