[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 24 (Monday, February 10, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2117-S2119]
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                   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-1020. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the report of a 
     certification regarding the proposed transfer of major 
     defense equipment valued at 14,000,000 or more to Israel; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1021. A communication from the Deputy Secretary, 
     Division of Corporate Finance, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Disclosure in Management's Discussion and 
     Analysis about Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate 
     Contractual Obligations (3235-AI70)'' received on January, 
     29, 2003; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-1022. A communication from the Deputy Secretary, 
     Division of Investment Management, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Proxy Voting By Investment Advisers (3235-
     AI65)'' received on February, 1, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1023. A communication from the Deputy Secretary, 
     Division of Investment Management, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy 
     Voting Records by Registered Management Investment (RIN3235-
     AI64)'' received on January, 29, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1024. A communication from the Acting Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Alabama 
     Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference (FRL 7444-7)'' 
     received on January 31, 2003; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1025. A communication from the Acting Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled

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     ``Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, 
     Imperial County Air Pollution Control District and Montery 
     Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District (FRL 7441-5)'' 
     received on January 31, 2003; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1026. A communication from the Acting Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Interim 
     Final Determination to Stay and/or Defer Sanctions, Imperial 
     County Air Pollution Control District (FRL 7441-7)'' received 
     on January 31, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-1027. A communication from the Acting Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Determination of Nonattainment as of November 15, 1996, and 
     Reclassification of the St. Louis Ozone Nonattainment Area; 
     States of Missouri and Illinois (FRL 7444-4)'' received on 
     January 27, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-1028. A communication from the Acting Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of 
     Colorado (FRL 7443-8)'' received on January 27, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1029. A communication from the Acting Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plan for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants: Alabama (FRL 7444-9)'' received on January 27, 
     2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1030. A communication from the Acting 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 MWC Emissions 
     From Existing Municipal Waste Combustors (FRL 7447-7)'' 
     received on January 31, 2003; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1031. A communication from the Acting Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland: 
     Amendments to Volatile Organic Compound Requirements from 
     Specific Processes (FRL 7437-7)'' received on January 31, 
     2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1032. A communication from the Acting Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a document entitled 
     ``Assessing and Monitoring Floatable Debris'' received on 
     January 27, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-1033. A communication from the Acting Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a document entitled ``National 
     Recommended Water Quality Criteria; 2002'' received on 
     January 27, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-1034. A communication from the Acting Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a document entitled ``Office 
     of Water Quality Trading Policy'' received on January 27, 
     2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1035. A communication from the Chairman and President, 
     Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report relative to transactions 
     involving U.S. Exports to Pakistan; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1036. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the continuation of the national emergency with respect to 
     Sierra Leone and Liberia to extend beyond January 18, 2003; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1037. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 6-month periodic 
     report on the National Emergency with respect to Sierra Leone 
     and Liberia that was declared in Executive Order 13194 of 
     January 18, 2001 and expanded in scope in Executive Order 
     13213 of May 22, 2001; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1038. A communication from the Military Health System, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report relative to evaluation of the feasibility and 
     practicability of using telecommunications to provide health 
     care services and pharmacy services; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1039. A communication from the Secretary of the Army, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to a cost 
     breach for both the Program Acquisition Unit Cost (PAUC) and 
     Average Procurement Unit Cost (APUC) thresholds for the 
     Comanche Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1040. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Exotic Newcastle Disease; 
     Additions to Quarantined Area (Doc. No. 02-117-3)'' received 
     on January 29, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1041. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``AQI User Fees: Extension of 
     Current Fees Beyond Fiscal Year 2002 (Doc. No. 02-085-2)'' 
     received on January 29, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1042. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Mexican Fruit Fly; Addition of 
     Regulated Area (Doc. No. 02-121-2)'' received on January 29, 
     2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1043. A communication from the Acting Principle Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Polycholrinated Biphenyls; Manufacturing (Import) 
     Exemptions (FRL 7288-6)'' received on January 27, 2003; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1044. A communication from the Acting Principle Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``6-Benzylandenine; Temporary Exemption From the Requirement 
     of a Tolerance (FRL 7287-2)'' received on January 31, 2003; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1045. A communication from the Acting Principle Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Thiophanate Methy; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency 
     Exemption (FRL 7285-9)'' received on January 31, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1046. A communication from the Acting Principle Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Cyprodinil; Pesticide Tolerance (FRL 7289-7)'' received on 
     January 31, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-1047. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, 2002 
     Report; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1048. A communication from the Administrator, Food 
     Safety and Inspection Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Termination of Designation of 
     the State of Missouri With Respect to the Inspection of Meat 
     and Meat Food Products and Poultry and Poultry Food Products 
     (Doc. No. 00-052F)'' received on January 27, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1049. A communication from the Acting Director of Human 
     Resource Management, Department of Energy, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a nomination confirmed for the 
     position of Deputy Secretary, Department of Energy, received 
     on January 10, 2003; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-1050. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Accounting and Reporting of 
     Financial Instruments, Comprehensive Income, Derivatives and 
     Hedging Activities Final Rule'' received on January 28, 2003; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-1051. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Annual update of list of areas in which the IRS will not 
     issue ruling (Rev. Proc. 2003-3)'' received on January 28, 
     2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1052. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Taxpayer Identification Number (RIN 1545-BB88)'' received 
     on January 31, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1053. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Guidance Regarding the Definition of Foreign Personal 
     Holding Company Income (RIN1545-BA33)'' received on January 
     31, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1054. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Information Reporting and Backup Withholding for Payment 
     Card Transactions (1545-BA17)'' received on January 31, 2003; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1055. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Guidance Necessary to Facilitate Electronics Tax 
     Administration (1545-AY56)'' received on January 31, 2003; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1056. A communication from the Director, Regulations and 
     Forms Services, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to

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     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Removal of Visa and 
     Passport Waiver for Certain Permanent Residents of Canada and 
     Bermuda (1115-AG68) (INS no. 2202-02)'' received on February 
     4, 2002; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1057. A communication from the Director, Regulations and 
     Forms Services, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Adjustment of Immigration Benefit 
     Fees (1115-AG96) (INS no. 2257-03)'' received on January 27, 
     2003; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1058. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Establishment of Minimum 
     Safety and Security Standards for Private Companies that 
     Transport Violent Prisoners (1105-AA77)'' received on January 
     27, 2003; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1059. A communication from the Chair, United States 
     Sentencing Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report entitled ``Increased Penalties Under The Sarbanes-
     Oxley Act of 2002''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1060. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Final Rule Relating to Civil Penalties Under ERISA 
     Section 502(c)(7) and Conforming Technical Changes On Civil 
     Penalties Under ERISA Sections 502(c)(2), 502(c)(5), and 
     502(c)(6) (1210-AA91)(1210-AA93)'' received on January 27, 
     2003; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-1061. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the annual audit 
     and report of the Activities of the American Red Cross; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1062. A communication from the Congressional Liaison 
     Officer, Trade and Development Agency, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report relative to the Trade and Development 
     Agency funding obligation regarding the Federal Air Traffic 
     Control Authority (FATCA) Project Management Technical 
     Assistance in Serbia; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       EC-1063. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Comptroller, Department of Defense, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a violation, case number 99-
     09B, totaling $82,617, occurred in fiscal year 1996 for the 
     Family Housing, Navy appropriation; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       EC-1064. A communication from the Administrator, NASA, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the fiscal year 2002 Annual 
     Report of the Centennial of Flight Commission; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1065. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commission, Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Annual Adjustment of Ceiling on Allowable Charge for 
     Certain Disclosures under the Fair Credit Reporting Act 
     Section 612(a)'' received on January 21, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1066. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual 
     Specifications; Pacific Sardine Fishery (0648-AP88)'' 
     received on January 21, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1067. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     relative to the notification of two critical military skills 
     identified for the purpose of authorizing a retention bonus; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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