[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15315-15316]
[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, and were referred as 
indicated:

       EC-2797. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, a report entitled ``Assessment of 
     Biofuels as an Alternative to Conventional Fossil Fuels''; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2798. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, a report entitled ``Assessment of 
     Emissions Data and State Permit Information Available for 
     Burning Biofuels (e.g., Animal Fats and Reclaimed Greases and 
     Oils)''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2799. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, a report entitled ``Headquarters Review 
     of Site-Specific Risk Assessment Decisions for Hazardous 
     Waste Combustors''; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-2800. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, a report entitled ``Methyl Ethyl 
     Ketone: Proposed Rule to Removal from Regulation as a Toxic 
     Air Pollutant: Fact Sheet''; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-2801. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, a report entitled ``Use of the Site-
     Specific Risk Assessment Policy and Guidance for Hazardous 
     Waste''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2802. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the OMB Cost Estimate for Pay-
     As-You-Go Calculations for Public Law 108-18; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
       EC-2803. A communication from the Chairman of the United 
     States International Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report on the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement--
     Potential Economywide and Selected Sectoral Effects; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-2804. A communication from the Chairman of the United 
     States International Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report on the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement--
     Potential Economywide and Selected Sectoral Effects; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-2805. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare

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     and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Medicare Program: Change in the Methodology for 
     Determining Payment for Extraordinarily High-Cost Cases (Cost 
     Outliers) under the Acute Care Hospital Inpatient and Long-
     Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment Systems'' (RIN0938-
     AM41) received on June 9, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2806. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Temporary Regulation Regarding Disclosures of Tax 
     Information to Agriculture'' (TD 9060) received on June 5, 
     2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2807. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Weighted Average Interest Rate Update Notice'' (Notice 
     2003-30) received on June 5, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-2808. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Bond Mediation Pilot Program'' (Ann. 2003-36) received on 
     June 5, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2809. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``IRC 512(a)(3) and 45B--Unrelated Business Taxable Income 
     and the IRC 45B Credit'' (Rev. Rul. 2003-64) received on June 
     5, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2810. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``LMSB Fast Track Settlement Procedure'' (Rev. Proc. 2003-40) 
     received on June 5, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2811. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``SBSE Fast Track Mediation Procedure'' (Rev. Proc. 2003-41) 
     received on June 5, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2812. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Salary Reduction of Retirement Benefits'' (Rev. Rul. 2003-
     62) received on June 5, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2813. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Determination of Interest Rate'' (Rev. Rul. 2003-63) 
     received on June 5, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2814. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Automatic Extension of Time to File Certain Information 
     Returns and Exempt Organization Returns'' (RIN1545-BB55: 
     TD9061) received on June 5, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-2815. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Frozen Plan Vesting'' (Rev. Rul. 2003-65) received on June 
     5, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2816. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Coordination of Sections 755 and 1060; Allocation of Basis 
     Adjustments Among Partnership Assets and Application of the 
     Residual Method to Certain Partnership Transactions'' 
     (RIN1545-AX18: TD9059) received on June 5, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-2817. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Update of Rev. Proc. 2002-47--Employee Plans Compliance 
     Resolution System'' (Rev. Proc. 2003-44) received on June 5, 
     2003; to the Committee on Finance.

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