[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 123 (Tuesday, September 10, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H10169-H10174]
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:

             [Omitted from the Record of September 9, 1996]

       4892. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV96-948-1 FIR] received August 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4893. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     United States Standards for Grades of Frozen Cauliflower [FV-
     91-329] received August 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4894. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast 
     Washington and Northeast Oregon; Establishment of Handler 
     Reporting Requirements and Interest Charges on Overdue 
     Assessment Payments [FV96-956-1 FR] received August 28, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4895. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onions; Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV96-958-2 FIR] received August 23, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4896. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Importation of Horses [Docket No. 95-
     079-2] received August 23, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4897. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Nutrition 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Determination 
     of Eligibility for Free Meals by Summer Food Service Program 
     Sponsors and Free and Reduced Price Meals by Child and Adult 
     Care Food Program Institutions (RIN: 0584-AB17) received 
     August 8, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4898. A letter from the Chief, Natural Resources 
     Conservation Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Wetlands Reserve Program (RIN: 0578-AA16) received August 9, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4899. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the authorization of implementation of the 
     Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-127, section 147; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4900. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act which occurred in the Coast Guard's AC&I appropriations 
     for fiscal years 1992 and 1993, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1417(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       4901. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act--Department of the Navy violation, case number 96-04, in 
     the Standard Missile Medium Range Program, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       4902. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act--Department of the Navy violation, case number 96-10, in 
     the Phalanx close-in weapons system, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       4903. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act--Department of the Navy violation, case number 96-01, in 
     the fiscal year 1995 operation and maintenance, Navy [O&M,N] 
     appropriation at the suballotment level, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       4904. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act--Department of the Navy violation, case number 94-08, in 
     the fiscal year 1990 operation and maintenance, Navy Reserve 
     appropriation, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       4905. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act--Department of the Navy violation, case number 95-01, in 
     the fiscal year 1990 operation and maintenance, Navy [O&M,N] 
     appropriation, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       4906. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notification that the Secretary has invoked the authority 
     granted by 41 U.S.C. 3732 to authorize the military 
     departments to incur obligations in excess of available 
     appropriations for clothing, subsistence, forage, fuel, 
     quarters, transportation, or medical and hospital supplies, 
     pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 11; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       4907. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on the 
     transfer of property to the Republic of Panama under the 
     Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 3784(b); to the Committee on National Security.
       4908. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs and Public Liaison, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting a copy of the 16th monthly report as required by 
     the Mexican Debt Disclosure Act of 1995, pursuant to Public 
     Law 104-6, section 404(a) (109 Stat. 90); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4909. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Loans in Areas Having Special Flood 
     Hazards [Regulation H, Docket No. R-0897] received August 27, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4910. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Risk Based Capital Standards: Market Risk 
     [Regulations H and Y; Docket No. R-0884] received August 29, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4911. A letter from the Comptroller of the Currency, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Risk-Based Capital Standards: Market Risk [Docket 
     No. 96-18] (RIN: 1557-AB14) received September 3, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Finanical Services.
       4912. A letter from the Comptroller of the Currency, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Loans in Areas Having Special Flood Hazards 
     [Docket No. 96-20] (RIN: 1557-AB47) received August 27, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4913. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Loans in Areas Having Special 
     Flood Hazards (RIN: 3052-AB57) received August 27, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4914. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting the Board's annual report on the low-
     income

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     housing and community development activities of the Federal 
     Home Loan Bank System for 1995, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1422b; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4915. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting the Board's 1995 annual report, pursuant 
     to 12 U.S.C. 1422b; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4916. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Delivery of Checks and 
     Warrants to Addresses Outside the United States, its 
     Territories and Possessions (RIN: 1510-AA55) received August 
     8, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       4917. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the 
     amount of change in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, 
     in each fiscal year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from 
     passage of H.R. 3734, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 
     13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-582); to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
       4918. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rural--Indian Fellowship and Professional 
     Development Programs (RIN: 1810-AA79) received August 27, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       4919. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
     Mine Safety and Health, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Final Policy on Examination of 
     Working Places (30 CFR Parts 56 and 57) received September 4, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       4920. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Patent 
     Waiver Regulation (10 CFR Part 784) received August 13, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4921. A letter from the Deputy Administrator, Drug 
     Enforcement Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Removal of Exemption for Certain Pseudoephedrine 
     Products Marketed Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
     Act (FD&C Act) [DEA-138F] (RIN: 1117-AA32) received September 
     6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4922. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's report entitled 
     ``Assessment of International Air Pollution Prevention and 
     Control Technology,'' pursuant to Public Law 101-549, section 
     901(3) (104 Stat. 2706); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4923. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan for New Mexico--
     Albuquerque/Bernalillo County: General Conformity Rules [FRL-
     5549-9] received September 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4924. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans for Louisiana: General 
     Conformity Rule [FRL-5549-7] received September 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4925. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Approval 
     and Promulgation of PM10 State Implementation Plan for 
     Colorado; Telluride; Revisions to the Maintenance 
     Demonstration [FRL-5607-6] received September 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4926. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Dearing, Kansas) [MM 
     Docket No. 95-121] received August 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4927. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Policy and Rules Concerning the Interstate, 
     Interexchange Marketplace; Implementation of Section 254(g) 
     of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended [CC Docket No. 
     96-61] received August 29, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4928. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Macomb, Illinois) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-87] received August 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4929. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Apalachicola, Monticello, 
     Perry, Quincy, Springfield, Trenton, and Woodville, Florida) 
     [MM Docket No. 95-82] received August 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4930. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Interconnection and Resale Obligations Pertaining 
     to Commercial Mobile Radio Services [CC Docket No. 94-54] 
     received August 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4931. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Implementation of Sections of the Cable 
     Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; 
     Cable Pricing Flexibility [MM Docket No. 92-266; CS Docket 
     No. 96-157] received August 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4932. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Hopkinsville, Kentucky) 
     [MM Docket No. 96-106] received September 4, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4933. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Hartfield, Arkansas) 
     received September 4, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4934. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Burlington, Colorado; 
     Brewster, Kansas) [MM Docket No. 94-134 received September 4, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4935. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Rulemaking to Amend Parts 1, 2, 21, and 25 of the 
     Commission's Rules to Redesignate the 27.5-29.5 GHz Frequency 
     Band, to Reallocate the 29.5-30.0 GHz Frequency Band, to 
     Establish Rules and Policies for Local Multipoint 
     Distribution Service and for Fixed Satellite Services [CC 
     Docket No. 92-297] received, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4936. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the 61st annual report of the 
     Commission including information required by the 
     Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the 
     Communications Satellite Act of 1962, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 
     154(k); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4937. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Regulations Under the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health 
     Education Act of 1986 (16 CFR Part 307) received August 29, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4938. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Health Claims; Sugar Alcohols and Dental 
     Caries [Docket No. 95P-0003] received August 27, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4941. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the quarterly reports in 
     accordance with sections 36(a) and 26(b) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, the March 24, 1979, report by the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the seventh report by the Committee on 
     Government Operations for the third quarter of fiscal year 
     1996, April 1, 1996, April 1, 1996-June 30, 1996, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(a); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       4942. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed letter(s) of offer and 
     acceptance [LOA] to Brunei for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 96-73), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4943. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Turkey (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-36-96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       4944. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with Japan (Transmittal No. DTC-56-
     96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4945. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with Japan (Transmittal No. DTC-59-
     96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4946. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's report entitled 
     ``Physicians Comparability Allowances,'' pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     5948(j)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       4947. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-392, 
     ``Reorganization Plan No. 5 for the Department of Human 
     Services and Department of Corrections

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     Temporary Act of 1996'' received September 6, 1996, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4948. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-374, ``Public 
     Assistance Fair Hearing Procedures Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1996'' received September 6, 1996, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       4949. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-384, 
     ``Preservation of Residential Neighborhoods Against Nuisances 
     Temporary Act of 1996'', received September 6, 1996, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4950. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-381, 
     ``District of Columbia Housing Authority Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 1996'', received September 6, 1996, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       4951. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-380, ``Real 
     Property Tax Reassessment Temporary Act of 1996'', received 
     September 6, 1996, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       4952. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-391, ``Drug 
     Paraphernalia Amendment Act of 1996'', received September 6, 
     1996, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4953. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-386, ``Cable 
     Television Franchise Amendment Act of 1996'', received 
     September 6, 1996, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       4954. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-389, ``Health 
     and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation Act of 1996'' 
     received September 6, 1996, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       4955. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-340, 
     ``Alcoholic Beverage Underage Penalties Amendment Act of 
     1996'' received September 6, 1996, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       4956. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-348, 
     ``Emergency Assistance Clarification Amendment Act of 1996'' 
     received September 6, 1996, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       4957. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-371, 
     ``Lottery Games Amendment Act of 1996'' received September 6, 
     1996, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4958. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-372, 
     ``Testing of District Government Drivers of Commercial Motor 
     Vehicles for Alcohol and Controlled Substances Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1996'' received September 6, 1996, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4959. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-378, 
     ``Paternity Acknowledgment and Gas Station Advisory Board Re-
     establishment Temporary Act of 1996'' received September 6, 
     1996, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4960. A letter from the Director of Central intelligence, 
     Central Intelligence Agency, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4961. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Handicapped, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List [96-003] received September 6, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4962. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List [I.D. 96-001] received August 27, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4963. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List [I.D. 96-002] received September 4, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4965. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer 
     [FAC 90-42; FAR Case 91-118] (RIN: 9000-AG49) received 
     September 4, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4966. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the Office's final rule--Executive, 
     Management, and Supervisory Development (RIN: 3602-AF96) 
     received September 3, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       4967. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting a report entitled ``The 
     Information Resources Management (IRM) Plan of the Federal 
     Government'' for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 
     3514; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4968. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Marion, IN, 
     Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AH60) received 
     September 6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4969. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a 
     report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     the calendar year 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4970. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Secretary's Management Report, October 1, 
     1995--March 31, 1996, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4971. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Directors, 
     Tennessee Valley Authority, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4973. A letter from the Vice Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting proposed regulations governing 
     electronic filing of reports by political committees, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 438(d)(1); to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       4975. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Land 
     and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the annual report on royalty management and 
     collection activities for Federal and Indian mineral leases 
     in 1994 and 1995, pursuant to 30 U.S.C. 237; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       4976. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Minerals Management Service, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       4977. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Limes and Avacados Grown in Florida; Suspension of Certain 
     Volume Regulations and Reporting Requirements [Docket No. FV-
     95-911-2 FIR] received September 5, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4978. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--1996-97 Refuge-Specific Hunting 
     and Sport Fishing Regulations (RIN: 1018-AD76) received 
     August 29, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4979. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Lassen Volcanic National Park 
     (National Park Service) (RIN: 1024-AC52) received September 
     3, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       4980. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Migratory Bird Hunting; 
     Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian 
     Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 1996-97 Early Season 
     (RIN: 1018-AD69) received August 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4981. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Addition of Ten National 
     Wildlife Refuges to the List of Open Areas for Hunting and/or 
     Sport Fishing in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, 
     Missouri, Mississippi, and Nebraska (RIN: 1018-AD77) received 
     August 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4982. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Migratory Bird Hunting; Early 
     Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory 
     Game Birds in the Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, 
     Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (RIN: 1018-AD69) received 
     August 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4983. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land 
     and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Alaska Occupancy 
     and Use; Alaska Homestead Settlement (RIN: 1004-AC90) 
     received September 6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4984. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Fisherman's Protective Act Guaranty Fund

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     Procedures [Public Notice 2425] received August 27, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4985. A letter from the Director, Minerals Management 
     Service, transmitting the decision document for the proposed 
     5-Year Outer Continental Shelf [OCS] Oil and Gas Leasing 
     Program for 1997-2002, pursuant to Public Law 91-190, section 
     102(s)(c); to the Committee on Resources.
       4986. A letter from the Acting Program Management Officer, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and 
     South Atlantic; Golden Crab Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic 
     States; Initial Regulations; OMB Control Numbers [Docket No. 
     950316075-6222-03; I.D. 022696A] (RIN: 0648-AH86) received 
     September 3, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4987. A letter from the Acting Program Management Officer, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Summer Flounder and Scup Fisheries; Amendment 8 [Docket No. 
     960520141-6221-02; I.D. 042696A] (RIN: 0648-AH05) received 
     September 3, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4988. A letter from the Director, Office of Fisheries 
     Conservation and Management, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal 
     Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South 
     Atlantic; Closure [Docket No. 950725189-5260-02; I.D. 
     082096G] received September 3, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4989. A letter from the Director, Office of Fisheries 
     Conservation and Management, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Atlantic Tuna 
     Fisheries; Fishery Closure [I.D. 081596C] received August 27, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4990. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--The Fishing Capacity Reduction 
     Initiative (FCRI); Final Program Notice and Announcement of 
     Availability of Federal Assistance [Docket No. 95106161159-
     6230-04; I.D. 082096I] (RIN: 0648-ZA16) received August 26, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4991. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     transmitting the Office's final rule--Ohio Regulatory Program 
     [OH-238-FOR, No. 72] received August 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4992. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     transmitting the Office's final rule--Utah Regulatory Program 
     [SPATS No. UT-034] received August 28, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4993. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     transmitting the Office's final rule--Virginia Regulatory 
     Program [VA-108-FOR] received August 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4994. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of 
     Commerce and Acting Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Service of Process; Testimony by Employees and the 
     Production of Documents in Legal Proceedings (RIN: 0651-XX07) 
     received August 7, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4995. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act Program Regulations 
     [OJP No. 1081] (RIN: 1121-AA38) received September 3, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       4996. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's report 
     on the use of Federal electronic surveillance laws, pursuant 
     to Public Law 104-132, section 810(b) (110 Stat. 1312); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4997. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Grants To Encourage Arrest Policies [OJP No. 1019] 
     (RIN: 1121-AA35) received September 3, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4998. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Introduction of New Employment Authorization Document 
     [INS No. 1399-96] (RIN: 1115-AB73 received August 29, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       4999. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, Reserve 
     Officers Association, transmitting the association's 
     financial audit for the period ending March 31, 1996, 
     pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(41) and 1103; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       5001. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's study on tanker navigation 
     safety standards: Evaluation of Oil Tanker Routing, pursuant 
     to Public Law 101-380, section 4111(c) (104 Stat. 516); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5002. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's overview to the report of the 
     commercial feasibility of high-speed ground transportation, 
     pursuant to Public Law 102-240, section 1036(c)(1) (105 Stat. 
     1983); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5003. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Intermodal 
     Transportation (Federal Highway Administration) [FHWA Docket 
     No. MC-93-17] (RIN: 2125-AD14) received August 16, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5004. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting the supplemental report to 
     Congress on 1993 DOD military base closures and realignments, 
     pursuant to Public Law 102-581, section 107; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5005. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Regulations 
     Governing Fees for Service Performed in Connection With 
     Licensing and Related Services--1996 Update (STB Ex Parte No. 
     542) received August 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5006. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Schedule for Rating Disabilities; 
     Respiratory System (RIN: 2900-AE94) received September 3, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       5007. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Regulations 
     Governing Book-Entry Treasury Bonds, Notes and Bills 
     [Department of the Treasury Circular, Public Debt Series, No. 
     2-86] received August 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5008. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update (Notice 96-43) received 
     September 4, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5009. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Modifications of Bad Debts and Dealer Assignments of National 
     Principal Contracts (RIN: 1545-AT14) received August 21, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       5010. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations; Requests for Certain 
     Determination Letters and Applications For Recognition of 
     Exemption (Announcement No. 96-92) received September 4, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       5011. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--1996 
     Section 43 Inflation Adjustment (Notice 96-41) received 
     September 4, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5012. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--1996 
     Marginal Production Rates (Notice 96-42) received September 
     4, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       5013. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Interest Rate (Revenue Ruling 96-44) 
     received September 4, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5014. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Living in the Same Household and the Lump-Sum Death 
     Payment (RIN: 0960-AE20) received August 27, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5015. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the 86 quarterly report on 
     trade between the United States and China, the successor 
     states to the former Soviet Union and other title IV 
     countries during January-March 1996, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 
     2440; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5016. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Migratory Bird Harvest 
     Information Program (RIN: 1018-AD08) received August 27, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5017. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     report on the reasons why it will require more than 1 year to 
     implement plans that are responsive to Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board recommendations with respect to 
     public health and safety at DOE defense nuclear facilities, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2286d(f); jointly, to the Committees on 
     Commerce and National Security.
       5018. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification that the Department proposes to obligate up to 
     $20 million of the fiscal year 1994 cooperative threat 
     reduction [CTR] funding for the Defense Enterprise Fund and 
     up to $29.0 million of the fiscal year 1996 CTR funding for a 
     missile material storage facility [FMSF], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 5955; jointly, to the Committees on International 
     Relations and National Security.

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       5019. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, certification 
     that Honduras has adopted a regulatory program governing the 
     incidental taking of certain sea turtles, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101-162, section 609(b)(2) (103 Sat. 1038); jointly, to 
     the Committees on Resources and Appropriations.
       5020. A letter from the Administrator, Health Care 
     Financing Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Medicare Program: Special Enrollment Periods and 
     Waiting Period (RIN: 0938-AH33) received August 8, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly, to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       5021. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     and Medicaid Programs; Requirements for Physician Incentive 
     Plans in Prepaid Health Care Organizations [OMC-101-FC] (RIN: 
     0938-AF74) received September 4, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means 
     and Commerce.
       5022. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on Improved Access to Military Health 
     Care of Covered Beneficiaries Entitled to Medicare, pursuant 
     to Public Law 104-106, section 746; jointly, to the Committee 
     on National Security, Ways and Means, Commerce, and 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

                     [Submitted September 10, 1996]

       5023. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Milk in the Black Hills, South Dakota, Marketing Area; 
     Termination of the Order [DA-96-12] received September 9, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5024. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Assessment Rates for Specified Market Orders [Docket No. 
     FV96-927-2 IFR] received September 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5025. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Scrapie Indemnification Program [Docket 
     No. 96-042-1] received September 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5026. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Native American Programs (RIN: 0970-AB37) 
     received September 3, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
       5027. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Rate for Valuing 
     Benefits (29 CFR Part 4044) received September 10, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       5028. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Consumer Information Regulations, Uniform Tire Quality 
     Grading Standards (RIN: 2127-AF17) received September 5, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5029. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Grande Fiesta Italiana Fireworks, Hempstead Harbor, New York 
     (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD01-96-109] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     September 5, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5030. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modernization of Examination Methods (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD 
     94-029] (RIN: 2115-AE94) received September 5, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5031. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Procedures for Abatement of Highway Traffic Noise and 
     Construction Noise (Federal Highway Administration) [FHWA 
     Docket No. 96-26] (RIN: 2125-AD97) received September 5, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5032. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Pilot State Highway Safety Program (National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration) [NHTSA Docket No. 93-55, Notice 4] 
     (RIN: 2127-AF94) received September 5, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5033. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, Transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Technical Amendments to Rule Relating to Payments for 
     the Distribution of Shares by a Registered Open-End 
     Management Investment Company (RIN: 3235-AG59) received 
     September 10, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5034. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Exemption for Certain Open-End Management Investment 
     Companies to Impose Deferred Sales Loans (RIN: 3235-AD18) 
     received September 10, 1996, pursuant to U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       5035. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Order Execution Obligations (RIN: 3235-AG66) received 
     September 10, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5036. A letter from the Comptroller General, transmitting a 
     list of all reports issued or released in July 1996, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       5037. A letter from the Executive Director, Assassination 
     Records Review Board, transmitting the JFK Assassination 
     Records Review Board's compliance with the Freedom of 
     Information Act for 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. section 552; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5038. A letter from the Acting Chair, Federal Subsistence 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Subsistence 
     Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C 
     & Subpart D--1996-1997 Subsistence Taking of Fish and 
     Wildlife Regulations; Correcting Amendments (RIN: 1018-AD42) 
     received September 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5039. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing of the Umpqua 
     River Cutthroat Trout in Oregon (RIN: 1018-AD96) received 
     September 10, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5040. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 
     Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery Off the Southern 
     Atlantic States; Amendment 1 [Docket No. 960409106-6207-02; 
     I.D. 031196A] (RIN: 0648-AG26) received September 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5041. A letter from the Acting Director, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Scallop 
     Fishery; Closure in Registration Area D [Docket No. 
     960502124-6190-02; I.D. 083096D] received September 10, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5042. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Prisons, 
     transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Education Tests: 
     Minimum Standards for Administration, Interpretation, and Use 
     [BOP-1031-F] (RIN: 2129-AA44) received September 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       5043. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the joint U.S. Department 
     of Justice/Federal Trade Commission ``Statements of 
     Enforcement Policy Relating to Health Care and Antitrust''; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5044. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Immigration and Nationality Forms (INS No. 1638-95] 
     (RIN: 1115-AD58) received September 10, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5045. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Removal of Obsolete Sections of the Regulation 
     Concerning Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans [INS 
     No. 1612-93] (RIN: 1115-AE43) received September 10, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       5046. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Children Born Outside the United States; Application 
     for Certificate of Citizenship [INS No. 1712-95] (RIN: 1115-
     AE07] received September 10, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5047. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, U.S. 
     Information Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Exchange Visitor Program (22 CFR Part 514) received September 
     5, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       5048. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's study on tanker navigation 
     safety standards: Evaluation of Oil Tanker Routing, Part 2--
     Atlantic and Florida Gulf Coasts, pursuant to Public Law 101-
     380, section 4111(b)(7) (104 Stat. 516); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5049. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Compressed Natural 
     Gas Fuel Container Integrity (National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration) [Docket No. 93-02; Notice 14] (RIN: 2127-
     AF14) received September 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5050. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Hilton Head, SC (U.S. Coast Guard) 
     [CGD07-96-051] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received September 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5051. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; Bellingham Bay, Bellingham, WA (U.S. 
     Coast Guard) [CGD13 96-028] (RIN:

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     2115-AA97) received September 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5052. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Delta County Airport Escanaba, 
     MI (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     AGL-3] received September 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5053. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-7 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-
     NM-264-AD; Amendment 39-9746; AD 96-18-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received September 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5054. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Piaggio Model P-180 Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-NM-256-AD; 
     Amendment 39-9747; AD 96-18-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5055. A letter from the Technical Advisor to the Assistant 
     Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Notice of Public Hearing; Interest 
     Netting Study (Announcement 96-75) received September 9, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       5056. A letter from the Technical Advisor to the Assistant 
     Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Last-in, First-out Inventories (Revenue 
     Ruling 96-39) received September 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5057. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Treatment of Section 355 Distributions By U.S. Corporations 
     to Foreign Persons [TD 8682] received September 4, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5058. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, First-out Inventories (Revenue Ruling 96-46) received 
     September 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5059. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Reduction in Certain Deductions of Mutual Life Insurance 
     Companies (Revenue Ruling 96-42) received September 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5060. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and Determination Letters (Revenue Procedure 96-47) 
     received September 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5061. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Technology, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting amount of DOD purchases from foreign entities in 
     fiscal year 1995, pursuant to Public Law 103-335, section 
     8058(b); jointly, to the Committees on National Security and 
     Appropriations.
       5062. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the Agency's annual 
     report to Congress on activities under the Denton Program for 
     fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 402; jointly, to the 
     Committees on National Security and International Relations.
       5063. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a memorandum of 
     justification for Presidential determination regarding the 
     drawdown of defense articles and services for Vietnam, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1); jointly, to the Committees 
     on International Relations and Appropriations.
       5064. A letter from the Chair, Civil Tiltrotor Development 
     Advisory Committee, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the report of the Civil Tiltrotor Development 
     Advisory Committee [CTRDAC], pursuant to Public Law 102-581, 
     section 135; jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Science.

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