[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 10, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H3657-H3658]
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:

       3693. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Melons Grown in South Texas; Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV97-979-1 FIR] received June 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3694. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Imported Fire Ant; Approved Treatments 
     [Docket No. 96-063-4] received June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3695. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous 
     Products; Revision of Standard Requirements for Clostridium 
     Perfringens Types C and D Toxoids and Bacterin-Toxoids 
     [Docket No. 92-090-2] received June 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3696. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous 
     Products; Definition of Biological Products and Guidelines 
     [Docket No. 93-152-2] (RIN: 0579-AA65) received June 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3697. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bifenthrin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300495; FRL-5719-3] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3698. A letter from the Chief, Natural Resources 
     Conservation Service, transmitting the Service's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Environmental Quality Incentives Program 
     [Workplan Number 96-004] (RIN: 0578-AA19) received June 2, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3699. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for an FY 1997 supplemental 
     appropriation and for FY 1998 budget amendments that will 
     adjust his pending budget requests to be consistent with the 
     recently negotiated Bipartisan Budget Agreement between the 
     President and the Leadership of Congress, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 105--95); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       3700. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Reservists' Education: Increase in 
     Rates Payable Under the Montgomery GI Bill --Selected Reserve 
     (RIN: 2900-AI54) received May 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       3701. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Community 
     Support Requirement [Docket No. 97-39] (RIN: 3069-AA35) 
     received June 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3702. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Technical 
     Amendments to Definition of Deposits in Banks or Trust 
     Companies [Docket No. 97-38] (RIN: 3069-AA63) received June 
     6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       3703. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Executive Order 12933 of October 20, 1994--
     ``Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Certain 
     Contracts'' (Employment Standards Administration, Wage and 
     Hour Division) (RIN: 1215-AA95) received May 22, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       3704. A letter from the Chairperson, National Commission on 
     Libraries and Information Science, transmitting the twenty-
     fifth annual report of the activities of the Commission 
     covering the period October 1, 1995 through September 30, 
     1996, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1504; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       3705. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] Receiving June 10, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       3706. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to assist states 
     and secondary and postsecondary schools to develop, 
     implement, and improve career preparation education so that 
     every student has an opportunity to acquire academic and 
     technical knowledge and skills needed for postsecondary 
     education, further learning, and a wide range of 
     opportunities in high-skill and high-wage careers; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3707. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; 
     Animal Proteins Prohibited in Ruminant Feed [Docket No. 96N-
     0135] (RIN: 0910-AA91) received June 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3708. 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: Revisions to Several 
     Chapters and Appendices of the Alabama Department of 
     Environmental Management (ADEM) Administration Code for the 
     Air Pollution Control Program [AL-044-1 9710a; FRL-5829-9] 
     received June 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3709. 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 [OH104-2a; FRL-5840-8] received June 9, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3710. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste 
     Management System; Testing and Monitoring Activities [FRL-
     5839-6] received June 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3711. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste 
     Management System; Carbamate Production, Identification and 
     Listing of Hazardous Waste; Land Disposal Restrictions; 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Programs; and CERCLA 
     Hazardous Substance Designation and Reportable Quantities 
     [EPA530-Z-97; FRL-5839-7] (RIN: 2050-AD59) received June 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3712. A letter from the Deputy 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-0369] received June 6, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3713. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Neurological Devices; Effective Date of Requirement for 
     Premarket Approval of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulators 
     [Docket No. 93N-0027] received June 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3714. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of an Administration 
     legislative proposal for revitalizing the Public Health 
     Service; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3715. A letter from the Director, Resource Management and 
     Planning Staff, Trade Development, International Trade 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Market Development Cooperative Program [Docket No. 
     970424097-7097-01] (RIN: 0625-ZA05) received June 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3716. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the semiannual report on the activities of the Office of the 
     Inspector General and the Secretary's semiannual report on 
     final action taken on Inspector General audits for the period 
     from 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.
       3717. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Directors, 
     Panama Canal 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.
       3718. A letter from the Deputy Director for Administration, 
     Central Intelligence Agency, transmitting a report of 
     activities under

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     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.
       3719. A letter from the Acting Commissioner of Social 
     Security, Social Security Administration, transmitting the 
     semiannual report on the activities of the Office of 
     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.
       3720. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting certification that lands for the North 
     Cannonball Unit, Standing Rock Indian Reservation have had an 
     adequate soil survey, land classification has been made and 
     that the lands to be irrigated are susceptible to 
     agricultural production by irrigation, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 
     390a; to the Committee on Resources.
       3721. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Environmental Management, Department of Energy, transmitting 
     a summary of the Department of Energy's ``Final Waste 
     Management Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement''; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3722. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Change in Listing Status 
     of Steller Sea Lion (RIN: 1018-AE10) received June 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3723. 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 Halibut and Red King Crab Bycatch Rate Standards for 
     the Second Half of 1997 [Docket No. 900833-1095; I.D. 
     052997D] received June 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3724. 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 Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; 
     Apportionment of Reserve [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 
     052397B] received June 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3725. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the report on the 
     administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act 
     covering the six months ended June 30, 1996, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 621; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3726. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, United 
     States Information Agency, transmitting the Agency's final 
     rule--Exchange Visitor Program [22 CFR Part 514] received May 
     27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       3727. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Fitness Procedures; Safety Ratings (Federal Highway 
     Administration) [FHWA Docket No. MC-94-22; FHWA-97-2252] 
     (RIN: 2125-AC71) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3728. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Procedures for Participating in and received Data from the 
     National Driver Register Problem Driver Pointer System 
     (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket No. 
     84-02; Notice 11] (RIN: 2127-AG21) received May 29, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3729. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials: Use of Non-specification Open-Head Fiber 
     Drum Packagings (Research and Special Programs 
     Administration) [Docket No. RSPA-97-2501 (HM-221B)] (RIN: 
     2137-AD04) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3730. A letter from the Deputy Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting an informational copy 
     of a Report of Building Project Survey for the Department of 
     Transportation (DOT) Headquarters Replacement in Washington, 
     DC, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3731. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend 
     the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment 
     Insurance Act to ease administration of the railroad 
     retirement and railroad unemployment insurance programs; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3732. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a copy of the report entitled ``The Regional 
     Attorney Pilot Project,'' pursuant to Public Law 102--365, 
     section 4(b)(3) (106 Stat. 973); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3733. A letter from the Acting Associate Deputy 
     Administrator for Government Contracting and Minority 
     Enterprise Development, Small Business Administration, 
     transmitting the revised annual report on Minority Small 
     business and Capital Ownership Development for fiscal year 
     1996 to replace EC3250 which was transmitted on May 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to Public Law 100--656, section 408 (102 Stat. 
     3877); to the Committee on Small Business.
       3734. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the 
     housing loan programs for veterans and eligible persons; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       3735. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a letter informing Congress that the 
     proposal required by Section 4008(k)(1) of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 was transmitted with the 
     President's fiscal year (FY) 1998 budget and associated 
     legislative language; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3736. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on the initial estimate of 
     the applicable percentage increase in inpatient hospital 
     payment rates for Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 1998, pursuant to 
     Public Law 101--508, section 4002(g)(1)(B) (104 Stat. 1388--
     36); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3737. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation that 
     would clarify the treatment of military and National Guard 
     aircraft as public aircraft; jointly to the Committees on 
     National Security and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3738. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the third report on 
     environmental estuarine monitoring of organotin 
     concentrations, pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 2406; jointly to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and National 
     Security.
       3739. A letter from the Administrator, National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, transmitting a copy of a 
     report entitled ``NHTSA Plan for Achieving Harmonization of 
     the U.S. and European Side Impact Standards,'' pursuant to 
     Public Law 104--205; jointly to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Commerce.

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