[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 1487-1489]
[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, which were referred 
as indicated:

       EC-570. A communication from the Acting Principle Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; Maryland; Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance 
     Program--Request for Delay in the Incorporation of On-Board 
     Diagnostics Testing (FRL7436-9)'' received on January 10, 
     2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-571. A communication from the Acting Principle Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Florida: 
     Approval of Revisions to the Florida State Implementation 
     Plan (FRL7439-2)'' received on January 10, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-572. A communication from the Acting Principle Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Idaho 
     Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purpose: Idaho 
     (FRL7422-3)'' received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-573. A communication from the Acting Principle Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Control of Volatile 
     Organic Compounds From Solvent Cleaning Operations (FRL7437-
     5)'' received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-574. A communication from the Acting Principle Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; Maryland; Revision to the Control of Volatile Organic 
     Compound emissions from Screen Printing and Digital Imaging 
     (FRL7420-8)'' received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-575. A communication from the Acting Principle Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; Pennsylvania; Sulfur Dioxide attainment Demonstration 
     for the Warren county Nonattainment Area Permit Emission 
     Limitations for Two Individual Sources in Warren County 
     (FRL7421-1)'' received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-576. A communication from the Acting Principle Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Oregon 
     (FRL7429-5)'' received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-577. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Accounting Standards Advisory Board, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report entitled ``Eliminating the Category 
     National Defense Property, Plant and Equipment''; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-578. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report entitled ``Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
     Report--2002''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-579. A communication from the Chairman, Occupational 
     Safety and Health Review Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report relative to the compliance of the 
     Commission with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (IG Act) 
     and the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA); to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-580. A communication from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation for National & Community Service, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of the Inspector General's Semi-
     Annual Report to Congress covering the six month period from 
     April 1, 2002 through September 30, 2002 along with the 
     Corporation's Report on the Final Action; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-581. A communication from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semiannual Report of the 
     Office of the Inspector General for the Department of 
     Interior covering the 6-month period of April 1, 2002 through 
     September 30, 2002; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-582. A communication from the Attorney General, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Attorney General's 
     Semiannual Management Report to Congress: April 1, 2002 to

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     September 30, 2002 and the Office of the Inspector General 
     Semiannual Report to Congress for April 1, 2002 to September 
     30, 2002; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-583. A communication from the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting, the report entitled ``Certification of 
     the Fiscal Year 2003 Revenue Estimate in Support of the 
     District's $374,200,000 Multimodal General Obligation Bonds 
     (Series 2002A and 2002B)''; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-584. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the twenty-
     seventh Semiannual Report to Congress on Audit Follow-Up, 
     covering the period from April 1, 2002 to September 30, 2002; 
     to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-585. A communication from the Inspector General, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report relative to the inventory of 
     commercial activities for the year 2002; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-586. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report relative to the plan describing the new strategic 
     goals, objectives, strategies and measures for fiscal years 
     2002-2007; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-587. A communication from the administrator, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of the Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General of NASA for the period ending September 30, 2002; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-588. A communication from the Chairman, National 
     Mediation Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     the National Mediation Board Documentation of Management 
     Control Plan; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-589. A communication from the Chief Judge, Superior 
     Court of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report on the District of Columbia Courts' Master 
     Plan for Facilities, including the Family Court and on the 
     Family Court's use of Newly appointed magistrate judges in 
     child abuse and neglect matters; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-590. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Kentucky 
     Regulatory Program (KY-234-FOR)'' received on January 11, 
     2003; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-591. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Kentucky 
     Regulatory Program (KY-240-FOR)'' received on January 11, 
     2003; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-592. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Oklahoma 
     Regulatory Program (OK-028-FOR)'' received on January 11, 
     2003; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-593. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration and Management, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the Department 
     of Labor's Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV) Reports for Fiscal 
     Years 1999-2001; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-594. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to 
     the intent of the President to add Afghanistan to the list of 
     least-developed beneficiary developing countries under the 
     Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); to the Committee on 
     Finance .
       EC-595. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revenue Ruling 2003-9--Bureau of Labor Statistics Price 
     Indexes for Department Stores--November 2002'' received on 
     January 10, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-596. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Implementation of section 644 of EGTRRA--procedure for 
     waiver of 60 day rollover requirement (Rev. Proc. 2003-7)'' 
     received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-597. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Private Foundation Transfer of Assets (Rev. Rul. 2003-13)'' 
     received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-598. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Qualified Census Tracts--2003 (Rev. Proc. 2003-15)'' 
     received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-599. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Indian Tribal Government Trusts for Minors (Rev. Proc. 
     2003-14)'' received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-600. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``1259 Reestablished Positions (Rev. Rul. 2003-1, 2003-3 
     I.R.B._,(01-21-2003)[RR-144425-02]'' received on January 10, 
     2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-601. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of 
     the Public Debt, Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``31 CFR parts 321, 351, 352, 353, 359, 360, Offerings of 
     United States Savings Bonds, Series EE, HH and I; Regulations 
     Governing United States Savings Bonds, Series EE, HH, and I; 
     Payments by Banks and Other Financial Institutions of the 
     United States Savings Bonds and United States Savings Notes 
     (Freedom Shares)'' received on January 14, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-602. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medicare and 
     Medicaid Programs; Fire and Safety Requirements for Certain 
     Health Care Facilities (RIN0938-AK35)'' received on January 
     11, 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-603. A communication from the Chairman, Medicare Payment 
     Advisory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report relative to Medicare+Choice organizations; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-604. A communication from the Secretary of the Navy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to the 
     Cessation of Training at Vieques Naval Training Range; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-605. A communication from the Principle Deputy, 
     Personnel and Readiness, Office of the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the annual report describing host nation laws and treaty 
     obligations of the United States, and the conditions within 
     host nations, that necessitate restrictions on purchases in 
     overseas commissaries and exchange stores; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-606. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Extension of DoD Pilot Mentor-Protege Program (DFARS Case 
     2002-DO29)'' received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-607. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Trade Agreements Act--Exception for U.S.-Made End Products 
     (DFARS Case 2002-D008)'' received on January 10, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-608. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive & Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination 
     confirmed for the position of Deputy Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Personnel & Readiness, received on January 9, 
     2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-609. A communication from the Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Medical Devices; Classification for Medical 
     Washers and Medical Washer-Disinfector (Doc. No. 01N-0339)'' 
     received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-610. A communication from the Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Medical Devices, Reclassification of the Cutaneous 
     Carbon Dioxide and the Cutaneous Oxygen Monitor (Doc. No. 
     01N-0576)'' received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-611. A communication from the Acting Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulations, Office of the General Counsel, 
     Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 
     Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Rehabilitative Training: 
     Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Program--Vocational 
     Rehabilitation Counseling (RIN1820-ZA16)'' received on 
     January 10, 2003; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-612. A communication from the Acting Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitle ``Extension of 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions (Multiple Chemical) 
     (FRL7284-8)'' received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-613. A communication from the Finance Specialist, Rural 
     Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Rural 
     Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities (RIN0503-AA20)'' 
     received on January 11, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-614. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Law, Veterans

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     Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Extension of the Presumptive Period for Compensation for 
     Gulf War Veterans' Undiagnosed Illnesses (RIN2900-AK98)'' 
     received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       EC-615. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, 
     Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs , transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Health Care for Certain Children of Vietnam 
     Veterans--Covered Birth Defects and Spina Bifida (RIN2900-
     AK88)'' received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-616. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives: Univair Aircraft Corp Models 
     415c, cd, d, e, g, and f-1, f-1A airplanes docket no. 2000-
     CE-79 (RIN2120-AA64) (2003-0070)'' received on January 14, 
     2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-617. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Establishment of Class D Surface Area at Indian Springs Air 
     Force Auxiliary Field: Indian Springs, NV; Docket no. 02-AWP-
     2 (2120-AA66)'' received on January 14, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-618. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Withdrawal--Modification of Class E Airspace; Zanesville, 
     OH; Docket no. 01-AGL-21 (2120-AA66)'' received on January 
     14, 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-619. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Establishment of Class D Airspace; and Amendment of Class 
     E5 Airspace; Greenville, SC: Docket No. 02-ASO-4 (2120-
     AA66)'' received on January 14, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-620. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives: Boeing Model 757-200, 200CB, and 
     300 Series; Docket no. 2000-NM-392; Docket No. 2000-NM-392 
     (2120-AA64)'' received on January 14, 2003; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-621. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives: Bombardier Rotax GmbH 912 F and 
     912 S Series Reciprocating Engines; Docket No. 2002-NE-18 
     (2120-AA64)'' received on January 14, 2003; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-622. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Establishment of Class D Airspace; Henderson Airport; Las 
     Vegas, NV; Doc. No. 02-AWP-4 (2120-AA66)(2003-0016)'' 
     received on January 14 , 2003; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.

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