[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 71 (Monday, May 20, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H5298-H5299]
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:

       3071. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Onions Grown in South Texas; Change in Regulatory Period 
     (FV95-959-3FR) received May 17, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3072. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Tuberculosis in Cattle, Bison, and 
     Cervids; Payment of Indemnity [APHIS Docket No. 94-133-2] 
     received May 20, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       3073. A communication from the President of the United 
     States transmitting a fiscal year 1997 budget amendment in 
     support of the Israeli Government's requirement for 
     counterterrorism assistance, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107 (H. 
     Doc. No. 104-216); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       3074. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the animal report on the Youth Conservation 
     Corps Program in the Department for fiscal year 1995, 
     pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1705; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       3075. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's report entitled 
     ``Model Comprehensive Program for the Treatment of Substance 
     Abuse, Metropolitan Area Treatment Enhancement System 
     (MATES),'' report to the Congress of the United States fiscal 
     year 1995, pursuant to Public Law 102-321, section 301 (106 
     Stat. 419); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3076. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Contractor 
     Litigation Cost Policies; Policies, Terms of Law Firm 
     Engagement, and Allowability of Costs--received May 16, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3077. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rules--(1) Control Techniques 
     Guidelines Document: Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations 
     (FRL-5507-5), (2) Protection of Stratospheric Ozone; Listing 
     of Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Substances (FRL-5467-1), 
     and (3) Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Offset Remand 
     (FRL-5504-4) received May 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3078. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Elimination of Establishment 
     License Application for Specified Biotechnology and Specified 
     Synthetic Biological Products--received May 20, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3079. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Turkey 
     (Transmittal No. 19-96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3080. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the Taipei Economic and 
     Cultural Representative Office in the U.S. [TECRO] 
     (Transmittal No. 18-96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3081. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning a 
     cooperative project with the United Kingdom concerning 
     conventional air-to-ground missiles (Transmittal No. 09-96), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3082. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies on 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3083. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Fiscal Year 1995 
     Annual Report on Advisory Neighborhood Commissions,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 47-117(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3084. A letter from the Chairman, Cost Accounting Standards 
     Board, Office of Management and Budget, transmitting the 
     sixth annual report of the Cost Accounting Standards Board, 
     pursuant to Public Law 100-679, section 5(a) (102 Stat. 
     4062); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3085. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Subsistence 
     Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart D; 
     Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations; 
     Extension (RIN: 1018-AC82) received May 17, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3086. A letter from the Director, Office of Fisheries 
     Conservation and Management, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Groundfish of 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Reserve 
     Apportionment [Docket No. 960129019-6091-01; I.D. 050396A] 
     received May 17, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3087. A letter from the Director, Office of Fisheries and 
     Conservation and Management, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Groundfish of 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Pacific cod by 
     vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands management area [Docket No. 960129019-6091-01; I.D. 
     051396A] received May 17, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3088. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Fisheries Conservation and Management, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; 
     Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 960129019-6091-01; I.D. 
     051396D] received May 20, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3089. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Fisheries Conservation and Management, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Other 
     Nontrawl Fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No. 960129019-6091-01; I.D. 051396E] 
     received May 20, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3090. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Scope of 
     Rules: Prevention of Acts of Violence and Terrorism (RIN: 
     1120-AA54) received May 17, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3091. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Drug Abuse 
     Treatment Programs: Early Release Consideration (RIN: 1120-
     AA36) received May 20, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3092. A letter from the Chairperson, United States 
     Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled the ``Civil Rights Commission Amendments 
     Act of 1996''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3093. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled the 
     ``State Infrastructure Bank Improvement Act of 1996''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3094. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Officer, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's 
     final rule--Materials and Processes Authorized for the 
     Production of Wine and for the Treatment of Juice, Wine and 
     Distilling Material (93F-059P) (RIN: 1512-AB26) received May 
     16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       3095. A letter from the Chair, Physician Payment Review 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's recommendations for 
     the fee update and Medicare volume performance standards for 
     1997, pursuant to Public Law 101-239, section 6102(a) (103 
     Stat. 2176); jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.

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       3096. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     and Medicaid Program; Criteria for a Rural Hospital to be 
     Designated as an Essential Access Community Hospital (EACH) 
     (BPD-856-FC) received May 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means 
     and Commerce.
       3097. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's report entitled 
     ``The Effects of Great Lakes Contaminants on Human Health,'' 
     pursuant to Public law 101-596, Section 106 (104 Stat. 3004); 
     jointly, to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Commerce, and Science.

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