[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 77 (Friday, June 6, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H3575-H3576]
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:

       3680. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imazamox; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300502; FRL-5721-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3681. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--RUS Standard 
     for Acceptance Tests and Measurements of Telecommunications 
     Plant [7 CFR Part 1755] received May 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3682. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Exemptions of 
     RUS Operational Controls under Section 306E of the Rural 
     Electrification Act; Timing of Notification to Borrowers [7 
     CFR Part 1710] received May 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3683. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Special 
     Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting Final Priorities----Research in 
     Education of Individuals with Disabilities Program; Program 
     for Children with Severe Disabilities; Training Personnel for 
     the Education of Individuals with Disabilities, pursuant to 
     20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       3684. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3685. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Energy 
     Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedures 
     for Furnaces/Boilers,

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     Vented Home Heating Equipment, and Pool Heaters (Office of 
     Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) [Docket No. EE-RM-93-
     501] (RIN: 1904-AA45) received June 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3686. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with Japan (Transmittal No. DTC-18-
     97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3687. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities 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.
       3688. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Truck Size and Weight; National Network; North Carolina 
     (Federal Highway Administration) [FHWA Docket No. 96-12] 
     (RIN: 2125-AE04) received June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3689. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Two-Way End-of-Train Telemetry Devices (Federal Railroad 
     Administration) [FRA Docket No. PB-9, Notice No. 7] (RIN: 
     2130-AA73) received June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3690. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials: Shipping Description and Packaging of 
     Oxygen Generators (Research and Special Programs 
     Administration) [Docket No. HM-224A] (RIN: 2137-AD02) 
     received June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3691. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to transfer to 
     the Secretary of Agriculture the authority to conduct the 
     Census of Agriculture; jointly to the Committees on 
     Agriculture and Government Reform and Oversight.
       3692. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend 
     the Railroad Retirement Act and a related statute to change 
     the calculation of the interest rate payable with respect to 
     the investment of railroad retirement trust fund monies and 
     to require that the proceeds of uncashed checks drawn on the 
     railroad retirement and railroad unemployment insurance 
     accounts are returned to the accounts on which the checks 
     were originally drawn; jointly to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Banking and Financial 
     Services.

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