[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 12] [Senate] [Page 15704] [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-2818. A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report concerning CBO estimates compared to OMB estimates for P.L. 108-11, the 2003 Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act; to the Committee on the Budget. EC-2819. A communication from the Director, Financial Management and Assurance, General Accounting Office, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the financial statements of the Capitol Preservation Fund for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2002 and 2001; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. EC-2820. 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 ``Bureau of Labor Statistics April 2003 Department Store Price Indexes'' (Rev. Rul. 2003-68) received on June 9, 2003; to the Committee on Finance. EC-2821. 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 ``Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous Products; Standard Requirements for Determination of Residual Free Formaldehyde Content of Biological Products'' (Doc. No. 01-091-2) received on June 16, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2822. 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 ``Exotic Newcastle Disease; Removal of Areas from Quarantine'' (Doc. No. 02-117-8) received on June 16, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2823. 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 ``Removal of Cold Treatment Requirement for Ya Pears Imported From Hebei Province in China'' (Doc. No. 02-084-2) received on June 16, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2824. 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 ``Tuberculosis Testing in Imported Cattle'' (Doc. No. 00-102-2) received on June 16, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2825. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Azoxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL7311-2) received on June 18, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. C-2826. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Buprofezin; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL7310-7) received on June 18, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2827. A communication from the Director, Corporate Policy and Research Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Benefits Payable in Terminated Single- Employer Plans; Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits'' received on June 9, 2003; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-2828. A communication from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Food Additive Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water for Animals Feed-Grade Biuret'' (Doc. No. 02F-0327) received on June 19, 2003; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-2829. A communication from the Director for Standards and Guidance, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Powered Industrial Trucks-- Technical Amendment (Correction)'' received on June 16, 2003; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-2830. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Applications for FDA Approval to Market a New Drug: Patent Submission and Listing Requirements and Application of 30-Month Stays on Approval of Abbreviated New Drug Applications Certifying that a Patent Claiming a Drug is Invalid or Will Not Be Infringed'' (RIN0910-AC48) received on June 18, 2003; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-2831. A communication from the United States Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Twenty- Second Actuarial Valuation of the Assets and Liabilities Under the Railroad Retirement Acts as of December 31, 2001; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-2832. A communication from the Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the International Energy Outlook for 2003; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-2833. A communication from the Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Uranium Industry Annual Report for 2002; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-2834. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report concerning the payment to the Czech Republic Government in the amount of $0.930 million to reimburse it for military support provided to U.S. military operations in connection with the global war on terrorism; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-2835. A communication from Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness, transmitting, the approval of a retirement; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-2836. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report concerning the study of certain functions performed by military and civilian personnel in the Department of the Navy for possible performance by private contractors; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-2837. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report concerning chemical agent destruction operations at the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Anniston, Alabama; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-2838. A communication from the Assistant Director, Executive and Political Personnel, Department of the Army, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy and the designation of acting officer in the position of Secretary of the Army; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-2839. A communication from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Administration and Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report concerning the certification of the total cost for the planning, design, construction, and installation of equipment for the renovation of Wedges 2 through 5 of the Pentagon; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-2840. A communication from the Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Transportation of Supplies by Sea--Commercial Items'' (DFARS Case 2002-D019) received on June 19, 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-2841. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2003 Annual Report and Performance Plan for the Chemical and Biological Defense Program ____________________