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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATES16 January 24, 2000H.R. 3419. An act to amend title 49, United

States Code, to establish the Federal MotorCarrier Safety Administration, and for otherpurposes.

Under the authority of the order ofthe Senate of January 6, 1999, the en-rolled bills were signed on December 2,1999, during the adjournment of theSenate by the President pro tempore(Mr. THURMOND).

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MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE RE-CEIVED DURING SINE DIE AD-JOURNMENT

ENROLLED BILL SIGNED

Under the authority of the order ofthe Senate of January 6, 1999, the Sec-retary of the Senate, on December 6,1999, during the adjournment of theSenate, received a message from theHouse of Representatives, announcingthat the Speaker has signed the fol-lowing enrolled bill:

H.R. 1180. An act to amend the Social Se-curity Act to expand the availability ofhealth care coverage for working individualswith disabilities, to establish a Ticket toWork and Self-Sufficiency Program in theSocial Security Administration to providesuch individual with meaningful opportuni-ties to work, and for other purposes.

Under the authority of the order ofthe Senate of January 6, 1999, the en-rolled bill was signed on December 6,1999, during the adjournment of theSenate by the President pro tempore(Mr. THURMOND).

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MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

At 2:18 p.m., a message from theHouse of Representatives, delivered byMr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, an-nounced that the House has passed thefollowing joint resolution, in which itrequests the concurrence of the Senate:

H.J. Res. 84. Joint resolution making fur-ther continuing appropriations for the fiscalyear 2000, and for other purposes.

The message also announced that theHouse requests that the Senate with-draw its request for a conference datedNovember 19, 1999 on the bill, S. 376, toamend the Communications SatelliteAct of 1962 to promote competition andprivatization in satellite communica-tions, and for other purposes, and agreeto the conference requested by theHouse.

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ENROLLED BILLS PRESENTED

The Secretary of the Senate reportedon November 30, 1999, he had presentedto the President of the United Statesthe following enrolled bills:

S. 28. An act to authorize an interpretivecenter and related visitor facilities withinthe Four Corners Monument Tribal Park,and for other purposes.

S. 67. An act to designate the headquartersbuilding of the Department of Housing andUrban Development in Washington, Districtof Columbia, as the ‘‘Robert C. Weaver Fed-eral Building.’’

S. 416. An act to direct the Secretary ofAgriculture to convey to the city of Sisters,Oregon, a certain parcel of land for use inconnection with a sewage treatment facility.

S. 438. An act to establish the Fallen Tim-bers Battlefield and Fort Miamis NationalHistoric Site in the State of Ohio.

S. 574. An act to direct the Secretary of theInterior to make corrections to a map relat-ing to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.

The Secretary of the Senate reportedon December 1, 1999, he had presentedto the President of the United Statesthe following enrolled bills:

S. 335. An act to amend chapter 30 of title39, United States Code, to provide for thenonmailability of certain deceptive matterrelating to sweepstakes, skill contests, fac-simile checks, administrative procedures, or-ders, and civil penalties relating to suchmatter, and for other purposes.

S. 580. An act to amend title IX of the Pub-lic Health Service Act to revise and extendthe Agency for Healthcare Policy and Re-search.

S. 791. An act to amend the Small BusinessAct with respect to the women’s businesscenter program.

S. 1418. An act to provide for the holding ofcourt at Natchez, Mississippi, in the samemanner as court is held at Vicksburg, Mis-sissippi, and for other purposes.

S. 1595. An act to designate the UnitedStates courthouse at 401 West WashingtonStreet in Phoenix, Arizona, as the ‘‘SandraDay O’Connor United States Courthouse.’’

S. 1866. An act to redesignate the CoastalBarrier Resources System as the ‘‘John H.Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.’’

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EXECUTIVE AND OTHERCOMMUNICATIONS

The following communications werelaid before the Senate, together withaccompanying papers, reports, and doc-uments, which were referred as indi-cated:

EC–6298. A communication from the Pro-gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra-tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled: ‘‘Airworthiness Direc-tives: Eurocopter France Model; AS 322C, L,and L1 Helicopters; Docket No. 98–SW–78 {11–16/11–18}’’ (RIN2120–AA64) (1999–0453), receivedNovember 19, 1999; to the Committee onCommerce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6299. A communication from the Pro-gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra-tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Direc-tives: Eurocopter France Model SA330F, G,J, and AS332C, L, and L1 Helicopters; Re-quest for Comments; Docket No. 99–SW–01{11–12/11–18}’’ (RIN2120–AA64) (1999–0441), re-ceived November 19, 1999; to the Committeeon Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6300. A communication from the Pro-gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra-tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Direc-tives: Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH ModelEC135 P1 T1 Helicopters; Request for Com-ments; Docket No. 99–SW–59 {12–2/12–2}’’(RIN2120–AA64) (1999–0488), received Decem-ber 3, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6301. A communication from the Pro-gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra-tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Direc-tives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model412, 412EP and 412CF Helicopters; Request forComments; Docket No. 99–SW–55 {11–16/11–18}’’ (RIN2120–AA64) (1999–0451), received No-vember 19, 1999; to the Committee on Com-merce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6302. A communication from the Pro-gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra-

tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Direc-tives: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model407 Helicopters; Request for Comments;Docket No. 99–SW–48 {11–15/11–18}’’, receivedNovember 19, 1999; to the Committee onCommerce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6303. A communication from the Pro-gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra-tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘ Airworthiness Direc-tives: Saab Model 2000 Series Airplanes;Docket No. 99–NM–197 {11–30/12–2}’’ (RIN2120–AA64) (1999–0489), received November 19, 1999;to the Committee on Commerce, Science,and Transportation.

EC–6304. A communication from the Pro-gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra-tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Direc-tives; Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 Se-ries Airplanes; Docket No. 99–NM–106 {11–12/11–18}’’ (RIN2122–AA64) (1999–0443), receivedNovember 19, 1999; to the Committee onCommerce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6305. A communication from the Pro-gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra-tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Direc-tives: McDonnell Douglas Model DC–9–10, –20,–30, –40, and –50 Series Airplanes and C–9 Air-planes; Docket No. 99–NM–186 {11–12/11–18}’’(RIN2120–AA64) (1999–0442), received Novem-ber 19, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6306. A communication from the Pro-gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra-tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Direc-tives; Bombardier Model DHC–8–101, –102,–103, –106, –201, –202, –301, –311, and –315 SeriesAirplanes; Docket No. 98–NM–335 {11–12/11–18}’’ (RIN2120–AA64) (1999–0439), received No-vember 19, 1999; to the Committee on Com-merce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6307. A communication from the Pro-gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra-tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Direc-tives: Aerospatiale Model SN–601 (Corvette)Series Airplanes; Docket No. 98–NM–365 {11–12/11–18}’’ (RIN2120–AA64) (1999–0438), receivedNovember 19, 1999; to the Committee onCommerce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6308. A communication from the Pro-gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra-tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Direc-tives: British Aerospace Model BAe 146 andAVro 146–RJ Series Airplanes; Docket No. 99–NM–70 {11–15/11–18}’’ (RIN2120–AA64) (1999–0450), received November 19, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-tation.

EC–6309. A communication from the Pro-gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra-tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Direc-tives: Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes;Docket No. 99–NM–101 {11–16/11–18}’’(RIN2120–AA64) (1999–0455), received Novem-ber 19, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6310. A communication from the Pro-gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra-tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Direc-tives: Learjet Model 31, 31A, 35, 35A, and 60Airplanes; Docket No. 99–NM–15 {11–16/11–18}’’ (RIN2120–AA64) (1999–0456), received No-vember 19, 1999; to the Committee on Com-merce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6311. A communication from the Pro-gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra-tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Direc-tives: Rolls–Royce plc Tay 650–15, and Tay651–54 Series Turbofan Engines; Docket No.

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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S17January 24, 200099–NE–26 {11–17/11–18}’’ (RIN2120–AA64) (1999–0454), received November 19, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-tation.

EC–6312. A communication from the Pro-gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra-tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Direc-tives: Boeing Model 727–200 Series Airplanes;Docket No. 97–NM–227 {11–12/11–18}’’(RIN2120–AA64) (1999–0444), received Novem-ber 19, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6313. A communication from the Pro-gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra-tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Direc-tives: Dornier Model 328–100 Series Airplanes;Docket No. 96–NM–110 {11–12/11–18}’’(RIN2120–AA64) (1999–0445), received Novem-ber 19, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6314. A communication from the Pro-gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra-tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Direc-tives: Airbus Model A330 and A340 Series Air-planes; Docket No. 99–NM–184 {11–12/11–18}’’(RIN2120–AA64) (1999–0446), received Novem-ber 19, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6315. A communication from the Pro-gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra-tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Direc-tives; Dornier Model 328–100 Series Airplanes;Docket No. 99–NM–207 {11–12/11–18}’’(RIN2120–AA64) (1999–0447), received Novem-ber 19, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6316. A communication from the Pro-gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra-tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Direc-tives: Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300–600Series Airplanes; Docket No. 98–NM–205 {11–12/11–18}’’ (RIN2120–AA64) (1999–0448), receivedNovember 19, 1999; to the Committee onCommerce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6317. A communication from the Pro-gram Analyst, Federal Aviation Administra-tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Direc-tives: McDonnell Douglas Model DC–9–8 Se-ries Airplanes and Model MD–88 Airplanes;Docket No. 99–NM–05 {11–19/11–22}’’ (RIN2120–AA64) (1999–0475), received November 22, 1999;to the Committee on Commerce, Science,and Transportation.

EC–6318. A communication from the Ad-ministrator, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re-port relative to the Federal Acquisition Reg-ulation; to the Committee on Environmentand Public Works.

EC–6319. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works),transmitting a report relative to authorizednavigation improvements at Sand Point Har-bor, Alaska; to the Committee on Environ-ment and Public Works.

EC–6320. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works),transmitting, pursuant to law, a report rel-ative to flood damage reduction in the YubaRiver Basin, California; to the Committee onEnvironment and Public Works.

EC–6321. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting a report relative tocoal mining operations that result in valleyfills; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6322. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting a report entitled ‘‘Spe-

cial Emphasis Given to Coral Reef Projec-tion under the Clean Water Act, Marine Pro-tection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, Riv-ers And Harbors Act, and Federal ProjectAuthorities’’; to the Committee on Environ-ment and Public Works.

EC–6323. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Availability of Ac-tion Plan Demonstration Projects (ADDP)Funds for Tier IV and V NEP’s (FRL # N/A)’’Receive November 23, 1999; to the Committeeon Environment and Public Works.

EC–6324. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Biennial Review ofPost-CCMP NEPs—Final Guidance (FRL # N/A), received November 23, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Environment and Public Works.

EC–6325. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Biennial Review ofPost-CCMP NEPs FY 1999 Guidance (FRL #N/A), received November 23, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Environment and Public Works.

EC–6326. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Cover Memo-randum and Wetland Program DevelopmentGrants—FY2000 Grant Guidance (FRL # N/A); to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6327. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Funding the Devel-opment and Implementation of WatershedRestoration Action Strategies Under Section319 of the Clean Water Act’’ (FRL # N/A), re-ceived November 23, 1999; to the Committeeon Environment and Public Works.

EC–6328. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘National EstuaryProgram FY 1999 Budget and Funding Guid-ance’’ (FRL # N/A), received November 23,1999; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6329. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘National EstuaryProgram Travel Funds Special Conditions’’(FRL # N/A), received November 23, 1999; tothe Committee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6330. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘NEP FY 1997 Budg-et and Selected Guidance Topics’’ (FRL # N/A), received November 23, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Environment and Public Works.

EC–6331. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘NEP FY 1998 Budg-et and Selected Guidance Topics’’ (FRL # N/A), received November 23, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Environment and Public Works.

EC–6332. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the

report of a rule entitled ‘‘Nonpoint SourceProgram and Grants Guidance for FiscalYear 1997 and Future Years’’ (FRL # N/A), re-ceived November 23, 1999; to the Committeeon Environment and Public Works.

EC–6333. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Process and Cri-teria for Funding State and TerritorialNonpoint Source Management Programs inFY 1999’’ (FRL # N/A), receive November 23,1999; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6334. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)transmitting, pursuant to law, a report rel-ative to construction of flood damage reduc-tion and recreation improvements for GrandForks, ND and East Grand Forks, MN; to theCommittee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6335. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)transmitting, pursuant to law, a report rel-ative to the Baltimore Harbor Anchoragesand Channels, MD, navigation project; to theCommittee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6336. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting a report entitled ‘‘1999PCB Questions and Answers Manual (Part 3of 3); to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6337. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting a report entitled ‘‘In-terim Guidance in Response to the OIGAudit ‘Superfund Sites Deferred to RCRA’ ’’;to the Committee on Environment and Pub-lic Works.

EC–6338. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting a report entitled‘‘Issuance of Abbreviated Assessments (EPA-540-F-98-037), Combined PA/SI Assessments(EPA-540-F-98-038), and Pre-CERCLISScreening Assessment (EPA-540-F-98-039)Fact Sheets’’; to the Committee on Environ-ment and Public Works.

EC–6339. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)transmitting, pursuant to law, a report rel-ative to authorized navigation improve-ments to the Big Bend Channel, Tampa Har-bor, FL; to the Committee on Environmentand Public Works.

EC–6340. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Implementation Plans andState Operating Permits Programs; State ofMissouri’’ (FRL # 6506-2), received December6, 1999; to the Committee on Environmentand Public Works.

EC–6341. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Notice of Accept-ability’’ (FRL # 6503-7), received December 6,1999; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6342. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Congressional Affairs, Nu-clear Regulatory Commission, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Voluntary Submission of Performance Indi-cator Data’’ (NRC Regulatory Issue Sum-mary 99-06), received December 8, 1999; to theCommittee on Environment and PublicWorks.


CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATES18 January 24, 2000EC–6343. A communication from the Direc-

tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Superfund Redevel-opment Pilot Program’’ (FRL # 6506-5), re-ceived December 7, 1999; to the Committee onEnvironment and Public Works.

EC–6344. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Congressional Affairs, Nu-clear Regulatory Commission, transmitting,pursuant to law, a report relative to the de-commissioning criteria for the West ValleyDemonstration Project (M-32); to the Com-mittee on Environment and Public Works.

EC–6345. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Depart-ment of the Interior, transmitting, pursuantto law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Endan-gered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;Determination of Endangered Status for thePlant ‘Fritillaria gentneri’ (Gertner’sfrillary)’’ (RIN1018-AE75), received December7, 1999; to the Committee on Environmentand Public Works.

EC–6346. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘National EmissionStandards for Hazardous Air Pollutants forEthylene Oxide Commercial Sterilizationand Fumigation Operations’’ (FRL # 6500-2),received November 30, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Environment and Public Works.

EC–6347. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘National EmissionStandards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Hal-ogenated Solvent Cleaning’’ (FRL # 6500-1),received November 30, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Environment and Public Works.

EC–6348. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Findings of Signifi-cant Contribution and Rulemaking on Sec-tion 126 Petitions for Purposes of ReducingInterstate Ozone Transport (final stay exten-sion)’’ (FRL #6482–2), received November 30,1999; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6349. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Federal Emergency ManagementAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re-port relative to Hurricane Lenny; to theCommittee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6350. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Air Quality ImplementationPlans; State of Massachusetts; Interim FinalDetermination that Massachusetts has Cor-rected the Deficiencies of its I/M SIP Revi-sion’’ (FRL #6481–2), received November 29,1999; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6351. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘ Approval and Pro-mulgation of Implementation Plans; Cali-fornia State Implementation Revision, Ven-tura County Air Pollution Control District,Project XL Site-specific Rulemaking forImation Corp. Camarillo Plant’’ (FRL #6481–8), received November 29, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Environment and Public Works.

EC–6352. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental Protection

Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Implementation Plans; Cali-fornia State Implementation Plan Revision,Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Man-agement District, Santa Barbara County AirPollution Control District, Ventura CountyAir Pollution Control District, and Yolo-So-lano County Air Quality Management Dis-trict’’ (FRL #6477–7), received November 29,1999; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6353. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘National Primaryand Secondary Water Regulations: AnalyticMethods for Chemical and Microbial Con-tamination and Revisions to Laboratory Cer-tification Requirements’’ (FRL #6481–7), re-ceived November 29, 1999; to the Committeeon Environment and Public Works.

EC–6354. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘OMB ApprovalNumbers Under the Paperwork ReductionAct Relating to the Criteria for Classifica-tion of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities andPractices’’ (FRL #6481–3), received November29, 1999; to the Committee on Environmentand Public Works.

EC–6355. A communication from the Ad-ministrator of the Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re-port entitled ‘‘The Super Fund InnovativeTechnology Evaluation Program’’ for fiscalyear 1998; to the Committee on Environmentand Public Works.

EC–6356. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Air Quality ImplementationPlans; Connecticut; Removal of OxygenatedGasoline Requirement for the ConnecticutPortion of the New York-New Jersey-LongIsland Area (the ’Southwest ConnecticutArea’)’’ (FRL #6479–4), received November 29,1999; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6357. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Air Quality ImplementationPlans; Rhode Island; VOC Regulations andRACT Determinations’’ (FRL # 6483–8), re-ceived November 29, 1999; to the Committeeon Environment and Public Works.

EC–6358. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Implementation Plans and Ap-proval Under Section 112(1); State of Iowa’’(FRL # 6483–4), received November 29, 1999; tothe Committee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6359. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Implementation Plans; Cali-fornia State Implementation Plan Revision,South Coast Air Quality Management Dis-trict and Ventura County Air Pollution Con-trol District’’ (FRL # 6480–4), received No-vember 29, 1999; to the Committee on Envi-ronment and Public Works.

EC–6360. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management and

Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Revisions to theUnderground Injection Control Regulationsfor Class V Injection Wells’’ (FRL # 6482–2),received November 29, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Environment and Public Works.

EC–6361. A communication from the ActingDirector of the Fish and Wildlife Service, De-partment of the Interior, transmitting, pur-suant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Endangered and Threatened Wildlife andPlants; Designation of Critical Habitat forthe Pacific Coast Population of the WesternSnowy Plover’’ (RIN1018–AD10), received No-vember 30, 1999; to the Committee on Envi-ronment and Public Works.

EC–6362. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting a report entitled ‘‘Pol-icy Issues Related to the Food Quality Pro-tection Act; Guidance for Performing Aggre-gate Exposure and Risk Assessments; Toler-ance Reassessment Advisory Committee Re-view and Request for Public Comment’’; tothe Committee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6363. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting a report entitled ‘‘Pol-icy Issues Related to the Food Quality Pro-tection Act; Revised Paper Estimating theDrinking Water Component of a Dietary Ex-posure Assessment’’; to the Committee onEnvironment and Public Works.

EC–6364. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting a report entitled ‘‘Pol-icy Issues Related to the Food Quality Pro-tection Act; Revised Threshold of Regulation(TOR) Policy When a Food Use Does Not Re-quire a Tolerance’’; to the Committee on En-vironment and Public Works.

EC–6365. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Implementation Plans; State ofNew Mexico; Approval of Revised Mainte-nance Plan for Albuquerque/Bernalillo Coun-ty, NM; Carbon Monoxide’’ (FRL # 6504–9),received December 8, 1999; to the Committeeon Environment and Public Works.

EC–6366. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval of Hos-pital/Medical/Infectious Waste IncineratorState Plan for Designated Facilities and Pol-lutants: Indiana’’ (FRL #6388–4), received De-cember 8, 1999; to the Committee on Environ-ment and Public Works.

EC–6367. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Air Quality ImplementationPlans; State of Iowa; Correction’’ (FRL#6501–4), received December 2, 1999; to theCommittee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6368. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled Approval and Pro-mulgation of Air Quality ImplementationPlans; Alklegheny County Portion of theCommonwealth of Pennsylvania’s OperationsPermits Program, and Federally EnforceableState Operating Permit Program’’ (FRL#6500–8), received December 2, 1999; to the


CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S19January 24, 2000Committee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6369. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Air Quality ImplementationPlans; District of Columbia; Approval ofDefinitions for the New Source Review Regu-lations’’ (FRL #6500–7), received December 2,1999; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6370. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Air Quality ImplementationPlans; Montana; Emergency Episode Plan,Columbia Falls; Butte and Missoula Particu-late Matter State Implementation Plans,Missoula Carbon Monoxide State Implemen-tation Plan’’ (FRL #6482–6), received Decem-ber 2, 1999; to the Committee on Environ-ment and Public Works.

EC–6371. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Air Quality ImplementationPlans; Utah: Road Salting and Sanding, Con-trol of Installations, Revisions to Saltingand Sanding Requirements and Deletion ofNon-ferrous Smelter Orders, Incorporationby Reference, and Nonsubstantive Changes’(FRL #6482–9), received December 2, 1999; tothe Committee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6372. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas;Control of Air Pollution from Volatile Or-ganic Compounds, Miscellaneous IndustrialSources, Cut back Asphalt’’ (FRL #6504–4),received December 2, 1999; to the Committeeon Environment and Public Works.

EC–6373. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Control of Emis-sions of Air Pollution from New CI MarineEngines at or above 37kw’’ (FRL #6482–3), re-ceived December 2, 1999; to the Committee onEnvironment and Public Works.

EC–6374. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Effluent Limita-tions Guidelines and Standards for the Com-mercial Hazardous Waste Combustor Sub-category of the Waste Combustors PointSource Category’’ (FRL #6503–6), receivedDecember 2, 1999; to the Committee on Envi-ronment and Public Works.

EC–6375. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Effluent Limita-tions Guidelines, Pretreatment Standards,and New Source Performance Standards forthe Landfills Point Source Category’ (FRL#6503–5), received December 2, 1999; to theCommittee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6376. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval of DataSharing Committee Recommendations for

Lead and Copper’’ (FRL # N/A), received De-cember 9, 1999; to the Committee on Environ-ment and Public Works.

EC–6377. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Drinking WaterState Revolving Fund (DWSRF) ProgramPolicy Announcement: Eligibility of Reim-bursement of Incurred Costs for ApprovedProjects’’ (FRL #6217–9), received December9, 1999; to the Committee on Environmentand Public Works.

EC–6378. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Drinking WaterState Revolving Fund (DWSRF) ProgramPolicy Announcement: Eligibility of UsingDWSRF Funds to Create a New Public WaterSystem’’ (FRL #65183–2), received December9, 1999; to the Committee on Environmentand Public Works.

EC–6379. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Policy on CutoffDates for Submitting Data to SDWIS/FED’’(FRL # N/A), received December 9, 1999; tothe Committee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6380. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Revised SafeDrinking Water Information System(SDWIS) Inventory Reporting Requirements-Technical Guidance’’ (FRL # N/A), receivedDecember 9, 1999; to the Committee on Envi-ronment and Public Works.

EC–6381. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘The Data SharingCommittee’s Review of the Surface WaterTreatment Rule Data Needs and Safe Drink-ing Water Information System (SDWIS) Re-porting’’ (FRL # N/A), received December 9,1999; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6382. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Air Quality ImplementationPlans; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;Oxygenated Gasoline Program’’ (FRL #6501–2), received December 9, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Environment and Public Works.

EC–6383. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Implementation Plan; IndianaVolatile Organic Compound Rules’’ (FRL#6500–9), received December 9, 1999; to theCommittee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6384. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Implementation Plans and Part70 Operating Permits Program; State of Mis-souri’’ (FRL #6508–4), received December 9,1999; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6385. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental Protection

Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘OMB ApprovalsUnder the Paperwork Reduction Act; Tech-nical Amendment’’ (FRL #6505–8), receivedDecember 9, 1999; to the Committee on Envi-ronment and Public Works.

EC–6386. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Revisions to Guide-lines for the Storage and Collection of Resi-dential, Commercial, and Industrial SolidWaste’’ (FRL #6505–6), received December 9,1999; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6387. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Title V OperatingPermit Deferrals for Area Sources: NationalEmission Standards for Hazardous Air Pol-lutants (NESHAP) for Chromium Emissionsfrom Hard and Decorative Chromium Elec-troplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks;Ethelyne Oxide Commercial Sterilizationand Fumigation Operations;Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities;Halogenated Solvent Cleaning Machines; andSanitary Lead Smelting’’ (FRL #6508–7), re-ceived December 9, 1999; to the Committee onEnvironment and Public Works.

EC–6388. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, U.S. Environmental Pro-tection Agency, transmitting a report enti-tled ‘‘Concurrence on the Classification ofWells in an in-situ Nacholite Leaching Facil-ity in Colorado-Amer-Alia, Inc.’’; to theCommittee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6389. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, a report entitled ‘‘Dis-infection Profiling and Benchmarking Guid-ance Manual’’; to the Committee on Environ-ment and Public Works.

EC–6390. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting a report entitled‘‘Handbook for Capacity Development: De-veloping Water System Capacity Under theSafe Drinking Water Act as Amended in1996’’; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6391. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting a report entitled ‘‘Mi-crobial and Disinfection Byproduct Rules Si-multaneous Compliance Guidance Manual’’;to the Committee on Environment and Pub-lic Works.

EC–6392. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting a report entitled‘‘State Implementation Guidance for theConsumer Confidence Report (CCR) Rule’’; tothe Committee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6393. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting a report entitled ‘‘Un-regulated Contaminant Monitoring Regula-tion Analytical Methods and Quality ControlManual’’; to the Committee on Environmentand Public Works.

EC–6394. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife andParks, Department of the Interior, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-titled ‘‘Migratory Bird Hunting: RegulationsDesigned to Reduce the Mid-continent Light


CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATES20 January 24, 2000Goose Population’’ (RIN1018–AF85), receivedDecember 13, 1999; to the Committee on En-vironment and Public Works.

EC–6395. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Congressional Affairs, Nu-clear Regulatory Commission, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘NRC Management Directive 5.6, ‘IntegratedMaterials Performance Evaluation Pro-gram’ ’’, received December 14, 1999; to theCommittee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6396. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Award of Grantsfor Special Projects Authorized by the Omni-bus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropria-tions Act of 1996 (PL 104–134)’’, received De-cember 16, 1999; to the Committee on Envi-ronment and Public Works.

EC–6397. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Award of GrantsFor Special Projects Authorized by thisAgency’s FY 1997 Appropriations Act’’, re-ceived December 16, 1999; to the Committeeon Environment and Public Works.

EC–6398. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Award of Grantsfor Special Projects Authorized by thisAgency’s 1999 Appropriations Act’’, receivedDecember 16, 1999; to the Committee on En-vironment and Public Works.

EC–6399. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Implementation Plans; State ofMissouri’’ (FRL #6512–2), received December16, 1999; to the Committee on Environmentand Public Works.

EC–6400. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Air Quality ImplementationPlans; Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania,and Virginia; Approval of Low EmmissionVehicle Programs’’ (FRL #6483–9), receivedDecember 16, 1999; to the Committee on En-vironment and Public Works.

EC–6401. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Implementation Plans; State ofMissouri’’ (FRL #6510–9), received December16, 1999; to the Committee on Environmentand Public Works.

EC–6402. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘National EmissionStandards for Hazardous Air Pollutants forAmino/Phenolic Resins Production’’ (FRL#6513–4), received December 16, 1999; to theCommittee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6403. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Implementation Plans; Indi-ana’’ (FRL #6483–2), received December 16,1999; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6404. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Revision of Pro-mulgation of Federal Implementation Planfor Arizona—Maricopa Nonattainment Area;PM10’’ (FRL #6511–3), received December 16,1999; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6405. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Depart-ment of the Interior, transmitting, pursuantto law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Endan-gered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;Determination of Endangered Status for‘Sidalcea oregana var. calva’ (WenatcheeMountains checker-mallow)’’ (RIN1018–AE32), received December 16, 1999; to theCommittee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6406. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, a report entitled‘‘Final Guidance on Award of Grants to In-dian Tribes Under Section 106 of the CleanWater Act for Fiscal Year 2000 and FutureYears’’; to the Committee on Environmentand Public Works.

EC–6407. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, a report entitled‘‘Letter to Ms. Micki Schultz, P.E. SeniorEnvironmental Engineer, Durel Corporation;to the Committee on Environment and Pub-lic Works.

EC–6408. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, a report entitled‘‘Letter to Peggy Harris, Chief, StandardizedPermitting Section of the Hazardous WasteManagement Program’’; to the Committeeon Environment and Public Works.

EC–6409. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, De-partment of State, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, a report relative to properties and fundsto be transferred by the United States to theRepublic of Panama on December 31, 1999upon the termination of the Panama CanalTreaty of 1977; to the Committee on ArmedServices.

EC–6410. A communication from the Chief,Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service,Department of the Treasury, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Rev. Proc. 2000–9, Per Diem Travel Ex-penses’’ (Rev. Proc. 2000–9), received Decem-ber 21 , 1999; to the Committee on Finance.

EC–6411. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Rev. Proc. 99–50, CombinedInformation Reporting’’ (Rev. Proc. 99–50),received December 21, 1999; to the Committeeon Finance.

EC–6412. A communication from the Chief,Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service,Department of the Treasury, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘January 2000 Applicable Rates’’ (RevenueRuling 2000–1), received December 21, 1999; tothe Committee on Finance.

EC–6413. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘October-December 1999 BondFactor Amounts’’ (Revenue Ruling 99–54), re-ceived December 21, 1999; to the Committeeon Finance.

EC–6414. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,

transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Effective Date of ProposedRegulations Under Section 1.368–2(d)(4)’’ (No-tice 2000–1, 2000–2 I.R.B.ll) , received De-cember 23, 1999; to the Committee on Fi-nance.

EC–6415. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Information Reporting withRespect to Certain Foreign Partnerships andCertain Foreign Corporations’’ (RIN 1545–AV69), received December 29, 1999; to theCommittee on Finance.

EC–6416. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Separate Share Rules Appli-cable to Estates’’ (RIN 1545–AW57) (T.D.8849), received December 28, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Finance.

EC–6417. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Year 2000 Section 1274A CPIAdjustments’’ (Revenue Ruling 99–50), re-ceived November 30, 1999; to the Committeeon Finance.

EC–6418. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Treatment of Changes in Ef-fective Entity Classification’’ (RIN 1545–AV16) (TD 8844), received November 29, 1999;to the Committee on Finance.

EC–6419. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Annual Covered Compensa-tion Tables’’ (Revenue Ruling 99–47), receivedNovember 29, 1999; to the Committee on Fi-nance.

EC–6420. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘December 1999 ApplicableFederal Rates’’ (Revenue Ruling 99–48), re-ceived November 19, 1999; to the Committeeon Finance.

EC–6421. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Annual Section 415(d) Cost-of-Living Adjustments’’ (Notice 99–55), re-ceived December 7, 1999; to the Committee onFinance.

EC–6422. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘BLS-LIFO Department StoreIndexes—October 1999’’ (Rev. Rul. 99–55), re-ceived December 3, 1999; to the Committee onFinance.

EC–6423. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Revenue Ruling 99–57’’ (RR–103838–99), received December 6, 1999; to theCommittee on Finance.

EC–6424. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Automatic Approval ofChanges in Funding Methods’’ (Revenue Pro-cedure 99–45), received November 19, 1999; tothe Committee on Finance.

EC–6425. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,


CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S21January 24, 2000transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Duke Energy Natural GasCorporation v. Commissioner’’ (–F.3d– [10thCir. 1999]), received November 23, 1999; to theCommittee on Finance.

EC–6426. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasurytransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Conway v. Commissioner’’(111 T.C. 350 [1999] TL 22257–96), received No-vember 23, 1999; to the Committee on Fi-nance.

EC–6427. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Year 2000 Section 7872(g) CPIAdjustment’’ (Revenue Ruling 99–49), re-ceived November 30, 1999; to the Committeeon Finance.

EC–6428. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Quarterly Interest Rates—First Quarter 2000’’ (Rev. Rul. 99–53), re-ceived November 29, 1999; to the Committeeon Finance.

EC–6429. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Tax Avoidance Using Dis-tributions of Encumbered Property’’ (Notice99–59, 1999–52 I.R.B.), received December 9,1999; to the Committee on Finance.

EC–6430. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Notice 99–57; Section 705Special Basis Rules’’ (OGI0116328–99), re-ceived December 6, 1999; to the Committee onFinance.

EC–6431. A communication from the Chief,Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service,Department of the Treasury, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘T.D. 8846, Deductions for Transfers for Pub-lic, Charitable, and Religious Uses; in Gen-eral Marital Deduction; Valuation of Inter-est Passing to Surviving Spouse’’ (RIN 1545–AV45), received December 3, 1999; to theCommittee on Finance.

EC–6432. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Adequate Disclosure ofGifts’’ (RIN 1545–AW 20) (TD 8845), receivedDecember 3, 1999; to the Committee on Fi-nance.

EC–6433. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Use of Penalty Mail in theLocation and Recovery of Missing Children’’(RIN 1545–AX 29) (TD 8848), received Decem-ber 10, 1999; to the Committee on Finance.

EC–6434. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Annual Covered Compensa-tion Tables’’ (Revenue Ruling 99–47), receivedNovember 29, 1999; to the Committee on Fi-nance.

EC–6435. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Quarterly Interest Rates—First Quarter 2000’’ (Rev. Rul. 99–53), re-ceived November 29, 1999; to the Committeeon Finance.

EC–6436. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-

enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘1999 Base Period T-BillRate’’ (RR–115894–99), received November 29,1999; to the Committee on Finance.

EC–6437. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘T.D. 8847: Adjustments Fol-lowing Sales of Partnership Interests’’ (RIN1545–AS39), received December 14, 1999; to theCommittee on Finance.

EC–6438. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Continuity of Interest onRepurchase of Issuers Shares’’ (Rev. Rul. 99–58, 1999–52 I.R.B.——, dated December 27,1999), received December 14, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Finance.

EC–6439. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasurytransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Automatic Consent toChange a Method of Accounting’’ (Rev. Proc99–49), received December 14, 1999; to theCommittee on Finance.

EC–6440. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Duplicate Benefits’’ (Rev.Rul. 99–51), received December 14, 1999; to theCommittee on Finance.

EC–6441. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Information Reporting onAmounts Paid Under the General AllotmentAct’’ (Notice 99–60), received December 14,1999; to the Committee on Finance.

EC–6442. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Use of Penalty Mail in theLocation and Recovery of Missing Children’’(RIN 1545–AX 29) (TD 8848), received Decem-ber 14, 1999; to the Committee on Finance.

EC–6443. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Weighted Average InterestRate Update’’ (Notice 99–54), received No-vember 23, 1999; to the Committee on Fi-nance.

EC–6444. A communication from the Dep-uty Executive Secretary, Office of Commu-nications and Operations Support, HealthCare Financing Administration, Departmentof Health and Human Services transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Revisions to Payment Policies Under thePhysician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year2000—Medicare’’ (RIN 0938–AJ 40), receivedNovember 19, 1999; to the Committee on Fi-nance.

EC–6445. A communication from the Dep-uty Executive Secretary to the Department,Health Care Financing Administration, De-partment of Health and Human Servicestransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Medicare Program; Inpa-tient Hospital Deductible and Hospital andExtended Care Services CoinsuranceAmounts for 2000 (8005–N)’’ (RIN 0938–AB 52),received November 22, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Finance.

EC–6446. A communication from the Dep-uty Executive Secretary, Health Care Fi-nancing Administration, Department ofHealth and Human Services transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled

‘‘Part A Premium for 2000 for the UninsuredAged and for Certain Disabled Individualswho Have Exhausted Other Entitlement(8005–N) (RIN 0938–AB 53), received November22, 1999; to the Committee on Finance.

EC–6447. A communication from the Dep-uty Executive Secretary, Health Care Fi-nancing Administration, Department ofHealth and Human Services transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Medicare Program; Monthly ActuarialRates and Monthly Supplementary MedicalInsurance Premium Rate Beginning January1, 2000 (HFCA–8006–N) (RIN 0938–AJ 80), re-ceived November 22, 1999; to the Committeeon Finance.

EC–6448. A communication from the Dep-uty Executive Secretary, Health Care Fi-nancing Administration, Department ofHealth and Human Services transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Medicare and Medicaid Program; Programsfor All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly(PAGE)’’ (RIN 0938–AE 98), received Decem-ber 2, 1999; to the Committee on Finance.

EC–6449. A communication from the Chair-man of the International Trade Commissiontransmitting, pursuant to law, a report rel-ative to imports of wheat gluten; to theCommittee on Finance.

EC–6450. A communication from the ActingChief, Regulations Branch, US CustomsService, Department of the Treasury, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘Import Restrictions on CertainKhmer Stone Archaeological Material of theKingdom of Cambodia’’ (RIN 1515–AC 52), re-ceived November 29, 1999; to the Committeeon Finance.

EC–6451. A communication from the ActingChief, Regulations Branch, US CustomsService, Department of the Treasury, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘Export Certificates for Lamb MeatSubject to Tariff-Rate Quota’’ (RIN 1515–AC54), received November 29, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Finance.

EC–6452. A communication from the ActingRegulations Officer, Social Security Admin-istration transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Extension of Expi-ration Dates for Several Body System List-ings’’ (RIN 0960–AF 15), received December 8,1999; to the Committee on Finance.

EC–6453. A communication from the SeniorAttorney, Federal Register Certifying Offi-cer, Department of the Treasury transmit-ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-titled ‘‘Barring Delinquent Debtors from Ob-taining Federal Loans or Loan Insurance orGuarantees’’ (31 CFR 285) (RIN 1510–AA 78),received December 16, 1999; to the Committeeon Finance.

EC–6454. A communication from the Ad-ministrator of the Energy Information Ad-ministration, Department of Energy, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled‘‘Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in theUnited States, 1998’’; to the Committee onEnergy and Natural Resources.

EC–6455. A communication from the Chair-man of the Federal Energy Regulatory Com-mission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re-port relative to hydropower constructiondeadlines; to the Committee on Energy andNatural Resources.

EC–6456. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary for Land and Minerals Man-agement, Department of the Interior, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘Update of Documents Incorporatedby Reference’’ (RIN 1010–AC 55), received De-cember 29, 1999; to the Committee on Energyand Natural Resources.

EC–6457. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Surface Mining, Reclama-tion and Enforcement, Department of the In-terior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Virginia Regulatory


CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATES22 January 24, 2000Program’’ (SPATS NO. VA–116–FOR), re-ceived December 21, 1999; to the Committeeon Energy and Natural Resources.

EC–6458. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Surface Mining, Reclama-tion and Enforcement, Department of the In-terior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Illinois RegulatoryProgram’’ (SPATS NO. IL–097–FOR, PARTII), received December 24, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Energy and Natural Resources.

EC–6459. A communication from the Sec-retary of Energy, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the annual report on Federal Govern-ment Energy Management and ConservationPrograms for fiscal year 1997; to the Com-mittee on Energy and Natural Resources.

EC–6460. A communication from the Ad-ministrator of the Energy Information Ad-ministration, Department of Energy, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled‘‘Annual Energy Outlook 2000’’; to the Com-mittee on Energy and Natural Resources.

EC–6461. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Surface Mining, Reclama-tion and Enforcement, Department of the In-terior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘State-Federal Coop-erative Agreements; Indiana’’ (SPATS No.IN–142–FOR), received December 14, 1999; tothe Committee on Energy and Natural Re-sources.

EC–6462. Director of the Office of SurfaceMining, Reclamation and Enforcement, De-partment of the Interior, transmitting, pur-suant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Oper-ations; Permanent Regulatory Program;Compliance with Court Order’’ (RIN1029–AB69), received December 14, 1999; to theCommittee on Energy and Natural Re-sources.

EC–6463. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Surface Mining, Reclama-tion and Enforcement, Department of the In-terior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Illinois RegulatoryProgram’’ (SPATS No. IL–097–FOR, Part I),received December 1, 1999; to the Committeeon Energy and Natural Resources.

EC–6464. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Surface Mining, Reclama-tion and Enforcement, Department of the In-terior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Louisiana Regu-latory Program’’ (SPATS No. LA–018–FOR),received December 2, 1999; to the Committeeon Energy and Natural Resources.

EC–6465. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary for Land and Minerals Man-agement, Department of the Interior, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘Final Rule for Revision to 30 CFR250 Subpart A, ‘Postlease Operations Safe-ty’—Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations inthe Outer Continental Shelf, Subpart A–Gen-eral’’ (RIN1010–AC32), received December 3,1999; to the Committee on Energy and Nat-ural Resources.

EC–6466. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Surface Mining, Reclama-tion and Enforcement, Department of the In-terior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Virginia RegulatoryProgram’’ (SPATS No. VA–113–FOR), re-ceived December 9, 1999; to the Committee onEnergy and Natural Resources.

EC–6467. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Surface Mining, Reclama-tion and Enforcement, Department of the In-terior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Iowa Regulatory Pro-gram’’ (SPATS No. IA–005–FOR), receivedNovember 19, 1999; to the Committee on En-ergy and Natural Resources.

EC–6468. A communication from the Assist-ant General Counsel for Regulatory Law, De-partment of Energy, transmitting, pursuant

to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Imple-mentation of Fiscal Year 2000 LegislativeProvisions’’ (99–07), received December 7,1999; to the Committee on Energy and Nat-ural Resources.

EC–6469. A communication from the Assist-ant General Counsel for Regulatory Law, De-partment of Energy, transmitting, pursuantto law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Imple-mentation of Fiscal Year 2000 LegislativeProvisions’’ (99–02), received December 7,1999; to the Committee on Energy and Nat-ural Resources.

EC–6470. A communication from the Sec-retary of the Interior, transmitting, pursu-ant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Quality ofWater, Colorado River Basin, Progress Re-port No. 19’’; to the Committee on Energyand Natural Resources.

EC–6471. A communication from the Con-gressional Review Coordinator of Animal andPlant Health Inspection Service, Marketingand Regulatory Programs, Department ofAgriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law,the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Change in Dis-ease Status of Portugal Because of AfricanSwine Fever’’ (Docket No. 99–096–1), receivedDecember 28, 1999; to the Committee on Agri-culture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6472. A communication from the Con-gressional Review Coordinator of Animal andPlant Health Inspection Service, Marketingand Regulatory Programs, Department ofAgriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law,the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Export Certifi-cation; Heat Treatment of Solid Wood Pack-ing Materials Exported to China’’ (DocketNo. 99–100–1), received December 28, 1999; tothe Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,and Forestry.

EC–6473. A communication from the Con-gressional Review Coordinator, Animal andPlant Health Inspection Service, Marketingand Regulatory Programs, Department ofAgriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law,the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Importationfrom Europe of Rhododendron Established inGrowing Media’’ (Docket No. 89–154–5), re-ceived November 23, 1999; to the Committeeon Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6474. A communication from the Con-gressional Review Coordinator of Animal andPlant Health Inspection Service, Marketingand Regulatory Programs, Department ofAgriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law,the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Mexican HassAvocado Import Program’’ (Docket No. 99–020–2), received December 6, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-estry.

EC–6475. A communication from the Con-gressional Review Coordinator, Animal andPlant Health Inspection Service, Departmentof Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘VeterinaryServices User Fees’’ (Docket No. 98–004–1),received December 3, 1999; to the Committeeon Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6476. A communication from the Con-gressional Review Coordinator, Animal andPlant Health Inspection Service, Departmentof Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘VeterinaryService Fees; Biosecurity Level Three Lab-oratory Inspection Fee’’ (Docket No. 98–052–2), received December 3, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-estry.

EC–6477. A communication from the Con-gressional Review Coordinator, Animal andPlant Health Inspection Service, Departmentof Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Brucel-losis; State and Area Classification; Kansas’’(Docket No. 99–051–2), received December 3,1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-trition, and Forestry.

EC–6478. A communication from the Con-gressional Review Coordinator, Animal and

Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. De-partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur-suant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Change in Disease Status of LiechtensteinBecause of BSE’’ (Docket No. 98–119–2), re-ceived December 3, 1999; to the Committee onAgriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6479. A communication from the Con-gressional Review Coordinator, Animal andPlant Health Inspection Service, Departmentof Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘MexicanFruit Fly; Regulated Areas, Regulated Arti-cles, and Treatments’’ (Docket No. 99–075–2),received December 17, 1999; to the Committeeon Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6480. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Phosphine; Pes-ticide Tolerance’’ (FRL #6484–5), received De-cember 23, 1999; to the Committee on Agri-culture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6481. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Bifenthrin; Exten-sion of Tolerance for Emergency Exemp-tions’’ (FRL #6395–5), received December 22,1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-trition, and Forestry.

EC–6482. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Metsulfuron Meth-yl; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Ex-emptions’’ (FRL #6391–8), received December22, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture,Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6483. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Myclobutanil; Ex-tension of Tolerances For Emergency Ex-emptions’’ (FRL #6398–2), received December20, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture,Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6484. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid; Re-establish-ment of Tolerances for Emergency Exemp-tions’’ (FRL #6396–3), received December 8,1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-trition, and Forestry.

EC–6485. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Clomazone; Pes-ticide Tolerances foe Emergency Exemp-tions’ (FRL #6388–4), received December 8,1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-trition, and Forestry.

EC–6486. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Tetraconazole[(+/¥)-2(2,2,4-dichlorphenyl) - 3 - (1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl) propyl 1, 1,2,2-tetrafluroethylether]; Pesticide Tolerances for EmergencyExemptions’’ (FRL #6384–1), received Novem-ber 30, 1999; to the Committee on Agri-culture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6487. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘N-Acyl Sarcosinesand Sodium N-Acyl sarcosinates; Exemptionfrom the Requirement of a Tolerance’’ (FRL


CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S23January 24, 2000#6386–6), received November 30, 1999; to theCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, andForestry.

EC–6488. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Tebufenozide; Pes-ticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemp-tions’’ (FRL #6390–9), received December 2,1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-trition, and Forestry.

EC–6489. A communication from the Asso-ciate Administrator, Agricultural MarketingService, Department of Agriculture, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines,and Tangelos Grown in Florida; Limiting theVolume of Small Red Seedless Grapefruit’’(FV99–905–3 FIR), received November 19, 1999;to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,and Forestry.

EC–6490. A communication from the Asso-ciate Administrator, Agricultural MarketingService, Department of Agriculture, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘Avocados Grown in South Florida,Relaxation of Container and Pack Require-ments’’ (FV00–915–1 IFR), received December17, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture,Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6491. A communication from the Asso-ciate Administrator, Agricultural MarketingService, Department of Agriculture, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘Oranges and Grapefruit Grown inLower Rio Grande Valley in Texas; Changesto Pack Requirements’’ (FV99–906–3 FIR), re-ceived December 17, 1999; to the Committeeon Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6492. A communication from the Asso-ciate Administrator, Agricultural MarketingService, Department of Agriculture, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘Milk in the New England and OtherMarketing Areas; Exemption of Handlers Op-erating Plants in Clark County, Nevada,from Other Requirements’’ (DA–00–01), re-ceived November 19, 1999; to the Committeeon Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6493. A communication from the Asso-ciate Administrator of the Agricultural Mar-keting Service, Department of Agriculture,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Revision of Regulations forPermissive Inspection’’ (TB–99–10) (RIN0581–AB65), received December 8, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-estry.

EC–6494. A communication from the Asso-ciate Administrator, Agricultural MarketingService, Department of Agriculture, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a ruleentitled Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines,and Tangelos Grown in Florida; Modificationof Procedures for Limiting the Volume ofSmall Red Seedless Grapefruit’’ (FV99–905–4FIR), received December 17, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-estry.

EC–6495. A communication from the Execu-tive Director, Commodity Futures TradingCommission, transmitting, pursuant to law,the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Revised Proce-dures for Listing New Contracts’’ (RIN3038–AB42), received November 23, 1999; to theCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, andForestry.

EC–6496. A communication from the Execu-tive Director, Commodity Futures TradingCommission, transmitting, pursuant to law,the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Trade Optionson Enumerated Commodities’’ (RIN3038–AB43), received December 16, 1999; to theCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, andForestry.

EC–6497. A communication from the Ad-ministrator of the Food and Nutrition Serv-

ice, Department of Agriculture, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-titled ‘‘Non-Discretionary Funding Provi-sions of the William F. Goodling Child Nutri-tion Reauthorization Act of 1998’’ (RIN0584–AC77), received December 10, 1999; to theCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, andForestry.

EC–6498. A communication from the Ad-ministrator of the Food and Nutrition Serv-ice, Department of Agriculture, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-titled ‘‘Local Agency Expenditure Reports’’(RIN0584–AC74), received November 22, 1999;to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,and Forestry.

EC–6499. A communication from the Ad-ministrator of the Food Safety and Inspec-tion Service, Department of Agriculture,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Generic E. Coli Testing forSheep, Goats, Equines, Ducks, Geese, andGuineas’’ (RIN0583–AC32), received December8, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-trition, and Forestry.

EC–6500. A communication from the Ad-ministrator of the Food Safety and Inspec-tion Service, Department of Agriculture,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Rules of Practice’’ (RIN0583–AC34), received December 8, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, andForestry.

EC–6501. A communication from the Ad-ministrator and Executive Vice President,Commodity Credit Corporation, Farm Serv-ice Agency, Department of Agriculture,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Final Rule: 1999 MarketingQuota and Price Support for Flue-cured To-bacco’’ (RIN0560–AF49), received November30, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture,Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6502. A communication from the Ad-ministrator, Farm Service Agency, Depart-ment of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuantto law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘DairyIndemnity Payment Program’’ (RIN0560–AG10), received November 19, 1999; to theCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, andForestry.

EC–6503. A communication from the Ad-ministrator, Farm Service Agency, Depart-ment of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuantto law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Debar-ment and Suspension’’ (RIN0560–AF47), re-ceived November 22, 1999; to the Committeeon Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6504. A communication from the Sec-retary of Agriculture, transmitting, pursu-ant to law, the annual Horse Protection En-forcement Report; to the Committee on Ag-riculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6505. A communication from the UnderSecretary of Defense (Personnel and Readi-ness), transmitting, pursuant to law, a re-port relative to the Congressional Commis-sion on Servicemembers and Veterans Tran-sition Assistance; to the Committee on Vet-erans’ Affairs.

EC–6506. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulations Management,Office of Acquisition and Materials Manage-ment, Department of Veterans Affairs, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘VA Acquisition Regulation: Sim-plified Acquisition Procedures’’ (RIN2900–AJ16), received December 13, 1999; to theCommittee on Veterans’ Affairs.

EC–6507. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Management and Budget,Executive Office of the President, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, a report on directspending or receipts legislation dated No-vember 12, 1999; to the Committee on theBudget.

EC–6508. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Management and Budget,

Executive Office of the President, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, reports as required bythe Balanced Budget and Emergency DeficitControl Act of 1985; to the Committee on theBudget.

EC–6509. A communication from the Chair-man of the Federal Election Commission,transmitting a report relative to the Com-mission’s fiscal year 2001 budget; to the Com-mittee on Rules and Administration.

EC–6510. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, De-partment of State, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, a report relative to the U.S. Arms Con-trol and Disarmament Agency’s 1998 annualreport; to the Committee on Foreign Rela-tions.

EC–6511. A communication from the Assist-ant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Depart-ment of State, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of texts and backgroundstatements of international agreements,other than treaties; to the Committee onForeign Relations.

EC–6512. A communication from the Assist-ant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Depart-ment of State, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of the texts and backgroundstatements of international agreements,other than treaties; to the Committee onForeign Relations.

EC–6513. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, De-partment of State, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Scheduleof Fees for Consular Services, Department ofState and Overseas Embassies and Con-sulates’’ (22 CFR Part 22), received November19, 1999; to the Committee on Foreign Rela-tions.

EC–6514. A communication from the Assist-ant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Depart-ment of State, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, a report relative to the Taiwan Rela-tions Act; to the Committee on Foreign Re-lations.

EC–6515. A communication from the Presi-dent of the United States transmitting, pur-suant to law, a report relative to the Con-vention on the Prohibition of the Develop-ment, Production, Stockpiling and Use ofChemical Weapons and on their Destructionrelating to the Australia Group; to the Com-mittee on Foreign Relations.

EC–6516. A communication from the Chief,Programs and Legislation Division, Office ofLegislative Liaison, Department of the AirForce, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re-port relative to an independent businessanalysis of Aircraft Maintenance and SupplyFunctions at Andrews Air Force Base, Mary-land; to the Committee on Armed Services.

EC–6517. Chief, Programs and LegislationDivision, Office of Legislative Liaison, De-partment of the Air Force, transmitting,pursuant to law, a report relative to a costcomparison conducted at General MitchellAir Reserve Base, Wisconsin; to the Com-mittee on Armed Services.

EC–6518. A communication from the Sec-retary of Defense, transmitting a report rel-ative to a retirement; to the Committee onArmed Services.



EC–6521. A communication from the Prin-cipal Deputy (Acquisition and Technology),Under Secretary of Defense, transmittingpursuant to law, a report relative to a costcomparison waiver; to the Committee onArmed Services.

EC–6522. A communication from the Sec-retary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to


CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATES24 January 24, 2000law, a report relative to the transportationof a chemical warfare agent; to the Com-mittee on Armed Services.

EC–6523. A communication from the Alter-nate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,Office of the Secretary, Department of De-fense transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Screening the ReadyReserve’’ (RIN0790–AG57), received December15, 1999; to the Committee on Armed Serv-ices.

EC–6524. A communication from the Free-dom of Information Act Officer, Departmentof the Air Force transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Air ForceFreedom of Information Act Program’’(RIN0701–AA61), received December 22, 1999;to the Committee on Armed Services.

EC–6525. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary of Commerce and Commis-sioner of Patents and Trademarks transmit-ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-titled ‘‘Revision of Patent and TrademarkFees for Fiscal Year 2000’’ (RIN0651–AB01),received November 30, 1999; to the Com-mittee on the Judiciary.

EC–6526. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary of Commerce and Commis-sioner of Patents and Trademarks, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-titled ‘‘Clarification of Patent and Trade-mark Copy Fees’’ (RIN0651–AB08), receivedNovember 23. 1999; to the Committee on theJudiciary.

EC–6527. A communication from the Assist-ant Attorney General (Office of LegislativeAffairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, a re-port relative to the Department’s prison im-pact assessment for 1998; to the Committeeon the Judiciary.

EC–6528. A communication from the RulesAdministrator, Federal Bureau of Prisons,Department of Justice transmitting, pursu-ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Vic-tim and/or Witness Notification: State Cus-tody Transfers’’ (RIN1120–AA80), received De-cember 9, 1999; to the Committee on the Ju-diciary.

EC–6529. A communication from the Direc-tor, Policy Directives and InstructionalBranch, Immigration and NaturalizationService, Department of Justice transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Adjustment of Small Volume ApplicationFees of the Immigration Examinations’’(RIN1115–AF10), received December 21, 1999;to the Committee on the Judiciary.

EC–6530. A communication from the Assist-ant Attorney General, Office of LegislativeAffairs, Department of Justice, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, a report relative tothe entry into the United States of two Sal-vadoran generals; to the Committee on theJudiciary.

EC–6531. A communication from the Assist-ant General Counsel for Regulations, U.S.Department of Education, transmitting, pur-suant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Final Regulations—Special Education—Personnel Preparation to Improve Servicesand Results for Children with Disabilities’’(RIN1820–AB46), received December 13, 1999;to the Committee on Health, Education,Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6532. A communication from the Assist-ant General Counsel for Regulations, U.S.Department of Education, transmitting, pur-suant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘State-administered Programs’’, receivedDecember 20, 1999; to the Committee onHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6533. A communication from the Assist-ant General Counsel for Regulations, Depart-ment of Education, transmitting, pursuantto law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘FinalRegulations-Preparing Tomorrows Teachersto Use Technology’’ (RIN1840–AC81), receivedDecember 22, 1999; to the Committee onHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6534. A communication from the Assist-ant General Counsel for Regulations, Depart-ment of Education, transmitting, pursuantto law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Strengthening Institutions Programs andDeveloping Hispanic-Serving InstitutionsPrograms’’, received December 22, 1999; tothe Committee on Health, Education, Labor,and Pensions.

EC–6535. A communication from the Dep-uty Executive Secretary, Administration forChildren and Families, Department ofHealth and Human Services transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Head Start Program (Priority for Pre-viously Selected Head Start Agencies)’’(RIN0970–AB98), received December 17, 1999;to the Committee on Health, Education,Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6536. A communication from the Direc-tor, Corporate Policy and Research Depart-ment, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporationtransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Allocation of Assets in Sin-gle-Employer Plans; Valuation of Benefitsand Assets; Expected Retirement Age’’, re-ceived November 30, 1999; to the Committeeon Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6537. A communication from the Direc-tor, Corporate Policy and Research Depart-ment, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporationtransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Disclosure to Participants;Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Em-ployer Plans’’, received November 30, 1999; tothe Committee on Health, Education, Labor,and Pensions.

EC–6538. A communication from the Direc-tor, Corporate Policy and Research Depart-ment, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporationtransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Payment of Premiums’’(RIN1212–AA82), received December 2, 1999; tothe Committee on Health, Education, Labor,and Pensions.

EC–6539. A communication from the Direc-tor, Corporate Policy and Research Depart-ment, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporationtransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Allocation of Assets in Sin-gle-employer Plans; Interest Assumptionsfor Valuing Benefits’’, received December 16,1999; to the Committee on Health, Education,Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6540. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Regulations Policy ManagementStaff, Food and Drug Administration, De-partment of Health and Human Services,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Indirect Food Additives:Paper and Paperboard Components’’ (99F–1423), received December 17, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Health, Education, Labor, andPensions.

EC–6541. A communication from the Direc-tor of Regulations Policy, ManagementStaff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug Ad-ministration, Department of Health andHuman Services, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Irradiationin the Production, Processing, and Handlingof Food’’ (99F–0455), received December 15,1999; to the Committee on Health, Education,Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6542. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Regulations Policy and Manage-ment Staff, Food and Drug Administration,Department of Health and Human Services,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Indirect Food Additives: Ad-juvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers’’(98F–0492), received November 23, 1999; to theCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, andPensions.

EC–6543. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Regulations Policy and Manage-ment Staff, Food and Drug Administration,Department of Health and Human Services,

transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Prescription Drug Mar-keting Act of 1987; Prescription Drug Amend-ments of 1992; Policies, Requirements, andAdministrative Procedures’’ (RIN0910–AA08),received December 9, 1999; to the Committeeon Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6544. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Regulations Policy and Manage-ment Staff, Food and Drug Administration,Department of Health and Human Services,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Indirect Food additives: Ad-juvants, Production Aids and Sanitizers’’(95F–0150), received December 7, 1999; to theCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, andPensions.

EC–6545. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Regulations Policy ManagementStaff, Food and Drug Administration, De-partment of Health and Human Services,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Medical Devices; Revocationof Pacemaker Registry’’ (85N–0322), receivedDecember 2, 1999; to the Committee onHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6546. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Regulations Policy and Manage-ment Staff, Food and Drug Administration,Department of Health and Human Services,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Indirect Food Additives: Ad-juvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers’’(98F–0825), received December 2, 1999; to theCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, andPensions.

EC–6547. A communication from the Direc-tor, Regulations Policy and ManagementStaff, Food and Drug Administration, De-partment of Health and Human Services,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Animal Drug AvailabilityAct; Medicated Feed Mill License’’ (RIN0910–AB18), received December 2, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Health, Education, Labor, andPensions.

EC–6548. A communication from the Direc-tor of Regulations Policy, ManagementStaff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug Ad-ministration, Department of Health andHuman Services, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘IndirectFood Additives; Adjuvants, Production Aids,and Sanitizers’’ (99F–1170), received Novem-ber 30, 1999; to the Committee on Health,Education, Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6549. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Regulations Policy and Manage-ment Staff, Food and Drug Administration,Department of Health and Human Services,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Listing of Color Additivesfor Coloring Bone Cement; FD&C Blue No . 2-Aluminum Lake on Alumina; Confirmationof Effective Date’’ (99C–0348), received No-vember 30, 1999; to the Committee on Health,Education, Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6550. A communication from the Direc-tor of Regulations Policy, ManagementStaff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug Ad-ministration, Department of Health andHuman Services, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘IndirectFood Additives: Paper and Paperboard Com-ponents’’ (86F–0312), received December 8,1999; to the Committee on Health, Education,Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6551. A communication from the Direc-tor of Regulations Policy, ManagementStaff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug Ad-ministration, Department of Health andHuman Services, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘BiologicalProducts Regulated Under Section 351 of thePublic Health Service Act; Implementationof the Biologics License; Elimination of Es-tablishment License and Product License’’(RIN0910–AB79), received December 8, 1999; to


CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S25January 24, 2000the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,and Pensions.

EC–6552. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Regulations Policy and Manage-ment Staff, Food and Drug Administration,Department of Health and Human Services,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Sunscreen Drug Products forOver-the-Counter Human Use; Final Mono-graph’’ (RIN0910–AA01), received December 8,1999; to the Committee on Health, Education,Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6553. A communication from the Direc-tor of Regulations Policy, ManagementStaff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug Ad-ministration, Department of Health andHuman Services, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Progesta-tional Drug Products for Human Use; Re-quirements for Labeling Directed to the Pa-tient’’ (99N–0188), received November 22, 1999;to the Committee on Health, Education,Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6554. A communication from the Regu-lations Officer, National Institutes ofHealth, Department of Health and HumanServices transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘National Institutesof Health Construction Grants’’ (RIN0925–AA04), received December 2, 1999; to theCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, andPensions.

EC–6555. A communication from the Gen-eral Counsel, Corporation for National andCommunity Service transmitting, pursuantto law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘RulesImplementing the Government in the Sun-shine Act’’ (RIN3045–AA21), received Decem-ber 3, 1999; to the Committee on Health, Edu-cation, Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6556. A communication from the Sec-retary of Education, transmitting, pursuantto law, the annual report of the National Ad-visory Committee on Institutional Qualityand Integrity for fiscal year 1999; to theCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, andPensions.

EC–6557. A communication from the Sec-retary of Energy, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, a draft of proposed legislation relativeoccupational illness in the Department’sworkforce; to the Committee on Health, Edu-cation, Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6558. A communication from the Sec-retary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, a report relative to a retirement; to theCommittee on Armed Services.

EC–6559. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary of the Army (Installations andEnvironment), transmitting, pursuant tolaw, a report relative to the emergency deto-nation of a bomblet potentially filled withSarin chemical, agent; to the Committee onArmed Services.

EC–6560. A communication from the Alter-nate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,Department of Defense transmitting, pursu-ant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘TRICARE—Nonavailability Statement Re-quirement for Maternity Care’’, receivedJanuary 3, 2000; to the Committee on ArmedServices.

EC–6561. A communication from the UnderSecretary of Defense (Personnel and Readi-ness), transmitting, pursuant to law, a re-port relative to the demonstration projectfor uniform funding of morale, welfare, andrecreation activities; to the Committee onArmed Services.

EC–6562. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulations Management,Department of Veterans Affairs, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-titled ‘‘Rules of Practice: Title Change’’(RIN2900–AJ57), received January 6, 2000; tothe Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

EC–6563. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulations Management,

Department of Veterans Affairs, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-titled ‘‘Per Diem for Nursing Home Care ofVeterans in State Homes’’ (RIN2900–AE87),received January 3, 2000; to the Committeeon Veterans’ Affairs.

EC–6564. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulations Management,Department of Veterans Affairs, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-titled ‘‘Board of Veterans’ Appeals: Rules ofPractice-Revision of Decisions on Grounds ofClear and Unmistakable Error; Clarifica-tion’’ (RIN2900–AJ98), received January 3,2000; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

EC–6565. A communication from the Direc-tor of Central Intelligence transmitting, pur-suant to law, the report of violations of theAntideficiency Act; to the Committee on Ap-propriations.

EC–6566. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Management and Budget,Executive Office of the President, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, the reports requiredby the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-icit Control Act of 1985; to the Committee onthe Budget.

EC–6567. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, De-partment of State, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, a report relative to United States con-tributions to international organizations; tothe Committee on Foreign Relations.

EC–6568. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, De-partment of State, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of the texts and backgroundstatements of international agreements,other than treaties; to the Committee onForeign Relations.

EC–6569. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary of Legislative Affairs, Depart-ment of State, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report texts and background state-ments of international agreements, otherthan treaties; to the Committee on ForeignRelations.

EC–6570. A communication from the Clerkof the United States Court of FederalClaims, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of the United States Court of FederalClaims for fiscal year 1999; to the Committeeon the Judiciary.

EC–6571. Director of the Office of SurfaceMining, Reclamation and Enforcement, De-partment of the Interior, transmitting, pur-suant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Oklahoma Regulatory Program’’ (SPATSNo. OK–026–FOR), received December 14, 1999;to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-sources.

EC–6572. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Surface Mining, Reclama-tion and Enforcement, Department of the In-terior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Indiana RegulatoryProgram’’ (SPATS No. IN–146–FOR), receivedJanuary 4, 1999; to the Committee on Energyand Natural Resources.

EC–6573. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Surface Mining, Reclama-tion and Enforcement, Department of the In-terior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Virginia AbandonedMine Land Reclamation Plan’’ (SPATS No.VA–115–FOR), received January 4, 2000; tothe Committee on Energy and Natural Re-sources.

EC–6574. A communication from the Chair-man of the Federal Energy Regulatory Com-mission, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Final Rule on Re-gional Transmission Organizations’’(RIN1902–AB77) , received January 3, 2000; tothe Committee on Energy and Natural Re-sources.

EC–6575. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Regulations Policy and Manage-

ment Staff, Food and Drug Administration,Department of Health and Human Services,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Indirect Food Additive:Polymers’’, received January 3, 2000; to theCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, andPensions.

EC–6576. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Regulations Policy and Manage-ment Staff, Food and Drug Administration,Department of Health and Human Services,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Indirect Food Additives: Ad-juvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers’’,received January 3, 2000; to the Committeeon Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6577. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Regulations Policy ManagementStaff, Food and Drug Administration, De-partment of Health and Human Services,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Indirect Food Additives: Ad-juvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers’’(99F–1457), received January 6, 2000; to theCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, andPensions.

EC–6578. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Regulations Policy and Manage-ment Staff, Food and Drug Administration,Department of Health and Human Services,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Indirect Food Additives: Ad-juvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers’’(98F–1201), received January 6, 2000; to theCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, andPensions.

EC–6579. A communication from the Direc-tor, Regulations Policy Management Staff,Office of Policy Food and Drug Administra-tion, Department of Health and Human Serv-ices, ‘‘Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants,Production Aids, and Sanitizers’’ (99F–1421),received January 6, 2000; to the Committeeon Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6580. A communication from the Asso-ciate Solicitor, Legislative and Legal Coun-sel, Department of Labor transmitting, pur-suant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conductfor Employees of the Department of Labor’’(RIN1290–AA15/3209–AA15), received January6, 2000; to the Committee on Health, Edu-cation, Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6581. A communication from the ActingDeputy Assistant Secretary, Labor-Manage-ment Standards, Department of Labor trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘Labor Organization Annual Re-ports’’ (RIN1215–AB29), received January 3,2000; to the Committee on Health, Education,Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6582. A communication from the Sec-retary of Labor, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the 1999 reports of the Department’s Ad-visory Council for Employee Welfare andPension Benefit Plans; to the Committee onHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6583. A communication from the Sec-retary of Health and Human Services, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the annual reportsof the Administration on Developmental Dis-abilities for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 ; to theCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, andPensions.

EC–6584. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Information Reporting Ex-ception for Certain De Minimis BarterTransactions’’ (Notice 2000–6), received Janu-ary 4, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.

EC–6585. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Revenue Procedure 2000–7’’(RP–118112–99), received January 10, 2000; tothe Committee on Finance.


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of the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Qualified IntermediaryWithholding Agreement’’ (Rev. Proc. 2000–12), received January 10, 2000; to the Com-mittee on Finance.

EC–6587. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Announcement and Requestfor Comments on Certain Plans of State andLocal Government Employers Under Section457’’ (Announcement 2000–1, I.R.B. 2000–2[January 10, 2000]), received December 23,1999; to the Committee on Finance.

EC–6588. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Passthrough of Items of anS Corporation to its Shareholders’’ (RIN1545–AT52), received December 23, 1999; to theCommittee on Finance.

EC–6589. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit, Internal RevenueService, Department of the Treasury, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘Return Requirement for UnitedStates Persons Acquiring or Disposing of anInterest in a Foreign Partnership, or WhoseProportional Interest in a Foreign Partner-ship Changes’’ (RIN1545–AK75), received De-cember 29, 1999; to the Committee on Fi-nance.

EC–6590. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Weighted Average InterestRate Update’’ (Notice 99–61), received Decem-ber 29, 1999; to the Committee on Finance.

EC–6591. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Disclosures of Return Infor-mation to Officers and Employees of the De-partment of Agriculture for Certain Statis-tical Purposes and Related Activities’’(RIN1545–AX70), received January 5, 2000; tothe Committee on Finance.

EC–6592. A communication from the Chief,Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, De-partment of the Treasury, transmitting, pur-suant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Section 1504(d) Elections-Deferral of Termi-nation’’ (OGI–111839–99), received January 5,2000; to the Committee on Finance.

EC–6593. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Purchase Price Allocationsin Deemed and Actual Asset Acquisitions’’(RIN1545–AV58) (TD 8858), received January5, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.

EC–6594. A communication from the Chief,Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, De-partment of the Treasury, transmitting, pur-suant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Determination of Underwriting Income’’(TD 8857) (RIN1545–AU60), received January5, 2000; to the Committee on Finance.

EC–6595. A communication from the Chief,Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service,Department of the Treasury, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Recharacterizing Financing ArrangementsInvolving Fast-pay Stock’’ (RIN1545–AV07)(TD 8853), received January 6, 2000; to theCommittee on Finance.

EC–6596. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of

a rule entitled ‘‘ISO 9000 Costs’’ (Rev. Rul.2000–4), received January 6, 2000; to the Com-mittee on Finance.

EC–6597. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Additional Guidance on Cashor Deferred Arrangements’’ (Notice 2000–3),received January 6, 2000; to the Committeeon Finance.

EC–6598. A communication from the Chief,Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service,Department of the Treasury, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Foreign Withholding on Payments of U.S.Source Income to Foreign Persons’’(RIN1545–AX44), received January 3, 2000; tothe Committee on Finance.

EC–6599. A communication from the Chief,Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service,Department of the Treasury, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Qualified Zone Academy Bonds Allocations2000’’ (Rev. Proc. 2000–10), received January 3,2000; to the Committee on Finance.

EC–6600. A communication from the Chief,Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service,Department of the Treasury, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Binding Arbitration’’ (Announcement 2000–4, 2000–3 I.R.B.——, dated January 18, 2000),received January 3, 2000; to the Committeeon Finance.

EC–6601. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Automatic Consent toChange an Accounting Period’’ (Rev. Proc.2000–11), received January 3, 2000; to theCommittee on Finance.

EC–6602. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Letter Rulings, determina-tion Letters, and Information Letters Issuedby the Associate Chief Counsel (Domestic),Associate Chief Counsel (Employee Benefitsand Exempt Organizations), Associate ChiefCounsel (Enforcement Litigation), and Asso-ciate Chief Counsel (International)’’ (RP–114403–99), received January 3, 2000; to theCommittee on Finance.

EC–6603. A communication from the Chief,Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service,Department of the Treasury, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘EP/EO Technical Advice Procedures’’ (Rev.Proc. 2000–5), received January 3, 2000; to theCommittee on Finance.

EC–6604. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘EP/EO Letter Rulings’’ (Rev.Proc. 2000–4), received January 3, 2000; to theCommittee on Finance.

EC–6605. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Employee Plans Determina-tion Letter Procedures’’ (Rev. Proc. 2000–6),received January 3, 2000; to the Committeeon Finance.

EC–6606. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘BLS–LIFO DepartmentStore Indexes-November 1999’’ (Rev. Rul.2000–3), received January 3, 2000; to the Com-mittee on Finance.

EC–6607. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of Treasury,

transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Technical Advice to the Dis-trict Directors and Chiefs, Appeals Offices,from the Associate Chief Counsel (Domestic),Associate Chief Counsel (Employee Benefitsand Exempt Organizations), Associate ChiefCounsel (Enforcement Litigation), and Asso-ciate Counsel (International)’’ (RP–114404–99), received January 3, 2000; to the Com-mittee on Finance.

EC–6608. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Like-kind Exchange and In-voluntary Conversion of MACRS Property’’(OGI–108813–99), received January 3, 2000; tothe Committee on Finance.

EC–6609. A communication from the Chief,Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service,Department of the Treasury, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘EP/EO User Fees’’ (Rev. Proc. 2000–8), re-ceived January 3, 2000; to the Committee onFinance.

EC–6610. A communication from the Chiefof the Regulations Unit of the Internal Rev-enue Service, Department of Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Estimated Tax Penalty Re-lief for Corporations Affected by Section 571of the Tax Relief Extension Act’’ (Notice2000–5), received January 3, 2000; to the Com-mittee on Finance.

EC–6611. A communication from the Assist-ant Attorney General, transmitting, pursu-ant to law, a report relative to the ForeignAgents Registration Act; to the Committeeon Foreign Relations.

EC–6612. A communication from the Legis-lative and Regulatory Activities Division,Comptroller of the Currency, Administratorof National Banks, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Inter-agency Guidelines Establishing Year 2000Standards for Safety and Soundness’’(RIN1557–AB67), received November 29, 1999;to the Committee on Banking, Housing, andUrban Affairs.

EC–6613. A communication from the Legis-lative and Regulatory Activities Division,Comptroller of the Currency, Administratorof National Banks, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Commu-nity Development Corporations, CommunityDevelopment Projects, and Other PublicWelfare Investments’’ (RIN1667–AB69), re-ceived December 16, 1999; to the Committeeon Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6614. A communication from the Legis-lative and Regulatory Activities Division,Administrator of National Banks, Comp-troller of the Currency, transmitting, pursu-ant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Safety and Soundness Standards’’ (RIN1550–AB27), received November 29, 1999; to theCommittee on Banking, Housing, and UrbanAffairs.

EC–6615. A communication from the Legis-lative and Regulatory Activities Division,Administrator of National Banks, Comp-troller of the Currency, transmitting, pursu-ant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Loans in Areas Having Special Flood Haz-ards’’ (RIN1557–AB74), received December 13,1999; to the Committee on Banking, Housing,and Urban Affairs.

EC–6616. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary for Export Administration,Department of Commerce, transmitting, pur-suant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Chemical Weapons Convention Regula-tions’’ (RIN0694–AB06), received December 28,1999; to the Committee on Banking, Housing,and Urban Affairs.

EC–6617. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Federal Housing Enter-prise Oversight, transmitting, pursuant to


CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S27January 24, 2000law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Rules ofPractice and Procedure’’ (RIN2550–AA04), re-ceived December 28, 1999; to the Committeeon Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6618. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary for Export Administration,Department of Commerce, transmitting, pur-suant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Expansion of License Exception CIV Eligi-bility for ‘Microprocessors’ Controlled byECCN 3A001’’ (RIN0694–AB90), received No-vember 30, 1999; to the Committee on Bank-ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6619. A communication from the Assist-ant to the Board of Governors of the FederalReserve Board, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Loans inAreas Having Special Flood Hazards’’ (Dock-et No. R–1052), received December 13, 1999; tothe Committee on Banking, Housing, andUrban Affairs.

EC–6620. A communication from the Gen-eral Counsel of the National Credit UnionAdministration, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘CreditUnion Service Organizations’’, received De-cember 13, 1999; to the Committee on Bank-ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6621. A communication from the Sec-retary of the Securities and Exchange Com-mission, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Audit CommitteeDisclosure’’ (RIN3235–AH83), received Decem-ber 22, 1999; to the Committee on Banking,Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6622. A communication from the Sec-retary of the Securities and Exchange Com-mission, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Adoption of anAmendment to the Intermarket Trading Sys-tem Plan to Expand the ITS/Computer As-sisted Executive System Linkage to All List-ed Securities’’ (RIN3235–AH49), received De-cember 10, 1999; to the Committee on Bank-ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6623. A communication from the Sec-retary of the U.S. Securities and ExchangeCommission, transmitting, pursuant to law,the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Temporary Ex-emption for Certain Investment Advisers-In-vestment Company release No. 24177 (Nov. 29,1999)’’, received November 29, 1999; to theCommittee on Banking, Housing, and UrbanAffairs.

EC–6624. A communication from the Assist-ant General Counsel for Regulations, Depart-ment of Housing and Urban Developmenttransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Community DevelopmentGrant (CDBG) Program; Clarification of theNature of Required CDBG Expenditure Docu-mentation; Final Rule’’ (RIN2506–AC00) (FR–4449–F–02), received November 24, 1999; to theCommittee on Banking, Housing, and UrbanAffairs.

EC–6625. A communication from the Assist-ant General Counsel for Regulations of theDepartment of Housing and Urban Develop-ment transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Technical Amend-ment to the Section 8 Management Assess-ment Program (SEMAP)’’ (RIN2577–AC10)(FR–4498–F–02), received December 13, 1999;to the Committee on Banking, Housing, andUrban Affairs.

EC–6626. A communication from the Assist-ant General Counsel for Regulations, Depart-ment of Housing and Urban Developmenttransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Housing Choice VoucherProgram; Amendment’’ (RIN2577–AB91) (FR–4428–F–05), received November 24, 1999; to theCommittee on Banking, Housing, and UrbanAffairs.

EC–6627. A communication from the Assist-ant General Counsel for Regulations, U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Develop-ment transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-

port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fair Market Rentsfor the Section 8 Housing Assistance Pay-ments Program-Fiscal Year 2000’’ (FR–4496–N–03), received January 4, 2000; to the Com-mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-fairs.

EC–6628. A communication from the Assist-ant General Counsel for Regulations, Depart-ment of Housing and Urban Developmenttransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Single Family Mortgage In-surance; Appraiser Roster Placement Proce-dures’’ (RIN2502–AH29) (FR–4429–F–02), re-ceived January 4, 2000; to the Committee onBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6629. A communication from the Assist-ant General Counsel for Regulations, U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Develop-ment transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Civil Penalties forFair Housing Act Violations’’ (RIN2529–AA83) (FR–4302–F–03), received January 4,2000; to the Committee on Banking, Housing,and Urban Affairs.

EC–6630. A communication from the Assist-ant General Counsel for Regulations, Depart-ment of Housing and Urban Developmenttransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Section 8 Housing Assist-ance Payments Program-Contract Rent An-nual Adjustment Factors, Fiscal Year 2000’’(FR–4528–C–02), received January 4, 1999; tothe Committee on Banking, Housing, andUrban Affairs.

EC–6631. A communication from the Assist-ant General Counsel for Regulations, U.S.Department of Education, transmitting, pur-suant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Up-Front Grants and Loans in the Disposi-tion of Multifamily Projects’’ (RIN2502–AH12) (FR–4310–F–02), received January 4,2000; to the Committee on Banking, Housing,and Urban Affairs.

EC–6632. A communication from the Gen-eral Counsel of the Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Suspen-sion of Community Eligibility’’ (FEMA–7725), received November 22, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-fairs.

EC–6633. A communication from the Gen-eral Counsel of the Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘List ofCommunities Eligible for the Sale of FloodInsurance’’ (FEMA–7720), received November22, 1999; to the Committee on Banking, Hous-ing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6634. A communication from the Gen-eral Counsel of the Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘FinalFlood Elevation Determinations’’, receivedDecember 28, 1999; to the Committee onBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6635. A communication from the Gen-eral Counsel of the Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Changes inFlood Elevation Determinations’’, receivedDecember 28, 1999; to the Committee onBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6636. A communication from the Gen-eral Counsel of the Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Change inFlood Elevation Determinations’’, receivedDecember 28, 1999; to the Committee onBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6637. A communication from the Gen-eral Counsel of the Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘FinalFlood Elevation Determinations’’, receivedDecember 28, 1999; to the Committee onBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6638. A communication from the Gen-eral Counsel of the Federal Emergency Man-

agement Agency, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Changes inFlood Elevation Determinations’’ (DocketNo. FEMA–7308), received December 28, 1999;to the Committee on Banking, Housing, andUrban Affairs.

EC–6639. A communication from the Gen-eral Counsel of the Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Changes inFlood Elevation Determinations’’ (DocketNo. FEMA–7301), received December 28, 1999;to the Committee on Banking, Housing, andUrban Affairs.

EC–6640. A communication from the Gen-eral Counsel of the Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘List ofCommunities Eligible for the Sale of FloodInsurance’’ (FEMA–7722), received November22, 1999; to the Committee on Banking, Hous-ing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6641. A communication from the Gen-eral Counsel of the Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Suspen-sion of Community Eligibility’’ (Docket No.FEMA–7725), received January 3, 2000; to theCommittee on Banking, Housing, and UrbanAffairs.

EC–6642. A communication from the Gen-eral Counsel of the Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘NationalFlood Insurance Program (NFIP); StandardFlood Insurance Policy’’ (RIN3067–AD05), re-ceived January 3, 2000; to the Committee onBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6643. A communication from the Gen-eral Counsel of the Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Suspen-sion of Community Eligibility’’ (Docket No.FEMA–7721), received January 3, 2000; to theCommittee on Banking, Housing, and UrbanAffairs.

EC–6644. A communication from the Comp-troller of the Currency, Administrator of Na-tional Banks transmitting, pursuant to law,a report relative to compliance by insureddepository institutions with the NationalFlood Insurance Program for the period Sep-tember 1, 1997 to August 31, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-fairs.

EC–6645. A communication from the Presi-dent and Chairman of the Export-ImportBank, transmitting, pursuant to law, thesemiannual report on tied aid credits; to theCommittee on Banking, Housing, and UrbanAffairs.

EC–6646. A communication from the Presi-dent and Chairman of the Export-ImportBank, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port on tied aid credits; to the Committee onBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6647. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Thrift Supervision, De-partment of the Treasury, transmitting, pur-suant to law, a report relative to complianceby savings associations with the nationalflood insurance program; to the Committeeon Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6648. A communication from the Presi-dent and Chairman of the Export-ImportBank, transmitting, pursuant to law, the an-nual report for fiscal year 1999; to the Com-mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-fairs.

EC–6649. A communication from the Gen-eral Counsel of the National Credit UnionAdministration, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Manage-ment Official Interlocks’’, received January10, 2000; to the Committee on Banking, Hous-ing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6650. A communication from the Man-aging Director, Federal Housing Finance


CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATES28 January 24, 2000Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Information Collec-tion Approval; Technical Amendment to Ad-vances to Nonmembers Rule’’ (RIN3069–AA91), received January 6, 2000; to the Com-mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-fairs.

EC–6651. A communication from the Presi-dent of the United States of America, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, a report relative tocontinuing the national emergency relatingto Libya; to the Committee on Banking,Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6652. A communication from the Presi-dent of the United States of America, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, a 6-month periodicreport relative to the national emergencywith respect to Yugoslavia and Kosovo; tothe Committee on Banking, Housing, andUrban Affairs.

EC–6653. A communication from the Presi-dent of the United States of America, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, a 6-month periodicreport relative to the national emergencycaused by the lapse of the Export Adminis-tration Act of 1979; to the Committee onBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6654. A communication from the Presi-dent of the United States of America, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, a 6-month periodicreport on the national emergency with re-spect to Burma; to the Committee on Bank-ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6655. A communication from the Presi-dent of the United States of America, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, a 6-month periodicreport on the national emergency with re-spect to Libya; to the Committee on Bank-ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6656. A communication from the Presi-dent and Chairman of the Export-ImportBank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re-port relative to a transaction involving U.S.exports to the Republic of Panama; to theCommittee on Banking, Housing, and UrbanAffairs.

EC–6657. A communication from the Presi-dent and Chairman of the Export-ImportBank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re-port relative to a transaction involving U.S.Exports to Venezuela; to the Committee onBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6658. A communication from the Presi-dent and Chairman of the Export-ImportBank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re-port relative to a transaction involving U.S.Exports to the Republic of Korea; to theCommittee on Banking, Housing, and UrbanAffairs.

EC–6659. A communication from the Execu-tive Director of the Committee for Purchasefrom People Who Are Blind or Severely Dis-abled, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule relative to additions to and de-letions from the Procurement List, receivedDecember 7, 1999; to the Committee on Gov-ernmental Affairs.

EC–6660. Executive Director of the Com-mittee for Purchase from People Who AreBlind or Severely Disabled, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule relativeto additions to the Procurement List, re-ceived December 2, 1999; to the Committee onGovernmental Affairs.

EC–6661. A communication from the Execu-tive Director of the Committee for Purchasefrom People Who Are Blind or Severely Dis-abled, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule relative to additions to and de-letions from the Procurement List, receivedDecember 13, 1999; to the Committee on Gov-ernmental Affairs.

EC–6662. A communication from the Execu-tive Director of the Committee for Purchasefrom People Who Are Blind or Severely Dis-abled, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule relative to additions to and de-letions from the Procurement List, received

December 17, 1999; to the Committee on Gov-ernmental Affairs.

EC–6663. A communication from the Execu-tive Director of the Committee for Purchasefrom People Who Are Blind or Severely Dis-abled, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule relative to additions to and de-letions from the Procurement List, receivedJanuary 4, 2000; to the Committee on Gov-ernmental Affairs.

EC–6664. A communication from the Execu-tive Director of the Committee for Purchasefrom People Who Are Blind or Severely Dis-abled, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule relative to additions to and de-letions from the Procurement List, receivedJanuary 3, 2000; to the Committee on Gov-ernmental Affairs.

EC–6665. A communication from the ChiefCounsel, Foreign Claims Settlement Com-mission, Department of the Treasury trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the Commission’sreport under the Government in the Sun-shine Act for calendar year 1999; to the Com-mittee on Governmental Affairs.

EC–6666. A communication from the Execu-tive Officer of the National Science Board,transmitting, pursuant to law, the Board’sreport under the Government in the Sun-shine Act for calendar year 1999; to the Com-mittee on Governmental Affairs.

EC–6667. A communication from the Com-missioner of Social Security, transmitting,pursuant to law, the fiscal year 1999 Ac-countability Report; to the Committee onGovernmental Affairs.

EC–6668. A communication from the Chair-man of the U.S. Merit Systems ProtectionBoard, transmitting, pursuant to law, thestrategic plan for fiscal years 2000 through2005 and the performance plans for fiscalyears 2000 and 2001; to the Committee onGovernmental Affairs.

EC–6669. A communication from the Chair-man of the Council of the District of Colum-bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a reporton D.C. Act 13–166, ‘‘Gift of Light PermitTemporary Amendment Act of 1999’’; to theCommittee on Governmental Affairs.

EC–6670. A communication from the Chair-man of the Council of the District of Colum-bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a reporton D.C. Act 13–167, ‘‘Real Property Tax Ap-peal Filing Deadline Extension TemporaryAct of 1999’’; to the Committee on Govern-mental Affairs.

EC–6671. A communication from the Chair-man of the Council of the District of Colum-bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a reporton D.C. Act 13–171, ‘‘Management Super-visory Service Temporary Act of 1999’’; tothe Committee on Governmental Affairs.

EC–6672. A communication from the Chair-man of the Council of the District of Colum-bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a reporton D.C. Act 13–170, ‘‘Advisory NeighborhoodCommission Vacancy Temporary Act of1999’’; to the Committee on GovernmentalAffairs.

EC–6673. A communication from the Chair-man of the Council of the District of Colum-bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a reporton D.C. Act 13–165, ‘‘Petition Circulation Re-quirements Amendment Act of 1999’’; to theCommittee on Governmental Affairs.

EC–6674. A communication from the Chair-man of the Council of the District of Colum-bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a reporton D.C. Act 13–164, ‘‘Potomac River BridgesTowing Compact Act of 1999’’; to the Com-mittee on Governmental Affairs.

EC–6675. A communication from the ActingDeputy Associate Administrator for Acquisi-tion Policy, General Services Administra-tion transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Federal AcquisitionCircular’’ (FAC 97–15), received December 29,1999; to the Committee on Governmental Af-fairs.

EC–6676. A communication from the Gen-eral Counsel of the Federal RetirementThrift Investment Board, transmitting, pur-suant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Privacy Act Regulations’’, received Novem-ber 30, 1999; to the Committee on Govern-mental Affairs.

EC–6677. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Personnel Management,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Pay Administration; BackPay, Holidays, and Physicians’ Com-parability Allowance’’ (RIN3206–AI61), re-ceived January 3, 2000; to the Committee onGovernmental Affairs.

EC–6678. A communication from the Direc-tor, U.S. Office of Personnel Management,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Prevailing Rate Systems;Abolishment of the Washington, Maryland,Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area’’ (RIN3206–AI97), received December 22, 1999; to theCommittee on Governmental Affairs.

EC–6679. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Personnel Management,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Federal Employees’ Life In-surance Program: Life Insurance Improve-ments’’ (RIN3206–AI64), received December22, 1999; to the Committee on GovernmentalAffairs.

EC–6680. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Personnel Management,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Federal Employees’ GroupLife Insurance Program-New Premiums’’(RIN3206–AI73), received December 28, 1999;to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

EC–6681. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Personnel Management,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Emergency Leave TransferProgram’’ (RIN3206–AI03), received December28, 1999; to the Committee on GovernmentalAffairs.

EC–6682. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Personnel Managementtransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Retention Allowances’’(RIN3206–AI31), received December 28, 1999;to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

EC–6683. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Personnel Management,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Final Regulations-Miscella-neous Changes in Compensation Regula-tions’’ (RIN3206–AH11), received December 28,1999; to the Committee on Governmental Af-fairs.

EC–6684. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Personnel Managementtransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Prevailing Rate Systems;Changes in Federal Wage System SurveyJobs’’ (RIN3206–AH81), received December 13,1999; to the Committee on Governmental Af-fairs.

EC–6685. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Personnel Management,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Miscellaneous Changes inCompensation Regulations’’ (RIN3206–AH11),received December 7, 1999; to the Committeeon Governmental Affairs.

EC–6686. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Management and Budget,Executive Office of the President, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, a report relative toStatement of Federal Financial AccountingStandards No. 16; to the Committee on Gov-ernmental Affairs.

EC–6687. A communication from the Chiefof Staff of the White House, transmitting,pursuant to law, a report relative to the Ex-ecutive Office of the President’s Drug FreeWorkplace Plan; to the Committee on Gov-ernmental Affairs.

EC–6688. A communication from the ChiefFinancial Officer, National Aeronautics and


CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S29January 24, 2000Space Administration, transmitting, pursu-ant to law, a report relative to mixed wastegenerated at Ames Research Center inSunnyvale, CA; to the Committee on Govern-mental Affairs.

EC–6689. A communication from the ActingDirector of the Office of Administration, Ex-ecutive Office of the President, transmitting,pursuant to law, a report relative to per-sonnel employed in the White House Office,the Executive Residence at the White House,the Office of the Vice President, the Office ofPolicy Development and the Office of Admin-istration; to the Committee on Govern-mental Affairs.

EC–6690. A communication from the Presi-dent’s Pay Agent transmitting, pursuant tolaw, a report relative to locality-based com-parability payments ; to the Committee onGovernmental Affairs.

EC–6691. A communication from the Sec-retary of Education, transmitting, pursuantto law, a report relative to surplus Federalreal property; to the Committee on Govern-mental Affairs.

EC–6692. A communication from the Comp-troller General of the United States, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the report of theGeneral Accounting Office reports for Octo-ber 1999; to the Committee on GovernmentalAffairs.

EC–6693. A communication from the Sec-retary of Health and Human Services, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, a report of surplusreal property transferred for public healthpurposes; to the Committee on Govern-mental Affairs.

EC–6694. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Management and Budget,Executive Office of the President, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Sta-tistical Programs of the United States Gov-ernment: Fiscal Year 2000″; to the Com-mittee on Governmental Affairs.

EC–6695. A communication from the Asso-ciate Administrator, Agricultural MarketingService, U.S. Department of Agriculture,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Vidalia Onions Grown inGeorgia; Final Period Change’’ (Docket No.FV99–955–1–FIR), received January 6, 2000; tothe Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,and Forestry.

EC–6696. A communication from theAssosciate Administrator of the AgricultureMarketing Service, Department of Agri-culture, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Vidalia OnionsGrown in Georgia; Changing the Term of Of-fice and Nomination Deadlines’’ (Docket No.FV–00–955–2–IFR), received January 6, 2000;to the Committee on Agriculture , Nutrition,and Forestry.

EC–6697. A communication from the Asso-ciate Administrator of the Agriculture Mar-keting Service, Department of Agriculture,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Soybean Promotion and Re-search: The Procedures to Request a Ref-erendum; Correction’’ (Docket No. LS–99–17),received January 6, 2000; to the Committeeon Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6698. A communication from the Asso-ciate Administrator of the Agricultural Mar-keting Service, Department of Agriculture,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Milk in the Southern Illi-nois-Eastern Missouri Federal MarketingArea; Suspension’’ (Docket No. DA–00–02), re-ceived January 6, 2000; to the Committee onAgriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6699. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Emanectin Ben-zoate; Pesticide Tolerances for EmergencyExemptions’’ (FRL #6398–5), received Janu-

ary 10, 2000; to the Committee on Agri-culture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6700. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘N, N–diethyl–2–(4–methylbenzyloxy) ethylamine Hydro-chloride; Pesticide Tolerance’’ (FRL #6486–2),received January 10, 2000; to the Committeeon Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6701. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Spinosad; PesticideTolerance’’ (FRL #6299–7), received January10, 2000; to the Committee on Agriculture,Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6702. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Mepiquat Chloride;Pesticide Tolerance’’ (FRL #6485–4), receivedJanuary 3, 2000; to the Committee on Agri-culture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6703. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Glufosinate Ammo-nium; Extension of Tolerance for EmergencyExemptions’’ (FRL #6394–5), received Decem-ber 21, 1999; to the Committee on Agri-culture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6704. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulatory Managementand Information, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Maneb; Extensionof Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions’’(FRL #6394–9), received December 21, 1999; tothe Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,and Forestry.

EC–6705. A communication from the Con-gressional Review Coordinator of the Animaland Plant Health Inspection Service, Depart-ment of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuantto law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘HorsesFrom Qatar; Change in Disease Status’’(Docket No. 97–131–3), received January 3,2000; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-trition, and Forestry.

EC–6706. A communication from the Con-gressional Review Coordinator, Animal andPlant Health Inspection Service, Departmentof Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Importa-tion of Pork and Pork Products’’ (DocketNo. 95–027–2), received January 10, 2000; tothe Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,and Forestry.

EC–6707. A communication from the Ad-ministrator of the Food and Nutrition Serv-ice, Department of Agriculture, transmit-ting, pursuant to law , the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘Summer Food Service Program:Implementation of Legislative Reforms’’, re-ceived January 10, 2000; to the Committee onAgriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6708. A communication from the Ad-ministrator of the Food and Nutrition Serv-ice, Department of Agriculture, transmit-ting, pursuant to law , the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘School Nutrition Programs: DirectCertification of Eligibility for Free and Re-duced Price Meals and Free Milk inSchools’’, received January 10, 2000; to theCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, andForestry.

EC–6709. A communication from the Ad-ministrator of the Food and Nutrition Serv-ice, Department of Agriculture, transmit-ting, pursuant to law , the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘Child and Adult Care Food Pro-gram: Overclaim Authority and TechnicalChanges to the Meal Pattern Requirements’’,

received January 3, 2000; to the Committeeon Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6710. A communication from the Ad-ministrator of the Food and Nutrition Serv-ice, Department of Agriculture, transmit-ting, pursuant to law , the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘Food Distribution Program on In-dian Reservations: Disqualification Pen-alties for Intentional Program Violations’’,received January 3, 2000; to the Committeeon Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6711. A communication from the Ad-ministrator of the Food and Nutrition Serv-ice, Department of Agriculture, transmit-ting, pursuant to law , the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘The Summer Food Service Pro-gram Final Rule: Program Meal Service Dur-ing the School Year, Paperwork Reductionand Targeted State Marketing’’, receivedJanuary 3, 2000; to the Committee on Agri-culture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6712. A communication from the Ad-ministrator of the Food and Nutrition Serv-ice, Department of Agriculture, transmit-ting, pursuant to law , the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘WIC Bloodwork Rule’’, receivedJanuary 3, 2000; to the Committee on Agri-culture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6713. A communication from the Ad-ministrator of the Food Safety and Inspec-tion Service, Department of Agriculture,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Irradiation of Meat FoodProducts’’, received January 6, 2000; to theCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, andForestry.

EC–6714. A communication from the Ad-ministrator, Risk Management Agency , De-partment of Agriculture transmitting, pur-suant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Po-tato Crop Insurance Certified Seed Endorse-ment’’, received January 10, 2000; to theCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, andForestry.

EC–6715. A communication from the UnderSecretary of Agriculture for Rural Develop-ment, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Rural Business Op-portunity Grants’’ (RIN0570–AA05), receivedDecember 22, 1999; to the Committee on Agri-culture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6716. A communication from the Direc-tor, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, De-partment of Transportation transmitting,pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Transpor-tation Statistics Annual Report 1999’’; to theCommittee on Commerce, Science, andTransportation.

EC–6717. A communication from the Na-tional Telecommunications and InformationAdministration, Department of Commercetransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Notice of Availability ofFunds’’ (RIN0660–ZA06), received January 3,2000; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6718. A communication from the Asso-ciate Administrator, Procurement, NationalAeronautics and Space Administrationtransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Correction of Inconsistencywith FAR 22,1103’’, received December 13,1999; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6719. A communication from the Sec-retary of the Federal Trade Commission,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Guides for the Law Book In-dustry, 16 CFR Part 256’’, received January11, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6720. A communication from the Sec-retary of the Federal Trade Commission,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Annual Adjustment of Ceil-ing on Allowable Charge for Certain Disclo-sures under the Fair Credit Reporting Act


CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATES30 January 24, 2000Section 612(a)’’, received December 21, 1999;to the Committee on Commerce, Science,and Transportation.

EC–6721. A communication from the Sec-retary of the Federal Trade Commission,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Appliance Labeling Rule (16CFR Part 305)’’ (RIN3084–AA74), received De-cember 15, 1999; to the Committee on Com-merce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6722. A communication from the Dep-uty Director, National Institute of Stand-ards and Technology, Department of Com-merce transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Partnership for Ad-vancing Technologies in Housing Coopera-tive Research Program (PATH–CoRP)—No-tice of Availability of Funds’’ (RIN0693–ZA34), received December 9, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-tation.

EC–6723. A communication from the Dep-uty Director, National Institute of Stand-ards and Technology, Department of Com-merce transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Availability of Fundsfor a Competition-Advanced Technology Pro-gram’’ (RIN0693–ZA35), received December 7,1999; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6724. A communication from the Dep-uty Director, National Institute of Stand-ards and Technology, Department of Com-merce transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Notice of Avail-ability of Funds for Six Grants Programs:Precision Measurement Grants; Physics,MSEL, and MEL SURF Programs; MSELGrants Program; and Fire Research GrantsProgram’’ (RIN0693–ZA32), received Decem-ber 7, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6725. A communication from the Dep-uty Assistant Administrator for Satelliteand Information Services, National Oceanicand Atmospheric Administration, Depart-ment of Commerce transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Notice ofAvailability of Federal Assistance (OceanRemote Sensing Program)’’ (RIN0648–ZA75),received November 30, 1999; to the Com-mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-tation.

EC–6726. A communication from the Chief,Policy and Rules Division, Engineering andTechnology, Federal Communications Com-mission transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Dedicated ShortRange Communications of Intelligent Trans-portation Services’’ (ET Docket No. 98–85)(FCC 99–305), received December 8, 1999; tothe Committee on Commerce , Science, andTransportation.

EC–6727. A communication from the Spe-cial Assistant to the Bureau Chief , MassMedia Bureau, Federal CommunicationsCommission transmitting, pursuant to law,the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amendment ofSection 73.202(b), Table of FM Allotments;FM Broadcast Stations Mishicot, WI andGulliver, MI’’ (MM Docket No. 99–145), re-ceived January 5, 2000; to the Committee onCommerce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6728. A communication from the Spe-cial Assistant to the Chief, Mass Media Bu-reau, Federal Communications Commissiontransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Amendment of Section73.20.(b), Table of Allotments, FM BroadcastStations Bay Springs, Ellisville, andSandersville, MS’’ (MM Docket No. 99–74), re-ceived January 5, 2000; to the Committee onCommerce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6729. A communication from the Spe-cial Assistant to the Chief, Mass Media Bu-reau, Federal Communications Commissiontransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Amendment of Section

73.202(b) of the Commission’s Rules Farm-ington, Grass Valley, Jackson, Lindon,Placerville and Fair Oaks, CA and CarsonCity and Sun Valley, NV’’ (MM Docket No.90–189), received November 24,1999; to theCommittee on Commerce, Science, andTransportation.

EC–6730. A communication from the Spe-cial Assistant to the Chief, Mass Media Bu-reau, Federal Communications Commissiontransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled Amendment of Section73.202(b), Table of Allotments; FM BroadcastStations White Wright and Van Alstyne,TX’’(MM Docket No. 98–196), received November24, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6731. A communication from the Assist-ant Division Chief, Policy and ProgramPlanning Division, Common Carrier Bureau,Federal Communications Commission trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘Deployment of Wireline ServicesOffering Advanced Telecommunications Ca-pability, CC docket 98–147, Third Report andOrder, and CC Docket No. 96–98, Fourth Re-port and Order’’ (FCC99–355) (CC Doc. 98–147),received December 22, 1999; to the Committeeon Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6732. A communication from the deputyChief, Competitive Pricing Division, Com-mon Carrier Bureau, Federal Communica-tions Commission transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘AccessCharge Reform, Third Order on Reconsider-ation’’ (FCC 98–257) (CC Doc. 96–262), receivedJanuary 11, 2000; to the Committee on Com-merce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6733. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, De-partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu-ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Di-rect Investment Surveys: BE–10, BenchmarkSurvey of U .S. Direct Investment Abroad-1999’’ (RIN0691–AA36), received January 3,2000; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6734. A communication from the Chief,Endangered Species Division, National Ma-rine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration, Department ofCommerce transmitting, pursuant to law,the report of a rule entitled Sea Turtle Con-servation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements’’(RIN0648–AN30), received December 9, 1999; tothe Committee on Commerce, Science, andTransportation.

EC–6735. A communication from the ChiefEndangered Species Division, National Ma-rine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration, Department ofCommerce transmitting, pursuant to law,the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Sea Turtle Con-servation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements’’(RIN0648–AK66), received December 9, 1999; tothe Committee on Commerce, Science, andTransportation.

EC–6736. A communication from the Chief,Endangered Species Division, National Ma-rine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration, Department ofCommerce transmitting, pursuant to law,the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Sea Turtle Con-servation; Summer Flounder Trawling Re-quirements’’ (RIN0648–AM89), received De-cember 9, 1999; to the Committee on Com-merce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6737. A communication from the Attor-ney, Federal Railroad Administration, De-partment of Transportation transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Planning Activities Under the MagneticLevitation Transportation Technology De-ployment Program’’ (RIN2130–AB29) (2000–0001), received January 6, 2000; to the Com-mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-tation.

EC–6738. A communication from the Assist-ant Chief Counsel, federal Motor Carrier

Safety Administration, Department ofTransportation transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Revisionof Chapter Heading; Federal Motor CarrierSafety Administration’’ (RIN2126–AA48), re-ceived December 21, 1999; to the Committeeon Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6739. A communication from the Attor-ney, Office of the Secretary, Department ofTransportation transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Rules ofPractice in Aviation Economic Proceedings:Reinvention’’ (RIN2105–AC48), received De-cember 21, 1999; to the Committee on Com-merce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6740. A communication from the Attor-ney, Office of the Secretary, Department ofTransportation transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Air CarrierAccess Act: Miscellaneous Amendments:Seat Assignments and Wheelchairs’’(RIN2105–AC28), received December 23, 1999;to the Committee on Commerce, Science,and Transportation.

EC–6741. A communication from the Attor-ney, Research and Special Programs Admin-istration, Department of Transportationtransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Pipeline Safety: Gas andHazardous Liquid Pipeline Repair’’ (RIN2137–AD25), received December 16, 1999; to theCommittee on Commerce, Science, andTransportation.

EC–6742. A communication from the Attor-ney-Advisor, Office of the Secretary, Depart-ment of Transportation transmitting, pursu-ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Do-mestic Baggage Liability’’ (RIN2105–AC07),received December 16, 1999; to the Committeeon Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6743. A communication from the TrialAttorney, Federal Railroad Administration,Department of Transportation transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Revised Docket Filing Procedures for Fed-eral Railroad Administration Rulemakingand Adjudicatory Dockets’’ (RIN2130–AB37) ,received December 9, 1999; to the Committeeon Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6744. A communication from the TrialAttorney, Federal Railroad Administration,Department of Transportation transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Annual Adjustment of Monetary Thresholdfor Reporting Rail Equipment Accidents/In-cidents’’ (RIN2130–AB30), received November19, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6745. A communication from the Attor-ney, National Highway Traffic Safety Ad-ministration, Department of Transportationtransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Dynamically DeployingHead Protection Systems’’ (RIN2127–AH60),received December 21, 1999; to the Committeeon Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6746. A communication from the Attor-ney, National Highway Traffic Safety Ad-ministration, Department of Transportationtransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Anthropomorphic TestDummy for Head Impact Protection’’(RIN2127–AG74), received January 6, 2000; tothe Committee on Commerce, Science, andTransportation.

EC–6747. A communication from the ActingChief, Office of Regulations and Administra-tive Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ofTransportation transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Safety/Se-curity Zone Regulations; New Years Eve ’99Fireworks Display, Southampton, NY (CG01–99–184)’’ (RIN2115–AA97) (1999–0071), receivedDecember 16, 1999; to the Committee on Com-merce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6748. A communication from the ActingChief, Office of Regulations and Administra-tive Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of


CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S31January 24, 2000Transportation transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘RegulatedNavigation Areas; Arrival Notification andYear 2000 (Y2K) Reporting Requirements forVessels Transiting the Cape Cod Canal(CGD01–99–150)’’ (RIN2115–AE84) (1999–0005),received December 16, 1999; to the Committeeon Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6749. A communication from the ActingChief, Office of Regulations and Administra-tive Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ofTransportation transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Regattasand Marine Parades (CGD 95–054)’’ (RIN2115–AF17) (1999–0001), received December 16, 1999;to the Committee on Commerce, Science,and Transportation.

EC–6750. A communication from the ActingChief, Office of Regulations and Administra-tive Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ofTransportation transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘RegattaRegulations; Bellsouth Winterfest Boat Pa-rade, Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, Fl(CGD07–99–082)’’ (RIN2115–AE46) (1999–0046),received December 6, 1999; to the Committeeon Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6751. A communication from the ActingChief, Office of Regulations and Administra-tive Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ofTransportation transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘StandardMeasurement System Exemption from GrossTonnage (USCG–1999–5118)’’ (RIN2115–AF76)(1999–0002), received December 9, 1999; to theCommittee on Commerce, Science, andTransportation.

EC–6752. A communication from the ActingChief, Office of Regulations and Administra-tive Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ofTransportation transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘PugetSound Vessel Traffic Service (USCG–1999–6141)’’ (RIN2115–AF92), received December 9,1999; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6753. A communication from the ActingChief, Office of Regulations and Administra-tive Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ofTransportation transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Draw-bridge Regulations; Navesink River, NJ(CGD01–99–075)’’ (RIN2115–AE47) (1999–0069) ,received December 16, 1999; to the Committeeon Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6754. A communication from the Chief,Office of Regulations and AdministrativeLaw, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ofTransportation transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Safety/Se-curity Zone Regulations; New York Harborand Hudson River Fireworks (CGD01–99–130)’’(RIN2115–AA97) (1999–0001), received January6, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6755. A communication from the Chief,Office of Regulations and AdministrativeLaw, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ofTransportation transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘RegattaRegulations; SLR; Approaches to AnnapolisHarbor, Spa Creek, and Severn River, Annap-olis, MD (CGD05–99–096)’’ (RIN2115–AE46)(1999–0045), received December 3, 1999; to theCommittee on Commerce, Science, andTransportation.

EC–6756. A communication from the Chief,Office of Regulations and AdministrativeLaw, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ofTransportation transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘RegattaRegulations; SLR; Puerto Rico InternationalCup, Fajardo, PR (CGD07–99–057)’’ (RIN2115–AE46) (1999–0043), received December 3, 1999;to the Committee on Commerce, Science,and Transportation.

EC–6757. A communication from the Chief,Office of Regulations and Administrative

Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ofTransportation transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘RegattaRegulations; SLR; New Year’s CelebrationFireworks, Patapsco River, Baltimore, MD(CGD05–99–089)’’ (RIN2115–AE46) (1999–0044),received December 3, 1999; to the Committeeon Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6758. A communication from the Chief,Office of Regulations and AdministrativeLaw, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ofTransportation transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Draw-bridge Regulations; Racoon Creek, NJ(CGD05–99–095)’’ (RIN2115–AE47) (1999–0064),received December 3, 1999; to the Committeeon Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6759. A communication from the Chief,Office of Regulations and AdministrativeLaw, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ofTransportation transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Safety/Se-curity Zone Regulations; Chesapeake Bay,Whitehall Bay, Annapolis , MD (CGD05–999–094)’’ (RIN2115–AA97) (1999–0070), received De-cember 3, 1999 ; to the Committee on Com-merce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6760. A communication from the Chief,Office of Regulations and AdministrativeLaw, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ofTransportation transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Draw-bridge Regulations; Acushnet River,Annisquam River, Fore River, and TauntonRiver, MA (CGD01–99–187)’’ (RIN2115–AE47)(1999–0065), received December 3, 1999; to theCommittee on Commerce, Science, andTransportation.

EC–6761. A communication from the Chief,Office of Regulations and AdministrativeLaw, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ofTransportation transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Draw-bridge Regulations; China Basin, MissionCreek, CA (CGD11–00–017)’’ (RIN2115–AE47)(1999–0067), received December 3, 1999; to theCommittee on Commerce, Science, andTransportation.

EC–6762. A communication from the Chief,Office of Regulations and AdministrativeLaw, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ofTransportation transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Draw-bridge Regulations; Keweenaw Waterway, MI(CGD09–99–082)’’ (RIN2115–AE47) (1999–0068),received December 3, 1999; to the Committeeon Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6763. A communication from the ActingChief, Regulations and Administrative Law,U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transpor-tation transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Update and Stand-ards from American Society for Testing andMaterials (ASTM) (USCG–1999–5151)’’(RIN2115–AF80) (1999–0003), received Decem-ber 3, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6764. A communication from the ActingChief, Regulations and Administrative Law,U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transpor-tation transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Drawbridge Regula-tions; New York Harbor and Hudson RiverFireworks (CGD01–99–99–130)’’ (RIN2115–AE47)(2000–0003), received January 13, 2000; to theCommittee on Commerce, Science, andTransportation.

EC–6765. A communication from the ActingChief, Regulations and Administrative Law,U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transpor-tation transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Drawbridge Regula-tions; Passaic River, NJ (CGD01–99–206)’’(RIN2115–AE47) (2000–0006), received January13, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6766. A communication from the ActingChief, Regulations and Administrative Law,

U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transpor-tation transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Drawbridge Regula-tions; Saugus River, MA (CGD01–99–193)’’(RIN 2115–AE 47) (2000–0006), received Janu-ary 13, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6767. A communication from the ActingChief, Regulations and Administrative Law,U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transpor-tation transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Drawbridge Regula-tions; Black River, WI (CGD08–99–064)’’(RIN2115–AE47) (2000–0002), received January13, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6768. A communication from the ActingChief, Regulations and Administrative Law,U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transpor-tation transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Drawbridge Regula-tions; Columbia River, OR (CGD13–99–011)’’(RIN2115–AE47) (2000–0001), received January13, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6769. A communication from the ActingChief, Regulations and Administrative Law,U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transpor-tation transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Drawbridge Regula-tions; Mississippi River, IA and IL (CGD08–99–077)’’ (RIN2115–AE47) (2000–0005), receivedJanuary 13, 2000; to the Committee on Com-merce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6770. A communication from the ActingChief, Regulations and Administrative Law,U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transpor-tation transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Drawbridge Regula-tions; Chelsea River, MA (CGD01–00–001)’’(RIN 2115–AE47) (2000–0008), received January13, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6771. A communication from the ActingChief, Regulations and Administrative Law,U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transpor-tation transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Drawbridge Regula-tions; Williamette River, OR (CGD 13–99–008)’’ (RIN 2115–AE 47) (2000–0004), receivedJanuary 13, 2000; to the Committee on Com-merce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6772. A communication from the ActingChief, Regulations and Administrative Law,U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transpor-tation transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Special AnchorageAreas/Anchorage Grounds Regulations; St.Lucie River, Stuart, FL (CGD 07–99–058)’’(RIN 2115–AA 98) (2000–0001), received Janu-ary 13, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6773. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works),transmitting, pursuant to law, the Annualreport on Civil Works Activities for Fiscal1998; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6774. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Federal Emergency ManagementAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re-port relative to the emergency caused byHurricane Floyd in New Jersey; to the Com-mittee on Environment and Public Works.

EC–6775. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works),transmitting, pursuant to law, a report rel-ative to the shore erosion plan for the FireIsland Inlet to Moriches Inlet reach of theFire Island to Montauk Point, NY, project;to the Committee on Environment and Pub-lic Works.

EC–6776. A communication from the Ad-ministrator of the Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re-port relative to the quality of ground waterin the nation and the effectiveness of stateground water protection programs; to the


CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATES32 January 24, 2000Committee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6777. A communication from the Chair-man of the Board, Inland Waterways UsersBoard transmitting, pursuant to law, the1999 annual report; to the Committee on En-vironment and Public Works.

EC–6778. A communication from the ActingAssistant Secretary for Economic Develop-ment, Department of Commerce, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-titled ‘‘Economic Development Administra-tion Regulations: Revision to ImplementEconomic Development Administration Re-form Act of 1998’’ (RIN 0610–AA 56) (RIN 0610–AA 59), received December 10, 1999; to theCommittee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6779. A communication from the ActingAssistant Secretary for Economic Develop-ment, Department of Commerce, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-titled ‘‘Requirements for Economic Adjust-ment Grants—Revolving Loan Fund Projectsunder 13 CFR Part 308 and Property underPart 314’’, received January 13, 2000; to theCommittee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6780. A communication from the Chief,Endangered Species Division, Office of Pro-tected Resources, National Marine FisheriesService transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Designated CriticalHabitat: Revision of Critical Habitat forSnake River Spring/Summer Chinook Salm-on’’ (RIN 0648–AM 41), received December 9,1999; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6781. A communication from the Chief,Endangered Species Division, Office of Pro-tected Resources, National Marine FisheriesService, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Endangered andThreatened Wildlife and Plants: Definition of‘Harm’ ’’ (RIN0648–AK55), received December9, 1999; to the Committee on Environmentand Public Works.

EC–6782. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary of the Interior for Fish andWildlife and Parks, transmitting, pursuantto law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Conven-tion on International Trade in EndangeredSpecies of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES);Carrying out the Inclusion of all Species ofthe Order Acipenseriformes (Sturgeon andPaddlefish) in the Appendices to CITES’’(RIN1018–AF66), received December 1, 1999; tothe Committee on Energy and Natural Re-sources.

EC–6783. A communication from the Assist-ant Chief Counsel, Federal Highway Admin-istration, Department of Transportationtransmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Right-of-Way Program Ad-ministration’’ (RIN2125–AE44), received De-cember 21, 1999; to the Committee on Envi-ronment and Public Works.

EC–6784. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Congressional Affairs, Nu-clear Regulatory Commission, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Final Rule: Use of Alternative SourceTerms at Operating Reactors, Amendmentsto 10 CFR Part 21, 50, and 54’’ (RIN3150–AG12), received January 6, 2000; to the Com-mittee on Environment and Public Works.

EC–6785. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Congressional Affairs, Nu-clear Regulatory Commission, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Design Certification Rule for the AP600 De-sign’’ (RIN3150–AG23), received December 23,1999; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6786. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Depart-ment of the Interior, transmitting, pursuantto law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Endan-

gered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;Emergency and Proposed Status for theSanta Barbara County Distinct PopulationSegment of the California Tiger Salamander(Ambystoma californiense)’’ (RIN1018–AF81),received January 13, 2000; to the Committeeon Environment and Public Works.

EC–6787. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Depart-ment of the Interior, transmitting, pursuantto law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Endan-gered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;Final Rule to List Two Cave Animals fromKauai, HI as Endangered’’ (RIN1018–AE39),received January 11, 2000; to the Committeeon Environment and Public Works.

EC–6788. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Depart-ment of the Interior, transmitting, pursuantto law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Endan-gered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;Determination of Threatened Status for theCentral Valley spring-run Evolutionary Sig-nificant Unit (ESU) and the California Coast-al ESU, of the West Coast Chinook Salmon(Oncorhynchus tsawytscha)’’ (RIN1018–AF82),received December 23, 1999; to the Committeeon Environment and Public Works.

EC–6789. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Depart-ment of the Interior, transmitting, pursuantto law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Endan-gered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;Final Rule to List Sierra Nevada DistinctPopulation Segment of the California Big-horn Sheep as Endangered’’ (RIN1018–AF59),received December 29, 1999; to the Committeeon Environment and Public Works.

EC–6790. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Findings of Signifi-cant Contribution and Rulemaking on Sec-tion 126 Petitions for Purposes of ReducingInterstate Ozone Transport’’ (FRL #6515–5),received December 23, 1999; to the Committeeon Environment and Public Works.

EC–6791. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Significant NewUses of Certain Chemical Substances’’ (FRL#6055–2), received December 23, 1999; to theCommittee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6792. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Section 112(1) Ap-proval of the State of Florida’s Rule Adjust-ment to the National Perchloroethylene AirEmission Standards for Dry Cleaning Facili-ties’’ (FRL #6514–5), received December 20,1999; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6793. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘ComprehensiveGuide for Procurement of Products Con-taining Recovered Materials/Recovered Ma-terials Advisory Notice III’’ (FRL #6524–2),received January 13, 2000; to the Committeeon Environment and Public Works.

EC–6794. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Air Quality ImplementationPlans; Tennessee; Adoption of Rule Gov-erning Any Credible Evidence’’ (FRL #6520–2), received January 13, 2000; to the Com-mittee on Environment and Public Works.

EC–6795. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Amendments to theTest Procedures for Heavy-Duty Engines,and Light-Duty Vehicles and Trucks andAmendments to the Emission Standard Pro-visions for Gaseous Fueled Vehicles and En-gines’’ (FRL #6523–7), received January 13,2000; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6796. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘#35 Grants andAgreements with Institutions of Higher Edu-cation, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Or-ganizations’’, received January 13, 2000; tothe Committee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6797. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘#34 Uniform Ad-ministrative Requirements for Grants andCooperative Agreements to State and LocalGovernments’’, received January 13, 2000; tothe Committee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6798. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘#36 How to Com-plete Your Application for Federal Assist-ance’’, received January 13, 2000; to the Com-mittee on Environment and Public Works.

EC–6799. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Findings of Signifi-cant Contribution and Rulemaking on Sec-tion 126 Petitions for Purposes of ReducingInterstate Ozone Transport (final stay exten-sion)’’ (FRL #6522–9), received January 10,2000; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6800. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘EnvironmentalJustice Through Pollution Prevention GrantGuidance 1999’’, received January 10, 2000; tothe Committee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6801. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Pollution Preven-tion Grants and Announcement of FinancialAssistance Programs Eligible for Review;Notice of Availability’’ (FRL #6037–9), re-ceived January 10, 2000; to the Committee onEnvironment and Public Works.

EC–6802. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Notice of Avail-ability of FY 1999 Multimedia Environ-mental Justice Through Pollution Preven-tion Grant Funds’’ (FRL #6085–8), receivedJanuary 10, 2000; to the Committee on Envi-ronment and Public Works.

EC–6803. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Notice of Avail-ability of FY 1998 Multimedia Environ-mental Justice Through Pollution Preven-tion Grants’’ (FRL #5766–1), received Janu-ary 10, 2000; to the Committee on Environ-ment and Public Works.


CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S33January 24, 2000EC–6804. A communication from the Direc-

tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Notice of Avail-ability of FY 2000 Grant Funds for the Sup-port of a Pollution Prevention InformationNetwork’’ (FRL #6391–3), received January10, 2000; to the Committee on Environmentand Public Works.

EC–6805. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Alaska: TentativeDetermination and Final Determination ofFull Program Adequacy of the State of Alas-ka’s Municipal Solid Waste Landfill PermitProgram’’ (FRL #6518–1), received January 4,2000; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6806. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Implementation Plans and Part70 Operating Permits Program’’ (FRL #6519–9), received January 4, 2000; to the Com-mittee on Environment and Public Works.

EC–6807. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Implementation Plans; State ofKansas’’ (FRL #6517–9), received January 4,2000; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6808. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Air Quality ImplementationPlans; Georgia; 15 Percent Rate-of-ProgressPlan and 9 Percent Rate-of-Progress Plan forthe Atlanta Ozone Nonattainment Area’’(FRL #6518–3), received December 22, 1999; tothe Committee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6809. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Implementation Plan; Illinois’’(FRL #6506–3), received December 22, 1999 ; tothe Committee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6810. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Clean Air Act Ap-proval and Promulgation of Air Quality Im-plementation Plan Revision for Montana;Revisions to the Missoula County Air Qual-ity Rules’’ (FRL #6506–1), received December22, 1999; to the Committee on Environmentand Public Works.

EC–6811. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘National PrimaryDrinking Water Regulations for Lead andCopper’’ (FRL #6515–6), received December22, 1999; to the Committee on Environmentand Public Works.

EC–6812. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Control Air Pollu-tion from New Motor Vehicles; Tier 2 MotorVehicle Emissions Standards and GasolineSulfur Control Requirements’’, received De-

cember 22, 1999; to the Committee on Envi-ronment and Public Works.

EC–6813. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘State of Alabama;Underground Injection Control (UIC) Pro-gram Revision; Approval of Alabama’s ClassII UIC Program Revision’’, received Decem-ber 22, 1999; to the Committee on Environ-ment and Public Works.

EC–6814. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Implementation Plans; Cali-fornia State Implementation Plan Revision,South Coast Air Quality Management Dis-trict, El Dorado County Air Pollution Con-trol, Yolo-Solano Air Quality ManagementDistrict, and Ventura County Air PollutionControl District’’ (FRL #6508–5), receivedJanuary 6, 2000; to the Committee on Envi-ronment and Public Works.

EC–6815. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Final Rule-Ap-proval and Promulgation of ImplementationPlans; California State Implementation PlanRevision, Kern County Air pollution ControlDistrict, CA172–0203’’ (FRL #6513–9), receivedJanuary 6, 2000; to the Committee on Envi-ronment and Public Works.

EC–6816. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Implementation Plans and Op-erating Permits Programs, Approval underSection 112(1); State of Nebraska’’ (FRL#6521–6), received January 6, 2000; to theCommittee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6817. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Air Quality ImplementationPlans; Maryland; Control of VOC’s fromPaper, Fabric, Vinal and Other Plastic PartsCoating’’ (FRL #6506–9), received January 6,2000; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6818. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Adequacy of statePermit Programs Under RCRA Subtitle D’’(FRL #6521–4), received January 6, 2000; tothe Committee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6819. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘State of Alabama;Underground Injection Control (UIC) Pro-gram Revision; Approval of Alabama’s ClassII UIC Program Revision’’ (FRL #6516–7), re-ceived January 6, 2000; to the Committee onEnvironment and Public Works.

EC–6820. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Air Quality ImplementationPlans: Approval under Section 112(1) of theClean Air Act; West Virginia Permits forConstruction, Modification, Relocation andOperation of Stationary Sources of Air Pol-

lution’’ (FRL #6505–1), received January 5,2000; to the Committee on Environment andPublic Works.

EC–6821. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Preliminary As-sessment Information and Health and SafetyData Reporting: Addition and Removal ofCertain Chemicals and Removal of Stay’’(FRL #5777–2), received January 5, 2000; tothe Committee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6822. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Standards of Per-formance for New Stationary Sources; Sup-plemental Delegation of Authority to theState of Wyoming’’ (FRL #6521–1), receivedJanuary 5, 2000; to the Committee on Envi-ronment and Public Works.

EC–6823. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘SupplementalGuidance for the Award of Section 319Nonpoint Source Grants in FY 2000’’, re-ceived January 4, 2000; to the Committee onEnvironment and Public Works.

EC–6824. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Air Quality ImplementationPlans; Tennessee; Revision to Rule Gov-erning Monitoring of Source Emissions’’(FRL #6519–4), received January 4, 2000; tothe Committee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6825. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Protection ofStratospheric Ozone: Allocation of EssentialUse Allowances for Calendar Year 2000; Allo-cations for Metered-Dose Inhalers and theSpace Shuttle and Titan Rockets’’ (FRL#6519–3), received January 3, 2000; to theCommittee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6826. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Guidance onAwarding Section 319 Grants to IndianTribes in FY 2000’’, received January 3, 2000;to the Committee on Environment and Pub-lic Works.

EC–6827. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Implementation Plans; andDesignation of Areas for Air Quality Plan-ning Purposes; Indiana’’ (FRL #6522–1), re-ceived January 10, 2000; to the Committee onEnvironment and Public Works.

EC–6828. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Pollution Preven-tion Grants and Announcements for Finan-cial Assistance Programs Eligible for Re-view; Notice of Availability’’ (FRL #6398–8),received January 3, 2000; to the Committeeon Environment and Public Works.

EC–6829. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental Protection


CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATES34 January 24, 2000Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, thereport of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro-mulgation of Air Quality ImplementationPlans; Delaware-Minor New Source Reviewand Federally Enforceable State OperatingPermit Program’’ (FRL #6522–6), receivedJanuary 3, 2000; to the Committee on Envi-ronment and Public Works.

EC–6830. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Congressional Budget Office,transmitting, pursuant to law, a report enti-tled ‘‘Final Sequestration Report for FiscalYear 2000; transmitted jointly, pursuant tothe order of January 30, 1975, as modified bythe order of April 11, 1986 to the Committeeson Appropriations; the Budget; Agriculture,Nutrition, and Forestry; Armed Services;Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Com-merce , Science, and Transportation; Energyand Natural Resources; Environment andPublic Works; Finance; Foreign Relations;Governmental Affairs; the Judiciary; Health,Education, Labor, and Pensions; Small Busi-ness; Veterans’ Affairs; Intelligence; and In-dian Affairs.

EC–6831. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary of Commerce and Commis-sioner of Patents and Trademarks, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-titled ‘‘Complaints Regarding Invention Pro-moters’’ (RIN0651–AB12), received January14, 2000; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

EC–6832. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Surface Mining, Depart-ment of the Interior, transmitting, pursuantto law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Arkan-sas Abandoned Mine Land ReclamationPlan’’ (SPATS No. AR–035–FOR), receivedJanuary 11, 2000; to the Committee on En-ergy and Natural Resources.

EC–6833. A communication from the ActingAssistant Secretary of the Interior for Pol-icy, Management and Budget, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Administrative and Audit Requirementsand Cost Principles for Assistance Pro-grams’’ (RIN1090–AA67), received December17, 1999; to the Committee on Energy andNatural Resources.

EC–6834. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary, Water and Science, Bureau ofReclamation, Department of the Interior,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Information Requirementsfor Certain Farm Operations in Excess of 960Acres and the Eligibility of Certain For-merly Excess Land’’ (RIN1006–AA38), re-ceived January 18, 2000; to the Committee onEnergy and Natural Resources.

EC–6835. A communication from the Assist-ant General Counsel for Regulatory Law, De-partment of Energy, transmitting, pursuantto law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘ForeignNational Access to DOE Cyber Systems’’(DOE N 205.1), received November 23, 1999; tothe Committee on Energy and Natural Re-sources.

EC–6836. A communication from the Assist-ant General Counsel for Regulatory Law, De-partment of Energy, transmitting, pursuantto law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Car-rying Semiautomatic Pistols with a Roundin the Chamber’’ (DOE N 473.1), received No-vember 23, 1999; to the Committee on Energyand Natural Resources.

EC–6837. A communication from the Assist-ant General Counsel for Regulatory Law, De-partment of Energy, transmitting, pursuantto law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘ChronicBeryllium Disease Prevention Program’’(RIN1901–AA75), received December 22, 1999;to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-sources.

EC–6838. A communication from the Assist-ant General Counsel for Regulatory Law, De-partment of Energy, transmitting, pursuantto law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Pass-word Generation, Protection and Use’’ (DOE

N 205.3 and G 205.3–1), received December 22,1999; to the Committee on Energy and Nat-ural Resources.

EC–6839. A communication from the Assist-ant General Counsel for Regulatory Law, De-partment of Energy, transmitting, pursuantto law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Poly-graph Examination Regulations’’ (RIN1992–AB24), received December 22, 1999; to theCommittee on Energy and Natural Re-sources.

EC–6840. A communication from the ActingUnder Secretary for Health, Department ofVeterans Affairs transmitting, pursuant tolaw, a report relative to the sharing ofhealth care resources between the Depart-ment of Defense and the Department of Vet-erans Affairs; to the Committee on VeteransAffairs.

EC–6841. A communication from the Sec-retary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, a report relative to several initiativesfor Gulf War veterans; to the Committee onVeterans Affairs.

EC–6842. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Office of Regulations Management,Department of Veterans Affairs, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-titled ‘‘DIC Benefits for Survivors of CertainVeterans Rated Totally Disabled at the Timeof Death’’ (RIN2900–AJ65), received January19, 2000; to the Committee on Veterans Af-fairs.

EC–6843. A communication from the Presi-dent of the United States of America, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, a 6-month periodicreport relative to the national emergencywith respect to the Taliban (Afghanistan)that was declared in Executive Order 13129 ofJuly 4, 1999; to the Committee on Banking,Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6844. A communication from the Man-aging Director of the Federal Housing Fi-nance Board, transmitting, pursuant to law,the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amendment ofAffordable Housing Program Regulation’’(RIN3069–AA82), received January 19, 2000; tothe Committee on Banking, Housing, andUrban Affairs.

EC–6845. A communication from the Man-aging Director of the Federal Housing Fi-nance Board, transmitting, pursuant to law,the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Devolution ofCorporate Governance Responsibilities’’(RIN3069–AA89), received January 19, 2000; tothe Committee on Banking, Housing, andUrban Affairs.

EC–6846. A communication from the Gen-eral Counsel of the National Credit UnionAdministration, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘RequiredUse of Standard Flood Hazard DeterminationForm’’, received January 19, 2000; to theCommittee on Banking, Housing, and UrbanAffairs.

EC–6847. A communication from the Assist-ant General Counsel for Regulations, Depart-ment of Housing and Urban Development,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Public Housing AssessmentSystem (PHAS) Amendments to the PHAS’’(RIN2577–AC08) (FR–4497–F–05), received Jan-uary 14, 2000; to the Committee on Banking,Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6848. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary for Export Administration,Department of Commerce transmitting, pur-suant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Revisions to Encryption Items’’ (RIN0694–AC11), received January 18, 2000; to the Com-mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-fairs.

EC–6849. A communication from the Fed-eral Register Liaison Officer, Office of ThriftSupervision, Department of the Treasury,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Technical Amendments’’, re-ceived December 7, 1999; to the Committee onBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

EC–6850. A communication from the Gen-eral Counsel, Federal Emergency Manage-ment Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law,the report of a rule entitled ‘‘List of Commu-nities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insur-ance; 65 FR 1554; 01/11/00’’ (FEMA Docket No.FEMA–7724), received January 19, 2000; to theCommittee on Banking, Housing, and UrbanAffairs.

EC–6851. A communication from the Gen-eral Counsel, Federal Emergency Manage-ment Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law,the report of a rule entitled ‘‘List of Commu-nities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insur-ance; 65 FR 1555; 01/11/00’’ (FEMA Docket No.FEMA–7726), received January 19, 2000; to theCommittee on Banking, Housing, and UrbanAffairs.

EC–6852. A communication from the Ad-ministrator of the Food and Nutrition Serv-ice, Department of Agriculture, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-titled ‘‘Food Distribution Programs: Defini-tion of Indian Tribal Household’’ (RIN0584–AB67), received January 3, 2000; to the Com-mittee on Indian Affairs.

EC–6853. A communication from the Ad-ministrator, Food Safety and InspectionService, Department of Agriculture, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘Fee Increase for Meat and PoultryInspection Services’’ (RIN0583–AC67), re-ceived January 13, 2000; to the Committee onAgriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6854. A communication from the Ad-ministrator, Food Safety and InspectionService, Department of Agriculture, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘Food Ingredients and Sources ofRadiation Listed or Approved for Use in theProduction of Meat and Poultry Products’’(RIN0583–AB02), received January 13, 2000; tothe Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,and Forestry.

EC–6855. A communication from the Ad-ministrator, Food Safety and InspectionService, Department of Agriculture, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘Exemption of Retail Operationsfrom Inspection Requirements’’ (99–055R), re-ceived January 13, 2000; to the Committee onAgriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6856. A communication from the Ad-ministrator, Food Safety and InspectionService, Department of Agriculture, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘Scale Requirements for AccurateWeights, Repairs, Adjustments, and Replace-ment After Inspection’’, received January 13,2000; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-trition, and Forestry.

EC–6857. A communication from the Ad-ministrator, Food Safety and InspectionService, Department of Agriculture, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘Sanitation Requirements for Offi-cial Meat and Poultry Establishments’’(RIN0583–AC39), received November 23, 1999;to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,and Forestry.

EC–6858. Congressional Review Coordinatorof Animal and Plant Health Inspection Serv-ice, Marketing and Regulatory Programs,Department of Agriculture, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Importation of Pork and Pork Productsfrom Yucatan and Sonora, Mexico’’ (Docket# 97–079–2), received January 12, 2000; to theCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, andForestry.

EC–6859. A communication from the Ad-ministrator of the Food and Nutrition Serv-ice, Department of Agriculture, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-titled ‘‘Food Distribution Programs: Imple-mentation of the Personal Responsibilityand Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of1996’’ (RIN0584–AC49), received January 3,


CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S35January 24, 20002000; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-trition, and Forestry.

EC–6860. A communication from the Ad-ministrator of the Foreign AgriculturalService, Department of Agriculture, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a ruleentitled ‘‘Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Li-censing’’ (RIN0551–AA58), received January14, 2000; to the Committee on Agriculture,Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6861. A communication from the Asso-ciate Administrator, Agricultural MarketingService, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, De-partment of Agriculture transmitting, pur-suant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Walnuts Grown in California; Decreased As-sessment Rate’’ (Docket # FV99–984–3 FIR),received January 14, 2000; to the Committeeon Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6862. A communication from the Asso-ciate Administrator, Agricultural MarketingService, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, De-partment of Agriculture transmitting, pur-suant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Domestically Produced and Imported Pea-nuts: Change in the Maximum Percentage ofForeign Material Allowed Under Quality Re-quirements’’ (Docket # FV–99–997–2 FIR, FV–99–998–1 FIR, FV–99–999–1 FIR), received Jan-uary 12, 2000; to the Committee on Agri-culture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC–6863. A communication from the Asso-ciate Administrator, Agricultural MarketingService, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, De-partment of Agriculture transmitting, pur-suant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Amendments to the Regulations Under theFederal Seed Act’’ (Docket # LS–94–012)(RIN0581–AB55), received January 12, 2000; tothe Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,and Forestry.

EC–6864. A communication from the Chief,Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service,Department of the Treasury, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Business Plan Comments’’ (Notice 2000–10),received January 13, 2000; to the Committeeon Finance.

EC–6865. A communication from the Chief,Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service,Department of the Treasury, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Section 817(h) Diversification Requirementsfor Variable Annuity Contracts’’ (Notice2000–9), received January 13, 2000; to theCommittee on Finance.

EC–6866. A communication from the Chief,Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service,Department of the Treasury, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘TD 8855: Communications Excise Tax; Pre-paid Telephone Cards’’ (RIN1545–AV63), re-ceived January 10, 2000; to the Committee onFinance.

EC–6867. A communication from the Chief,Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service,Department of the Treasury, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Annual Update of the Service’s No-RuleRevenue Procedures’’ (Rev. Proc. 2000–3,2000–1 I.R.B.——), received January 12, 2000;to the Committee on Finance.

EC–6868. A communication from the Chief,Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service,Department of the Treasury, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Treatment of Income and Expense fromCertain Hyperinflationary, NonfunctionalCurrency Transactions and Certain Nota-tional Principal Contracts’’ (RIN1545–AP78)(TD 8860), received January 12, 2000; to theCommittee on Finance.

EC–6869. A communication from the Chief,Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service,Department of the Treasury, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Purchase Price Allocations in Deemed andActual Asset Acquisitions’’ (RIN1545–AV58)

(TD 8858), received January 12, 2000; to theCommittee on Finance.

EC–6870. A communication from the Chief,Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service,Department of the Treasury, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Compliance Monitoring and MiscellaneousIssues Relating to the Low-Income HousingCredit’’ (RIN1545–AV44) (TD 8859), receivedJanuary 14, 2000; to the Committee on Fi-nance.

EC–6871. A communication from the Chief,Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service,Department of the Treasury, transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Application of Section 368(a)(1)(A) to Divi-sive Mergers’’ (Rev. Rul. 2000–5, 2000–5 I.R.B.——), received January 18, 2000; to the Com-mittee on Finance.

EC–6872. A communication from the Direc-tor, Statutory Import Staff, Department ofCommerce transmitting, pursuant to law,the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Extend Produc-tion Incentive Benefits to Jewelry Manufac-turers in the U.S. Insular Possessions’’(RIN0625–AA55), received November 29, 1999;to the Committee on Finance.

EC–6873. A communication from the Chief,Regulations Branch, U.S. Customs Service,Department of the Treasury transmitting,pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Boarding of Vessels in the United States’’(RIN1515–AC29), received January 13, 2000; tothe Committee on Finance.

EC–6874. A communication from the ChiefCounsel, Bureau of the Public Debt, Depart-ment of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu-ant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘Marketable Treasury Securities Redemp-tion Operations’’ (PDGSR99B2), receivedJanuary 19, 2000; to the Committee on Fi-nance.

EC–6875. A communication from the Execu-tive Director of the Japan-United StatesFriendship Commission, transmitting theannual report for fiscal year 1999; to theCommittee on Foreign Relations.

EC–6876. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart-ment of State, transmitting a report entitled‘‘Ethnic Cleansing in Kosovo: An Account-ing’’; to the Committee on Foreign Rela-tions.

EC–6877. A communication from the ChiefCounsel, Foreign Claims Settlement Com-mission of the United States, Department ofJustice transmitting the annual report for1998; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

EC–6878. A communication from the Presi-dent of the United States of America, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, a report relative tocost-sharing arrangements relating to theConvention on the Prohibition of the Devel-opment, Production, Stockpiling and Use ofChemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

EC–6879. A communication from the Presi-dent of the United States of America, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, a report relative toefforts to obtain Iraq’s compliance with theresolutions adopted by the United NationsSecurity Council; to the Committee on For-eign Relations.

EC–6880. A communication from the Presi-dent of the United States of America,transmitting, pursuant to law, a report rel-ative to the emigration laws and policiesof Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldava, the Rus-sian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,Ukraine, and Uzbekistan; to the Committeeon Finance.

EC–6881. A communication from the Chair-man of the U.S. International Trade Com-mission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re-port relative to imports of wheat gluten; tothe Committee on Finance.

EC–6882. A communication from the Sec-retary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to

law, a report entitled ‘‘FY 98 Report on Ac-counting for United States Assistance underthe Cooperative Threat (CTR) Program’’; tothe Committee on Armed Services.

EC–6883. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart-ment of State, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, a report entitled ‘‘Report to Congress onArms Control, Nonproliferation and Disar-mament Studies Completed in 1998’’; to theCommittee on Armed Services.

EC–6884. A communication from the ActingDirector, Defense Procurement, Departmentof Defense transmitting, pursuant to law,the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Authority Re-lating to Utility Privatization’’ (DFARSCase 99–D309) , received January 13, 2000; tothe Committee on Armed Services.

EC–6885. A communication from the ActingDirector, Defense Procurement, Departmentof Defense transmitting, pursuant to law,the report of a rule entitled ‘‘ManufacturingTechnology Program’’ (DFARS Case 99–D302), received January 13, 2000; to the Com-mittee on Armed Services.

EC–6886. A communication from the ActingDirector, Defense Procurement, Departmentof Defense transmitting, pursuant to law,the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Institutions ofHigher Education’’ (DFARS Case 99–D303),received January 13, 2000; to the Committeeon Armed Services.

EC–6887. A communication from the ActingDirector, Defense Procurement, Departmentof Defense transmitting, pursuant to law,the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Paid Adminis-tration’’ (DFARS Case 99–D029), receivedJanuary 13, 2000; to the Committee on ArmedServices.

EC–6888. A communication from the Alter-nate OSD Federal Register Officer, Depart-ment of Defense transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘NationalSecurity Agency/Central Security Service(NSA/CSS) Freedom of Information Act Pro-gram’’ (RIN0790–AG59), received December15, 1999; to the Committee on Armed Serv-ices.

EC–6889. A communication from the Alter-nate OSD Federal Register Officer, Depart-ment of Defense transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘NationalReconnaissance Office Freedom of Informa-tion Act Program Regulation’’, received De-cember 15, 1999; to the Committee on ArmedServices.

EC–6890. A communication from the Sec-retary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, a report relative to Cooperative ThreatReduction funds for chemical weapons de-struction in Russia; to the Committee onArmed Services.

EC–6891. A communication from the Presi-dent of the United States transmitting, pur-suant to law, a report relative to the Na-tional Security Strategy of the UnitedStates; to the Committee on Armed Services.

EC–6892. A communication from the Assist-ant Secretary of Defense, Force ManagementPolicy transmitting, pursuant to law, a re-port entitled ‘‘Access and Purchase Restric-tions in Overseas Commissary and ExchangeStores″; to the Committee on Armed Serv-ices.

EC–6893. A communication from the Chair-man, The Advisory Panel to Assess DomesticResponse Capabilities for Terrorism Involv-ing Weapons of Mass Destruction transmit-ting, pursuant to law, the annual report forfiscal year 1999; to the Committee on ArmedServices.

EC–6894. A communication from the Chief,Programs and Legislation Division, Office ofLegislative Liaison, Department of the AirForce, transmitting, a report relative to AirForce depot maintenance activities for fiscalyear 2000; to the Committee on Armed Serv-ices.


CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATES36 January 24, 2000EC–6895. A communication from the Assist-

ant Secretary of Defense, Strategy andThreat Reduction transmitting, pursuant tolaw, a report relative to the CooperativeThreat Reduction Program; to the Com-mittee on Armed Services.

EC–6896. A communication from the Direc-tor of Administration and Management, Of-fice of the Secretary of Defense, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-titled ‘‘Air Force Privacy Act Program’’, re-ceived January 13, 2000; to the Committee onArmed Services.

EC–6897. A communication from the Chair-person, District of Columbia Courts JointCommittee on Judicial Administrationtransmitting, pursuant to law, a report enti-tled ‘‘Planning and Budgeting DifficultiesDuring Fiscal Year 1998’’ to the Committeeon Appropriations.

EC–6898. A communication from the Direc-tor, Congressional Budget Office , transmit-ting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Un-authorized and Expiring Authorizations’’; tothe Committee on Appropriations.

EC–6899. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Management and Budget, Exec-utive Office of the President, transmitting,pursuant to law, the reports as required bythe Balanced Budget and Emergency DeficitControl Act of 1985; to the Committee on Ap-propriations.

EC–6900. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Management and Budget, Exec-utive Office of the President, transmitting,pursuant to law, the separate appropriationsand pay-as-you-go reports as required by theBalanced Budget and Emergency DeficitControl Act of 1985; to the Committee on Ap-propriations.

EC–6901. A communication from the PublicPrinter, U.S. Government Printing Office,transmitting, pursuant to law, a report rel-ative to the Status of GPO Access; to theCommittee on Rules and Administration.

EC–6902. A communication from the ActingAssistant Secretary, Pension and WelfareBenefits Administration, Department ofLabor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-port of a rule entitled ‘‘Final Rule Relatingto Insurance Company General Accounts’’(RIN1210–AA58), received January 11, 2000; tothe Committee on Health, Education, Labor,and Pensions.

EC–6903. A communication from the Direc-tor, Regulations Policy and ManagementStaff, Food and Drug Administration, De-partment of Health and Human Services,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Secondary Food AdditivesPermitted in Food for Human Consumption’’(Docket No. 99F–2907), received January 13,2000; to the Committee on Health, Education,Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6904. A communication from the Direc-tor, Regulations Policy and ManagementStaff, Food and Drug Administration, De-partment of Health and Human Services,transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ofa rule entitled ‘‘Over-the-Counter HumanDrugs: Labeling Requirements; Final Rule;Technical Amendment’’, received January13, 2000; to the Committee on Health, Edu-cation, Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6905. A communication from the ActingDirector of Communications and LegislativeAffairs, U.S. Equal Employment OpportunityCommission, transmitting, pursuant to law,the fiscal year 1998 annual report on the‘‘Employment of Minorities, Women andPeople with Disabilities in the Federal Gov-ernment’’ and the fiscal year 1998 annual re-port on ‘‘Pre-Complaint Counseling andComplaint Processing’’; to the Committee onHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6906. A communication from the Gen-eral Counsel, Executive Office of the Presi-dent, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report

relative to the resignation of the AssistantSecretary for Pension and Welfare BenefitsAdministration, Department of Labor, andthe designation of an Acting Assistant Sec-retary; to the Committee on Health, Edu-cation, Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6907. A communication from the Sec-retary of Health and Human Services, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, the fiscal year 1998annual report entitled ‘‘Community ServicesBlock Grant Program’’; to the Committee onHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6908. A communication from the Sec-retary of Health and Human Services, trans-mitting, pursuant to law, a report relative tothe Family Violence Prevention and Serv-ices Program for fiscal years 1994 through1998; to the Committee on Health, Education,Labor, and Pensions.

EC–6909. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Office of Policy, Planning andEvaluation, Environmental Protection Agen-cy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the reportof a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Promulga-tion of State Implementation Plans; Alaska’’(FRL #6515–3), received December 21, 1999; tothe Committee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6910. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Office of Policy, Planning andEvaluation, Environmental Protection Agen-cy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the reportof a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Promulga-tion of Implementation Plan; Louisiana;Transportation Conformity Rule’’ (FRL#6514–6), received December 21, 1999; to theCommittee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6911. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Office of Policy, Planning andEvaluation, Environmental Protection Agen-cy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the reportof a rule entitled ‘‘Guidelines EstablishingTest Procedures for the Analysis of Pollut-ants; Available Cyanide in Water’’ (FRL#6478–1), received December 21, 1999; to theCommittee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6912. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Office of Policy, Planning andEvaluation, Environmental Protection Agen-cy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the reportof a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Promulga-tion of Implementation Plans; CaliforniaState Implementation Plan Revision, SouthCoast Air Quality Management District’’(FRL #6510–7), received December 22, 1999; tothe Committee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6913. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Office of Policy, Planning andEvaluation, Environmental Protection Agen-cy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the reportof a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Promulga-tion of Implementation Plans; New JerseyMotor Vehicle Inspection and MaintenanceProgram’’ (FRL #6509–4), received December22, 1999; to the Committee on Environmentand Public Works.

EC–6914. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Office of Policy, Planning andEvaluation, Environmental Protection Agen-cy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the reportof a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Promulga-tion of Implementation Plans; Texas; Repealof Board Seal Rule and Revisions to Particu-late Matter Regulations’’ (FRL #6510–5), re-ceived December 22, 1999; to the Committeeon Environment and Public Works.

EC–6915. A communication from the Direc-tor, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department ofthe Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law,

the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Endangeredand Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endan-gered Status for the Plant ‘Plagiobothryshirtus’ (Rough Popcornflower)’’ (RIN1018–AE44), received January 18, 2000; to the Com-mittee on Environment and Public Works.

EC–6916. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting a report entitled‘‘Data Quality Objectives Process for Haz-ardous Waste Site Investigations’’; to theCommittee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6917. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting a report entitled‘‘Guidance on Technical Audits and RelatedAssessments for Environmental Data Oper-ations’’ to the Committee on Environmentand Public Works.

EC–6918. A communication from the Direc-tor, Office of Regulatory Management andInformation, Environmental ProtectionAgency, transmitting a report entitled‘‘Lead-based Paint Activities in TargetHousing and Child-Occupied Facilities; Stateof Kansas Authorization Application’’; to theCommittee on Environment and PublicWorks.

EC–6919. A communication from the Dep-uty Assistant Administrator, National OceanService, Department of Commerce, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-titled ‘‘Final Rule for the Hawaiian IslandsHumpback Whale National Marine Sanc-tuary’’ (RIN0648–AN28), received December 2,1999; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6920. A communication from the Direc-tor of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, De-partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu-ant to law, the report of a rule entitled‘‘International Services Survey: BE–80,Benchmark Survey of Financial ServicesTransactions Between U.S. Financial Serv-ices Providers and Unaffiliated Foreign Per-sons’’ (RIN0691–AA35), received December 10,1999; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6921. A communication from the Presi-dent and Chief Executive Officer, Corpora-tion for Public Broadcasting transmitting,pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘PublicBroadcasting’s Services to Minority and Di-verse Audiences’’; to the Committee on Com-merce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6922. A communication from the Sec-retary of Transportation, transmitting therevised performance goals and corporatemanagement strategies for the Department’sfiscal year 2000 Performance Plan; to theCommittee on Commerce, Science, andTransportation.

EC–6923. A communication from the Chair-man and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Cred-it Administration, transmitting, pursuant tolaw, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Flood In-surance’’ (RIN3052–AB89), received December10, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation.

EC–6924. A communication from the Sec-retary, Federal Trade Commission, transmit-ting, pursuant to law, the annual report forfiscal year 1998; to the Committee on Com-merce, Science, and Transportation.

EC–6925. A communication from the Assist-ant Administrator for Fisheries, NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administration,Department of Commerce, transmitting, pur-suant to law, the report on the Apportion-ment of the Regional Fishery ManagementCouncil Membership in 1999; to the Com-mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-tation.
