[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 22 (Thursday, February 6, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2050-S2051]
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-991. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Fish 
     and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     ``Endangered and Threatened wildlife and plants ; final 
     designation or non designation of critical habitat for 95 
     plant species from the islands of Kauai and Niihau, Hawaii; 
     final rule (RIN1018-AG71)'' received on February 5, 2003; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-992. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Nutrient Criteria Technical Guidance Manual: 
     Estuarine and Coastal Marine Waters'' received on February 5, 
     2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-994. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: 
     Rivers and Streams in Ecoregion V'' received on February 5, 
     2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-995. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Amboemt Water Quality Criteria Recommendation: 
     Rivers and Streams in Ecoregion I'' received on February 5, 
     2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-996. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Method for Evaluating Wetland Condition: #10 Using 
     Vegetation to Assess Environment Conditions in Wetlands'' 
     received on February 5, 2003; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-997. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Method for Evaluating Wetlands Conditions: #1 
     Introduction to Wetland Biological Assessment'' received on 
     February 5, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-998. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Method for Evaluating Wetlands Condition: #4 Study 
     Design for Monitoring Wetlands'' received on February 5, 
     2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-999. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Method for Evaluating Wetlands Condition: #9 
     Developing an Invertebrate Index of Biological Integrity'' 
     received on February 5, 2003; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1000. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Methods for Evaluating Condition: #12 Using 
     Amphibians in Bioassessments of Wetlands'' received on 
     February 5, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-1001. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Methods for Evaluating Wetlands Condition: #16 
     Vegetation-Based Indicators of Wetland Nutrient Enrichment'' 
     received on February 5, 2003; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1002. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Methods for Evaluating Wetlands Condition: #17 
     Land-Use Characterization for Nutrient and Sediment Risk 
     Assessment'' received on February 5, 2003; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1003. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Methods for Evaluating Wetlands Condition: #11 
     Using Algae to Assess Environmental Conditions in Wetlands'' 
     received on February 5, 2003; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1004. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Methods for Evaluating Wetlands Condition: #13 
     Biological Assessment for Birds'' received on February 5, 
     2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1005. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Methods for Evaluating Wetlands Condition: #6 
     Developing Metrics and Indexes of Biological Integrity'' 
     received on February 5, 2003; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1006. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Methods for Evaluating Wetlands Conditions: #8 
     Volunteers and Wetland Biomonitoring'' received on February 
     5, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1007. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Methods for Evaluating wetlands Conditions: #7 
     Wetlands Classification'' received on February 5, 2003; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1008. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: 
     Lakes and Reservoirs in Ecoregion IV'' received on February 
     5, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1009. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: 
     Lakes and Reservoirs in Ecoregion V'' received on February 5, 
     2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1010. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: 
     Lakes and Reservoirs in Ecoregion XIV'' received on February 
     5, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1011. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: 
     Rivers and Stream in Ecoregion VIII'' received on February 5, 
     2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1012. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: 
     Rivers and Streams in Ecoregion X'' received on February 5, 
     2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1013. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document 
     entitled ``Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: 
     Lakes and Reservoirs in Ecoregion III'' received on February 
     5, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1014. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Fish 
     and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants ; Designation 
     of Critical Habitat for the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow 
     (RIN1018-AH91)'' received on February 5, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1015. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated 
     Facilities and Pollutants: New Hampshire; Plan for 
     Controlling emmissions from Existing Commercial and 
     Industrial Solid Waste Incinerators (FRL7447-6)'' received on 
     February 5, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-1016. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Control of Emmission from New Marine Compression-Ignition 
     Engines at or Above Liters per Cylinder (FRL7448-9)'' 
     received on February 5, 2003; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1017. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency , transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Fiscal Year 2002 Annual Report of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, received on February 1, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1018. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report on D .C. ACT 14-89 ``Independence of the Chief 
     Financial Officer Establishment Act of

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     2001'' received on February 1, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1019. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of 
     Defense Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 Performance and Accountability 
     Report, received on January 31, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.

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