[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 17114-17115]
[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-3008. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report that provides 
     the aggregate number, locations, activities, and lengths of 
     assignment for all temporary and permanent U.S. military 
     personnel and U.S. individual civilians retained as 
     contractors involved in the antinarcotics campaign in 
     Colombia, relative to Plan Colombia; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       EC-3009. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, the report of a retirement; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-3010. A communication from the Staff Director, Office of 
     Regulatory and Management Services, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Land Uses; Revenue Producing Visitor Services 
     in Alaska'' (RIN0596-AB57) received on June 25, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3011. A communication from Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``West Virginia Regulatory 
     Program'' (WV-097-FOR) received on June 24, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-3012. A communication from the Staff Director, Office of 
     Regulatory and Management Services, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a rule entitled 
     ``Forest Land Enhancement Program'' (RIN0596-AB95) received 
     on June 25, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-3013. A communication from Staff Director, Office of 
     Regulatory and Management Services, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a rule entitled 
     ``Notice, Comment, and Appeal Procedures for National Forest 
     System Projects and Activities'' (RIN0596-AB89) received on 
     June 25, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-3014. A communication from Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Update of Rev. Proc. 96-30'' (Rev. Proc. 2003-48) received 
     on June 24, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3015. A communication from Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Business Purpose Under Section 355--Fit & Focus--Capital 
     Allocation Purpose'' (Rev. Rul. 2003-75) received on June 24, 
     2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3016. A communication from Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Assumption of Partner Liabilities'' (RIN1545-BB83) received 
     on June 24, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3017. A communication from Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``2003 Section 43 Inflation Adjustment'' (Notice 2003-43) 
     received on June 24, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3018. A communication from Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``2003 Marginal Production Rates'' (Notice 2003-44) received 
     on June 24, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3019. A communication from Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Applicable Federal Rates--July 2003'' (Rev. Rul. 2003-71) 
     received on June 24, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3020. A communication from Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Guidance Regarding Election Under Section 953(d)'' (Rev. 
     Proc. 2003-47) received on June 24, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-3021. A communication from Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``CRP Cost-Share Payments'' (Rev. Rul. 2003-59) received on 
     June 24, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.

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       EC-3022. A communication from Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Compliance Initiative for Nonresident Aliens and Foreign 
     Corporations'' (Notice 2003-38) received on June 24, 2003; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3023. A communication from Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revenue Ruling: Mass Obsolete Ruling'' (Rev. Rul. 2003-67) 
     received on June 24, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3024. A communication from Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Annual Report Concerning the Pre-Filing Agreement of the 
     Large and Mid-Size Business Division for the Calendar Year 
     2002'' (Ann. 2003-43, 2003-26) received on June 24, 2003; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3025. A communication from Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Correction to Rev. Rul. 2003-50 -- BLS Department Store 
     Indexes for March 2003'' (Ann. 2003-44) received on June 24, 
     2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3026. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for 
     Children and Families, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Child Support Enforcement Program 
     Federal Tax Offset'' (45 CFR Part 303) received June 25, 
     2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3027. A communication from the Chief, Regulations 
     Branch, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a rule entitled ``Confidentiality of 
     Commercial Information'' (RIN1515-AD29) received on June 24, 
     2003; to the Committee on Finance.

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