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“EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S6346-S6348 on June 2, 2004.
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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-7704. A communication from the Senior Attorney, Research and Special Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Hazardous Materials: Revisions to Incident Reporting Requirements and the Hazardous Materials Incident Report Form; Response to Appeals'' (RIN2137-AD21) received on May 25, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7705. A communication from the Trial Attorney, Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment; End-of-Train Devices''
(RIN2130-AB52) received on May 25, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7706. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Merchant Marine Training'' (RIN2133-AB60) received on May 25, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7707. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and Administrative Law, Coast Guard, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Drawbridge Regulations
(Including 2 Regulations): [CGD08-04-021], [CGD01-04-036]''
(RIN1625-AA09) received on May 25, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7708. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and Administrative Law, Coast Guard, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Drawbridge Regulations: Chincoteague Channel, Chincoteague, VA [CGD05-03-168]''
(RIN1625-AA09) received on May 25, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7709. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and Administrative Law, Coast Guard, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulated Navigation Area: [CGD111-04-001], San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, Carquinez Strait, Suisun Bay, Sacremento River, San Joaquin River, and Connecting Waters, California'' (RIN1625-AA11) received on May 25, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7710. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and Administrative Law, Coast Guard, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regatta and Marine Parade Regulation; Special Local Reg.: Naticoke River, Sharptown, MD'' (RIN1625-AA08) received on May 25, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7711. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and Administrative Law, Coast Guard, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety/Security Zone Regulations (Including 5 Regulations): [CGD05-04-057], [COTP Savannah 04-040], [CGD13-04-022], [COTP Savannah 04-041],
[CGD05-98-043]'' (RIN1625-AA00) received on May 25, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7712. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and Administrative Law, Coast Guard, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety/Security Zone Regulations (Including 7 Regulations): [COTP San Francisco Bay 04-010], [COTP San Juan 04-044], [CGD09-04-016], [COTP Southeast Alaska 04-001], [CGD13-04-020], [COTP Prince William Sound 04-001], [CGD09-04-009]'' (RIN1625-AA00) received on May 25, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7713. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``General Order Implementing Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Act of 2003'' (RIN0694-AC99) received on * * *, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7714. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Magnuson Act Provisions; Foreign Fishing; Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Annual Specifications; Pacific Whiting''
(RIN0648-AR54) received on May 26, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7715. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Final Rule; Annual Management Measures and Sport Fishing Regulations for Area 2A Pacific Halibut Fisheries; and Changes to the Catch Sharing Plan'' (RIN0648-AQ67) received on May 26, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7716. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Groundfish Fishery; Annual Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments'' (ID041904C) received on May 26, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7717. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Final Rule to Implement Amendment 21 to the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources in the Gulf of Mexico'' (RIN0648-AR66) received on May 26, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7718. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Rule to Implement Amendment 66 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-AQ98) received on May 26, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7719. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Amendment 13 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan'' (RIN0648-AN17) received on May 26, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7720. A communication from the Director, Office of White House Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination confirmed for the position of Assistant Secretary and Director General, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, received on May 26, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7721. A communication from the Director, Office of White House Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination and change in previously submitted reported information for the position of Under Secretary and Director, Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, received on May 26, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7722. A communication from the Director, Office of White House Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy and change in previously submitted reported information for the position of Assistant Secretary for Trade Development, Department of Commerce, received on May 26, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7723. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Closing Directed Fishing for Atka Mackerel in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' received on June 1, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7724. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Closing Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by Catcher Processor Vessels Using Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI)'' received on June 1, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7725. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Closure of Directed Rock Sole Fishing in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' received on June 1, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7726. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Closure of Pacific Cod to Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands'' received on June 1, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7727. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Reopening Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) for 72 Hours'' received on June 1, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7728. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Reallocation of Projected Unused Amount of Pacific Cod From Vessels Using Jig Gear to Catcher Vessels Less Than 60' Using Pot or Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' received on June 1, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7729. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Closing Directed Fishing for Species in Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/Other Flatfish Fishery Category by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' received on June 1, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7730. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Amendment 16-2'' (RIN0648-AR35) received on June 1, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7731. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Regulatory Amendment to Modify Seafood Dealer Reporting Requirements'' (RIN0648-AR79) received on June 1, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7732. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Pelagic Longline Fishing Restrictions, Seasonal Area Closure, Limit on Swordfish Fishing Effort, Gear Restrictions, and Other Sea Turtle Take Mitigation Measures'' (RIN0648-AR84) received on June 1, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7733. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Closure of the Commercial Hook-and-Line Fishery for Gulf Group King Mackerel in the Southern Florida West Coast Subzone'' received on June 1, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7734. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Monkfish Fishery; Final Rule to Implement Target Total Allowable Catch Levels, Trip Limits, and Days-at-Sea Restrictions for the 2004 Monkfish Fishery'' (RIN0648-AR89) received on June 1, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7735. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Closure of Alaska Plaice in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI)'' received on June 1, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7736. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Final Rule to Revise the Descriptions of Gulf of Alaska
(GOA) Reporting Areas 620 and 630 in Paragraph b of Figure 3 to 50 CFR Part 679 to Include the Entire Alitak/Olga/Deadman's/Portage Bay Complex of Kodiak Island Within Reporting Area 620'' (RIN0648-AR08) received on June 1, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7737. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries Of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processor Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area; Modification of a Closure'' (ID032404E) received on June 1, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7738. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Tilefish Fishery; Final Rule for Reinstatement of Permit Requirements for the Tilefish Fishery'' (RIN0648-AR75) received on June 1, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-7739. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Final Rule to Implement the 2004 Specifications for the Spiny Dogfish Fishery'' (RIN0648-AQ81) received on June 1, 2004; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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