[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 56 (Monday, May 5, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H2166-H2168]
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:

       3070. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Karnal Bunt Regulated Areas [Docket No. 
     96-016-19] (RIN: 0579-AA83) received May 2, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3071. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's ``Major'' final rule--Karnal Bunt; Compensation for 
     the 1995-1996 Crop Season [Docket No. 96-016-17] (RIN: 0579-
     AA83) received May 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3072. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Pink Bollworm Regulated Areas [Docket 
     No. 97-023-1] received May 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3073. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Zoological Park Quarantine of Ruminants 
     and Swine Imported from Countries Where Foot-and-Mouth 
     Disease or Rinderpest Exists [APHIS Docket No. 94-136-2] 
     received May 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       3074. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Genetically Engineered Organisms and 
     Products; Simplification of Requirements and Procedures for 
     Genetically Engineered Organisms [APHIS Docket No. 95-040-4] 
     (RIN: 0579-AA73) received May 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3075. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Electronic Filing of Disclosure 
     Documents with the Commission [17 CFR Part 4] received May 5, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.

[[Page H2167]]

       3076. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Recordkeeping Reports by Futures 
     Commission Merchants, Clearing Members, Foreign Brokers, and 
     Large Traders [17 CFR Parts 1, 15, 16, and 17] received May 
     5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       3077. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imazapyr; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [OPP-300471; FRL-5599-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     May 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3078. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the annual 
     report on conditional registration of pesticides during 
     fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 136w-4; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3079. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act--Army violation, 
     case No. 96-03, which totaled $489,600, occurred in the 
     fiscal year 1995 operation and maintenance, Army National 
     Guard appropriation, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       3080. A letter from the Director, Defense Finance 
     Accounting Service, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notification that the Defense Finance and Accounting Service 
     [DFAS] is initiating a cost comparison study of DFAS 
     accounting functions supporting the Defense Commissary Agency 
     [DeCA], pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 note; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       3081. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a corrected report to 
     replace the original report numbered EC2882, and printed in 
     the Congressional Record dated April 28, 1997; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       3082. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report on the event-based decision making 
     for the F-22 aircraft program for the fiscal year for which 
     the President has submitted a budget, pursuant to section 218 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 
     1997; to the Committee on National Security.
       3083. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Hispanic-Serving Institutions Work 
     Study Program [Docket No. FR-4070-F-03] (RIN: 2528-AA06) 
     received April 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3084. A letter from the 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. 
     412, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 
     Stat. 1388-582); to the Committee on the Budget.
       3085. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting notice of final priorities and 
     selection criteria--Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 
     Communities National Programs: Federal Activities Grants 
     Program, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       3086. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting notice of final priorities and 
     selection criteria--Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 
     Communities National Programs: Grants to Institutions of 
     Higher Education, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3087. A letter from the Chairman, Harry S. Truman 
     Scholarship Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's annual 
     report for 1996, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 2012(b); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3088. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Land Disposal 
     Restrictions--Phase IV: Treatment Standards for Wood 
     Preserving Wastes, Paperwork Reduction and Streamlining, 
     Exemptions from RCRA for Certain Processed Materials; and 
     Miscellaneous Hazardous Waste Provisions [FRL-5816-5] (RIN: 
     2050-AE05) received May 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3089. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Control of Air 
     Pollution from Aircraft and Aircraft Engines; Emission 
     Standards and Test Procedures [AMS-FRL-5821-3] (RIN: 2060-
     AF50) received May 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3090. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendments to the Amateur Service Rules Including 
     Amendments for Examination Credit, Eligibility for a Club 
     Station License, Recognition of the Volunteer Examiner 
     Session Manager, a Special Event Call Sign System, and a 
     Self-Assigned Indicator in the Station Identification [WT 
     Docket No. 95-57, RM-8301, RM-8418, RM-8462] received April 
     23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3091. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's report entitled 
     ``Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences, Fiscal Year 
     1996,'' for events at licensed nuclear facilities, pursuant 
     to 42 U.S.C. 5848; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3092. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Definition of ``prepared by or on behalf of the 
     issuer'' for Purposes of Determining if an Offering Document 
     is Subject to State Regulation [Release No. 33-7418; File 
     Number S7-6-97] (RIN: 3235-AH14) received April 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce
       3093. 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 Italy (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-32-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       3094. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report entitled ``Assistance Related to International 
     Terrorism Provided by the U.S. Government to Foreign 
     Countries,'' pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-7(b); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3095. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revisions and Clarifications to the 
     Export Administration Regulations (Bureau of Export 
     Administration) [Docket No. 970306044-7044-01] (RIN: 0694-
     AB56) received May 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3096. A letter from the Chairman, District of Columbia 
     Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's annual report of 
     activities for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     Section 1-732 and 1-734(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3097. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     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.
       3098. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal Labor 
     Relations Authority, 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.
       3099. A letter from the Independent Counsel, Office of 
     Independent Counsel, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual 
     report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
     [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3100. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a copy of the report, ``Agency 
     Compliance with Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
     of 1995,'' pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 1538; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3101. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Classification, Downgrading, Declassification and 
     Safeguarding of National Security Information [5 CFR Part 
     1312] (RIN: 0348-AB34) received May 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       3102. A letter from the Secretary, The Commission on Fine 
     Arts, transmitting the Commission's annual report on the 
     activities of the inspector general for fiscal years 1995 and 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3103. A letter from the Secretary, The Commission on Fine 
     Arts, transmitting the fiscal year annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3104. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting proposed regulations at 11 CFR Part 
     104 governing recordkeeping and reporting by political 
     committees: best efforts, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 438(d); to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
       3105. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Protection and Enhancement of 
     Environmental Quality; Technical and Clarifying Amendments 
     [Docket No. FR-2206-F-04] received April 25, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3106. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule to List the 
     Barton Springs Salamander as Endangered [50 CFR Part 17] 
     (RIN: 1018-AC22) received April 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3107. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Management Measures 
     to Reduce Seabird Bycatch in the Hook-and-Line Groundfish 
     Fisheries [Docket No. 970226037-7094-02; I.D. 022197F] (RIN: 
     0648-AJ39) received May 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801 
     (a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3108. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and

[[Page H2168]]

     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Threatened Fish and Wildlife; Change in Listing 
     Status of Stellar Sea Lions Under the Endangered Species Act 
     [Docket No. 961217358-6358-01; I.D. 041995B] (RIN: 0648-xx77) 
     received May 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3109. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by 
     Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 042897A] 
     received May 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801 (a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3110. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Yellowfin Sole by 
     Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 042897B] received 
     May 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801 (a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3111. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the U.S. Courts, transmitting the annual report on 
     applications for court orders made to Federal and State 
     courts to permit the interception of wire, oral, or 
     electronic communications during calendar year 1996, pursuant 
     to 18 U.S.C. 2519(3); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3112. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revision of HUD's Fair Housing 
     Complaint Processing [Docket No. FR-4031-F-02] (RIN: 2529-
     AA79) received April 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3113. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Grants Program for Indian Tribes (Office of Justice 
     Programs) [OJP No. 1099] (RIN: 1121-AA41) received April 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       3114. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (Office of 
     Justice Programs) [OJP (BJA) No. 1010] (RIN: 1121-AA24) 
     received April 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3115. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Young American Medals Program (Office of Justice 
     Programs) [OJP No. 1078] (RIN: 1121-AA37) received April 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       3116. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's amendments to the 
     sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary, 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(p); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       3117. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting a report and recommendations on 
     cocaine and Federal sentencing policy pursuant to section two 
     of Public Law 104-38, pursuant to Public Law 104-38, section 
     2(a) (109 Stat. 334); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3118. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Corson Inlet, Strathmere, 
     New Jersey (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD05-96-101] (RIN: 2115-AE47) 
     received May 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3119. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; Tampa Bay, Florida (U.S. Coast 
     Guard) [COTP Tampa-97-022] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received May 1, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3120. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Regulations for 
     the Publication, Posting and Filing of Tariffs for the 
     Transportation of Property by or with a Water Carrier in the 
     Noncontiguous Domestic Trade [STB Ex. Parte No. 618] received 
     April 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3121. A letter from the Acting Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's third report on the impact of 
     the Andean Trade Preference Act on U.S. trade and employment 
     from 1994 to 1995, pursuant to Public Law 102-182, section 
     207 (105 Stat. 1244); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3122. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     In, First-Out Inventories [Rev. Rul. 97-22] received May 1, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       3123. A letter from the National Director, Tax Forms and 
     Publications Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Tax Forms and Instructions [Rev. 
     Proc. 97-25] received May 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3124. A letter from the National Director, Tax Forms and 
     Publications Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--General Rules for Filing and 
     Specifications for the Private Printing of Substitute Forms 
     W-2 and W-3 [Rev. Proc. 97-24] received April 23, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       3125. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Credit for Producing Fuel from a Nonconventional Source, 29 
     Inflation Adjustment Factor, and 29 Reference Price [Notice 
     97-28, 1997-18 I.R.B.] received May 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3126. A letter from the Chairman of the Board, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the 22d annual 
     report of the Corporation, which includes the Corporation's 
     financial statements as of September 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 1308; jointly, to the Committees on Education and 
     Workforce and Ways and Means.
       3127. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the President proposes to exercise his authority under 
     section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended, the ``Act'', to provide a contribution to the Korean 
     Peninsula Energy Development Organization [KEDO], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2364(a)(1); jointly, to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       3128. A letter from the Attorney General of the United 
     States, transmitting the 1996 annual report on the number of 
     applications that were made for orders and extension of 
     orders approving electronic surveillance under the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1807; 
     jointly, to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select) 
     and the Judiciary.
       3129. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     March 1997 ``Treasury Bulletin,'' pursuant to 2297(g), and 31 
     U.S.C. 331(b); jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
     Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and 
     the Workforce, Resources, and Agriculture.

                          ____________________