[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 116 (Thursday, August 1, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9426-S9428]
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-3574. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Irish Potatoes Grown in Certain Designated Counties in 
     Idaho, and Malheur County, Oregon,'' received on July 29, 
     1996; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-3575. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast 
     Washington and Northeast Oregon,'' received on July 26, 1996; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3576. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary 
     for Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Use of Trisodium Phosphate on Raw Chilled 
     Poultry Carcasses,'' (RIN0583-AB65) received on July 25, 
     1996; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-3577. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on animal welfare enforcement for fiscal year 1995; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3578. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant

[[Page S9427]]

     to law, the report of a violation of the Antideficiency Act; 
     to the Committee on Appropriations.
       EC-3579. A communication from the Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting, a notice concerning a multi-function 
     cost comparison; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3580. A communication from the Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting, a notice concerning a multi-function 
     cost comparison; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3581. A communication from the Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting, a notice concerning a multi-function 
     cost comparison; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3582. A communication from the Clerk of the Court of 
     Federal Claims, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on 
     two legal questions relative to cable television; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3583. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation 
     to provide for adjustments to capital and operating 
     assistance grants for the public transit program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-3584. A communication from the Legislative and 
     Regulatory Activities Division, Comptroller of the Currency, 
     Administrator of National Banks, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Management Official 
     Interlocks,'' (RIN1557-AB39, 3064-AB71, 1150-AA95) received 
     on July 25, 1996; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-3585. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Management and Information, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``West Coast Salmon Fisheries,'' 
     (RIN0648-ZA20) received on July 29, 1996; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3586. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives,'' 
     (RIN2120-AA64) received on July 29, 1996; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3587. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation 
     to renew and improve certain activities of the National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration for fiscal year 1997; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3588. 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 ``Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States,'' (RIN0648-AI02) received on 
     July 26, 1996; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3589. 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 ``Atlantic 
     Tuna Fisheries,'' received on July 26, 1996; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3590. 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 ``Atlantic 
     Tuna Fisheries,'' (RIN0648-AI29) on July 26, 1996; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3591. 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-3592. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation relative to 
     department assets; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-3593. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of rebates from the 
     Low-Level Radioactive Waste Surcharge Escrow Account for 
     calendar year 1995; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-3594. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Horses From Mexico,'' received on 
     July 31, 1996; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-3595. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Dried Prunes Produced in California,'' received on July 31, 
     1996; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,and 
     Forestry.
       EC-3596. A communication from the Managing Director, 
     Federal Housing Finance Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Modification of Definition of 
     Deposits in Banks or Trust Companies,'' received on July 30, 
     1996; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3597. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Flood 
     Insurance Program,'' (RIN3067-AC26) received on July 30, 
     1996; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3598. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Biological 
     Warfare Experts Group Meeting: Implementation of Changes to 
     Export Administration Regulations,'' (RIN0694-AB37) received 
     on July 31, 1996; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-3599. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the 
     President, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report on 
     direct spending or receipts legislation within five days of 
     enactment; to the Committee on the Budget.
       EC-3600. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the 
     President, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report on 
     direct spending or receipts legislation within five days of 
     enactment; to the Committee on the Budget.
       EC-3601. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a rule concerning the groundfish of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands area; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3602. A communication from the Director of the National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a rule concerning fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone off Alaska, (RIN0648-AH03) received on July 30, 
     1996; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3603. A communication from the Acting Director, 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 six rules including a rule 
     relative to a scallop fishery off Alaska, (RIN0648-AF81) 
     received on July 30, 1996; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3604. A communication from the Managing Director of the 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to domestic, interstate, and 
     interexchange telephone services; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3605. A communication from the Chair of the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     a rule entitled ``Oil Pipelines Cost-of-Service Filing 
     Requirements,'' received on July 26, 1996; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-3606. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a rule 
     concerning the Wyoming Regulatory Program, (WY022FOR) 
     received on July 30, 1996; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-3607. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of three rules including a rule entitled 
     ``Illinois: Final Authorization of Revisions to State 
     Hazardous Waste Management,'' (FRL5544-9, 5540-6, 5545-2) 
     received on July 31, 1996; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-3608. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of three rules including a rule entitled 
     ``Cypermethrin; Pesticide Tolerance,'' (FRL5544-8, 5389-6, 
     5387-5) received on July 26, 1996; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3609. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of eleven rules including a rule entitled 
     ``Fenpropathrin; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL5388-1, 5372-6, 
     5388-2, 5387-2, 5385-3, 5386-8, 5543-7, 5539-9, 5543-6, 5535-
     3, 5535-2); to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3610. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Medicaid Program'' (RIN0938-AH31), received 
     on July 31, 1996; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3611. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Notice 96-40,'' received on July 30, 1996; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-3612. A communication from the Regulatory Policy 
     Officer, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Commerce in Explosives'' (RIN1512-AB61), 
     received on July 25, 1996; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3613. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue

[[Page S9428]]

     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Notice 96-38,'' 
     received on July 29, 1996; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3614. A communication from the Fiscal Assistant 
     Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report of the Treasury Bulletin for calendar year 
     1996; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3615. A communication from the Regulatory Policy 
     Officer, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule concerning ammunition feeding devices (RIN1512-AB35), 
     received on July 26, 1996; to the Committee on Finance.

                          ____________________