[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 14553-14554]
[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-8259. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Office of 
     Pesticide Programs Address Changes'' (FRL#7368-4) received on 
     July 6, 2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-8260. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Proppxycarbozone-sodium; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL#7365-7) 
     received on July 6, 2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8261. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Aspergillus 
     flavus NRRL 21882; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance'' (FRL#7364-2) received on July 6, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8262. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``C8, C10, and 
     C12 Straight-Chain Fatty Acid Monoesters of Glycerol and 
     Proylene Glycol; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance'' (FRL#7352-6) received on July 6, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8263. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Lactic Acid, 
     n-proply ester, (S); Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance'' (FRL#7362-3) received on July 6, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8264. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan; et al.; 
     Revision of Current Procedures for Handlers to Receive Exempt 
     Use/Diversion Credit for New and New Market Development 
     Activities'' received on July 6, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8265. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Milk in the Pacific Northwest Marketing Area--Final Order'' 
     (Doc. No. DA-01-06) received on July 6, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8266. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Milk in the Mideast Marketing Area--Final Order'' (Doc. No. 
     DA-01-04) received on July 6, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8267. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revision of User Fees for 2004 Crop Cotton Classification 
     Services to Growers'' (RIN0591-AC34) received on July 6, 
     2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-8268. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a violation of the Antideficiency Act relative to 
     transactions in the Federal Aviation Administration Aviation 
     Insurance Revolving Fund; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       EC-8269. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Comptroller, Department of Defense, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a violation of the 
     Antideficiency Act, case number 04-03, relative to funds for 
     the purchase of Santa Claus suits and hats at the Yongsan 
     Army Garrison, Seoul, Republic of Korea; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       EC-8270. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Comptroller, Department of Defense, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a violation of the 
     Antideficiency Act, case number 04-04, relative to the 
     purchase of an information system at the United States 
     Property and Fiscal Office for Maryland; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       EC-8271. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Comptroller, Department of Defense, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a violation of the 
     Antideficiency Act, case number 03-03, relative to FY 2000 
     Operation and Maintenance Funds; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       EC-8272. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Comptroller, Department of Defense, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a violation of the 
     Antideficiency Act, case number 02-06, relative to the fiscal 
     years 1996 through 1998 Operation and Maintenance, Navy 
     appropriation funds used by the Administrative Support Unit, 
     Southwest Asia, Bahrain; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       EC-8273. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Multiyear Procurement Authority for Environmental Services 
     for Military Installations'' (DFARS Case 2003-D004) received 
     on June 25, 2004; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8274. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Berry Amendment Changes'' (DFARS Case 2003-D099) received 
     on June 25, 2004; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8275. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office 
     of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     approval to wear the insignia of lieutenant general; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8276. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office 
     of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     approval to wear the insignia of lieutenant general; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8277. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office 
     of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     approval to wear the insignia of lieutenant general; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8278. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office 
     of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     approval to wear the insignia of lieutenant general; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.

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       EC-8279. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office 
     of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     approval to wear the insignia of lieutenant general; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8280. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office 
     of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     approval to wear the insignia of lieutenant general; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8281. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office 
     of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     approval to wear the insignia of lieutenant general; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8282. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office 
     of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     approval to wear the insignia of vice admiral; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8283. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office 
     of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     approval to wear the insignia of vice admiral; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8284. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office 
     of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     approval to wear the insignia of vice admiral; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8285. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office 
     of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     approval to wear the insignia of general; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-8286. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office 
     of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     approval to wear the insignia of general; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-8287. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office 
     of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the 
     approval of a list of officers to wear the next insignia; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8288. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, Office 
     of the General Counsel, Selective Service System, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the designation 
     of an acting officer, change in previously submitted reported 
     information, and discontinuation of service in acting role 
     for the position of Director, Selective Service System, 
     received on July 1, 2004; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8289. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Research and Engineering, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Annual Report of the 
     Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8290. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to the 
     Development Fund for Iraq that was declared in Executive 
     Order 13303 of May 22, 2003; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8291. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Burma that 
     was declared in Executive Order 13047 of May 20, 1997; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8292. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to the risk of 
     nuclear proliferation created by the accumulation of weapons-
     usable fissile material in the territory of the Russian 
     Federation that was declared in Executive Order 13159 of June 
     21, 2000; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-8293. A communication from the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development's Annual 
     Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 2005; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8294. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Suspension of Community Eligibility; 69 FR 23659'' 
     (Doc. No. FEMA-7829) received on June 22, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8295. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``National Flood Insurance Program; Assistance to 
     Private Sector Property Insurers; Extension of Term of 
     Arrangement'' (RIN1660-29) received on June 22, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8296. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Disaster Assistance Definitions; Statutory 
     Change'' (RIN1660-19) received on June 22, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8297. A communication from the Director, OSHA Standards 
     and Guidance, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Mechanical Power--
     Transmission Apparatus; Mechanical Power Presses; 
     Telecommunications; Hydrogen (correction)'' received on June 
     22, 2004; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-8298. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8299. A communication from the Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Requirements for Liquid Medicated Animal Feed and Free-
     Choice Medicated Animal Feed'' (Doc. No. 1993P-0174) received 
     on June 22, 2004; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8300. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Department of Education's competitive sourcing efforts; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8301. A communication from the Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for 
     Human Consumption; Olestra'' (Doc. No. 1999F-0719) received 
     on June 22, 2004; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8302. A communication from the Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Registration of Food Facilities Under the Public Health 
     Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 
     2002; Technical Amendment'' (RIN0910-AC40) received on June 
     22, 2004; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-8303. A communication from the Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revision of Requirements for Spore-Forming Microorganisms; 
     Confirmation of Effective Date'' (Doc. No. 2003N-0528) 
     received on June 22, 2004; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8304. A communication from the Chairman, National 
     Endowment for the Humanities, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     a report relative to the Endowment's competitive sourcing 
     efforts; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-8305. 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; Physicians Referrals to Health Care 
     Entities with Which They Have Financial Relationships; 
     Extension of Partial Delay of Effective Date'' (RIN0938-AM99) 
     received on June 25, 2004; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8306. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Policy, Employee Benefits Security 
     Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Rules Relating 
     to Health Care Continuation Coverage, Technical Corrections'' 
     (RIN1210-AA60) received on June 24, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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