[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 62 (Thursday, May 6, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4995-S4996]
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-7359. A communication from the Administrator, Food 
     Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Prohibition of the Use of Certain Stunning Devices Used to 
     Immobilize Cattle During Slaughter'' received on May 6, 2004; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7360. A communication from the Administrator, Food 
     Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Transfer of Voluntary Inspection of Egg Products 
     Regulations'' (RIN0583-AC94) received on May 6, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7361. A communication from the Administrator, Food 
     Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Meat Produced by Advanced Meat/Bone Separation Machinery 
     and Meat Recovery Systems'' (RIN0583-AC51) received on May 6, 
     2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-7362. A communication from the Administrator, Food 
     Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Prohibition of the Use of Specified Risk Materials for 
     Human Food and Requirements for the Disposition of Non-
     Ambulatory Disabled Cattle'' received on May 6, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7363. A communication from the Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``12 CFR Parts 
     614 and 617: Loan Policies and Operations; Borrower Rights; 
     Effective Interest Rate Disclosure'' (RIN3052-AC04) received 
     on May 6, 2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-7364. A communication from the Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``12 CFR Parts 
     614, 620, and 630: Young Beginning, Small Farmers, and 
     Ranchers'' (RIN3052-AC07) received on May 6, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7365. A communication from the Administrator, Dairy 
     Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Milk in the 
     Northeast and Other Marketing Orders--Interim Order'' 
     received on April 29, 2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7366. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to depot-level maintenance and repair 
     workloads by the public and private sectors; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-7367. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Comptroller, Department of Defense, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law , a report relative to the Defense 
     Cooperation Account; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7368. A communication from the General Counsel, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, a draft of proposed 
     legislation as part of the National Defense Authorization 
     Bill for Fiscal Year 2005; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-7369. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Research and Engineering, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) Program; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-7370. A communication from the Principal Deputy for 
     Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting, 
     a list of officers to wear the insignia of the next higher 
     grade; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7371. A communication from the Principal Deputy for 
     Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of an approval to wear the 
     insignia of general; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7372. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Harpin 
     Protein; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' 
     (FRL7356-5) received on May 5, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7373. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pyraflufen-
     ethyl; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL7358-2) received on May 5, 
     2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-7374. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Rhamnolipid 
     Biosurfactant; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance; 
     Technical Correction'' (FRL7356-2) received on May 5, 2004; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7375. A communication from the Liaison Officer, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``TRICARE: Special Supplemental 
     Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children Overseas'' 
     (RIN0720-AA75) received on May 5, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-7376. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Distribution of DoD Depot Maintenance 
     Workloads"; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7377. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7378. A communication from the Senior Vice President and 
     Chief Financial Officer, Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's 2003 Annual 
     Report; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-7379. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Final Flood Elevation Determinations: 69 FR 6172'' 
     (44 CFR 67) received on May 5, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7380. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations: 69 FR 
     6165'' (44 CFR 65) received on May 5, 2004; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7381. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations: 69 FR 
     6170'' (FEMA-P-7632) received on May 5, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7382. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Suspension of Community Eligility: 69 FR 5474'' 
     (FEMA-7825) received on May 5, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7383. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Final Flood Elevation Determinations: 69 FR 6179'' 
     (44 CFR 67) received on May 5, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7384. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Changes in Maximum Mortgage Limits for Multifamily 
     Housing'' (RIN2502-AI19) received on May 5, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7385. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations: 69 FR 
     6166'' (FEMA-D-7551) received on May 5, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7386. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Eligibility of Adjustable Rate Mortgages'' (RIN2502-AH84) 
     received on May 5, 2004; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7387. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``FHA Inspector Roster''

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     (RIN2502-AH76) received on May 5, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7388. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Sudan that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1997; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7389. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``HOME Investment Partnerships Program; American Dream 
     Downpayment Initiative'' (RIN2501-AC93) received on May 5, 
     2004; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-7390. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program; Insurance 
     for Mortgage to Refinance Existing HECMs'' (RIN2502-AH63) 
     received on May 5, 2004; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7391. A communication from the Acting Secretary, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the Government National 
     Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae); to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7392. A communication from the Director, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to Atlantic highly 
     migratory species; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7393. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Representations and Certifications--Other 
     than Commercial Items'' (RIN2700-AC97) received on May 5, 
     2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7394. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Operations, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Rule to Announce 
     Approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of 
     Collection-of-Information Requirements Contained in the 
     Following American Fisheries Act (AFA)-related Amendments to 
     the Fishery Management Plan (FMP): 61 for Groundfish in the 
     Gulf of Alaska, 13 for BSAI King and Tanner Crab, and 8 for 
     the Scallop Fishery off Alaska'' (RIN0648-AR42) received on 
     May 5, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7395. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Opening Directed Fishing for Sablefish with Fixed Gear 
     Managed Under the Individual Fishing Quota Program'' 
     (ID020204C) received on May 5, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7396. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Emergency 
     Rule to Maintain an Area Access Program for the Atlantic Sea 
     Scallop Fishery in the Hudson Canyon'' (RIN0648-AR92) 
     received on May 5, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7397. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Rule 
     for the Final 2004 Specifications for the Atlantic Mackerel, 
     Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries'' (RIN0648-AQ83) received on 
     May 5, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7398. A communication from the Director, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by 
     Catcher Vessels 60 Feet Length Overall and Longer Using Hook-
     and-Line Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands'' 
     received on May 5, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7399. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Rule 
     to Amend Regulations Governing the North Pacific Groundfish 
     Observer Program'' (RIN0648-AR32) received on May 5, 2004; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7400. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Atlantic 
     Herring Fishery; Final 2004 Specifications for the Atlantic 
     Herring Fishery'' (RIN0648-AQ84) received on May 5, 2004; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7401. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Annual Management Measures for Pacific 
     Halibut Fisheries'' (RIN0648-AR95) received on May 5, 2004; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7402. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Closing Directed Fishing for Species in the Rock Sole/
     Flathead Sole/Other Flatfish Category by Vessels Using Trawl 
     Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area 
     (BSAI)'' received on May 5, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7403. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``2004 
     Specifications for BSAI Groundfish Fisheries'' received on 
     May 5, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7404. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, 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; Coral Reef 
     Ecosystem Fishery Management Plan for the Western Pacific'' 
     (RIN0648-AM97) received on May 5, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7405. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Rule 
     to Implement a Regulatory Amendment to the Fishery Management 
     Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of 
     Mexico'' (RIN0648-AP50) received on May 5, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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