[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 12, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3618-S3620]
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-1540. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``2002 Farm 
     Bill Regulations--Termination of Peanut Marketing Quota 
     Program and Revised Flue-Cured Tobacco Reserve Stock Level 
     (0560-AG82)'' received on March 7, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1541. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Grazing 
     Payments for 2001 Wheat, Barley, or Oats

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     (0560-AG22)'' received on March 7, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1542. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Collecting 
     Guaranteed Loan Payments from FSA Farm Loan Program Borrowers 
     (0560-AG44)'' received on March 7, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1543. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Limitations 
     on the Amount of Farm Service Agency Guaranteed Loans'' 
     received on March 7, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1544. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Sale and 
     Purchase of Flue-Cured Tobacco Across County Lines (Florida 
     and Georgia) (0560-AG68)'' received on March 7, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1545. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Conservation 
     Reserve Program--Good Faith Reliance and Excessive Rainfall 
     (0560-AG37)'' received on March 7, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1546. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Dairy 
     Indemnity Payment Plan (0560-AG08)'' received on March 7, 
     2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1547. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Non-Insured 
     Crop Disaster Assistance for Sea Grass and Sea Oats (0560-
     AG82)'' received on March 7, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1548. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Non-Insured 
     Crop Disaster Assistance for Sea Grass and Sea Oats (0560-
     AG82)'' received on March 7, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1549. 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 ``Payments for Cattle and Other 
     Property Because of Tuberculosis Doc. No. 00-105-2'' received 
     on March 12, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1550. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendments 
     to the Tobacco Marketing Quota Regulations (0560-AG40)'' 
     received on March 7, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1551. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Conservation 
     Reserve Program--Farmable Wetlands Pilot Program (0560-
     AG38)'' received on March 7, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1552. A communication from the Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report relative to the Farm Credit 
     Administration 2003 compensation program, received on March 
     7, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1553. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Payments 
     Limits (0560-AG77)'' received on March 7, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1554. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Annual Report on 
     operations on the National Defense Stockpile (NDS), received 
     on March 7, 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1555. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to the 
     plan to implement legislation concerning the transfer of 
     Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) entitlements to family members, 
     received on March 7, 2003; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-1556. A communication from the Chairman, Medicare 
     Payment Advisory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report relative to the Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 
     1999 and the implementation of the prospective payment 
     system, received on March 7, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-1557. A communication from the Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Annual Report concerning compliance of 
     the Farm Credit Administration with the Sunshine Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2002; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1558. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of the Environmental Protection Agency's 
     Inventory of Commercial Activities for 2002; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1559. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, 
     Veteran's Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Provision of Drugs and Medicines to Certain 
     Veterans in State Homes (2900-AK34)'' received on March 12, 
     2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-1560. A communication from the Deputy Secretary, 
     Division of Market Regulations, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``17 CFR 240.15c3-3--Customer Protection--
     Reserves and Custody of Securities 17 CFR 200.30-3--
     Delegation of Authority to the Director of the Division of 
     Market Regulation (3235-AI51)'' received on March 12, 2003; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1561. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives: MORAVAN a.s. Model Z242L 
     Airplanes; Docket no. 2000-CE-05 (2120-AA64) (2003-0146)'' 
     received on March 12, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1562. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Establishment of Class E2 Airspace and Modification of 
     Existing Class E5 Airspace; Ainsworth, NE; Correction; Docket 
     No. 02-ACE8 (2120-AA66) (2003-0048)'' received on March 12, 
     2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1563. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Amendment of Class E 5 Airspace; Memphis TN; Docket no. 02-
     ASO-29 (2120-AA66) (2003-0061)'' received on March 12, 2003; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1564. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Realignment of Federal Airways V 72 and V 289; MO; Docket 
     no. 02-ACE-6 [1-26/3-10] (2120-AA66) (2003-0049)'' received 
     on March 12, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1565. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Modification of Class E Airspace; Larned, KS; Docket No. 
     03/ACE-11 [2-25/3-10] (2120-AA66) (2003-0050)'' received on 
     March 12, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1566. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Modification of Class E Airspace; Cherokee; Docket no. 03-
     ACE-9 [2-25/3-10] (2120-AA66) (2003-0051)'' received on March 
     12, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1567. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Modification from Class E Airspace Herington, KS; Docket 
     no. 03-ACE-10 [2-25/3-10] (2120-AA66) (2003-0052)'' received 
     on March 12, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1568. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Modification of Class E Airspace; Clarinda, IA; Docket no. 
     03-AC0-12 [2-25/3-10] (2120-AA66) (2003-0053)'' received on 
     March 12, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1569. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Establishment of Class E Airspace; Wasilla, AK; Docket no. 
     02-AAL-7 [2-19/3-10] (2120-AA66) (2003-0054)'' received on 
     March 12, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1570. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Modification of Class E Airspace Ankeny, IA; Docket no. 03-
     ACE-8 (2120-AA66) (2003-0055)'' received on March 12, 2003; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1571. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Modification of Class E Airspace Lebanon, MO; Docket no. 
     03-ACE-6 [2-19/3-10] (2120-AA66) (2003-0056)'' received on 
     March 12, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1572. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Modification of Class E Airspace; Ames, IA; Docket no. 03-
     ACE-7 [2-19/3-10] (2120-AA66) (2003-0057)'' received on March 
     12, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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       EC-1573. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Proposed Realignment of Federal Airways V 72 and V289; MO 
     CORRECTION; Docket no. 02-ACE-6 (2120-AA66) (2003-0058)'' 
     received on March 12, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1574. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revision of Prohibited Area P 49 Crawford, TX Docket no. 
     03-AWA-1 [2-19/3-10] (2120-AA66) (2003-0059)'' received on 
     March 12, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1575. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Modification of Class D Airspace and Modification of Class 
     E Airspace; Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport, KS; 
     Docket No. 03-ACE-4 [2-10/3-10] (2120-AA66) (2003-0060)'' 
     received on March 12, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.

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