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“NOMINATION DISCHARGED” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Senate section on pages S175 on Jan. 28, 2002.
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NOMINATION DISCHARGED
Pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement of January 28, 2002, the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation was discharged of the following nomination:
Department of Transportation
John Magaw, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Security for a term of five years.
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