[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 135 (Thursday, October 2, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H8318-H8319]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive communications were taken from
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:
5304. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Carfentrazone-ethyl;
Temporary Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300554; FRL-5744-8] (RIN:
2070-AB78) received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
5305. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Exception Decisions to
Early Entry Prohibition, Worker Protection Standard;
Technical Amendment [OPP-250122; FRL-5599-3] (RIN: 2070-AC95)
received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Agriculture.
5306. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Glyphosate
Oxidoreductase and the Genetic Material Necessary for Its
Production in All Plants; Exemption From Tolerance
Requirement On All Raw Agricultural Commodities [OPP-300552;
FRL-5745-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 2, 1997,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Agriculture.
5307. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, transmitting notification that it is estimated
that the limitation on the Government National Mortgage
Association's (``Ginnie Mae's'') authority to make
commitments for a fiscal year will be reached before the end
of that fiscal year, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1721 nt.; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
5308. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, transmitting the report on State
member bank compliance with the national flood insurance
program, pursuant to Public Law 103--325, section 529(a) (108
Stat. 2266); to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
5309. A letter from the Assistant to the Board of
Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's
final rule--Electronic Fund Transfers [Regulation E; Docket
No. R-0959] received September 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
5310. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department
of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Acquisition Regulation; Revisions to Organizational Conflicts
of Interest (RIN: 1991-AB26) received September 30, 1997,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
5311. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department
of Energy, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final
rule--Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products:
Energy Conservation Standards for Refrigerators,
Refrigerator-freezers and Freezers [Docket No. EE-RM-93-801]
received September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
5312. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Hydraulic Brake
Systems; Passenger Car Brake Systems (National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket 85-06; Notice 13]
(RIN: 2127-AG35) received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
5313. 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;
15% Rate of Progress Plan for the Baltimore Ozone
Nonattainment Area [MD 053-3020; FRL-5905-8] received October
2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Commerce.
5314. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revocation of
Significant New Use Rules for Certain Acrylate Substances
[OPPTS-50625B; FRL-5744-6] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received October
2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Commerce.
5315. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and
Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug
Administration, transmitting the Administration's final
rule--Latex Condoms; User Labeling; Expiration Dating [Docket
No. 95N-0374] (RIN: 0910-AA32) received October 2, 1997,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
5316. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange
Commission, transmitting the report on shareholder proposals,
pursuant to Public Law 104--290, section 510(b)(2) (110 Stat.
3450); to the Committee on Commerce.
5317. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting a report on the status of efforts to
obtain Iraq's compliance with the resolutions adopted by the
U.N. Security Council, pursuant to Public Law 102--1, section
3 (105 Stat. 4); (H. Doc. No. 105--138); to the Committee on
International Relations and ordered to be printed.
5318. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting ILO Convention No.
177 and Recommendation No. 184 concerning Home Work;
Convention No. 178 and Recommendation No. 185 concerning the
Inspection of Seafarers' Working and Living Conditions;
Convention No. 179 and Recommendation No. 186 concerning the
Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers; Convention No. 180
concerning Seafarers' Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships;
Recommendation No. 187 concerning Seafarers' Hours of Work
and the Manning of Ships; and Protocol of 1996 to the
Merchant Shipping Convention, 1976, pursuant to Art. 19 of
the Constitution of the International Labor Organization; to
the Committee on International Relations.
5319. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a memorandom of
justification for use of section 506(a)(2) authority to draw
down articles, services, and military education and training
from the Department of Defense, pursuant to Public Law 101--
513, section 547(a) (104 Stat. 2019); to the Committee on
International Relations.
5320. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for
Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting
the Administration's final rule--Satellite fuel, Ground
Support Equipment, Test Equipment, Payload Adapter/Interface
Hardware, and Replacement Parts for the Preceeding Items,
When Included with a Specific Commercial Communications
Satellite Launch [Docket No. 960918265-7203-04] (RIN: 0694-
AB09) received September 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
5321. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the ATF's revised
strategic plan, pursuant to Public Law 103--62; to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
5322. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department
of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Acquisition Regulation: Elimination of Non-Statutory
Certification Requirements (RIN: 1991-AB31) received
September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
5323. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Grants and Cooperative
Agreements to State and Local Governments, Universities,
Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations [FRL-5881-5]
received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
5324. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection
Board, transmitting the Board's report entitled ``Adherence
to the Merit Principles in the Workplace: Federal Employees'
Views,'' pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1204(a)(3); to the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight.
5325. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and
Budget, transmitting the report to Congress under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, pursuant to 44 U.S.C.
3504(e)(2); to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
5326. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting
the report on the U.S. Antarctic Marine Living Resource
Directed Research Program, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 2431 et
seq.; to the Committee on Resources.
5327. A letter from the Chair, Advisory Council on
California Indian Policy, transmitting the ACCIP Historical
Overview Report: The Special Circumstances of California
Indians, pursuant to Public Law 102--416; Public Law 104--
109; to the Committee on Resources.
5328. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and
Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting
the Department's final rule--Gifts; Acquisition of Lands or
Interest in Lands by Purchase or Condemnation [WO-130-1820-
00-24 1A] (RIN: 1004-AC98) received October 2, 1997, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
5329. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Simultaneous De-
designation and Termination of the Mud Dump Site and
Designation of the Historic Area Remediation Site [FRL-5885-
1] received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
5330. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for Ocean
Services and Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's
final rule--Coastal Service's Center Broad Area Announcement
[Docket No. 9707-14173-7173-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA31) received
September 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Resources.
5331. 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 Cod by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 092697A]
received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Resources.
5332. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries
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Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific
Coast Groundfish Fishery; Nontrawl Sablefish Mop-Up Fishery
[Docket No. 961227373-6373-01; I.D. 092497C] received October
2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Resources.
5333. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's
final rule--Visas: Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under the
Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended [Public Notice
2600] received September 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
5334. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final
rule--Adding Slovenia to the List of Countries Authorized to
Participate in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program and Designating
Ireland as a Permanent Participating Country (Formerly with
Probationary Status) [INS No. 1786-96] (RIN: 1115-AB93)
received October 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
5335. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final
rule--Interim Designation of Acceptable Documents for
Employment Verification [INS No. 1818-96] (RIN: 1115-AE94)
received October 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
5336. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation,
transmitting the Department's 1996 Progress Report on the
Transition to Quieter Airplanes, pursuant to Public Law 101--
508, section 9308(g) (104 Stat. 1388--383); to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure.
5337. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 Series
Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket
No. 96-ANE-35; Amendment 39-10134; AD 97-19-13] (RIN: 2120-
AA64) received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
5338. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D Series
Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket
No. 96-ANE-32; Amendment 39-10133; AD 97-19-12] (RIN: 2120-
AA64) received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
5339. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Enstrom Helicopter Corporation
Model F-28A, F-28C, 280 and 280C Helicopters (Federal
Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-SW-31-AD; Amendment
39-10142; AD 97-20-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September
26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure.
5340. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-7 Series
Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
NM-36-AD; Amendment 39-10141; AD 97-20-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64)
received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
5341. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Model L-188A and L-188C
Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket
No. 97-NM-07-AD; Amendment 39-10140; AD 97-20-02] (RIN: 2120-
AA64) received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
5342. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes
(Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-237-AD;
Amendment 39-10139; AD 97-20-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received
September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
5343. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. TSCP700-4B and -5
Auxillary Power Units (Federal Aviation Administration)
[Docket No. 97-ANE-03; Amendment 39-10138; AD 97-19-18] (RIN:
2120-AA64) received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
5344. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models
1900, 1900C, and 1900D Airplanes (Federal Aviation
Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-60-AD; Amendment 39-10131;
AD 97-15-13 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1997,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
5345. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Hazardous Materials in Intrastate Commerce; Delay of
Compliance Date, Technical Amendments, Corrections and
Response to Petitions for Reconsideration (Research and
Special Programs Administration) [Docket HM-200; Amdt. Nos.
171-154 and 173-262] (RIN: 2137-AB37) received September 26,
1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
5346. A letter from the Chairman, Interagency Coordinating
Committee on Oil Pollution Research, transmitting the
Committee's biennial report to Congress, pursuant to Public
Law 101--380, section 7001(e) (104 Stat. 564); to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
5347. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation,
transmitting a report entitled ``Implementation of the
National Intelligent Transportation System Program,''
pursuant to Public Law 102--240, section 6054(c); to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
5348. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's
final rule--NOAA Pan-American Climate Studies (PACS), Program
Announcement--September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
5349. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations
Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the
Department's final rule-- Appeals Regulations: Remand for
Further Development (RIN: 2900-AI50) received October 2,
1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
5350. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public
Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Regulations
Governing the Offering of United States Mortgage Guaranty
Insurance Company Tax and Loss Bonds [Department of the
Treasury Circular, Public Debt Series No. 3-68] received
September 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
5351. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S.
Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Import Restrictions Imposed on Archeological Artifacts from
Guatemala [T.D. 97-81] (RIN: 1515-AC24) received October 1,
1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
5352. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary,
Department of Labor, transmitting a report concerning
Recommendations to Ensure Compliance by Federal Contractors
and Subcontractors, pursuant to Public Law 104--208, section
8118 (110 Stat. 3009--114); jointly to the Committees on
National Security and Veterans' Affairs.
5353. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation,
transmitting a report entitled ``Successful Telecommuting
Programs in the Public and Private Sectors,'' pursuant to
Public Law 104--50, section 345; jointly to the Committees on
Education and the Workforce and Appropriations.
5354. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting
the Seventh Annual Report for the Demonstration and
Commercial Application of Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency Technologies Program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 12006;
jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Science.
5355. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation,
transmitting the Department's report entitled ``Importing
Noncomplying Motor Vehicles'' for calendar year 1996,
pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30169(b); jointly to the Committees on
Commerce and Ways and Means.
5356. A letter from the Executive Director, Office of
Compliance, transmitting a notice of proposed rulemaking
(proposing amendments to procedural rules previously adopted)
for publication in the Congressional Record, pursuant to
Public Law 104--1, section 303(b) (109 Stat. 28); jointly to
the Committees on House Oversight and Education and the
Workforce.
5357. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Secretary's
certification to the Congress regarding the incidental
capture of Sea Turtles in commercial shrimping operations,
pursuant to Public Law 101--162, section 609(b)(2) (103 Sat.
1038); jointly to the Committees on Resources and
Appropriations.
5358. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report to
Congress on Iran-Related Multilateral Sanction Regime
Efforts, pursuant to Public Law 104--172, section 4(b) and
10(a); jointly to the Committees on International Relations,
Banking and Financial Services, and Ways and Means.
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