[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 135 (Thursday, September 26, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H11393-H11394]
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:

       5332. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Regulations Issued Under the Export Apple and Pear Act; 
     Relaxation of Grade Requirements for Apples and Pears Shipped 
     to Pacific Ports of Russia [Docket No. FV-96-33-1 IFR] 
     received September 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5333. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting supplemental requests to make available 
     appropriations totaling $291,000,000 in budget authority to 
     the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Transportation as well as the Small Business 
     Administration and the Army Corps of engineers to assist the 
     victims of Hurricanes Fran and Hortense and to designate the 
     amounts made available as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 1107 (H. Doc. No. 104-269); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       5334. A letter from the Chairmen of the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission and of the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the report to the 
     Congress on the markets for small business and commercial 
     mortgage related securities, pursuant to Public Law 103-325, 
     section 209; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5335. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule--Higher 
     Education Programs in Modern Foreign Language Training and 
     Area Studies--Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships 
     Program (RIN: 1840-AC28) received September 25, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       5336. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Implementation of the Pay Telephone 
     Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of the 
     Telecommunications Act of 1996 [CC Docket No. 96-128] 
     received September 25, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5337. 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 Eritrea, 
     Ethiopia, and Uganda, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5338. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Licensing of Commercial 
     Communications Satellites Transferred from the U.S. Munitions 
     List to the Commerce Control List; Expansion of National 
     Security and Foreign Policy Controls on Commercial 
     Communications Satellites and Hot Section Technology for the 
     Development, Production or Overhaul of Commercial Aircraft 
     Engines; Clarification of Jurisdiction for Development 
     Aircraft Designed for Civil Use (RIN: 0694-AB09) received 
     September 24, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5339. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the annual report entitled ``Outer Continental 
     Shelf Lease Sales'' for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 43 
     U.S.C. 1337(a)(9); to the Committee on Resources.
       5340. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 
     Zone Off Alaska; Northern Rockfish in the Western Regulatory 
     Area [Docket No. 960129018-6018-01; I.D. 091996B] received 
     September 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5341. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 
     Zone Off Alaska; Allow Longline Pot Gear (RIN: 0648-AI96) 
     received September 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5342. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Performance-oriented Packaging Standards; Final Transitional 
     Provisions [Docket No. HM-181H; Amdt. Nos. 171-147, 172-150, 
     173-255, 178-117] (RIN: 2137-AC80) received September 26, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5343. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Transportation of Hazardous Materials By Rail; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments; Response to Petitions for Reconsideration [Docket 
     No. HM-216; Amdt. Nos. 172-148, 173-252, 174-83, 179-52] 
     (RIN: 2137-AC66) received September 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5344. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Exemption, Approval, Registration and Reporting Procedures; 
     Miscellaneous Provisions [Docket No. HM-207C; Amdt. No. 173-
     249] (RIN: 2137-AC63) received September 26, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       5345. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Periodic Inspection and Testing of Cylinders; Response to 
     Petitions for Reconsideration, Clarification and Editorial 
     Correction [Docket No. HM-220A; Amdt. Nos. 172-150 and 173-
     258] (RIN: 2137-AC59) received September 26, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       5346. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28692; Amdt. No. 1753] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received September 
     26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5347. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials Regulations; Editorial Corrections and 
     Clarifications (RIN: 2137-AC93) received September 26, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5348. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the 19th annual report on activities under the Electric and 
     Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act 
     of 1976, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 2513; to the Committee on 
     Science.

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       5349. A letter from the Chairman, Interagency Coordinating 
     Committee on Oil Pollution Research, transmitting the 
     biennial report of the Coordinating Committee on Oil 
     Pollution, pursuant to Public Law 101-380, section 7001(e) 
     (104 Stat. 564); to the Committee on Science.
       5350. A letter from the National Director, Tax Forms and 
     Publications Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Tax Forms and Instructions (Revenue 
     Proc. 96-48) received September 25, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5351. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a report on the Agency's 
     implementation of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant [WIPP] Land 
     Withdrawal Act, pursuant to Public Law 102-579, section 
     23(a)(2); jointly, to the Committee on Commerce and National 
     Security.
       5352. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, transmitting the financial statements of the 
     Congressional Award Foundation for the fiscal years ended 
     September 30, 1995 and 1994 [GAO/AIMD-96-147], pursuant to 2 
     U.S.C. 802(e); jointly, to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight and Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       5353. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled ``Environmental Crimes and Enforcement 
     Act of 1996''; jointly, to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
     Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, 
     and Commerce.

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