[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 1288-1289]
[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 Calendar Nos. 696 and 698. I 
ask unanimous consent that these nominations be confirmed, the motions 
to reconsider be laid upon the table, the President be immediately 
notified of the Senate's action, and that any statements relating to 
the nominations be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations were considered and confirmed, as follows:


                        special panel on appeals

       John L. Howard, of Illinois, to be Chairman of the Special 
     Panel on Appeals for a term of six years.


                     office of personnel management

       Dan Gregory Blair, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management.


                         Nominations Discharged

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Environment 
and Public Works Committee be discharged from further consideration of 
the following nominations: Linda Combs, to be Chief Financial Officer 
at the Environmental Protection Agency, and Morris Winn, to be 
Assistant Administrator for Administration and Resources Management at 
the Environmental Protection Agency; that the nominations be considered 
and confirmed, the motions to reconsider be

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laid upon the table, that any statements relating to the nominations be 
printed in the Record, the President be immediately notified of the 
Senate's action, and the Senate then return to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations were considered and confirmed, as follows:


                    environmental protection agency

       Linda Morrison Combs, of North Carolina, to be Chief 
     Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency.
       Morris X. Winn, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency.

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