[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 28, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4491-S4492]
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, and were referred as 
indicated:

       EC-7213. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Emergency 
     Conservation Program'' (RIN0560-AG26) received on April 27, 
     2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-7214. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Tree 
     Assistance Program'' (RIN0560-AG83) received on April 27, 
     2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-7215. 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 ``Tuberculosis Cattle and Bison; 
     State and Zone Designations; Michigan'' (Doc. No. 02-112-3) 
     received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7216. 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 ``Classical Swine Fever Status of 
     France and Spain'' (Doc. No. 98-090-7) received on April 27, 
     2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-7217. 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 ``Cattle From Australia and New 
     Zealand; Testing Exemptions'' (Doc. No. 99-071-3) received on 
     April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-7218. 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 ``Golden Nematode; Regulated Area'' 
     (Doc. No. 03-082-2) received on April 27, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7219. 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 ``Certification Program for 
     Imported Articles of Pelargonium spp. and Solanum spp. to 
     Prevent Introduction of Potato Brown Rot'' (Doc. No. 03-019-
     2) received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7220. A communication from the Administrator, Rural 
     Business-Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``General Requirements for Cooperative Services Grant 
     Programs, Value-Added Producer Grants, Agriculture Innovation 
     Centers and Rural Cooperative Development Grants'' (RIN0570-
     AA40) received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7221. A communication from the Office of the Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``CHAMPUS/TRICARE; Implementation 
     of the Pharmacy Benefits Program'' (RIN0720-AA63) received on 
     April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7222. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense for Homeland Defense, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     Department of Defense assistance to civilian sporting events 
     during calendar year 2003; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-7223. A communication from the General Counsel, National 
     Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Prompt Corrective Action; 
     Corporate Credit Unions; Credit Union Service Organizations; 
     Member Business Loans; Regulatory Flexibility Program'' 
     received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs .
       EC-7224. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the national emergency declared in with respect to Sierra 
     Leone in Executive Order 13194; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7225. A communication from the Chairman and President, 
     Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to U.S. imports to Mexico; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7226. A communication from the Chairman and President, 
     Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to U.S. imports to the 
     Republic of Korea; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-7227. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``List of Communities 
     Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance'' (Doc. No. FEMA-
     7770) received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7228. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Flood Elevation 
     Determinations; 68 FR 8113'' received on April 27, 2004; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7229. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Flood Elevation 
     Determinations; 68 FR 8112'' received on April 27, 2004; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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       EC-7230. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Suspension of 
     Community Elibility; 69 FR 9755'' (Doc. No. FEMA-7827) 
     received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7231. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Division of Corporate Finance, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Foreign Bank Exemption from the Insider 
     Lending Prohibition of Exchange Act Section 13(k)'' (RIN3235-
     AI81) received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7232. A communication from the Chairman, Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 
     2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7233. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department 
     of Transportation's Fiscal Year 2003 Annual Report; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7234. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement 
     Handbook--Property Reporting'' (RIN2700-AC79) received on 
     April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7235. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Conformance with Federal Acquisition 
     Circular 2001-16'' received on April 27, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7236. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement 
     Handbook--Synopses Requirements'' (RIN2700-AC93) received on 
     April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7237. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Government-Owned Contractor-Operated 
     Vehicle Fleet Management and Reporting'' received on April 
     27, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7238. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Groundfish Fishery 
     Management Measures'' (RIN0648-AR68) received on April 27, 
     2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7239. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Decrease of the Commercial Trip Limit for the Hook-and-Line 
     Fishery for Gulf Group King Mackerel in the Southern Florida 
     West Coast Subzone'' received on April 27, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7240. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of all federal 
     programs related to coastal and ocean activities; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7241. A communication from the Administrator, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Administration's Capital Investment Plan; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7242. A communication from the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the implementation and enforcement of the International 
     Safety Management Code; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7243. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Fundamental Properties of Asphalts and Modified 
     Asphalts--II''; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7244. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Prohibiting Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by Catcher 
     Vessels 60 Feet Length Overall and Longer Using Pot Gear in 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' 
     received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7245. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Inseason Adjustment Opening Directed Fishing for Pollock in 
     Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska for Twelve Hours'' 
     received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7246. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Apportionment of Membership on the Regional 
     Fishery Management Councils''; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7247. A communication from the Administrator, Energy 
     Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Voluntary 
     Reporting of Greenhouse Gases of 2002''; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-7248. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Policy, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report of a nomination for the position of 
     Solicitor, Department of the Interior, received on April 27, 
     2004; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-7249. A communication from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources Management, Department of Energy, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report of a nomination for the position of 
     Principal Deputy Administrator, Department of Energy, 
     received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-7250. A communication from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources Management, Department of Energy, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report of a vacancy and designation of 
     acting officer for the position of Assistant Secretary for 
     Policy and International Affairs, Department of Energy, 
     received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-7251. A communication from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources Management, Department of Energy, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report of a vacancy and designation of 
     acting officer for the position of Assistant Secretary, 
     Fossil Energy, Department of Energy, received on April 27, 
     2004; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-7252. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     effectiveness of the Department of Energy's defense and 
     national security programs; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-7253. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Geraniol; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL#7351-1) 
     received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7254. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pesticides; 
     Tolerance Exemption for Active and Inert Ingredients for Use 
     in Antimicrobial Formulations (Food-Contract Surface 
     Sanitizing Solutions)'' (FRL#7335-4) received on April 27, 
     2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-7255. A communication from the 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, South 
     Coast Air Quality Management District'' (FRL#7651-6) received 
     on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-7256. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Rule 
     to Implement the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standard--Phase 1'' (FRL7651-7) received on April 27, 2004; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7257. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``In Vitro 
     Dermal Absorption Rate Testing of Certain Chemicals of 
     Interest to the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Administration'' (FRL#7321-2) received on April 27, 2004; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7258. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to 
     the Arizona State Implementation Plan, Pinal County Air 
     Quality Control District'' (FRL#7638-2) received on April 27, 
     2004; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7259. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     a report relative to the Agency's regulatory programs; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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