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“EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Senate section on pages S5946-S5947 on May 8, 2003.
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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-2223. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report entitled
``Distribution of Department of Defense Depot Maintenance Workloads Fiscal Years 2003 and 2007'' received on April 30, 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-2224. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a closing of the Department of Defense commissary at Fort Monroe, VA effective July 31, 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-2225. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to a procurement contract for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV); to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-2226. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the designation of an acting officer for the position of Secretary of the Navy, received on May 2, 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-2227. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report entitled
``Department of Energy Activities Relating to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, received on April 30, 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-2228. A communication from the Alternate FRLO, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``TRICARE: Eligibility and Payment Procedures for CHAMPUS Beneficiaries Age 65 and Over (0720-AA66)'' received on April 30, 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-2229. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense and Director, Office of Personal Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report entitled ``Joint Evaluation by the Department of Defense (DOD) and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) Demonstration: Second Report to Congress'' received on April 30, 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-2230. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Installations and Environment, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to analyzing optical fabrication enterprises employing military and civilian personnel for the divestiture to the private sector; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-2231. A communication from the Program Manager, Pentagon Renovation Program, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report entitled ``The Renovation of the Pentagon'' received on April 30, 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-2232. A communication from the General Counsel, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of legislative initiatives that are part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, received on April 30, 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-2233. A communication from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Change of Address; Technical Amendment'' received on April 30, 2003; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-2234. A communication from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Records and Reports Concerning Experience With Approval New Animal Drugs (0910-AC42)'' received on April 30, 2003; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-2235. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Head Start Program (0970-AB54)'' received on April 30, 2003; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-2236. A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report entitled ``Fiscal Year 2002 Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992 Financial Report'' received on April 30, 2003; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-2237. A communication from the General Counsel, National Science Foundation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Rule on Antarctic Meteorites, 45 CFR Part 674 (3145-AA40)'' received on April 30, 2003; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-2238. A communication from the President, United States Institute of Peace, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report entitled ``Consolidated Financial Statements and Additional Information for Year ended September 30, 2002 and 2001'' received on April 30, 2003; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-2239. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination confirmed for the position of Deputy Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-2240. A communication from the Chief Financial Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the Department of Housing and Development's inventory of commercial activities for the year 2002; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
EC-2241. A communication from the Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a the USTDA Annual Performance Plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2004; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
EC-2242. A communication from the Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the Fiscal Year 2002 Performance Report of the National Endowment for the Humanities; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
EC-2243. A communication from the Secretary to the Council, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report on Council Resolution 15-86 ``Sense of the Council on Maintaining Open Spaces for Demonstrations in the District of Columbia Emergency Resolution of 2003'' received on April 30, 2003 ; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
EC-2244. A communication from the Administrator, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to Federal Employees Clean Air Incentives; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
EC-2245. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to Arms Export Control Act, the report on the export of Defense articles that are firearms controlled under category I of the United States Munitions List Sold commercially under a contract in the amount of $1,000,000 or more to Columbia; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-2246. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to shrimp harvesting technology that may adversely affect certain sea turtles; to the Committee on Foreign Relations .
EC-2247. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report on Nuclear Nonproliferation in South Asia, received on April 30, 2003; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-2248. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to international agreements other than treaties entered into by the United States under the Case-Zablocki Act with Bulgaria, Economic Community of West African States, Djibouti and Denmark, received on April 30, 2003; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-2249. A communication from Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives, transmitting, the report of a letter that is relative to China's Human Rights Record; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-2250. A communication from the Rules Administrator, Office of General Counsel, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Bureau of Prisons Emergencies - Interim Final Rule (1120-AB17)'' received on April 28, 2003; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-2251. A communication from the Director, Regulations & Forms Services Division, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Electronic Signature on Applications and Petitions for Immigration and Naturalization Benefits (1615-AA83)'' received on April 30, 2003; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-2252. A communication from the Chairman, United States Sentencing Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report on amendments to sentencing guidelines, policy statements and official commentary, received on May 2, 2003; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-2253. A communication from the Chairman, United States Sentencing Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report entitled ``Report to the Congress: Increased Penalties for Campaign Finance Offenses and Legislative Recommendations'' received on May 2, 2003; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-2254. A communication from the Chairman, United States Sentencing Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report entitled ``Report to Congress: Increased Penalties for Cyber Security Offenses'' received on May 2, 2003; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-2255. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Documentation of Nonimmigrant Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended--Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons (22 CFR Parts 40 and 41)'' received on May 2, 2003; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-2256. A communication from the Acting Associate Attorney General, Department of Justice, transmitting pursuant to law, the report relative to the Department of Justice's 2002 annual report on certain activities pertaining to the Freedom of Information Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-2257. A communication from the Attorneys General, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-2258. A communication from the Director, Federal Judicial Center, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report entitled ``Federal Judicial Center's annual report for the 2002 calendar year'' received on April 30, 2003; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-2259. A communication from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to the Judicial Conference recommendations affecting dollar amounts in the Bankruptcy code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-2260. A communication from the Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document entitled ``College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000 - Second Annual Report to Congress'' received on May 1, 2003; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-2261. A communication from the Director, Administrative Office of the United States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a document entitled ``2002 Wiretap Report'' received on April 28, 2003; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-2262. A communication from the Staff Director, United States Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to the recharter of the Minnesota State Advisory Committee (SAC), received on April 16, 2003; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-2263. A communication from the Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designations and Nondesignations of Critical Habitat for 60 Plant Species From the Islands of Maui and Kahoolawe, Hawaii; Final Rule (1018-AH70)'' received on May 5, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-2264. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Fish and Wildlife, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designations or Nondesignations of Critical Habitat for 101 Plant Species From the Island of Oahu, Hawaii; Final Rule; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-2265. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; final Designations and Nondesignations of Critical Habitat for Five Plant Species From the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands; Final rule (1018-AH09)'' received on May 5, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-2266. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Approval and Promulgation Implementation Plan; Illinois New Source Review Amendments (FRL 7481-3)'' received on May 7, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-2267. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans, and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes, State of Illinois (FRL 7496-4)'' received on May 7, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-2268. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Emission Test Averaging (FRL 7487-5)'' received on May 7, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-2269. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Approval and Promulgation of State Plan for Designation Facilities and Pollutants: Mississippi (FRL 7497-3)'' received on May 7, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-2270. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Clarification to Interim Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiry Under CERLA (FRL 7496-2)'' received on May 7, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-2271. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone Semichemical Pulp Mills (FRL 7495-6)'' received on May 7, 2003; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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