[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 16, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H7656-H7657]
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:

       4137. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Final Free 
     and Reserve Percentages for the 1995-96 Crop Year for Natural 
     (sun-dried) Seedless, Zante Currant, and Other Seedless 
     Raisins [Docket No. FV96-989-1FIR] received July 15, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4138. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV96-948-2IFR] received July 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4139. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Goats Imported From Mexico for 
     Immediate Slaughter; Horse Quarantine Facilities [Docket No. 
     91-101-2] received July 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4140. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Karnal Bunt; Removal of Quarantined 
     Areas; Technical Amendment [APHIS Docket No. 96-016-8] 
     received July 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       4141. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Financial 
     Institutions Examination Council, transmitting the Council's 
     report on the use of consistent financial terminology, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-325, section 210 (108 Stat. 2201); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4142. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Financial 
     Institutions Examination Council, transmitting the Council's 
     report on the feasibility of establishing and maintaining an 
     interagency data bank, pursuant to Public Law 103-325 section 
     341(a) (108 Stat. 2238); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       4143. A letter from the Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of 
     Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Review of OTS Decisions [96-65] received July 15, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4144. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting the 1995 annual report on 
     enforcement actions and initiatives, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     1833; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4145. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Consumer 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Removal of 
     the ``Cheese Alternate Products'' specifications from the 
     National School Lunch Program (RIN: 0584-AC04) received July 
     16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       4146. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards/Consumer Information 
     Regulations, Truck-Camper Loading (National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration) (RIN: 2127-AF81) received July 15, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4147. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Approval of 
     the Carbon Monoxide Implementation Plan submitted by the 
     State of Connecticut pursuant to Sections 186-187 and 211(m) 
     (FRL-5523-2) received July 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4148. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's

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     final rule--Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide 1.153--Criteria 
     for Safety System--received July 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4149. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Removal of 10 CFR Part 53--Criteria 
     and Procedures for Determining the Adequacy of Available 
     Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Capacity (RIN: 3150-AF47) received 
     July 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4150. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Form BD 
     Amendments (RIN: 3235-AG25) received July 15, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4151. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's report on PLO compliance, pursuant to Public Law 
     101-246, section 804(b) (104 Stat. 78) and Public Law 104-
     107, section 604(b)(1) (110 Stat. 756); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4152. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the Office's report 
     entitled the ``1996 Federal Financial Management Status 
     Report and Five-Year Plan'', pursuant to Public Law 101-576, 
     section 301(a) (104 Stat. 2849); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4153. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Fisheries Conservation and Management, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Pacific Halibut Fisheries; 1996 Halibut Landing Report No. 4 
     [Docket No. 960111003-6068-03; I.D. 070296C] received July 
     15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       4154. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Alabama Regulatory Program (30 CFR Part 901) received 
     July 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4155. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Illinois Regulatory Program [SPATS No. IL-092-FOR] 
     received July 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       4156. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Removal of Form I-151, Alien Registration Receipt Card, 
     from the listing of Forms Recognized as Evidence of 
     Registration for Lawful Permanent Resident Aliens [Docket No. 
     1686-95] (RIN: 1115-AD87) received July 16, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4157. A letter from the Treasurer, The Congressional Medal 
     of Honor Society of the United States of America, 
     transmitting the annual financial report of the Society for 
     calendar year 1995, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(19) and 1103; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4158. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations: Idle Hour South Channel Challenge, 
     St. Clair River, MI (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD09-96-001] (RIN: 
     2115-AE46) received July 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4159. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Security Zone; San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA (U.S. Coast 
     Guard) [COTP San Diego 96-002] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 
     15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4160. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Security for Passenger Vessels and Passenger Terminals (U.S. 
     Coast Guard) [CGD 91-012] (RIN: 2115-AD75) received July 15, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4161. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Part 
     III--Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous--
     Determination of whether income of a controlled foreign 
     corporation earned through a partnership is subpart F income 
     (Notice 96-39) received July 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4162. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Instructions for filing claims for refund of insurance 
     premium excise tax based on the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion 
     in United States v. IBM (Notice 96-37) received July 16, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       4163. A letter from the Administrator, Panama Canal 
     Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend the Panama Canal Act of 1979; jointly, to the 
     Committees on National Security and Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       4164. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy 
     of Presidential Determination No. 96-39: Assistance to Bosnia 
     and Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 104-107, section 
     540(b) (110 Stat. 736) jointly, to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       4165. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy 
     of Presidential Determination No. 96-40: Assistance for 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 104-122, 
     section 2 (110 Stat. 876); jointly, to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.

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