[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 115 (Thursday, September 4, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H6915-H6916]
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:

       4761. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, New York, 
     Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin; 
     Issuance of Grower Diversion Certificates [Docket No. FV97-
     930-5 IFR] received September 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4762. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Glyphosate; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300521; FRL-5732-7] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4763. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propiconazole; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300525; 
     FRL-5735-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4764. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Avermectin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300528; FRL-5737-1] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4765. 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 August 1, 
     1997, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. Doc. No. 105--124); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       4766. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     584, H.R. 1944, H.R. 1585, and H.R. 408, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101--508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388--582); to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
       4767. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations----Administration of Grants 
     and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, 
     Hospitals, and other Non-Profit Organizations and Uniform 
     Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative 
     Agreements to State and Local Governments, pursuant to 20 
     U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4768. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Solicitation Notice 
     Environmental Education Grants Program Fiscal Year 1998 [FRL-
     5878-7] received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4769. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Final Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard 
     (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket No. 
     96-122; Notice 02] (RIN: 2127-AG33) received August 19, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4770. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Anthropomorphic Test Dummy; Six-Year Old Child Dummy 
     (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket No. 
     97-047, Notice 01] (RIN: 2127-AG44) received August 19, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4771. 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 Definitions for the Pennsylvania 
     VOC and NOx RACT and New Source Review Regulations [PA 042-
     4067; FRL-5869-5] received August 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4772. 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 [OH104-3a; FRL-5874-4] received August 8, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4773. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Extension of Interim 
     Revised Durability Procedures for Light-Duty Vehicles and 
     Light-Duty Trucks [AMS-FRL-5879-2] received August 19, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4774. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Emission Guidelines for 
     Existing Sources and Standards of Performances for New 
     Stationary Sources: Large Municipal Waste Combustion Units 
     [AD-FRL-5879-6] received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4775. 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; Maryland; 
     Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Sheet-Fed 
     and Web Lithographic Printing and Paper Coatings [MD040-
     3018a; FRL-5881-6] received August 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4776. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Rule Making a 
     Finding of Failure to Submit a Required State Implementation 
     Plan for Particulate Matter; California----Owens Valley [FRL-
     5883-7] received August 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4777. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Second Emergency 
     Revision of the Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) Treatment 
     Standards for Listed Hazardous Wastes from Carbamate 
     Production [FRL-5884-2] (RIN: 2050-AD38) received August 26, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4778. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and Water Use of 
     Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required Under the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act [16 CFR Part 305] received 
     August 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4779. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--CLIA 
     Program; Fee Schedule Revision [HSQ-219-GNC] (RIN: 0938-AG87) 
     received September 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4780. 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 Israel for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 97-34), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4781. 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 Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States for 
     defense articles and services (Transmittal No. 97-37), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4782. 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 Kuwait for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 97-38),

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     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4783. 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 Egypt for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 97-40), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4784. 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 Egypt for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 97-41), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4785. 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 Korea for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 97-42), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4786. 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 Egypt for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 97-33), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4787. 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 Korea for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 97-36), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4788. 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 Egypt for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 97-39), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4789. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 13-
     97 for a cooperative agreement with Australia in a project on 
     advanced integrated aircraft survivability equipment 
     technology, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       4790. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Korea (Transmittal No. 
     24-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4791. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the President intends to exercise his authority under section 
     610(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act in order to authorize 
     the furnishing of $4 million to Ethiopia, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2411; to the Committee on International Relations.
       4792. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the first annual report on the 
     implementation of a comprehensive program to monitor the end-
     use of defense articles and services, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2785; (H. Doc. No. 105--125); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       4793. 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.
       4794. A letter from the Executive Director, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting a decision of the Board of Directors 
     on an alleged violation of the Worker Adjustment and 
     Retraining Notification (WARN) provisions made applicable by 
     the Congressional Accountability Act; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       4795. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revocation of Obsolete 
     Employee Responsibilities and Conduct Rules [FRL-5870-7] 
     received August 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4796. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Urine 
     Surveillance [BOP-1072-F] (RIN: 1120-AA68) received August 
     25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       4797. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials: Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Liquefied 
     Compressed Gas Services; Revisions and Response to Petitions 
     for Reconsideration [Docket No. RSPA-97-2133 (HM-225)] (RIN: 
     2137-AC97) received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4798. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Manistee River, MI (Coast 
     Guard) [CGD09-97-014] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received August 19, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4799. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations: Hurricane Offshore Classic, St. 
     Petersburg, FL (Coast Guard) [CGD07-97-031] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4800. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation; Clifton River Days, Tennessee River 
     mile 158 to 160, Clifton, Tennessee (Coast Guard) [CGD08-97-
     028] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4801. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation; MY102 Boomsday, Tennessee River 
     mile 645 to 649, Knoxville, Tennessee (Coast Guard) [CGD08-
     97-027] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received August 19, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4802. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation; Riverfest, Cumberland River mile 
     126.5 to 128.5, Clarksville, Tennessee (Coast Guard) [CGD08-
     97-026] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received August 19, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4803. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Ship Channel, Great Egg 
     Harbor Bay, New Jersey (Coast Guard) [CGD05-97-002] (RIN: 
     2115-AE47) received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4804. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to provide 
     flexibility in the order in which the Boards of Veterans' 
     Appeals hears and considers appeals; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       4805. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize 
     provision of care to veterans treated with nasopharyngeal 
     radium irradiation; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       4806. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 97-47] received 
     September 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4807. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient 
     Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 1998 Rates 
     (Health Care Financing Administration) [BPD-878-FC] (RIN: 
     0938-AH55) received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4808. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the reports entitled 
     ``Progress Toward Implementing Superfund'' for fiscal years 
     1992-1994, pursuant to Public Law 99--499, section 120(e)(5) 
     (100 Stat. 1669); jointly to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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