[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 59 (Thursday, May 8, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H2441-H2444]
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:

       3179. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Tobacco Inspection; Grower's Referendum Results [Docket No. 
     TB-97-01] received May 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3180. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's ``Major'' final rule--Importation of Pork from 
     Sonora, Mexico [APHIS Docket No. 94-106-6] (RIN: 0579-AA71) 
     received May 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       3181. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Accredited Veterinarians; Optional 
     Digital Signature [APHIS Docket No. 96-075-2] received May 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3182. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Pork and Pork Products from Mexico 
     Transiting the United States [APHIS Docket No. 96-076-2] 
     received May 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       3183. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cyfluthrin; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300484; FRL-5175-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     May 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3184. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Plant Extract Derived 
     From Opuntia Lindheimeri (Prickly Pear Cactus), Quercus 
     falcata (Red Oak), Rhus aromatica (Sumac), and Rhizophoria 
     mangle (Mangrove): Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance [OPP-300472; FRL-5600-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     May 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3185. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Aminoethoxyvinylglycine; Pesticide Tolerances [OPP-300480; 
     FRL-5713-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 8, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3186. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the annual report on the Youth Conservation 
     Corps program in the Department for fiscal year 1996, 
     pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1705; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3187. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act--Army violation, case No. 96-08, which totaled $1.3 
     million, occurred in the fiscal year 1990 Military 
     Construction, Army National Guard appropriation at the Mobile 
     District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Mobile, AL, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       3188. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act--Navy violation, case No. 94-05, which totaled $7.9 
     million, occurred in the Phoenix missile program at the Naval 
     Air Systems Command [NAVAIR], pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations.
       3189. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's annual report to the President and the 
     Congress, April 1997, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 113; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       3190. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting certification with respect to the Chemical 
     Demilitarization major defense acquisition program, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2433(e)(1); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       3191. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the annual report of the Maritime Administration 
     [MARAD] for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 46 U.S.C. app. 
     1118; to the Committee on National Security.
       3192. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting notification 
     that the 1998 Defense Manpower Requirements Report will be 
     submitted by July 1, 1997; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       3193. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report

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     on the state of the Reserves and their ability to meet their 
     missions, pursuant to Public Law 104-201, section 1212 (110 
     Stat. 2691); to the Committee on National Security.
       3194. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend the Bretton Woods Agreements Act in order to carry out 
     the purposes of the decision of January 27, 1997, of the 
     Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund relating 
     to the new arrangements to borrow, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1110; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3195. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to the People's Republic of 
     China, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       3196. A letter from the Acting President and Chairman, 
     Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the 
     semiannual report on tied aid credits, pursuant to Public Law 
     99-472, section 19 (100 Stat. 1207); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       3197. A letter from the Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting the Office of Thrift Supervision's 
     1996 annual report to Congress on the preservation of 
     minority savings institutions, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     1462a(g); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3198. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting notice of final funding priorities 
     for fiscal year 1997-98 for a knowledge dissemination and 
     utilization project, research and demonstration projects, and 
     rehabilitation research and training centers, pursuant to 20 
     U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       3199. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on technology innovation challenge 
     grants, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       3200. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on final funding priorities for fiscal 
     years 1997-98 for research and demonstration projects, 
     rehabilitation research and training centers, and a knowledge 
     dissemination and utilization project, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       3201. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled the 
     ``Adult Basic Education and Literacy for the Twenty-First 
     Century Act''; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       3202. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's annual report for the Strategic Petroleum 
     Reserve, covering calendar year 1996, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     6245(a); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3203. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's 21st annual report to Congress 
     entitled ``Automotive Fuel Economy Program,'' pursuant to 49 
     U.S.C. 32916; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3204. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's report 
     ``Uranium Industry Annual 1996,'' pursuant to section 1015 of 
     the Energy Policy Act of 1992; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3205. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Redesignation; Maine; Redesignation of 
     Millinocket to Attainment for Sulfur Dioxide [ME3-1-5258a; A-
     1-FRL-5815-2] received April 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3206. A letter from the Acting Inspector General, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the annual 
     report to Congress summarizing the Office of Inspector 
     General's work in the Environmental Protection Agency's 
     Superfund Program for fiscal 1996, pursuant to Public Law 99-
     499, section 120(e)(5) (100 Stat. 1669); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3207. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tolerance Processing 
     Fees [OPP-30113; FRL-5714-1] received May 8, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3208. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Allotment of Drinking 
     Water State Revolving Fund Monies; Notice [FRL-5708-2] 
     received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3209. 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; New Jersey; Motor 
     Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program [Region II Docket 
     No. NJ23-1-164; FRL-5823-9] received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3210. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware--
     15 Percent Rate of Progress Plan [DE027-1006; FRL-5823-3] 
     received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3211. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of 
     Delaware; Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance 
     Program [DE-28-1009; FRL-5823-4] received May 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3212. 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 and State Operating 
     Permit Programs; State of Missouri [MO 021-1021; FRL-5817-5] 
     received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3213. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware--
     Regulation 24--Control of Volatile Organic Compound 
     Emissions, Section 47--Offset Lithographic Printing [DE026-
     1005; FRL-5820-3] received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3214. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania; Redesignation, Maintenance Plan, and Emissions 
     Inventories for Reading; Ozone Redesignations Policy Change 
     [PA036-4060; FRL-5819-8] received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3215. 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; Ohio Ozone Maintenance 
     Plan [OH104-1a; FRL-5822-5] received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3216. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of a Revision 
     to a State Implementation Plan; Oklahoma; Revision to 
     Particulate Matter Regulations [OK-13-1-7080a; FRL-5822-3] 
     received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3217. 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; State of Missouri [MO 
     023-1023(a); FRL-5822-9] received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3218. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Wake Village, Texas) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-236, RM-8907] received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3219. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Charlevoix, Michigan) [MM 
     Docket No. 97-42, RM-8988] received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3220. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Poplar Bluff, Missouri) 
     [MM Docket No. 97-54, RM-8989] received May 8, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3221. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Garden City, Missouri) [MM 
     Docket No. 97-53, RM-9003] received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3222. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Forest City, Pennsylvania) 
     [MM Docket No. 96-235, RM-8909] received May 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3223. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Clear Lake, South Dakota) 
     [MM Docket No. 96-224, RM-8906] received May 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.

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       3224. A letter from the Administrator, Health Care 
     Financing Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     report entitled ``Evaluation of the Grant Program for Rural 
     Health Care Transition,'' report to Congress 1997, pursuant 
     to 42 U.S.C. 1395ww note, to the Committee on Commerce.
       3225. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the nondisclosure of 
     safeguards information for the quarter ending March 31, 1997, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2167(e); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3226. 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 Malaysia (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-48-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3227. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Blocked Persons, Specially 
     Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Terrorists, 
     Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers, and Blocked 
     Vessels: Removal of Entry (Office of Foreign Assets Control) 
     [31 CFR Part V] received April 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3228. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Blocked Persons, Specially 
     Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Terrorists, 
     Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers, and Blocked 
     Vessels: Additional Designations and Supplemental Information 
     (Office of Foreign Assets Control) [31 CFR Part V] received 
     April 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3229. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Visas: Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act; Visa Fees [Public Notice 
     253] received April 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3230. A letter from the Director, United States Information 
     Agency, transmitting a copy of the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors' 1996 annual report, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 6204; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3231. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Retirement Board, transmitting the personal 
     financial disclosure statements of Board members, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-732 and 1-734(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3232. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Contract 
     Appeals, transmitting the Board's final rule--Rules of 
     Procedure for Travel and Relocation Expenses Cases [48 CFR 
     Part 6104] (RIN: 3090-AG06) received May 7, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       3233. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Contract 
     Appeals, transmitting the Board's final rule--Rules of 
     Procedure for Transportation Rate Cases [48 CFR Part 6103] 
     (RIN: 3090-AG05) received May 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       3234. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Contract 
     Appeals, transmitting the Board's final rule--Rules of 
     Procedure for Decisions Authorized Under 31 U.S.C. 3529 [48 
     CFR Part 6105] (RIN: 3090-AG29) received May 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3235. A letter from the Chairman, Cost Accounting Standards 
     Board, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, transmitting the 
     seventh annual report of the Cost Accounting Standards Board, 
     pursuant to Public Law 100-679, section 5(a) (102 Stat. 
     4062); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3236. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Employment 
     (General) [5 CFR Part 300] (RIN: 3206cAH71) received April 
     30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3237. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Official 
     Duty Station Determinations for Pay Purposes [5 CFR Parts 
     530, 531, and 591] (RIN: 3206-AH84) received May 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3238. A letter from the Director, Financial Services, 
     Library of Congress, transmitting activities of the U.S. 
     Capitol Preservation Commission fund for the 6-month period 
     which ended on December 31, 1996, pursuant to Public Law 100-
     696, section 804 (102 Stat. 4610); to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       3239. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, 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.
       3240. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Environmental Impact 
     Assessment of Nongovernmental Activities in Antarctica [FRL-
     5818-81] received April 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3241. A letter from the Acting Chair, National Indian 
     Gaming Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation that would allow the National Indian Gaming 
     Commission [NIGC] to assess fees on tribes for class II and 
     class III, casino, gaming; to the Committee on Resources.
       3242. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the 1995 annual report on 
     the activities and operations of the Department's Public 
     Integrity Section, Criminal Division, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 
     529; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3243. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Officer, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's 
     final rule--Residency Requirements for Persons Acquiring 
     Firearms [T.D. ATF-389] (RIN: 1512-AB66) received April 22, 
     1997, pursuant to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3244. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report on the 
     availability of bomb making information, the extent to which 
     its dissemination is controlled by Federal law, and the 
     extent to which such dissemination may be subject to 
     regulation consistent with the first amendment to the U.S. 
     Constitution, pursuant to Public Law 104-132, section 709(b) 
     (110 Stat. 1297); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3245. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Visas: Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act; Validity of Nonimmigrant 
     Visas [Public Notice 2538] received April 28, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3246. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the text of final regulations 
     adopted by the Commission, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 438(d); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3247. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), Department of the Army, transmitting the post 
     authorization change report on the San Luis Rey River, CA, 
     local flood protection project, pursuant to Public Law 104-
     303, section 301(a)(3) (110 Stat. 3707); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3248. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's third annual report on the 
     activities of the Department regarding the guarantee of 
     obligations issued to finance the construction, 
     reconstruction, or reconditioning of eligible export vessels; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3249. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Satellite and Information Services, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Schedule of Fees for Access to NOAA Environmental 
     Data and Information and Products Derived Therefrom [Docket 
     No. 970306046-7046-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA25) received May 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       3250. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the annual report on minority 
     small business and capital ownership development for fiscal 
     year 1996, pursuant to Public Law 100-656, section 408 (102 
     Stat. 3877); to the Committee on Small Business.
       3251. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report on small business loans for members 
     released from Reserve service during contingency operations, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-201, Section 1234 (110 Stat. 
     2697); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       3252. A letter from the Acting Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting the 12th report on trade and employment effects 
     of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, pursuant to 19 
     U.S.C. 2705; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3253. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report concerning incentives to employers of 
     members of the Reserve components, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-201, Section 1232 (110 Stat. 2697); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       3254. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Disposition of Excluded Articles Pursuant to the 
     Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act [T.D. 97-30] (RIN: 
     1515-AC09) received April 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3255. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Civil 
     Rights, Office for Civil Rights, transmitting the annual 
     report summarizing the compliance and enforcement activities 
     of the Office for Civil Rights and identifying significant 
     civil rights or compliance problems, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     3413 (b)(1); jointly, to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce and the Judiciary.
       3256. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting notification of the 
     Agency's continuation of support for the activities of PVO's 
     in Yemen is in the national interest of the United States; 
     jointly, to the Committee on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       3257. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's report on congressional 
     recommendations on certain personnel decisions in the 
     executive branch; jointly, to the Committees on Government 
     Reform and Oversight and Appropriations.
       3258. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification that 
     Brazil has adopted a regulatory program governing the

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     incidental taking of certain sea turtles, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101-162, section 609(b)(2) (103 Stat. 1038); jointly, to 
     the Committees on Resources and Appropriations.
       3259. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Secretary's 
     certification to the Congress regarding the incidental 
     capture of sea turtles in commercial shrimping operations, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-162, section 609(b)(2) (103 Stat. 
     1038); jointly, to the Committees on Resources and 
     Appropriations.
       3260. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the act 
     of May 13, 1954, Public Law 358 (33 U.S.C. 981, et seq.), as 
     amended, to improve the operation, maintenance, and safety of 
     the St. Lawrence Seaway, within the territorial limits of the 
     United States, by establishing the Saint Lawrence Seaway 
     Development Corporation as a performance based organization 
     in the Department of Transportation; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

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