[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 64 (Thursday, May 9, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H4798-H4800]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       2895. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Sheep and Wool Promotion, Research, Education, and 
     Information: Certification and Nomination Procedures for the 
     Proposed National Sheep Promotion, Research, and Information 
     Board (Board) (Docket No. LS-94-015A) received May 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2896. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Sheep Promotion, Research, and Information Program: Rules and 
     Regulations (Docket No. LS-95-010) received May 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2897. A letter from the Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Agreements 
     for the Development of Foreign Markets for Agricultural 
     Commodities (RIN: 0051-AA24) received May 9, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2898. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, transmitting a review of the President's fifth 
     special impoundment message for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 
     2 U.S.C. 685 (H. Doc. No. 104-209); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       2899. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's report on assistance to the Red 
     Cross for emergency communications services for members of 
     the Armed Forces and their families, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2602 note; to the Committee on National Security.
       2900. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Acquisition and Technology), transmitting certification that 
     the standard missile 2 block IV major defense acquisition 
     program is essential to the national security; has no 
     alternative that would cost less; its new estimates are 
     reasonable; and its management structure is adequate, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2433(e)(1); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       2901. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Cost 
     Reimbursement Rules for Indirect Costs--Private Sector (DFARS 
     Case 96-D303) received May 8, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       2902. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Educational Assistance: Technical 
     Amendments (RIN: 2900-AH59) received May 8, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       2903. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Secretary's certification that the current Future Years 
     Defense Program fully funds the support costs associated with 
     the Longbow Apache program, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2306(i)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       2904. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize consent to and authorize appropriations for the 
     United States contribution to the fifth replenishment of the 
     resources of the African Development Bank, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       2905. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize consent to and authorize appropriations for a 
     United States contribution to the interest subsidy account of 
     the successor [ESAF II] to the Enhanced Structural Adjustment 
     Facility of the International Monetary Fund,

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     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       2906. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations for the U.S. contribution to the 
     10th replenishment of the resources of the International 
     Development Association, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2907. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 82d annual report of 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System covering 
     operations during calendar year 1995, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     247; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2908. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the Reserve's final rule--
     Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act--Definition of Capital 
     Stock and Surplus (Docket No. R-0902) received May 7, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2909. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the Reserve's final rule--
     Securities Credit Transactions; Review of Regulation T, 
     ``Credit by Brokers and Dealers.'' (Docket No. R-0772) 
     received May 7, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2910. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies 
     of the original reports of political contributions for the 
     following: Arlene Render, of Virginia, (Republic of Zambia); 
     Stanley N. Schrager, of Illinois, (Republic of Djibouti); 
     Alan R. McKee, of Maryland, (Kingdom of Swaziland); John F. 
     Hicks, of North Carolina, (State of Eritrea); and members of 
     their families, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       2911. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report on the efforts to train and equip the Federation of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina military as part of an initiative to 
     enhance regional stability; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       2912. A letter from the Director, Office of Fisheries 
     Conservation and Management, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rules--(1) 
     Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Rock 
     Sole/Flathead Sole/``Other Flatfish'' Fishery [Docket No. 
     960129019-6019-01; I.D. 041296A], (2) Groundfish of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Atka Mackerel in the 
     Central Aleutian District [Docket No. 960129019-6019-01; I.D. 
     041296B], and (3) Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Deep-
     water Species Fishery by Vessels using Trawl Gear [Docket No. 
     960129018-6018-01; I.D. 041296C] received May 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2913. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Fisheries Conservation and Management, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Closure and Trip Limit 
     Reduction [Docket No. 951227306-5306-01; I.D. 043096A] 
     received May 8, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       2914. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's study to 
     determine whether liners or other secondary means of 
     containment should be used to prevent leaking or to aid in 
     leak detection at onshore facilities used for bulk storage of 
     oil and located near navigable waters, pursuant to Public Law 
     101-380, section 4113(b) (104 Stat. 517); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2915. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's report on the functions of the 
     Interstate Commerce Commission, pursuant to Public Law 103-
     311, section 210(b) (108 Stat. 1689); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2916. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Great Lakes Pilotage Methodology (RIN: 2105-AC21) received 
     May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2917. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Audits of State and Local Governments (RIN: 2105-AC44) 
     received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2918. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Fire Island Lighthouse Fireworks Display, Fire 
     Island, NY (RIN: 2115-AA97) received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2919. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations: Boating Safety Parade; Charleston, 
     SC (RIN: 2115-AE46) received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2920. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Saginaw River, MI (RIN: 
     2115-AE47) received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2921. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation: World's Fastest Lobster Boat Race, 
     Moosabec Reach, Jonesport, ME (RIN: 2115-AE46) received May 
     9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2922. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations: Key West Super Boat Race; Key 
     West, FL (RIN: 2115-AE46) received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2923. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations; Compatibility 
     with Regulations of the International Atomic Energy Agency 
     (RIN: 2137-AB60) received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2924. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations: Harvard-Yale Regatta, Thames 
     River, New London, CT (RIN: 2115-AE46) received May 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2925. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Sensenich Propeller Manufacturing 
     Company Inc. Models M76EMM, 76EMMS, 76EM8, and 76 EM8S( ) 
     Metal Propellers [Docket No. 95-ANE-03; Amendment 39-9583; AD 
     69-09-03 R3] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 9, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2926. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal, Inc. LTS101-600 
     Series Turboshaft Engines [Docket No. 95-ANE-12; Amendment 
     39-9609; AD 96-10-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2927. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-84-AD; Amendment 39-9611; AD 96-10-06] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2928. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Standards; Transport Category Rotorcraft 
     Performance (RIN: 2120-AB36) received May 9, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2929. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Rotorcraft Regulatory Changes Based on European Joint 
     Aviation Requirements (RIN: 2120-AF65) received May 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2930. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; John Day, OR--Docket No. 
     96-ANM-002 (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0016) received May 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2931. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Camp Guernsey, WY--Docket 
     No. 96-ANM-5 (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0018) received May 9, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2932. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-77-AD; Amendment 39-9612; 
     AD 96-10-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 9, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2933. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Exemption, Approval, Registration and Reporting Procedures; 
     Miscellaneous Provisions (RIN: 2137-AC63) received May 9, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2934. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Lifesaving Equipment (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2935. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the Administrator's 
     determination that it is in the public interest to use other 
     than competitive procedures for the acquisition of hardware, 
     software, and integration services necessary to implement the 
     integrated financial management [IFM] system, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2304(c)(7); to the Committee on Science.
       2936. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Medical; Nonsubstantive

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     Miscellaneous Changes (RIN: 2900-AH95) received May 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       2937. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     and Medicaid Programs; Conditions of Coverage for Organ 
     Procurement Organizations [OPOs] (RIN: 0938-AE48) received 
     May 8, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly, to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.

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