[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6] [Senate] [Pages 8123-8124] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, which were referred as indicated: EC-2792. A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation entitled ``Department of Agriculture Livestock Price Reporting Act of 1999''; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2793. A communication from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule relative to 1998 Marketing Quotas and Price Support Levels for various types of tobacco (RIN0560-AF2066), received April 13, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2794. A communication from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Dairy Indemnity Payment Program'' (RIN0560-AF66), received April 2, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2795. A communication from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of two rules entitled ``End-Use Certificate Program'' (RIN0560-AF64) and ``Livestock Assistance Program'' (RIN0560- AF58), received April 2, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. EC-2796. A communication from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program'' (RIN0560-AF46), received April 13, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2797. A communication from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Suspension of Collection of Recapture Amount for Borrowers with Certain Shared Appreciation Agreements'' (RIN0560-AF80), received April 27, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2798. A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Milk in the New England and Other Marketing Areas; Decision on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements and to Orders- DA-97-12'' (RIN0581-AB49), received April 2, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2799. A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Almonds Grown in California; Revision of Reporting Requirements'' (Docket No. FV99-981-1-FR), received April 22, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2800. A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Revision of Handling Requirements for Fresh Nectarines and Peaches'' (Docket No. FV-99-916-2-FR), received April 22, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2801. A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Olives Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rate'' (Docket No. FV99-932- 1-FR), received April 2, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2802. A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines and Tangelos Grown in Florida and Imported Grapefruit; Relaxation of the Minimum Size Requirement for Red Seedless Grapefruit'' (Docket No. FV99-905-1-FIR), received April 2, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2803. A communication from the Inspector General, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, the report of an audit of the [[Page 8124]] settlements of complaints of discrimination; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2804. A communication from the Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``7 CFR Part 801, Official Testing Service for Corn Oil, Protein and Starch'' (RIN0580-AA62), received April 12, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2805. A communication from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Karnal Bunt; Reclassification of Regulated Areas'' (RIN0579-AA83), received April 29, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2806. A communication from the Administrator, Food and Consumer Service, Department of Agriculture, Transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``WIC/Food Stamp Program (FSP) Vendor Disqualifications'' (RIN0584- AC50), received April 1, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2807. A communication from the Under Secretary, Rural Development, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a entitled ``Processing Requests for Farm Labor Housing (LH) Loans and Grants'' (RIN0575-AC19), received April 30, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2808. A communication from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of six rules relative to the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement and Fairness Act of 1996, received April 9, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2809. A communication from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of three rules relative to the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement and Fairness Act of 1996, received April 12, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2810. A communication from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of three rules relative to the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement and Fairness Act of 1996, received April 14, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2811. A communication from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of three rules relative to the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement and Fairness Act of 1996, received March 31, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2812. A communication from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of two rules relative to the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement and Fairness Act of 1996, received April 16, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2813. A communication from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of three rules and the withdrawal of a rule relative to the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement and Fairness Act of 1996, received April 22, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2814. A communication from the Director, Office of Government Relations, Smithsonian Institution, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Annual Proceedings of the One Hundred and Seventh Continental Congress'' of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. EC-2815. A communication from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Trichoderma Harzianum KRL-AG2 (ATCC #20947) or Strain T-22; Revision of Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerence'' (RIN2070-AB78), received on April 19, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2816. A communication from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Beauveria bassiana (ATC #74949); Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerence'' (RIN2070-AB78), received on April 19, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2817. A communication from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Clopyralid; extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions'' (RIN2070-AB78), received on April 6, 1999; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-2818. A communication from the Director, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule relative to additions to the procurement list, received April 26, 1999; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. EC-2819. A communication from the Director, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule relative to additions and deletions to the procurement list, received April 30, 1999; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. EC-2820. A communication from the Auditor, District of Columbia transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Evaluation of the Department of Public Works' Monitoring and Oversight of the Ticket Processing and Delinquent Ticket Debt Collection Contracts''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. EC-2821. A communication from the Independent Counsel transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the investigations and prosecutions of former Secretary of Agriculture Espy; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. EC-2822. A communication from the Director Designee, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service transmitting a report relative to the Inspector General Act; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. ____________________