[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 16, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7885-S7886]
From the Congressional Record Online through the 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-3350. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation,'' (RIN 
     1090-AA55) received on July 2, 1996; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3351. A communication from the Attorney General, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report on the operations 
     of the private counsel debt collection project for fiscal 
     year 1995; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3352. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the rule 
     entitled ``Pay Under the General Schedule,'' (RIN 3206-AH09) 
     received on July 2, 1996; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-3353. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the rule 
     entitled ``Political Activities of Federal Employees,'' (RIN 
     3206-AH33) received on July 2, 1996; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3354. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report under the Inspector 
     General Act for the period September 20, 1995 through March 
     31, 1996; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3355. A communication from the Inspector General, 
     Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     semiannual report to Congress from October 1, 1995 through 
     March 31, 1996; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3356. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Agency for International Development, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the semiannual report to Congress from October 1, 
     1995 through March 31, 1996; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-3357. A communication from the Comptroller General of 
     the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     entitled ``Addressing the Deficit''; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3358. A communication from the Acting Executive 
     Director, Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the Resolution 
     Trust Corporation for calendar year 1995; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3359. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Congressional Affairs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a rule entitled ``The Export 
     of Nuclear Equipment and Materials,'' (RIN 3150-AF51) 
     received on July 8, 1996; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-3360. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal 
     Housing Finance Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, reports 
     relative to Federal Home Loan Banks and the Financing 
     Corporation; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3361. A communication from the Executive Director of the 
     Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely 
     Disabled, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     relative to the Committee's Procurement List; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3362. A communication from the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     management report of the Government National Mortgage 
     Association for fiscal year 1995; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3363. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report under the Inspector General Act for the period 
     September 20, 1995 through March 31, 1996; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3364. A communication from the Managing Director, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report regarding interactive video and data service 
     licensees to provide mobile service to subscribers; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3365. A communication from the Office of the General 
     Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Signal and Train 
     Control: Miscellaneous Amendments,'' (RIN2130-AB06, 2130-
     AB05) received on July 11, 1996; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3366. A communication from the Office of the General 
     Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Alteration of Jet 
     Routes J-86 and J-92,'' (RIN2120-AA66) received on July 11, 
     1996; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3367. A communication from the Managing Director, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report regarding the assessment and collection of 
     regulatory fees for fiscal year 1996; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3368. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pacific 
     Coast Groundfish Fishery,'' received on July 11, 1996; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3369. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled July 11, 1996; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3370. A communication from the Office of the Secretary, 
     Federal Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of the rule concerning energy consumption and water 
     use of certain home appliances and other products, received 
     on June 26, 1996; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3371. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of a description of 
     the directed research needs for implementation of the 
     Convention on Antarctic Marine Living Resources; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3372. A communication from the Office of the Managing 
     Director, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to FM broadcast stations; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3373. A communication from the Office of the Managing 
     Director, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, relative to FM broadcast stations; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3374. A communication from the Office of the Managing 
     Director, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to video dialtone costs 
     and revenues for local exchange carriers offering video 
     dialtone services; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3375. A communication from the Office of the Managing 
     Director, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the regulation of 
     international accounting rates; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3376. A communication from the Office of the Managing 
     Director, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to FM broadcast stations 
     [Milton, West Virginia); to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3377. A communication from the Office of the Managing 
     Director, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to FM broadcast stations 
     (Ingalls, Kansas); to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3378. A communication from the Office of the Managing 
     Director, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to FM broadcast stations 
     (Denison-Sherman, Paris); to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3379. A communication from the Office of the Managing 
     Director, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to FM broadcast stations 
     (Honor, Michigan); to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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       EC-3380. A communication from the Office of the Managing 
     Director, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the Telecommunications 
     Act of 1996; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3381. A communication from the Office of the Managing 
     Director, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the operator service 
     access and pay telephone compensation; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3382. A communication from the Program Management 
     Officer, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Atlantic Tuna Fisheries,'' (RIN0648-AI29) received on June 
     27, 1996; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3383. A communication from the Office of the Managing 
     Director, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the Television Consumer 
     Protection and Competition Act of 1992; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3384. A communication from the Office of the Managing 
     Director, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the Telecommunications 
     Act of 1996; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3385. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Coastal Zone Management Program 
     Regulations,'' (RIN0648-AI43) received on June 27, 1996; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3386. A communication from the Program Management 
     Officer, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific,'' (RIN0648-AI18) received on June 27, 1996; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3387. A communication from the Office of the General 
     Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of four rules entitled ``Airworthiness 
     Directives,'' (RIN2120-AA64) received on June 27, 1996; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3388. A communication from the Office of the General 
     Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a final rule entitled ``Operating-
     Differential Subsidy for Bulk Cargo Vessels,'' (2133-AB27) 
     received on June 27, 1996; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3389. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting jointly, pursuant 
     to law, a report relative to quiet aircraft technology for 
     propeller-driven airplanes and rotorcraft; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3390. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting jointly, pursuant 
     to law, a report relative to subsonic noise reduction 
     technology; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3391. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the competition policy in the new high-tech, 
     global marketplace; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3392. A communication from the Office of the General 
     Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regattas and Marine 
     Parades,'' (RIN2115-AF17) received on June 24, 1996; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3393. A communication from the Office of the General 
     Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of nine rules entitled ``Implementation of 
     the Equal Access to Justice Act: Payment of Attorneys Fees,'' 
     (RIN2105-AC52, 2105-AC54, 2105-AC26, 2105-AC43, 2105-AC53, 
     2137-AC75, 2115-AF32, 2115-AE47, 2130-AA58) received on June 
     13, 1996; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3394. A communication from the Office of the General 
     Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of nine rules entitled ``Operating 
     Requirements: Domestic, Flag, Suplemental, Commuter, and On-
     Demand Operations,'' (RIN2120-AG03, 2120-AA66, 2120-AA64) 
     received on June 13, 1996; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3395. A communication from the Office of the General 
     Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of four rules entitled ``Airworthiness 
     Directives,'' (RIN2120-AA64, 2120-AA66) received on June 24, 
     1996; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3396. A communication from the Office of the General 
     Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Review, 
     Gas Pipeline Safety Standards,'' (RIN2137-AC25) received on 
     June 17, 1996; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3397. A communication from the Office of the General 
     Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of six rules entitled ``Training and 
     Qualification Requirements for Check Airmen and Flight 
     Instructors,'' (RIN2120-AF08, 2120-AF29, 2120-AA66, 2120-
     AD21, 2120-AA64) received on June 17, 1996; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3398. A communication from the Administrator of the Farm 
     Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the rule concerning implementation of the 
     Farm Program provisions of the 1996 Farm Bill, received on 
     July 11, 1996; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-3399. A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the rule concerning limitation 
     on imports of meat, received on July 11, 1996; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3400. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Panama Canal Commission, transmitting, a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend the Panama Canal Act of 1979; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3401. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Force Management Policy), transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report on the effectiveness and costs of carrying 
     out the Department of Defense Civilian Separation Pay 
     Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3402. A communication from the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     notification relative to the Government National Mortgage 
     Association; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3403. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the rule on Management Official Interlocks 
     Docket R-09007, received on July 11, 1996; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3404. A communication from the General Counsel fo the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, a draft of 
     proposed legislation to amend the National Flood Insurance 
     Act of 1968 to extend the Act, authorize appropriations, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3405. A communication from the Deputy Associate Director 
     for Compliance, Royalty Management Program, Minerals 
     Management Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, notice of the intention to make refunds of 
     offshore lease revenues where a refund or recoupment is 
     appropriate; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-3406. A communication from the Deputy Associate Director 
     for Compliance, Royalty Management Program, Minerals 
     Management Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, notice of the intention to make refunds of 
     offshore lease revenues where a refund or recoupment is 
     appropriate; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-3407. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the rule 
     on the State Energy Program, (RIN1904-AA81) received on July 
     11, 1996; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-3409. A communication from the Acting Administrator of 
     the General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of an informational copy of a lease 
     prospectus; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3410. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a determination 
     relative to the assistance to strengthen the peacekeeping 
     mission in Liberia; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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