[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 1720-1721]
[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-711. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and 
     Listing of Hazardous Waste, Final Exclusion (FRL7432-8)'' 
     received on January 6, 2003; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-712. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Clean Air Interim Approval of the Alternative Permit 
     Program; Territory of Guam (FRL743-5)'' received on January 
     6, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-713. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for 
     Designated Facilities and Pollutants; The District of 
     Columbia; Control of Emission from Emissions from Existing 
     Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerator (HMIWI) Units 
     (FRL7434-7)'' received on January 6, 2003; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-714. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for 
     Designated Facilities and Pollutants; the District of 
     Columbia, and the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Control 
     of Emission from Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills 
     (FRL7434-9)'' received on January 6, 2003; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-715. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for 
     Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Delaware, the District 
     of Columbia, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Control of 
     Emissions from Existing Commercial/Industrial Solid Waste 
     (CISWI) Incinerator Units (FRL7434-3)'' received on January 
     6, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-716. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for 
     Designated Facilities and Pollutant; Delaware, the District 
     of Columbia, Allegheny County and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 
     Control of Emissions from Existing Small Municipal Waste 
     Combustion Units (FRL7434-5)'' received on January 6, 2003; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-717. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``TSCA Inventory Update Rule Amendments (FRL6767-4)'' 
     received on January 6, 2003; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-718. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Process for Exempting 
     Quarantine and Preshipment Applications of Methyl Bromide 
     (FRL7434-1)'' received on January 6, 2003; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-719. 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 ``National Institute on Disability 
     and Rehabilitation Research--Alternative Financing Program'' 
     received on January 8, 2003; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-720. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``HHS exchange 
     visitor Program; Request for waiver of the two year Foreign 
     Residence Requirement (0991-AB21)'' received on December 17, 
     2002; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-721. A communication from the Director, Policy and 
     Research, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Allocation 
     of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Valuation of Benefits and 
     Assets; Expected Retirement Age'' received on January 10, 
     2003; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-722. A communication from the Director, Policy and 
     Research, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Benefits 
     Payable in Terminates Single-Employer Plans; Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing and Paying Benefits'' received on January 10, 2003; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-723. A communication from the Director, Policy and 
     Research, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Disclosure 
     to Participants; Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-
     Employer Plans'' received on January 10, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-724. 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 
     Absorbable Polydioxanone Surgical Suture (Doc. No. 99P-
     5589)'' received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-725. 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 ``Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Requirements; 
     Abbreviated Applications; Final Rule (RIN0910-AC47)'' 
     received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-726. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Communications and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Privacy Act Regulations'' 
     received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-727. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Communications and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report entitled ``Annual Reports for Fiscal Years 1996-1998 
     and 1999-2001'' received on January 10, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-728. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report entitled ``National 
     Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity 
     Annual Report Fiscal Year 2002'' received on January 10, 
     2003; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-729. A communication from the Chairman, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     entitled ``Federal Housing Finance Board Office of the 
     Inspector General Semiannual Report for the period April 1, 
     2002-September 30, 2002''; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-730. A communication from the Chair, Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report entitled ``Inspector General's Report to Congress and 
     Management's report for the period ended September 30, 2002'' 
     received on January 10, 2002; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-731. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the Semiannual 
     Report of the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Education in the period ending September 30, 2002; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-732. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report relative to internal management

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     controls during fiscal year 2002; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-733. A communication from the President, United States 
     Institute of Peace, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     relative to Consolidated Financial Statements and Additional 
     Information pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-734. A communication from the Inspector General, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of the Fiscal Year 2002 Inventory of Commercial 
     Activities, received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-735. A communication from the Inspector General, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Audit Report Register for the period ending September 30, 
     2002, received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-736. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the Inspector 
     General's Semiannual Report to Congress for the period ending 
     September 2002, received on January 10, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-737. A communication from the Chairman, National Science 
     Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semiannual report 
     of the Inspector General of the National Science Board 
     covering activities for the period of April 1, 2002 through 
     September 30, 2002, received on January 2, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-738. A communication from the Director of Engineering, 
     Maintenance and Operations, The American Battle Monuments 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     relative to the activities for Fiscal Year 2002; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-739. A communication from the Chairman, Dwight D. 
     Eisenhower Memorial Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report relative to the activities of the 
     Commission's first year of activity; to the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.

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