[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 89 (Friday, June 28, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S6323]
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                         NOMINATIONS DISCHARGED

  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, as in executive session, I ask unanimous 
consent that the Environment and Public Works Committee be discharged 
from further consideration of the nomination of Jeffrey Merrifield to 
be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and that his 
nomination be placed on the Executive Calendar.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. BYRD. As in executive session, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Agriculture Committee be discharged from further consideration of the 
following nominations and that they be placed on the calendar:
  Fred L. Dailey to be a member of the board of directors of the 
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation;
  Grace Daniel to be a member of the board of directors of the Federal 
Agricultural Mortgage Corporation;
  Sharon Brown-Hruska to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission;
  Walter Lukken to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission;
  Douglas Flory to be a member of the Farm Credit Administration board.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. BYRD. As in executive session I ask unanimous consent that the 
Agriculture Committee be discharged from further consideration of the 
nomination of Phyllis Fong to be Inspector General at the Department of 
Agriculture and that her nomination be referred to the Government 
Affairs Committee for its consideration under the statutory time 
limitation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection; it is so ordered.

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