[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 7753-7755]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

  The following communications were laid before the Senate, together 
with

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accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as 
indicated:

       EC-7213. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Emergency 
     Conservation Program'' (RIN0560-AG26) received on April 27, 
     2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-7214. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Tree 
     Assistance Program'' (RIN0560-AG83) received on April 27, 
     2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-7215. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Tuberculosis Cattle and Bison; 
     State and Zone Designations; Michigan'' (Doc. No. 02-112-3) 
     received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7216. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Classical Swine Fever Status of 
     France and Spain'' (Doc. No. 98-090-7) received on April 27, 
     2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-7217. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Cattle From Australia and New 
     Zealand; Testing Exemptions'' (Doc. No. 99-071-3) received on 
     April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-7218. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Golden Nematode; Regulated Area'' 
     (Doc. No. 03-082-2) received on April 27, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7219. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Certification Program for 
     Imported Articles of Pelargonium spp. and Solanum spp. to 
     Prevent Introduction of Potato Brown Rot'' (Doc. No. 03-019-
     2) received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7220. A communication from the Administrator, Rural 
     Business-Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``General Requirements for Cooperative Services Grant 
     Programs, Value-Added Producer Grants, Agriculture Innovation 
     Centers and Rural Cooperative Development Grants'' (RIN0570-
     AA40) received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7221. A communication from the Office of the Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``CHAMPUS/TRICARE; Implementation 
     of the Pharmacy Benefits Program'' (RIN0720-AA63) received on 
     April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-7222. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense for Homeland Defense, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     Department of Defense assistance to civilian sporting events 
     during calendar year 2003; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-7223. A communication from the General Counsel, National 
     Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Prompt Corrective Action; 
     Corporate Credit Unions; Credit Union Service Organizations; 
     Member Business Loans; Regulatory Flexibility Program'' 
     received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs .
       EC-7224. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the national emergency declared in with respect to Sierra 
     Leone in Executive Order 13194; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7225. A communication from the Chairman and President, 
     Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to U.S. imports to Mexico; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7226. A communication from the Chairman and President, 
     Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to U.S. imports to the 
     Republic of Korea; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-7227. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``List of Communities 
     Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance'' (Doc. No. FEMA-
     7770) received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7228. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Flood Elevation 
     Determinations; 68 FR 8113'' received on April 27, 2004; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7229. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Flood Elevation 
     Determinations; 68 FR 8112'' received on April 27, 2004; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7230. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Suspension of 
     Community Elibility; 69 FR 9755'' (Doc. No. FEMA-7827) 
     received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7231. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Division of Corporate Finance, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Foreign Bank Exemption from the Insider 
     Lending Prohibition of Exchange Act Section 13(k)'' (RIN3235-
     AI81) received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7232. A communication from the Chairman, Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 
     2003; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7233. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department 
     of Transportation's Fiscal Year 2003 Annual Report; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7234. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement 
     Handbook--Property Reporting'' (RIN2700-AC79) received on 
     April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7235. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Conformance with Federal Acquisition 
     Circular 2001-16'' received on April 27, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7236. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement 
     Handbook--Synopses Requirements'' (RIN2700-AC93) received on 
     April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7237. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Government-Owned Contractor-Operated 
     Vehicle Fleet Management and Reporting'' received on April 
     27, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7238. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Groundfish Fishery 
     Management Measures'' (RIN0648-AR68) received on April 27, 
     2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7239. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Decrease of the Commercial Trip Limit for the Hook-and-Line 
     Fishery for Gulf Group King Mackerel in the Southern Florida 
     West Coast Subzone'' received on April 27, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7240. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of all federal 
     programs related to coastal and ocean activities; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7241. A communication from the Administrator, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Administration's Capital Investment Plan; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7242. A communication from the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the implementation and enforcement of the International 
     Safety Management Code; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7243. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Fundamental Properties of Asphalts and Modified 
     Asphalts--II''; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7244. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Prohibiting Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by Catcher 
     Vessels 60 Feet Length

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     Overall and Longer Using Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area'' received on April 27, 
     2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7245. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Inseason Adjustment Opening Directed Fishing for Pollock in 
     Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska for Twelve Hours'' 
     received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7246. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Apportionment of Membership on the Regional 
     Fishery Management Councils''; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7247. A communication from the Administrator, Energy 
     Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Voluntary 
     Reporting of Greenhouse Gases of 2002''; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-7248. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Policy, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report of a nomination for the position of 
     Solicitor, Department of the Interior, received on April 27, 
     2004; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-7249. A communication from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources Management, Department of Energy, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report of a nomination for the position of 
     Principal Deputy Administrator, Department of Energy, 
     received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-7250. A communication from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources Management, Department of Energy, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report of a vacancy and designation of 
     acting officer for the position of Assistant Secretary for 
     Policy and International Affairs, Department of Energy, 
     received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-7251. A communication from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources Management, Department of Energy, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report of a vacancy and designation of 
     acting officer for the position of Assistant Secretary, 
     Fossil Energy, Department of Energy, received on April 27, 
     2004; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-7252. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     effectiveness of the Department of Energy's defense and 
     national security programs; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-7253. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Geraniol; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL#7351-1) 
     received on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7254. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pesticides; 
     Tolerance Exemption for Active and Inert Ingredients for Use 
     in Antimicrobial Formulations (Food-Contract Surface 
     Sanitizing Solutions)'' (FRL#7335-4) received on April 27, 
     2004; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-7255. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Interim 
     Final Determination to Stay and/or Defer Sanctions, South 
     Coast Air Quality Management District'' (FRL#7651-6) received 
     on April 27, 2004; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-7256. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Rule 
     to Implement the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standard--Phase 1'' (FRL7651-7) received on April 27, 2004; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7257. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``In Vitro 
     Dermal Absorption Rate Testing of Certain Chemicals of 
     Interest to the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Administration'' (FRL#7321-2) received on April 27, 2004; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7258. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to 
     the Arizona State Implementation Plan, Pinal County Air 
     Quality Control District'' (FRL#7638-2) received on April 27, 
     2004; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7259. A communication from the Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     a report relative to the Agency's regulatory programs; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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