[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 19 (Thursday, February 13, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H582-H585]
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:

       1747. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Walnuts Grown in California; Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV96-984-1 FIR] received February 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1748. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Reports by Large Traders; Cash 
     Position Reports in Grains (Including Soybeans) and Cotton 
     [17 CFR Parts 15, 18, and 19] received February 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1749. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Bifenthrin; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions 
     [OPP-300452; FRL-5585-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received February 
     11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       1750. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's ``Major'' final rule--Conservation 
     Reserve Program--Long-Term Policy [7 CFR Part 704] (RIN: 
     0560-AE95) received February 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1751. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Pre-Loan 
     Procedures for Electric Loans (RIN: 0572-AB30) received 
     February 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1752. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting the report to 
     Congress for Department of Defense purchases from foreign 
     entities in fiscal year 1996, pursuant to Public Law 104-201, 
     section 827 (110 Stat. 2611); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       1753. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's report on the efficacy 
     of court-martial sentence enhancement based on the status of 
     victims; to the Committee on National Security.
       1754. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Expanded 
     Examination Cycle for Certain Small Insured Institutions [12 
     CFR Part 337] (RIN: 3064-AB90) received February 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1755. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final 
     rule--Identification and Mapping of Special Flood Hazard 
     Areas, Procedures for Map Correction, and Procedures and Fees 
     for Processing Map Changes (RIN: 3067-AC53) received February 
     13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       1756. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Technical 
     Amendment to Definition of Deposits in Banks or Trust 
     Companies [No. 97-3] received February 13, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1757. A letter from the Chairman of the Board, National 
     Credit Union Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's pay structure for 1997, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101-73, section 1206 (103 Stat. 523); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1758. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the Office's final rule--Expanded 
     Examination Cycle for Certain Small Insured Institutions 
     [Docket No. 97-02] (RIN: 1557-AB56) received February 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1759. 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 Assumption for 
     Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received February 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       1760. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's report on the pension 
     counseling demonstration program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     3035r(f)(2); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1761. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``Process-Oriented 
     Industrial Energy Efficiency and Industrial Insulation and 
     Audit Guidelines'', pursuant to Public Law 102-486, section 
     132(d) (106 Stat. 2839); to the Committee on Commerce.

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       1762. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Acquisition 
     Regulation: Technical Amendments (RIN: 1991-AB34) received 
     February 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1763. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Military Munitions Rule: Hazardous Waste Identification and 
     Management; Explosives Emergencies; Manifest Exemption for 
     Transport of Hazardous Waste on Right-of-ways on Contiguous 
     Properties [EPA 530-Z-95-013; FRL-5686-4] (RIN: 2050-AD90) 
     received February 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1764. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Regulations of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Extension of the 
     Reformulated Gasoline Program to the Phoenix, Arizona 
     Moderate Ozone Nonattainment Area [FRL-5689-2] received 
     February 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1765. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Clean Air Act Promulgation of Extension of Attainment Date 
     for the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, Pennsylvania Moderate Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area; and Determination of Valid Ozone Air 
     Quality Data Indicating the Reading, Pennsylvania and 
     Richmond, Virginia Moderate Ozone Nonattainment Areas Have 
     Attained the Nation Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ozone 
     [PA 034-4054a; FRL-5688-7] received February 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1766. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a copy of the Agency's report 
     entitled ``Status of the State Small Business Stationary 
     Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance 
     Programs [SBTCP] for the Reporting Period, January--December 
     1995,'' pursuant to section 507(d) of the Clear Air Act 
     Amendments of 1990; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1767. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Regulation of International Accounting Rates 
     [Docket No. CC 90-337, Part II] received February 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1768. A letter from the Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the status of all 
     extensions authorized by Congress of the hydropower 
     construction deadlines of section 13 of the Federal Power 
     Act, pursuant to section 1701(c)(5) of the Energy Policy Act 
     of 1992; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1769. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: saccharin and Its Salts; Retail 
     Establishment Notice [Docket No. 95P-0337] received February 
     13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1770. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--USEC Privatization 
     Act [10 CFR Parts 2, 40, 70, and 76] (RIN: 3150-AF56) 
     received February 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1771. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on the National Practitioner 
     Data Bank [NPDB] malpractice reporting requirements, pursuant 
     to Public Law 99-660, section 421(d); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1772. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Reporting Requirements for Brokers or Dealers 
     Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [Release No. 34-
     38245; File No. S7-21-93] (RIN: 3235-AF91) received February 
     7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1773. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Net Capital Rule [Release No. 34-38248; File No. S7-7-
     94] (RIN: 3235-AG14) received February 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1774. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Israel (Transmittal No. 
     MC-DTC-23-97], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1775. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Israel and the United 
     Kingdom (Transmittal No. DTC-24-97], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1776. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-21-97], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       1777. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-22-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       1778. 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 Germany (transmittal No. DTC-
     17-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1779. 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 Turkey (Transmittal No. DTC-8-
     97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1780. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the bimonthly report on progress toward 
     a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question, including any 
     relevant reports from the Secretary General of the United 
     Nations, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1781. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1782. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on the 
     progress made toward opening the United States Embassy in 
     Jerusalem, pursuant to Public Law 104-45, section 6 (109 
     Stat. 400); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1783. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revisions to the Commerce Control 
     List: Exports of Mixtures Containing Trace Quantities of 
     Precursor Chemicals; ECCNs 1C350 and 1C995 [Docket No. 
     961206342-6342-01] (RIN: 0694-AB46) received February 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1784. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revisions to the Export 
     Administration Regulations: Addition of the Republic of South 
     Korea to Australia Group (AG), Clarification to the Sample 
     Shipments Exemption in ECCN 1C350, and Correction to the 
     Commerce Country Chart [Docket No. 961219362-6362-01] (RIN: 
     0694-AB52) received February 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1785. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to authorize payment of arrears to the 
     United Nations, U.N. specialized agencies, and other 
     international organizations; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1786. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the Comptroller General's 
     1996 annual report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(a); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1787. A letter from the Director, Operations and Finance, 
     American Battle Monuments Commission, transmitting a report 
     of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1788. A letter from the Manager, Benefits Communications, 
     Ninth Farm Credit District Trust Committee, transmitting the 
     annual report for the plan year ended December 31, 1995, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1789. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1790. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Mangement, transmitting the Office's final rule--Funding of 
     Administrative Law Judge Examination [5 CFR Part 930] (RIN: 
     3206-AH31) received February 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1791. A letter from the Associate Director for Management, 
     Peace Corps, transmitting a notice of an amendment to the 
     system of records, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1792. 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; Late 
     Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory 
     Game Birds; Supplemental [50 CFR Part 20] (RIN: 1018-AD69) 
     received February 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1793. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Importation of Polar Bear 
     Trophies from Canada under the 1994 Amendments to the Marine 
     Mammal Protection

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     Act (RIN: 1018-AD04) received February 13, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1794. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 620 [Docket No. 961126333-6333-
     01; I.D. 020597A] received February 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1795. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration final rule--
     Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka 
     Mackerel in the Eastern Aleutian District and Bering Sea 
     Suberea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 
     961114318-6318-01; I.D. 02397F] received February 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1796. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration final rule--
     Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Scallop 
     Fishery; Closure in Registration Area E [Docket No. 
     960502124-6190-02; I.D. 012497B] received February 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1797. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration final rule--
     Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock 
     in Statistical Area 630 [Docket No. 961126333-6333-01; I.D. 
     020297D] received February 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1798. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration final rule--
     North Atlantic Right Whale Protection [Docket No. 960730211-
     7020-02; I.D. 072296B] received February 11, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1799. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment (National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket No. 97-2; Notice 1] 
     (RIN: 2105-AC63) received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1800. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Research [BOP-
     1008-F] (RIN: 1120-AA14) received February 10, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1801. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Inmate Legal 
     Activities and Inmate Personal Property [BOP 1063-F] (RIN: 
     1120-AA58) received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a) (1) (A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1802. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to partially restore compensation levels to their 
     past equivalent in terms of real income and establish the 
     procedure for adjusting future compensation of justices and 
     judges of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1803. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Federal 
     Aviation Administration,, transmitting a copy of the updated 
     aviation system capital investment plan [CIP] pursuant to 49 
     U.S.C. app. 2203 (b) (1); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1804. A letter from the Director of Civil Works, Department 
     of the Army, transmitting the Department's final rule--Final 
     Notice of Issuance, Reissuance, and Modification of 
     Nationwide Permits--received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a) (1) (A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1805. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-233-AD; Amdt. 39-9916; AD 97-03-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801 (a) (1) 
     (A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1806. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9 and 
     Model DC-9-80 Series Airplanes, Model MD-88 Airplanes, and C-
     9 (Military) Series Airplanes Equipped with BF Goodrich 
     Evacuation Slides (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-124-AD; Amdt. 39-9920; AD 97-03-15] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801 
     (a) (1) (A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1807. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Jetstream Model 4101 Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-97-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9917; AD 96-03-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1808. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directive; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and 
     MD-11F Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-218-AD; Amdt. 39-9921; AD 96-03-16] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1809. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-NM-226-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9924; AD 97-03-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1810. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directive; Construcciones Aeronauticas S.A. 
     (CASA), Model C-1212 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-890-AD; Amdt. 39-9918; AD 
     97-03-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 10, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1811. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 and 757 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-57-AD; Amdt. 39-9922; AD 97-03-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1812. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-300 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-148-AD; Amdt. 39-9919; AD 97-03-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1813. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc RB211-535E4 and -
     535E4-B Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-ANE-09; Amdt. 39-9897; AD 97-
     02-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 10, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1814. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 Series 
     Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-ANE-33; Admt. 39-9896; AD 97-02-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1815. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JFTD12A Series and 
     T73 Series Turboshaft Engines (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 94-ANE-49; Amdt. 39-9898; AD 97-
     02-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 10, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1816. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Lebanon, NH (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ANE-28] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1817. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Old Town, ME (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ANE-29] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1818. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; New Haven, CT (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANE-02] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1819. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     International Data Submissions by Large Air Carriers (Form 41 
     Schedules T-100, T-100(f), and P-1.2) [Docket No. OST-96-
     1049; Notice 96-2] (RIN: 2105-AC34) received February 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1820. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Value Engineering (Federal Highway Administration) [FHWA 
     Docket No. 94-12] (RIN: 2125-AD33) received February 13, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1821. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aid Project Agreement and Contract Procedures 
     (Federal Highway Administration) [FHWA Docket No. 96-3] (RIN: 
     2125-AD58) received February 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1822. A letter from the Commandant, United States Coast 
     Guard, transmitting the Coast Guard's report entitled 
     ``International Private-Sector Tug-of-Opportunity System for 
     the Waters of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and 
     the Strait of Juan de Fuca,'' pursuant to Public Law 104-58, 
     section 401(a) (109 Stat. 566); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1823. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--VA Homeless 
     Providers Grant and Per Diem Program Clarification of Per 
     Diem Eligibility (RIN: 2900-AH89) received February 10, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       1824. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and Determination Letters [Rev. Proc. 97-17] received 
     February 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1825. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Supplemental Security Income; Determining 
     Disability for a Child Under Age 18; Interim Final Rules With 
     Request for Comments [Regulations Nos. 4 and 16] (RIN: 0960-
     AE57) received February 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1826. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the amount of any contribution 
     accepted for relocation of U.S. Armed Forces within that 
     nation and the specific use of those contributions, pursuant 
     to Public Law 104-106, section 1332(a)(1) (110 Stat. 483); 
     jointly, to the Committees on National Security and 
     International Relations.
       1827. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the semiannual report regarding programs for the protection, 
     control, and accountability of fissile materials in the 
     countries of the former Soviet Union, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-106, section 3131(b) (110 Stat. 617); jointly, to the 
     Committees on National Security and International Relations.
       1828. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a notification that the advisory 
     committee appointed to study the appropriate forum for 
     criminal law jurisdiction over civilians accompanying the 
     Armed Forces in the field outside the United States in time 
     of armed conflict has been unable to finish its report prior 
     to the statutory deadline, pursuant to Public Law 104-106, 
     section 1151(d)(2) (110 Stat. 468); jointly, to the 
     Committees on National Security and the Judiciary.
       1829. A letter from the Chief of Staff, The White House, 
     transmitting certification that no person or persons with 
     direct or indirect responsibility for administering the 
     Executive Office of the President's Drug Free Workplace Plan 
     are themselves subject to a program of individual random drug 
     testing, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7301 note; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Government Reform and Oversight and 
     Appropriations.
       1830. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a report on the two General 
     Accounting Office employees detailed to congressional 
     committees as of January 17, 1997; jointly, to the Committees 
     on Government Reform and Oversight and Appropriations.
       1831. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a report on the 
     agency's steady progress in meeting the challenge of the new 
     Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     and Science.

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