[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 95 (Tuesday, July 8, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H4909-H4912]
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:

       4039. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Irish Potatoes Grown in Washington: Amended Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. FV97-946-1 FIR] received July 8, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4040. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Milk in the Eastern Colorado Marketing Area; Suspension of 
     Certain Provisions of the Order [DA-97-05] received July 3, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4041. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State 
     Designation [Docket No. 97-041-1] received June 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4042. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300500; FRL-5719-9] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4043. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report of violations of the Anti-
     Deficiency Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       4044. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``Report on Accounting for 
     United States Assistance Under the Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction (CTR) Program,'' pursuant to section 1206 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       4045. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting notice of Final Funding Priorities 
     for Fiscal Year 1997-1998 for a Knowledge Dissemination and 
     Utilization Project Rehabilitation Research and Training 
     Centers, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       4046. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Impact Aid Program, Title 
     VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, pursuant

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     to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4047. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--William D. Ford Federal 
     Direct Loan Program, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       4048. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the Notice of Final Funding Priorities 
     for Fiscal Years 1997-1998 for 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.
       4049. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the final regulations for Impact Aid 
     Program, Title VIII of the Elementary and Secretary Education 
     Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       4050. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the final regulations for William D. 
     Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4051. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Reorganizing, 
     Renumbering, and Reinvention of Regulations; Terminology; 
     Correction (RIN: 1212-AA75) received June 26, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       4052. 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 Kansas [KS 
     026-1026; FRL-5853-1] received July 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4053. 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 Plan for Yolo-Solano Air 
     Quality Management District [CA 105-0041a; FRL-5843-9] 
     received July 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4054. A letter from the Associate Managing Director for 
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     ``Major'' final rule--Assessment and Collection of Regulatory 
     Fees for Fiscal Year 1997 [MM Docket No. 96-186] received 
     June 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4055. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of 
     the Telecommunications Act of 1996: Reform of Filing 
     Requirements and Carrier Classifications; Anchorage Telephone 
     Utility, Petition for Withdrawal of Cost Allocation Manual 
     [CC Docket No. 96-193; AAD 95-91] received July 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4056. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Review of Sections 
     68.104 and 68.213 of the Commission's Rules Concerning 
     Connection of Simple Inside Wiring to the Telephone Network, 
     and Petition for Modification of Section 68.213 of the 
     Commission's Rules filed by the Electronic Industries 
     Association [CC Docket No. 88-57; RM-5643] received July 2, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4057. 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 
     (Raton, New Mexico) [MM Docket No. 96-206, RM-8877] received 
     July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4058. 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 
     (Nashville, Arkansas) [MM Docket No. 97-16, RM-8932] received 
     July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4059. 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 
     (Chatom and Grove Hill, Alabama) [MM Docket No. 97-71, RM-
     8920] received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4060. 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 
     (Glenwood Springs, Colorado) [MM Docket No. 97-40, RM-8949] 
     received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4061. 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 
     (Mukwonago, Wisconsin) [MM Docket No. 97-92, RM-9032] 
     received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4062. 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 
     (Dickson, Oklahoma) [MM Docket No. 96-248, RM-8950] received 
     July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4063. 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 
     (Naches, Washington) [MM Docket No. 97-2, RM-8955] received 
     July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4064. 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 
     (Llano and Marble Falls, Texas) [MM Docket No. 95-49, RM-
     8558] received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4065. 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 
     (Victor, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 97-37, RM-8975] received July 
     2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4066. 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 
     (Victor, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 97-33, RM-8937] received July 
     2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4067. 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 
     (Valdez, Alaska) [MM Docket No. 96-258, RM-8967] received 
     July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4068. 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 
     (Franklin, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 97-13, RM-8915] received 
     July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4069. 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 
     (Grass Valley, California) [MM Docket No. 97-29, RM-8921] 
     received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4070. 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 
     (Portland and Seaside, Oregon) [MM Docket No. 96-212, RM-
     8884] received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4071. 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 
     (Alamogordo, New Mexico) [MM Docket No. 96-144, RM-8827] 
     received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4072. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Concerning Trade Regulation Rule on Care Labeling of Textile 
     Wearing Apparel and Certain Piece Goods; Conditional 
     Exemption From Terminology Section of the Care Labeling Rule 
     [16 CFR Part 423] received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4073. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Postmarketing Expedited Adverse Experience Reporting 
     for Human Drug and Licensed Biological Products; Increased 
     Frequency Reports [Docket No. 96N-0108] received July 2, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4074. 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. 97F-0062] received July 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4075. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration,

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     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food 
     Additives: Polymers; Technical Amendment [Docket No. 97F-
     0198] received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4076. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Investigational New Drug Application; Exception from 
     Informed Consent; Technical Amendment [Docket No. 97N-0223] 
     received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4077. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Adminsitration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 97F-0004] received July 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4078. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Rulemaking for the EDGAR System (RIN: 3235-AG96) 
     received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4079. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 10-
     97 extending U.S. involvement in the Cooperative Outboard 
     Logistics Update (COBLU) with the United Kingdom, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       4080. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Bahrain for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 97-22), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4081. 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.
       4082. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Washington 
     Convention Center Authority Accounts and Operation for Fiscal 
     Years 1995 and 1996,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-
     117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4083. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, transmitting the Chief Financial 
     Officers Act Report for the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation for 1996, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4084. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting the 1996 management reports of the 12 
     Federal Home Loan Banks and the Financing Corporation, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       4085. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report of activities under 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.
       4086. A letter from the Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, 
     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.
       4087. A letter from the Chief, Forest Service, transmitting 
     a copy of the Final Environmental Impact Statement, Record of 
     Decision, and the Revised Land and Resource Management Plan 
     for the Tongass National Forest; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4088. 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; 
     Northern Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 062497C] 
     received July 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       4089. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; 
     ``Other Rockfish'' Species Group in the Eastern Regulatory 
     Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 961126334-7025-02; 
     I.D. 062497B] received July 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4090. 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; Trip Limit Reductions [Docket No. 
     961227373-6373-01; I.D. 062797C] received July 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4091. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Define Fishing Trip 
     in Groundfish Fisheries [Docket No. 970619143-7143-01; I.D. 
     061097A] (RIN: 0648-AC68) received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4092. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Commercial 
     Quota Harvested for Massachusetts [Docket No. 960805216-7111-
     06; I.D. 063097C] received July 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4093. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Virginia Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan 
     [VA-104-FOR] received June 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4094. A letter from the Director, Executive Office for U.S. 
     Trustees, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Qualifications and Standards for 
     Standing Trustees (RIN: 1105-AA32) received July 1, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       4095. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Civil Money Penalties Inflation Adjustments (Coast Guard) 
     [CGD 96-052] (RIN: 2105-AC63) received June 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       4096. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class D and Class E Airspace; Los Angeles, CA 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     AWP-15] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received June 30, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4097. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Lewisburg, WV (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-24] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received June 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4098. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 28936; Amdt. No. 403] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received June 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4099. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -
     400, and -500 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-28-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10060; AD 97-14-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4100. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-154-AD; Amdt. 39-10051; AD 97-13-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4101. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Hamilton Standard 54H60 Series 
     Propellers (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     ANE-24-AD; Amdt. 39-10054; AD 97-13-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4102. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Regulated Navigation Area Regulations; Lower 
     Mississippi River (Coast Guard) [CGD08-97-018] (RIN: 2115-
     AE84) received June 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4103. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes, 
     Excluding Airplanes Equipped With Pratt & Whitney PW4000 and 
     General Electric CF6-80C2 Series Engines (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-94-AD; Amdt. 39-10064; AD 
     97-14-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 7, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4104. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation 
     Model G-159 (G-I) Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-17-AD; Amdt. 39-10066; AD 97-14-08] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received July 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4105. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation 
     Model G-159 (G-I) Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-16-AD; Amdt. 39-10068; AD 97-14-10] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received July 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       4106. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Lockhead Model L-1011 Series 
     Airplanes Equipped with Rolls-Royce Model RB211-524 Series 
     Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-
     06-AD; Amdt. 39-10065, AD 97-14-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     July 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4107. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation 
     Model G-159 (G-I) Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-15-AD; Amdt. 39-10067; AD 97-14-09] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received July 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4108. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Abandonment and 
     Discontinuance of Rail Lines and Rail Transportation Under 49 
     U.S.C. 10903 [STB Ex Parte No. 537] received July 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4109. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act 
     of 1996 (RIN: 2900-AI66) received June 27, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       4110. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Veterans Education: Submission of 
     School Catalogs to State Approving Agencies (RIN: 2900-AH97) 
     received June 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       4111. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Regulations 
     Governing Book-Entry Treasury Bonds, Notes, and Bills; 
     Determination Regarding State Statute; District of Columbia 
     [Department of the Treasury Circular, Public Debt Series, No. 
     2-86] received July 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4112. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Accelerated Cost Recovery System [Revenue Ruling 97-29] 
     received June 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4113. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Guidance Regarding Claims for Certain Income Tax Convention 
     Benefits [TD 8722] (RIN: 1545-AV33) received June 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4114. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Transition Relief for Failures to Make Plan Distribution to 
     Certain Employees or Offer Options to Defer Distribution by 
     April 1, 1997 [Announcement 97-70] received July 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

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