[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23666]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: 
Nos. 593 through 605; the nominations on the Secretary's Desk; that the 
nominations be confirmed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, that any statements be printed in the Record, the President be 
immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate return to 
legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows:


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       Edward Hachiro Kubo, Jr., of Hawaii, to be United States 
     Attorney for the District of Hawaii for the term of four 
     years.
       Sheldon J. Sperling, of Oklahoma, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma for the term of 
     four years.
       David R. Dugas, of Louisiana, to be United States Attorney 
     for the Middle District of Louisiana for the term of four 
     years.
       David E. O'Meilia, of Oklahoma, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma for the term 
     of four years.
       James A. McDevitt, of Washington, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, for the term 
     of four years.
       Johnny Keane Sutton, of Texas, to be United States Attorney 
     for the Western District of Texas, for the term of four 
     years.
       Richard S. Thompson, of Georgia, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, for the term 
     of four years.
       Thomas L. Sansonetti, of Wyoming, to be an Assistant 
     Attorney General.


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

       James Edward Rogan, of California, to be Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office.
       Arden Bement, Jr., of Indiana, to be Director of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology.
       Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr., of Virginia, to be Under 
     Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.


                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

       William Schubert, of Texas, to be Administrator of the 
     Maritime Administration.


                  FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

       R. David Paulison, of Florida, to be Administrator of the 
     United States Fire Administration, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency.

               Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk


                              COAST GUARD

       PN1171 Coast Guard nominations (119) beginning Anita K. 
     Abbott, and ending Steven G. Wood, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of October 30, 2001.
       PN1172 Coast Guard nominations (203) beginning Albert R. 
     Agnich, and ending Jose M. Zuniga, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of October 30, 2001.

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