[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 118 (Tuesday, September 9, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9016-S9017]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

  The following communications were laid before the Senate, together 
with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, which were referred 
as indicated:

       EC-2880. A communication from the Acting Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting, a draft bill of proposed 
     legislation to remove a statutory provision; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-2881. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a rule relative to migratory 
     bird hunting (RIN1018-AE14) received on August 27, 1997; to 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs.
       EC-2882. A communication from the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a rule entitled ``Urine Surveillance'' 
     (RIN1120-AA68) received on August 26, 1997; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       EC-2883. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report under the Freedom 
     of Information Act for calendar year 1996; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       EC-2884. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report on foreign 
     economic collection and industrial espionage; to the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence.
       EC-2885. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a rule relative to private 
     delivery services received on August 29, 1997; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-2886. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Revenue Ruling 
     97-37 received on August 29, 1997; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-2887. A communication from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a rule relative to weighted 
     average interest received on September 3, 1997; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-2888. A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, a draft bill of proposed legislation entitled 
     the ``Agricultural Fair Practices Enforcement Authority Act 
     of 1997''; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-2889. A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, a draft

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     bill of proposed legislation to establish the position of 
     Under Secretary; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-2890. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a rule relative to a schedule 
     of fees to be charged, received on August 27, 1997; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2891. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a rule relative to a change in 
     disease status received on September 2, 1997; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2892. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Marketing and Regulatory 
     Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a rule relative to bartlett pears received on August 
     26, 1997; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-2893. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Marketing and Regulatory 
     Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a rule relative to tart cherries received on August 
     26, 1997; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-2894. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a rule relative to quarantined 
     areas received on August 26, 1997; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2895. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Marketing and Regulatory 
     Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a rule relative to limes received on August 27, 1997; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2896. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     State (Legislative Affairs), the report of the Executive 
     Summary and Annexes to the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency for calendar year 1996; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-2897. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     State (Legislative Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on the proliferation of missiles and essential 
     components of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2898. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     State (Legislative Affairs), the report of a memorandum of 
     justification relative to the Nonproliferation and 
     Disarmament Fund; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2899. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, three rules including a rule 
     entitled ``The Potato Research and Promotion Plan'' (AMS-FV-
     96-703, CN-97-003, DA-97-09) received on September 5, 1997; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2900. A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report on horse protection 
     enforcement for fiscal year 1996; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2901. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report entitled ``Mid-
     Session Review of the (Fiscal Year) 1998 Budget''; referred 
     jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975, as 
     modified by the order of April 11, 1986, to the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and to the Committee on the Budget.
       EC-2902. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting, a draft bill of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``The Revised Statute (R.S.) 2477 Rights-of-Way 
     Act''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2903. A communication from the Deputy Associate Director 
     for Compliance, Royalty Management Program, Minerals 
     Management Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, notice of the intention to make refunds of 
     offshore lease revenues where a refund or recoupment is 
     appropriate; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-2904. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Interior (Land and Minerals Management), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a rule entitled ``Public Land Records'' 
     (RIN1004-AC81) received on September 3, 1997; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2905. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Interior (Fish and Wildlife and Parks), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a rule relative to wildlife refuges in 
     Alaska (RIN1018-AD93) received on August 22, 1997; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2906. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary of the Interior (Fish and Wildlife and Parks), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report on Damaged and 
     Threatened National Historic Landmarks for fiscal year 
     1996; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2907. A communication from the Director of the 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     rule entitled ``The Indiana Regulatory Program'' (IN-127-FOR) 
     received on September 3, 1997; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-2908. A communication from the Director of the 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     rule entitled ``The Kentucky Regulatory Program'' (KY-211-
     FOR) received on August 26, 1997; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
       EC-2909. A communication from the Director of the 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     rule entitled ``Coal Moisture Rule'' (RIN1029-AB78) received 
     on August 25, 1997; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-2910. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, one rule 
     relative to conflicts of interest (RIN1991-AB26), received on 
     August 28, 1997; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-2911. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, one rule 
     relative to certificate requirements (RIN1991-AB31), received 
     on August 28, 1997; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-2912. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, one rule 
     relative to conservation standards received on August 28, 
     1997; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2913. A communication from the Chief Counsel of the 
     Bureau of the Public Debt, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a rule received on September 
     3, 1997; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2914. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Notice 97-52; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2915. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a rule 
     entitled ``Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective 
     Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 1998 Rates'' (RIN0938-AH55) 
     received on September 4, 1997; to the Committee on Finance.

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