[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 31 (Monday, March 18, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2006-S2007]
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-5744. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Report 
     concerning Energy Fleet Alternative Fuel Vehicle Acquisition 
     for Fiscal Year 2000 and the Department's plans for Fiscal 
     Years 2001 and 2002; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-5745. A communication from the Acting Associate 
     Department Administrator for Management and Administration, 
     Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a nomination for the position of Deputy 
     Administrator, received on March 15, 2002; to the Committee 
     on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
       EC-5746. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Office of the General Counsel, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Inmate Financial Responsibility Program: Spending 
     Limitations'' ((RIN1120-AA49)(64 FR 72798)) received on March 
     14, 2002; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5747. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal 
     Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     concerning the Commission's Budget Request Justification for 
     Fiscal Year 2003; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
       EC-5748. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulations Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special Monthly 
     Compensation for Women Veterans Who Lose a Breast as a Result 
     of a Service-Connected Disability'' (RIN2900-AK66) received 
     on March 15, 2002; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-5749. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulations Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Claims Based on Exposure 
     to Ionizing Radiation'' (RIN2900-AK87) received on March 15, 
     2002; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-5750. A communication from the Acting Executive 
     Director, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``17 CFR Part 
     41, Listing Standards and Conditions for Trading Security 
     Futures Products'' (RIN3038-AB87) received on March 15, 2002; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5751. A communication from the Acting Executive 
     Director, Commodities Futures Trading Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``17 CFR Parts 1, 3, 4, 140, and 155; Rules Relating to 
     Intermediaries of Commodity Interest Transactions (66 FR 
     53510, October 23, 2001)'' (RIN3038-AB56) received on March 
     15, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-5752. A communication from the Under Secretary, 
     Research, Education, and Economics, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Availability of Information National 
     Agricultural Statistic Service'' (CFR Part 3601) received on 
     March 15, 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-5753. A communication from the Under Secretary, 
     Research, Education and Economics, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Availability of Information, Economic Research Service'' (7 
     CFR Part 3701) received on March 15, 2002; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5754. A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to Horse 
     Protection Enforcement for calendar year 2000; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5755. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report concerning Student 
     Loan Interest Rate Amendments; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
       EC-5756. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, report numbers 564 through 571 
     of the Pay-As-You-Go Calculations dated December 25, 2002; to 
     the Committee on the Budget.
       EC-5757. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, report numbers 572 and 573 for 
     the Pay-As-You-Go Calculations dated December 25, 2002; to 
     the Committee on the Budget.
       EC-5758. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Radionuclides in Drinking Water: A Small Entity Compliance 
     Guide''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5759. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination and 
     a change in previously submitted reported information for the 
     position of Assistant Administrator for Administration and 
     Resources Management, received on March 15, 2002; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5760. A communication from the Chairman of the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, a report concerning the 
     Commission's licensing and regulatory duties; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5761. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a change in 
     previously submitted reported information regarding a 
     nomination confirmed for the position of Assistant 
     Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response, 
     received on March 15, 2002; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-5762. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a change in 
     previously submitted reported information regarding a 
     nomination confirmed for the position of Assistant 
     Administrator for Environmental Information, received on 
     March 15, 2002; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5763. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination and 
     a change in previously submitted reported information for the 
     position of Assistant Administrator for Research and 
     Development, received on March 15, 2002; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5764. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     Policy and Management

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     Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted 
     in Food for Human Consumption; Correction'' (Doc. No. 00F-
     1482) received on March 15, 2002; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5765. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Sunscreen 
     Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use; Final 
     Monograph; Partial Stay; Final Rule'' (RIN0910-AA01) received 
     on March 15, 2002; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5766. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Exports: 
     Notification and Record keeping Requirements'' (Doc. No. 98N-
     0583) received on March 15, 2002; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5767. A communication from the Director of 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 15, 2002; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5768. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     Policy and Management, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Foreign 
     Establishment Registration and Listing'' (RIN0910-AB21) 
     received on March 15, 2002; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5769. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, Prescription 
     Drug User Fee Act Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2001; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5770. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Annual Report of the 
     National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and 
     Integrity for Fiscal Year 2001; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5771. A communication from the Regulations Officer, 
     Social Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Supplemental Security 
     Income; Disclosure of Information to Consumer Reporting 
     Agencies and Overpayment Recovery Through Administrative 
     Offset Against Federal Payments'' (RIN0960-AF31) received on 
     March 15, 2002; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5772. 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 
     ``LMSB Fast Track Dispute Resolution Pilot Program'' (Notice 
     2001-67, 2001-49) received on March 15, 2002; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-5773. 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 
     2002-9) received on March 15, 2002; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-5774. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the first Report of the Task 
     Force on the Prohibition of Importation of Products of Forced 
     or Prison Labor; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5775. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Department of Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     a notification on the status of a report on the impact of 
     payment rates adopted by states Medicaid programs when they 
     meet their obligation to pay for Medicare cost-sharing on 
     behalf of qualified Medicare beneficiaries (QMBs) received on 
     March 15, 2002; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5776. 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 ``Medicaid Program; Modifications 
     of the Medicaid Upper Payment Limit for Non-State Government-
     Owned or Operated Hospitals'' (42 CFR Part 447) received on 
     March 15, 2002; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5777. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Changes in Flood Elevation 
     Determinations (66 FR 53114)'' (44 CFR Part 65) received on 
     March 15, 2002; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-5778. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Changes in Flood 
     Determinations 66 FR 53112'' (Doc. No. FEMA-D-7515) received 
     on March 15, 2002; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-5779. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Final Flood Elevation 
     Determinations 66 FR 53117'' (44 CFR Part 67) received on 
     March 15, 2002; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-5780. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Changes in Flood Elevation 
     Determinations 66 FR 53115'' (Doc. No. FEMA-P-7606) received 
     on March 15, 2002; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-5781. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act 
     Statement of Policy 2001-1: Clarification of Statement of 
     Policy 1999-1 Regarding Lender Payments to Mortgage Brokers, 
     and Guidance Concerning Unearned Fees Under Section 8(b)'' 
     ((RIN2502-AH74) (FR-4714-N-01)) received on March 15, 2002; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5782. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Strengthening the Title I Property 
     Improvement and Manufactured Home Loan Insurance Programs and 
     Title I Lender/Title II Mortgage Approval Requirements'' 
     ((RIN2502-AG95) (FR-4246-F-02)) received on March 15, 2002; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5783. A communication from the Managing Director, 
     Federal Housing Finance Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Affordable Housing Program 
     Amendments'' (RIN3069-AB04) received on March 15, 2002; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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