[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 17066-17067]
[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-8673. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Food and Vegetable Programs, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Onions Grown in Certain Designated Counties in Idaho, and 
     Malheur County, Oregon; Increased Assessment Rate'' (FV04-
     958-2 FR) received on July 21, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8674. A communication from the Director, Faith-Based and 
     Community Initiatives, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Equal Opportunity for Religions Organizations'' (RIN0503-
     AA27) received on July 21, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8675. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Bitertanol, 
     Chlorpropham, Cloprop, Combustion Product Gas, Cyanazine, et 
     al.; Tolerance Actions'' (FRL#7358-6) received on July 21, 
     2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-8676. A communication from the Chairman, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Board's semiannual Monetary Policy 
     Report to the Congress; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs .
       EC-8677. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Risk-Based 
     Capital Guidelines; Capital Adequacy Guidelines; Capital 
     Maintenance; Consolidation of Assets-Backed Commercial Paper 
     Programs and Other Related Issues (Regulations H and Y)'' 
     (Doc. No. R-1162) received on July 21, 2004; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8678. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental

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     Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Redesignation of the 
     Hazelwood SO2 Nonattainment and the Monongahela River Valley 
     Unclassifiable Areas to Attainment and Approval of the 
     Maintenance Plan'' (FRL#7781-3) received on July 21, 2004; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8679. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of 
     Columbia, Maryland, Virginia; Technical Amendment'' 
     (FRL#7790-5) received on July 21, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8680. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Maintenance Plan Revisions; Ohio'' (FRL#7789-
     2) received on July 21, 2004; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-8681. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Maryland: 
     Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management 
     Program Revisions'' (FRL#7791-3) received on July 21, 2004; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8682. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National 
     Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 
     Asbestos'' (FRL#7789-5) received on July 21, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8683. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to 
     the California State Implementation Plan, Monterey Bay 
     Unified and Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control 
     Districts'' (FRL#7783-9) received on July 21, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8684. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to 
     the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air 
     Quality Management District'' (FRL#7781-9) received on July 
     21, 2004; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8685. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to 
     the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air 
     Quality Management District'' (FRL#7784-3) received on July 
     21, 2004; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8686. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Transportation Conformity Rule Amendments for the New 8-
     Hour Ozone and PN2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
     and Miscellaneous Revisions for Existing Areas; 
     Transportation Conformity Rule Amendments: Response to Court 
     Decision and Additional Rule Changes Correction to the 
     Preamble'' (FRL#7789-6) received on July 21, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8687. A communication from the Chairman, United States 
     International Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``The Year in Trade 2003''; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-8688. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment to 
     the International Traffic in Arms Regulations: United States 
     Munitions List and Part 123'' (RIN1400-ZA) received on June 
     24, 2004; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-8689. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``National Instant Criminal Background Check System 
     Regulation'' (RIN1110-AA07) received on July 22, 2004; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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