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                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate May 16, 2006:


                             THE JUDICIARY

       FRANCISCO AUGUSTO BESOSA, OF PUERTO RICO, TO BE UNITED 
     STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO, VICE 
     JUAN M. PEREZ-GIMENEZ, RETIRED.


                         REFORM BOARD (AMTRAK)

       R. HUNTER BIDEN, OF DELAWARE, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE REFORM 
     BOARD (AMTRAK) FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS, VICE MICHAEL S. 
     DUKAKIS, TERM EXPIRED.
       DONNA R. MCLEAN, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE A 
     MEMBER OF THE REFORM BOARD (AMTRAK) FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS, 
     VICE JOHN ROBERT SMITH, TERM EXPIRED.


              FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

       JOHN H. HILL, OF INDIANA, TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE 
     FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, VICE ANNETTE 
     SANDBERG, RESIGNED.


          OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT

       JOHN RAY CORRELL, OF INDIANA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE 
     OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, VICE JEFFREY 
     D. JARRETT.

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