[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6844-6845]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed immediately to executive session to consider the following 
nominations on today's executive calendar: Calendar Nos. 62, 63, 64, 
65, 66, 67, 68, 69, and all nominations on the Secretary's desk. I 
further ask unanimous consent that the nominations be confirmed en 
bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, the President be 
immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate then return 
to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations were considered and confirmed, as follows:

                              Nominations


                      department of transportation

       Ellen G. Engleman, of Indiana, to be Chairman of the 
     National Transportation Safety Board for a term of two years.
       Ellen G. Engleman, of Indiana, to be a Member of the 
     National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring 
     December 31, 2007.
       Richard F. Healing, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
     National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring 
     December 31, 2006.
       Mark V. Rosenker, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
     National Transportation Safety Board for the remainder of the 
     term expiring December 31, 2005.


                    department of homeland security

       Charles E. McQueary, of North Carolina, to be Under 
     Secretary for Science and Technology, Department of Homeland 
     Security.


                      department of transportation

       Jeffrey Shane, of the District of Columbia, to be Under 
     Secretary of Transportation for Policy.
       Emil H. Frankel, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Transportation.
       Robert A. Strugell, of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator 
     of the Federal Aviation Administration.

               Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk


                              coast guard

       PN357 Coast Guard nominations (4) beginning Paul S. Szwed, 
     and ending Darell Singleterry, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 25, 2003.
       PN297 Coast Guard nomination of Scott Aten, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 6, 2003.
       PN272 Coast Guard nominations (2) beginning DIANE J. 
     HAUSER, and ending LISA H. DEGROTT, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of January 28, 2003.
       PN409 Coast Guard nomination of John P. Nolan, which 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of March 11, 2003.
       PN410 Coast Guard nomination of Christy L. Howard, which 
     was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of March 11, 2003.
       PN411 Coast Guard nominations (244) beginning Bruce E 
     Graham, and ending Bradford W Youngkin, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of March 11, 2003.
       PN271 Coast Guard nominations (192) beginning Christine K 
     Alexander, and ending Adam M Ziegler, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of January 28, 2003.


                            foreign service

       PN270 Foreign Service nominations (7) beginning Lyle J. 
     Sebranek, and ending Margaret K. Ting, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of January 28, 2003.

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