[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 30 (Tuesday, March 11, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H886-H887]
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 Speakers table and referred as follows:

       2186. A letter from the Department of Defense, Under 
     Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), transmitting a report of 
     a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act--Army violation, case 
     number 94-01, which occurred when the Huntsville Division, 
     U.S. Army Corps of Engineers [USACE], accepted and processed 
     a reimbursable order from the Air Force citing fiscal year 
     1992 operation and maintenance, Defense-wide funds to acquire 
     furnishings and equipment for future requirements at the 
     Nellis Medical Facility, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations.
       2187. A letter from the Department of Labor, Assistant 
     Secretary for Employment Standards, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural 
     Worker Protection Act (Employment Standards Administration) 
     (RIN: 1215-AA93) received March 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2188. A letter from the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating 
     Officer, transmitting the Corporation's final rule--
     Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest 
     Assumptions for Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received 
     March 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2189. A letter from the Federal Communications Commission, 
     Managing Director, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM 
     Broadcast Stations (Galena and Baxter Springs, Kansas) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-177] received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2190. A letter from the National Endowment for the 
     Humanities, Chairman, 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.
       2191. A letter from the National Endowment of the Arts, 
     Chairman, 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.
       2192. A letter from the National Railroad Passenger 
     Corporation [AMTRAK], Vice President for Government Affairs, 
     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.
       2193. A letter from the Office of Personnel Management, 
     Director, transmitting the Office's final rule--Reduction in 
     Force and Mandatory Exceptions (RIN: 3206-AH64) received 
     March 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2194. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     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.
       2195. A letter from the Thrift Depositor Protection 
     Oversight Board, Acting Executive Director, 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.
       2196. A letter from the Department of the Interior, Acting 
     Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for the Cactus 
     Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl in Arizona (Fish and Wildlife Service) 
     (RIN: 1018-AC85) received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2197. A letter from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--American 
     Lobster Fishery; Technical Amendment [Docket No. 970219034-
     7034-01; I.D. 021097D] (RIN: 0648-xx81) received March 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2198. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of Class E Airspace; Fall River, MA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ANE-45] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2199. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of Class D and E Airspace; South Weymouth, MA 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     ANE-44] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2200. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Springfield/Chicopee, MA 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     ANE-46] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2201. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Nashua, NH, Newport, RI, 
     Mansfield, MA, Providence, RI, and Taunton, MA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANE-11] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2203. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel Transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and E2 Airspace; Orlando, FL (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-40] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       2204. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Fort Stewart, GA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-41] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2205. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D, E2 and E4 Airspace; Gainesville, FL 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     ASO-39] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2206. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace, Fremont, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-2] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2207. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel Transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration [Docket No. 
     28821; Amdt. No. 1786] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received March 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2208. A letter from the Internal Revenue Service, Chief, 
     Regulations Unit, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of Returns and Claims for Refund, Credit, or 
     Abatement; Determination of Correct Tax Liability [Rev. Proc. 
     97-21] received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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