[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20057]
[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-3455. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Boscalid; 3-
     pyridinecarboxamide, 2-chloro-N-(4'-chloro[1,1'-bipheny;]-2-
     yl); Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL#7319-6) received on July 25, 
     2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-3456. 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 ``Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza; 
     Payment of Indemnity'' (Doc. no. 02-248-2) received on July 
     25, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-3457. 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 ``Oriental Fruit Fly; Removal of 
     Quarantined Area'' (Doc. no. 02-130-2) received on July 25, 
     2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-3458. 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 ``Sapote Fruit Fly; Removal of 
     Quarantined Area in Texas'' (Doc. no. 03-032-2) received on 
     July 25, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-3459. 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 ``Japanese Beetle; Domestic 
     Quarantine and Regulations'' (Doc. no. 03-057-1) received on 
     July 25, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-3460. 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 in Cattle and Bison; 
     State Designations; New Mexico'' (Doc. no. 03-044-1) received 
     on July 25, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-3461. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Memorandum of 
     Understanding--Switzerland'' (DFARS Case 2001-D019) received 
     on July 28, 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3462. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Tax Exemptions (Italy)'' 
     (DFARS Case 2000-D027) received on July 28, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3463. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Caribbean Basin Country 
     End Products'' (DFARS Case 2000-D302) received on July 28, 
     2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3464. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Veterans Employment 
     Emphasis'' (DFARS Case 97-D314) received on July 28, 2003; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3465. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Acquisition and Technology, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the annual report on operations of the National 
     Defense Stockpile; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3466. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office 
     of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Reserve Affairs, 
     transmitting, the National Guard Challenge Program Annual 
     Report for Fiscal Year 2001; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-3467. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Personnel and Readiness, transmitting, the report of 
     a retirement; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3468. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Personnel and Readiness, transmitting, the report of 
     a retirement; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3469. A communication from the Chairman, Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report of the Administration's 2002 compensation 
     program adjustments; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3470. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, 
     National Ocean Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Coastal 
     Ocean Program Supplemental Notice of Funds Availability for 
     the Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms 
     Program FY02'' (RIN0648-ZB12) received on July 28, 2003; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3471. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Zone Off Alaska Western Alaska 
     Community Development Quota Program'' (RIN0648-AL92) received 
     on July 28, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3472. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Closure of the Commercial Run-Around Gillnet Fishery for 
     King Mackerel in the Exclusive Economic Zone in the Southern 
     Florida West Coast Subzone'' received on July 28, 2003; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3473. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; 
     Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pelagic Fisheries; 
     Prohibition on Fishing for Pelagic Management Unit Species; 
     Nearshore Area Closures Around American Samoa by Vessels More 
     than Fifty Feet in Length'' (RIN0648-AL41) received on July 
     28, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3474. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Framework 1 to the Atlantic 
     Fishery Management Plan'' (RIN0648-AP44) received on July 28, 
     2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3475. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Final 2002 Specifications for the 
     Atlantic Herring Fishery'' (RIN0648-AP37) received on July 
     28, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3476. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Closure of the Commercial Hook-and-Line Fishery for King 
     Mackerel in the Exclusive Economic Zone in the Southern 
     Florida West Coast Subzone'' received on July 28, 2003; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3477. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Update of Existing and Addition 
     of New Filing and Service Fees'' (FMC Doc. no. 02-05) 
     received on July 28, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3478. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries; Commercial 
     Shark Management Measures'' (RIN0648-AP70) received on July 
     28, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3479. A communication from the Director, Office of White 
     House Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a vacancy and a change in previously submitted 
     reported information for the position of Assistant Secretary 
     for Oceans and Atmospheres received on July 28, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3480. A communication from the Chairman, Interagency 
     Coordination Committee on Oil Pollution Research, United 
     States Coast Guard, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Committee's report on Oil Spill Research; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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