[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 76 (Thursday, June 5, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H3565-H3566]
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:

       3641. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Regulation Governing the Fresh Irish Potato Diversion 
     Program, 1996 Crop [FV-97-80-01] received June 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3642. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Limes Grown in Florida and Imported Limes; Change in 
     Regulatory Period [Docket No. FV-97-911-1A IFR] received June 
     5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       3643. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary for Food, 
     Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Quality Control 
     Provisions of the Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief Act 
     [Workplan Number 93-018] (RIN: 0584-AB75) received May 28, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3644. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy 
     (Installations and Environment), Department of the Navy, 
     transmitting notification of the Secretary's intent to study 
     a commercial or industrial type function performed by 45 or 
     more civilian employees for possible outsourcing, pursuant to 
     10 U.S.C. 2304 note; to the Committee on National Security.
       3645. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Eighty-Third Annual 
     Report of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System covering operations during calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 247; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       3646. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--State 
     Energy Program (Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
     Energy) [Docket No. EE-RM-96-402] (RIN: 1904-AA81) received 
     June 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3647. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash 
     Protection; Child Restraint Systems (National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration) [Docket No. 74-14; Notice 119] (RIN: 
     2127-AG82) received June 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3648. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Standards of 
     Performance for New Stationary Sources; Standards of 
     Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants; 
     Amendments [IL-64-2-5807; FRL-5836-2] received June 5, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3649. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; Arizona---- 
     Maricopa County Ozone Nonattainment Area [AZ 68-0011; FRL-
     5835-8] received June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3650. 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; Approval of Source-Specific VOC and NOx RACT 
     Determinations [PA83-4062a; FRL-5835-2] received June 5, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3651. 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; Approval of VOC and NOx RACT Determinations for 
     Individual Sources [SIPTRAX No. PA-4057a; FRL-5835-4] 
     received June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3652. A letter from the Director, 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-5834-4] received June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3653. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Emissions: Group IV 
     Polymers and Resins [AD-FRL-5836-6] (RIN: 2060-AE37) received 
     June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3654. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Final Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions from Wood Furniture 
     Manufacturing Operations [AD-FRL-5836-8] received June 5, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3655. A letter from the AMD--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 
     (Des Arc, Arkansas) [MM Docket No. 97-31, RM-8930] received 
     June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3656. A letter from the AMD--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 
     (Idaho Falls, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 97-14, RM-8916] received 
     June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3657. A letter from the AMD--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 
     (Driggs, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 97-39, RM-8905] received June 
     5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3658. A letter from the AMD--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 
     (Homedale, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 97-15, RM-8927] received 
     June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3659. 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. 96F-0370] received June 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3660. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of the 
     original report of political contributions by David J. 
     Scheffer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for War 
     Crimes Issues, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3661. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of the 
     original report of political contributions by John Christian 
     Kornblum, of Michigan, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Federal Republic 
     of Germany, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3662. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a letter notifying Congress that on May 
     29 and May 30, due to the uncertain security situation and 
     the possible threat to American citizens and the American 
     Embassy in Sierra Leone, approximately 200 U.S. military 
     personnel, including an 11-member special forces detachment, 
     were positioned in Freetown to prepare for the evacuation of 
     certain U.S. Government employees and private U.S. citizens 
     (H. Doc. No. 105-93); to the Committee on International 
     Relations and ordered to be printed.
       3663. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector General 
     for the period October 1, 1996 through March 31, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3664. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the semiannual report to Congress on Audit 
     Follow-up for the period October 1, 1996, through March 31, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3665. A letter from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation for National Service, transmitting the semiannual 
     report on the activities of the Office of Inspector General 
     for the period October 1, 1996, through March

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     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.
       3666. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the annual report on the valuation of the U.S. 
     Coast Guard Military Retirement System for plan year ending 
     1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3667. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--General Provisions, 
     Definitions: Change in Organizational Title from Field 
     Director and Field Area to Regional Director and Region 
     (National Park Service) (RIN: 1024-AC60) received June 3, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3668. 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; 
     Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Hook-and-Line Gear in Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 
     052897B] received June 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3669. 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; 
     Shortraker and Rougheye Rockfish in the Aleutian Islands 
     Subarea [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 052897A] received 
     June 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3670. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast 
     Groundfish Fishery; Whiting Closure for the Mothership Sector 
     [Docket No. 970403076-7114-02; I.D. 053097A] received June 5, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3671. 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; 
     Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Pollock in the Western 
     Regulatory Area [Docket No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 053097B] 
     received June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3672. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to provide for 
     the transfer of public lands to certain California Indian 
     Tribes; to the Committee on Resources.
       3673. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Big Sandy River, mile 2.1 to mile 3.1 (Coast 
     Guard) (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3674. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Security Zone; Elizabeth River, Norfolk, VA (Coast Guard) 
     [CGD 05-97-032] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3675. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation: Fireworks Displays within the First 
     Coast Guard District (Coast Guard) [CGD01-97-009] (RIN: 2115-
     AE46) received June 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3676. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 97-33] received 
     June 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       3677. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Information Reporting on Transactions with Foreign Trusts and 
     on Large Foreign Gifts [Notice 97-34] received June 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       3678. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner 
     (Examination), Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Investment Credit on Transition 
     Property [Utilities Industry Coordinated Issue] received June 
     3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       3679. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services and the Commissioner of the Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the report of the 1994-1995 
     Advisory Council on Social Security, Volumes I and II, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 907(d); jointly to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means and Commerce.

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