[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 50 (Monday, April 29, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3503-S3504]
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-6577. A communication from the Secretary of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Annual 
     Program Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2001; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-6578. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Kentucky 
     Regulatory Program'' (KY-225-FOR) received on April 24, 2002; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-6579. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of 
     the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     nomination for the position of Deputy Director of Supply 
     Reduction, received on April 17, 2002; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-6580. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of 
     the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     nomination for the position of Deputy Director of National 
     Drug Control Policy, received on April 17, 2002; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-6581. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of 
     the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     nomination for the position of Deputy Director for State and 
     Local Affairs, received on April 17, 2002; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       EC-6582. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, a draft of proposed 
     legislation related to civilian personnel, home-to-work 
     transportation of employees, small business matters, 
     reporting requirements in the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act, and contractor claims; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-6583. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, a draft of proposed 
     legislation relating to the management and operations of the 
     Department of Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6584. A communication from the Director, Financial 
     Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Anti-Money Laundering 
     Programs for Financial Institutions'' (RIN1506-AA28) received 
     on April 24, 2002; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-6585. A communication from the Director, Financial 
     Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Anti-Money Laundering 
     Programs for Operations of Credit Card Systems'' (RIN1506-
     AA28) received on April 24, 2002; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6586. A communication from the Director, Financial 
     Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Financial Crimes Network; Anti-Money Laundering Programs 
     for Money Services Business'' (RIN1506-AA28) received on 
     April 24, 2002; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-6587. A communication from the Secretary of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report to review how 
     consular officers issue visas in order to determine if 
     consular shopping is a problem; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-6588. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, the 
     report of additional legislative proposals for inclusion in 
     the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2002 
     and 2003; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-6589. A communication from the Director, Financial 
     Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Anti-Money Laundering 
     Programs for Mutual Funds'' (RIN1506-AA28) received on April 
     24, 2002; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-6590. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Restoration 
     Act of 2001'' to restore the HI Trust Fund to its correct 
     financial position; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-6591. A communication from the Regulations Officer of 
     the Social Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Administrative Procedure 
     for Imposing Penalties for False or Misleading Statements'' 
     (RIN0960-AF20) received on April 24, 2002; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-6592. 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 
     ``2001 Base Period T-Bill Rate'' (RR-156448-01) received on 
     April 25, 2002; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-6593. 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 
     ``Master-Feeder Guidance'' (Rev. Proc. 2001-57, 2001-50) 
     received on April 25, 2002; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-6594. 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 
     ``Disaster Relief Distributions by Charities to Victims of 
     September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks'' (Notice 2001-78, 2001-
     50) received on April 25, 2002; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-6595. A communication from the Chief of the Regulation 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Definition of Private Business Use'' (RIN1545-AY88) 
     received on April 25, 2002; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-6596. A communication from the Chairman of the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled ``Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6597. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, a report entitled ``Risk Assessment 
     Guidance for Superfund Volume III Part A: Process for 
     Conducting Probabilistic Risk Assessment''; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6598. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, a report entitled ``Superfund Response 
     Actions: Temporary Relocations Implementation Guidance OSWER 
     9230.00-97''; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-6599. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
     South Carolina: Approval of Revisions to the 1-Hour Ozone 
     Maintenance State Implementation Plan for the Cherokee 
     County'' (FRL7202-4) received on

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     April 24, 2002; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-6600. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Delegation of New Source Performance Standards and 
     National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 
     Guam and the States of Arizona, California, Hawaii, and 
     Nevada'' (FRL7201-2) received on April 24, 2002; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6601. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations 
     Consistency Update for Alaska; Correction'' (FRL7201-8) 
     received on April 24, 2002; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-6602. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Protection of Stratospheric Ozone; Availability of 
     Allowances to Produce Methyl Bromide for Developing 
     Countries'' (FRL7202-6) received on April 24, 2002; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6603. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revisions to the California State Implementation 
     Plan, Ventura County Air Pollution Control District and South 
     Coast Air Quality Management District'' (FRL7170-5) received 
     on April 24, 2002; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-6604. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Section 126 Rule: Revised Deadlines'' (FRL7203-2) 
     received on April 24, 2002; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-6605. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, 
     National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Prohibitions on Sale or Lease of Defective 
     and Noncompliant Motor Vehicles and Items of Motor Vehicle 
     Equipment'' (RIN2127-AI30) received on April 25, 2002; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6606. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, 
     National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Placement of Wheelchair Restraints on 
     Buses'' (RIN2127-AH03) received on April 25, 2002; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6607. A communication from the Assistant Chief, 
     Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Implementation of 
     Further Streamlining Measures for Domestic Section 214 
     Authorizations'' (CC Doc. 01-150, FCC 02-78) received on 
     April 25, 2002; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6608. A communication from the Acting Chief, Policy and 
     Rules Division, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Reallocation of the 216-220 MHz, 
     1427-1429 MHz, 1429-1432 MHz, 1432-1435 MHz, and 2385-2390 
     MHz, Government Transfer Bands'' (ET Doc. No. 00-221, FCC 01-
     382) received on April 25, 2002; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6609. A communication from the Acting Chief, Policy and 
     Rules Division, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Amendments of Part 15 of the 
     Commission's Rules to allow certification of equipment in the 
     24.05-24.25 GHz band at field strength up to 2500 mv/m'' (ET 
     Doc. No. 98-156, FCC 01-357) received on April 25, 2002; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6610. A communication from the Acting Chief, Accounting 
     Safeguards Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``2000 Biennial Regulatory Review--
     Comprehensive Review of Accounting Requirements and ARMIS 
     Reporting Requirements for Incumbent Local Exchange 
     Carriers'' (FCC 02-68) received on April 25, 2002; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6611. A communication from the Acting Chief, Policy and 
     Rules Division, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal 
     Communication Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Parts 2, 25 and 97 
     of the Commission's Rules with Regard to the Mobile-Satellite 
     Service Above 1 GHz'' (ET Doc. No. 98-142, FCC 02-23) 
     received on April 25, 2002; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6612. A communication from the Chief, Enforcement 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``In the 
     Matter of Amendment of Part 11 of the Commission's Rules 
     Regarding the Emergency Alert System'' (EB Doc. No. 01-66/FCC 
     02-64) received on April 25, 2002; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6613. A communication from the Legal Advisor, WTB/
     Auctions and Industry Analysis Division/Legal, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``In the Matter of Amendment of 
     Part 1 of the Commission's Rules--Competitive Bidding 
     Procedures'' (WT Doc. No. 98-82; FCC 02-34) received on April 
     25, 2002; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6614. A communication from the Legal Branch Chief, 
     Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Recovery of Carrier Specific Costs Directly Related to 
     Providing Long-Term Number Portability'' (FCC 02-16; CC Doc. 
     95-116) received on April 25, 2002; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6615. A communication from the Assistant Bureau Chief, 
     Management, International Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Report and Order Establishing Rules and 
     Policies for the Use of Spectrum for Mobile Satellite 
     Services in the Upper and Lower L-Band'' (IB Doc. No. 96-132, 
     FCC 02-24) received on April 25, 2002; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6616. A communication from the Senior Deputy Bureau 
     Chief, Common Carrier Bureau (Wireline Competition Bureau), 
     Federal Communication Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Implementation of the 
     Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of 
     the Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC Doc. No. 96-128'' (FCC 
     02-22) received on April 25, 2002; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6617. A communication from the Chief, Accounting Policy 
     Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on 
     Universal Service, CC Docs. 96-45, 98-171, 90-571, 92-237, 
     99-200, 95-116, 98-170'' (FCC02-43) received on April 25, 
     2002; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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