[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 11270-11271]
[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-2318. A communication from the Deputy Secretary, 
     Division of Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``17 CFR 240.17a-4--Records to be preserved by 
     certain exchange members, brokers and dealers 
     (Interpretations)'' received on May 7 , 2003; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2319. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of 
     Public Debt, Fiscal Service, Bureau of the Public Debt, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Regulations Governing 
     Treasury Securities, New Treasury Direct System, amends 31 
     CFR Parts 315, 351, 353'' received on May 5, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2320. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Appraisal Subcommittee, Federal Financial Institutions 
     Examination Council, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2002 
     Annual Report of the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal 
     Financial Institutions Examination Council, received on May 
     6, 2003; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-2321. A communication from the Staff Director, United 
     States Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a document that states that the U.S. 
     Commission on Civil Rights' internal control systems are in 
     compliance with provisions of the Federal Managers Financial 
     Integrity Act; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2322. A communication from the Inspector General 
     Liaison, Selective Service System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the semi-annual report submitted in accordance to the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2323. A communication from the Secretary, Postal Rate 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     implementation of the Sunshine Act during the calendar year 
     2002; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2324. A communication from the Chairman, Federal Mine 
     Safety & Health Review Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Annual Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2004 and 
     the Program Performance Report for FY 2002; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2325. A communication from the U.S. Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a document entitled ``Help Wanted: A Review of Federal 
     Vacancy Announcements'', received on May 6, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2326. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative 
     to staff-years of technical effort to be allocated for each 
     federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) 
     during Fiscal Year 2004; to the Committee on Armed Services.

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       EC-2327. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a retirement; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2328. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report relative to the Government of Uzbekistan and 
     the substantial military support it has provided to the U.S. 
     in connection to the Global War on Terrorism; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2329. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative 
     to a feasibility study on converting non-combat defense fleet 
     to hybrid vehicles by 2009 and converting to an all-hybrid 
     engine fleet for both non-combat and combat vehicles over a 
     longer period; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2330. A communication from the Director, Admissions 
     liaison, Department of the Air Force, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a separation of a cadet from the Air 
     Force Academy; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2331. A communication from the Administrator, Rural 
     Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Useful Life 
     Facility Determination (0572-AB80)'' received on May 6, 2003; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2332. A communication from the Regulatory Contact, Grain 
     Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Fees for Rice Inspection Services (0580-
     AA82)'' received on May 6, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2333. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Indoxacard; Time Limited 
     Pesticide Tolerance (7307-6)'' received on May 7, 2003; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2334. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     relative to the launching of the Physician Group Practice 
     (PGP) demonstration; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2335. A communication from the Chairman, National 
     Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Twenty-Seventh Annual Report on the Arts 
     and Artifacts Indemnity Program for fiscal year 2002; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2336. A communication from the Director, Workforce 
     Compensation and Performance Service, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Locality-based Comparability Payments (3206-
     AJ62)'' received on May 6, 2003; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2337. A communication from the Director, Regulations, 
     Policy and Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Cold, Cough, Allergy, 
     Bronchodilator, and Antiasthmatic Drug Products for Over-the 
     Counter Human Use; Monograph for Combination Products; 
     CORRECTION (0910-AA01)'' received on May 6, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2338. A communication from the General Counsel, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of nomination for the position of 
     Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental 
     Relations, Department of Housing and Urban Development; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2339. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Land 
     and Minerals Management, Mineral Management Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Oil and Gas and Sulphur 
     Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Document 
     Incorporated by Reference for Fixed Platforms (1010-AD03)'' 
     received on May 7, 2003; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.

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