[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 20, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H3067-H3068]
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:

       3368. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals of budget authority as of May 1, 
     1997, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. Doc. No. 105--84); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       3369. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--De Novo Applications for a Federal Savings Association 
     Charter [No. 97-48] (RIN: 1550-AA76) received May 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       3370. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 95F-0163] received May 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3371. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food 
     for Human Consumption; 1,3-Butylene Glycol [Docket No. 87G-
     0351] received May 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3372. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Medical Devices; Establishment of a Performances 
     Standard for Electrode Lead Wires and Patient Cables [Docket 
     No. 94N-0078] received May 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3373. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Informal Small Entity Guidance [10 
     CFR Part 2] (RIN: 3150-AF68) received May 16, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3374. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Venezuela 
     (Transmittal No. 18-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3375. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Venezuela 
     (Transmittal No. 17-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3376. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to France 
     (Transmittal No. 10-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3377. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to France 
     (Transmittal No. 11-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3378. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Australia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 97-15), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3379. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Australia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 97-16), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3380. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Japan for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 97-13), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3381. 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.
       3382. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 1996, through March 31, 1997; and the semiannual 
     management report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3383. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Royalty Management, 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.

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       3384. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Pipeline Right-Of-Way 
     Applications and Assignment Fees; Requirement for Filing of 
     Lease Transfers [30 CFR Part 250 and 256] (RIN: 1010-AC04) 
     received May 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3385. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Indian 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Operation of U.S.M.S. ``North Star'' 
     Between Seattle, Washington, and Stations of the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs and Other Government Agencies, Alaska (Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs) [25 CFR Part 142] (RIN: 1076-AD66) 
     received May 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3386. 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; 
     Greenland Turbot in the Aleutian Islands Subarea [Docket No. 
     961107312-7021-02; I.D. 051297A] received May 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3387. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospace Technologies of 
     Australia, Nomad N22 and N24 Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-CE-100-AD; Amdt. 39-
     10022; AD 97-10-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3388. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-90-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10023; AD 97-10-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 
     15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3389. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-283-AD; Amdt. 39-10024; AD 97-10-12] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received May 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3390. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), 
     Ltd. Model 1125 Westwind Astra Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-96-AD; Amdt. 39-
     10018; AD 97-10-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3391. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model CN-235 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-144-AD; Amdt. 39-10019; AD 
     97-10-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 15, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3392. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model CN-235 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-138-AD; Amdt. 39-10020; AD 
     97-10-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 15, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3393. 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-168-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10021; AD 97-10-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 
     15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3394. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Prohibition Against Certain Flights Within the Territory and 
     Airspace of Afghanistan (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 27744; Special Flight Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 
     No. 67] (RIN: 2120-AG40) received May 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3395. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Temporary Establishment of Class D Airspace; Anchorage 
     International Airport, Alaska (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AAL-3] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received May 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3396. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Omaha, NE; Correction (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ACE-21] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3397. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of Class D and E2 Airspace; Lawrenceville, GA 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     ASO-12] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3398. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 28904; Amdt. No. 402] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received May 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3399. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone--Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (U.S. Coast 
     Guard) [CGD09-97-012] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received May 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3400. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Security Zone; Coast Waters Adjacent to South Florida (U.S. 
     Coast Guard) [CGD07-96-013] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received May 15, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3401. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations: Fort Meyers Beach, FL (U.S. Coast 
     Guard) [CGD07-97-010] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received May 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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