[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 14270-14273]
[From the U.S. 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-9682. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled

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     ``Pennsylvania Regulatory Program'' (SPATS No. PA-129-FOR) 
     received on June 21, 2000; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-9683. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``DOE Standard; Design Criteria 
     Standard for Electronic Records Management Software 
     Applications'' (DOE-STD-4001-2000) received on June 29, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-9684. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
     Energy, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Extension of DOE O 430.2, In-
     House Energy Management'' (DOE N 430 .2) received on June 29, 
     2000; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-9685. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Extension of DOE O 430.2, In-
     House Energy Management'' (DOE N 430.2) received on June 29, 
     2000; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-9686. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``DOE Standard; Guide to Good 
     Practices for Lockouts and Tagouts'' (DOE-STD-1030-96) 
     received on June 29, 2000; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-9687. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Office of Environment, Safety, and 
     Health, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``DOE Standard; Specifications 
     for HEPA Filters Used by DOE Contractors'' (DOE-STD-3020-97) 
     received on June 29, 2000; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-9688. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Office of the Environment, Safety and 
     Health, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``DOE Standard; Safety of 
     Magnetic Fusion Facilities: Requirements'' (DOE-STD-6002-96) 
     received on June 29, 2000; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-9689. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Office of Security and Emergency 
     Operations, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Standardization of 
     Chemical Protective Equipment for Protective Forces and 
     Special Agents'' (DOE N 473.3) received on June 29, 2000; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-9690. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Office of Security and Emergency 
     Operations, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security Area Vouching 
     and Piggybacking'' (DOE N 473.5) received on June 29, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-9691. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the Missouri National Recreational River; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-9692. A communication from the Comptroller General, 
     General Accounting Office transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Liability Fund; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-9693. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Alaska Native Veterans Allotments'' (RIN 1004-AD34) 
     received on June 29, 2000; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-9694. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     strategic petroleum reserve plan; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
       EC-9695. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to the 
     fleet alternative fuel vehicle acquisition for fiscal year 
     1999; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-9696. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation entitled to 
     amend the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act to make 
     technical corrections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-9697. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for treaty Affairs, Department of State, the report of the 
     texts of international agreements, other than treaties, and 
     background statements; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-9698. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the pay-as-you-
     go calculations dated June 30, 2000; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
       EC-9699. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction Program; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-9700. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Branch, U.S. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report a rule entitled 
     ``Export Certificates for Sugar-Containing Products Subject 
     to Tariff-Rate Quota'' (RIN1515-AC55) received on July 11, 
     2000; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-9701. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Office of the Environment, Safety and 
     Health, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``State Child Health; State 
     Children's Health Insurance Program Allotments and Payments 
     to States (HCFA-2114-F)'' (RIN0938-AH64) received on July 12, 
     2000; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-9702. A communication from the Deputy Executive 
     Secretary, Administration for Children and Families, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report a rule entitled ``Methodology for 
     Determining Whether an Increase in a State or Territory's 
     Child Poverty Rate is the Result of the TANF Program'' 
     (RIN0970-AB65) received on July 12, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-9703. A communication from the Commissioners of the 
     National Commission on Terrorism, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report entitled ``Countering The Changing Threat Of 
     International Terrorism''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-9704. A communication from the Deputy Executive 
     Secretary to the Department of Health and Human Services 
     (Office of Public Health and Science), transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Standards of 
     Compliance of Abortion-Related Services in Family Planning 
     Services Projects'' (RIN0940-AA00) received on July 12, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-9705. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     entitled ``Tenth Special Report on Alcohol and Health''; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor , and Pensions.
       EC-9706. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a notice relative to the 
     National Missile Defense system report; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-9707. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report entitled 
     ``Integrated Chemical and Biological Research, Development 
     and Acquisition Plan for the Departments of Defense and 
     Energy''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-9708. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of the status of the exercise of 
     rights and responsibilities of the United States under the 
     Panama Canal Treaty for fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-9709. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition and Technology), transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report on the Defense Environmental Quality 
     Program for fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-9710. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, the report of a revised fiscal year 2001 budget 
     request regarding weapons activities; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-9711. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, a notice relative to a retirement; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-9712. A communication from the Under Secretary of the 
     Defense (Acquisition and Technology), transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report entitled ``Activities and Programs for 
     Countering Proliferation and NBC Terrorism''; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-9713. A communication from the Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer of the Farm Credit Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``12 C.F.R. Part 612-Standards of Conduct'' (RIN3052-AB95) 
     received on June 21, 2000; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9714. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     the Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Prallethrin; Pesticide Tolerance'' 
     (FRL6499-5) received on June 21, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9715. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Almonds Grown in California; 
     Release of the Reserve Established for the 1999-2000 Crop 
     Year'' (FV00-981-1 FIR) received on June 28, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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       EC-9716. 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 ``Scrapie Pilot Projects'' received 
     on June 28, 2000; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-9717. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Walnuts Grown in California; 
     Report Regarding Interhandler Transfers of Walnuts'' 
     (FV00984-1-FR) received on June 28, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9718. A communication from the Administrator of the Food 
     Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Elimination of Requirements for Partial Quality Control 
     Programs'' (RIN0583-AC35) received on June 29, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9719. A communication from the Administrator & Executive 
     Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation, Farm Service 
     Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report of a rule entitled ``1999 Marketing Quotas and 
     Price Support Levels for Fire-Cured (Type 21), Fire-Cured 
     (Type-22), Dark Air-Cured (Types 35-36), Virginia Sun-Cured 
     (Type 37), and Cigar-Filler and Binder (Types 42-44 and 53-
     55) tobaccos'' (RIN0560-AF51) received on June 30, 2000; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9720. A communication from the Acting Administrator for 
     the Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Lamb Meat Adjustment Assistance Program'' (RIN0560-AG17) 
     received on June 20, 2000; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9721. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Importation of Gypsy 
     Moth Host Material From Canada'' received on June 20, 2000; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9722. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Hawaii Animal Import 
     Center'' received on June 20, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9723. A communication from the Inspector General, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Food Safety Initiative; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9724. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Melon Fruit Fly; Removal 
     of Quarantined Area'' received on June 26, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9725. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of two rules entitled ``Fludioxonil; Extension of Tolerance 
     for Emergency Exemption'' (FRL6590-3) and ``Tebufenenozide; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions'' (FRL6590-1) 
     received on July 5, 2000; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9726. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Onions Grown in Certain 
     Designated Counties in Idaho, and Malheur County, Oregon; 
     Decreased Assessment Rate'' (FV00-958-1-FR) received on July 
     5, 2000; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-9727. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and 
     Washington; Establishment of Interim and Final Free and 
     Restricted Percentages for the 1999-2 Marketing Year'' (FV00-
     982-1 FIR) received on July 5, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9728. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Marketing Order Regulating the 
     Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Decreased 
     Assessment Rate'' received on July 5, 2000; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9729. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Raisins Produced From Grapes 
     Grown In California; Final Free and Reserve Percentages for 
     1999-2000 Crop Natural (Sun-Dried) Seedless and Zante Currant 
     Raisins'' received on July 5, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9730. A communication from the Administrator, Food and 
     Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Food Stamp 
     Program: Electronic Benefit Transfer Benefit Adjustments'' 
     (RIN0584-AC61) received on July 10, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9731. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fresh Bartlett Pears Grown in 
     Oregon and Washington; Decreased Assessment Rate'' FV00931-1-
     IFR) received on July 10, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9732. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Cranberries Grown in States of 
     Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, 
     Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and Long 
     Island in the State of New York; Establishment of Marketable 
     Quantity and Allotment Percentage and Other Modifications 
     Under the Cranberry Marketing Order'' (FV00929-2FR) received 
     on July 11, 2000; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-9733. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Irish Potatoes Grown in Modoc and 
     Siskiyou Counties, California, and in all Counties in Oregon, 
     except Malheur County; Suspension of Handling, Reporting, and 
     Assessment Collection Regulations'' (FV00-947-1 IFR) received 
     on July 11, 2000; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-9734. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of three items entitled ``Health Effects Test Guidelines: 
     OPPTS 870.3050 Repeated Dose 28-Day Oral Toxicity Study in 
     Rodents'', ``Health Effects Test Guidelines: OPPTS 870.3550 
     Reproduction/Developmental Toxicity Screening Test'', 
     ``Health Effects Test Guidelines: OPPTS 870.3650 Combined 
     Repeated Dose Toxicity Study with the Reproduction/
     Development Toxicity Screening Test''; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9735. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Change in Disease Status 
     of Japan Because of Rinderpest and Foot-and-Mouth Disease'' 
     received on July 12, 2000; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9736. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Change in Disease Status 
     of the Republic of Korea Because of Rinderpest and Foot-and-
     Mouth Disease'' received on July 12, 2000; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9737. A communication from the Administrator of the Risk 
     Management Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Catastrophic 
     Risk Protection Endorsement; Regulations for the 1999 and 
     Subsequent Reinsurance Years; Group Risk Plan of Insurance 
     Regulations for the 2000 and Succeeding Crop Years, and the 
     Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Basic Provisions'' 
     (RIN0563-AB81) received on July 12, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-9738. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management (Insurance Policy and Information 
     Division), transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and 
     Department of Defense Demonstration Project Amendment to 48 
     CFR, Chapter 16'' (RIN3206-AI67) received on June 5, 2000; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-9739. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management (Insurance Policy and Information 
     Division), transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     Inspector General for the period of of October 1, 1999 
     through March 31, 2000; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-9740. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting, the report entitled ``Partners in 
     Stewardship'' for fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-9741. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of the Inspector General for the period of of October 
     1, 1999 through March 31, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.

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       EC-9742. A communication from the Director of the Census 
     Bureau, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of the rule entitled ``Foreign Trade 
     Statistics Regulations: Amendment to clarify exporters' and 
     forwarding agents' responsibilities in preparing the 
     Shipper's Export Declaration or filing the information 
     electronically using the Automated Export System and related 
     provisions'' (RIN0607-AA20) received on July 10, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-9743. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management, Workforce Compensation and Performance, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Pay Administration; Payments During Evacuation'' (RIN3206-
     AI76) received on July 10, 2000; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-9744. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management (Employment Service), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Appointments 
     of Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities'' (RIN3206-AI94) 
     received on July 10, 2000; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.

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