[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 5 (Tuesday, February 3, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H231-H239]
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:

       6724. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Peanuts Marketed in the United States; Relaxation of Handling 
     Regulations [Docket Nos. FV97-997-1 IFR and FV97-998-1 IFR] 
     received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6725. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
     Florida and Imported Grapefruit; Relaxation of the Minimum 
     Size Requirement for Red Seedless Grapefruit [Docket No. 
     FV98-905-2 IFR] received January 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6726. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington; Establishment of 
     Interim and Final Free and Restricted Percentages for the 
     1997-98 Marketing Year [Docket No. FV98-982-1 IFR] received 
     January 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       6727. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Tomatoes Grown in Florida and Imported Tomatoes; Final Rule 
     to Change Minimum Size and Size Designation Requirements 
     [Docket No. FV97-966-1 FR] received January 9, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6728. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California; 
     Revision to Container Requirements [Docket No. FV98-925-2 
     IFR] received January 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6729. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al; 
     Temporary Suspension of Proviso for Exporting Juice and Juice 
     Concentrate; Establishment of Regulations for Handler 
     Diversion [Docket No. FV97-930-4 IFR] received January 9, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6730. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
     Florida; Limiting the Volume of Small Florida Red Seedless 
     Grapefruit [Docket No. FV97-905-1 FIR] received January 9, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6731. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California; 
     Temporary Suspension of Continuing Assessment Rate [Docket 
     No. FV98-925-1 IFR] received January 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6732. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Onions Grown in South Texas; Decreased Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. FV98-959-1 IFR] received January 9, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6733. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Humane Treatment of Dogs and Cats; Wire 
     Flooring [Docket No. 95-100-2] (RIN: 0579-AA78) received 
     January 23, 1998,

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     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6734. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Horses from Mexico; Quarantine 
     Requirements [Docket No. 96-052-3] received January 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6735. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule-- Restrictions on the Importation of 
     Ruminants, Meat and Meat Products From Ruminates, and Certain 
     Other Ruminant Products [Docket No. 97-127-1] received 
     January 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       6736. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans for Louisiana: 
     Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program; Correction 
     [LA-33-1-7374; FRL-5955-9] received January 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6737. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Consolidation of 
     Certain Food and Feed Additive Tolerance Regulations [OPP-
     300572; FRL-5755-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 13, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6738. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Carboxin; Extension of 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300604; FRL-5766-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6739. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Zinc Phosphide; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300453; 
     FRL-5588-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6740. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Sodium Bicarbonate and 
     Potassium Bicarbonate; Tolerance Exemptions [OPP-300440A; 
     FRL-5572-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received December 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6741. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tree Assistance Program 
     (RIN: 0560-AF17) received January 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6742. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Hybrid Seed Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Hybrid Seed Corn Crop 
     Insurance Provisions (RIN: 0563-AA78) received January 12, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6743. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--General Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Hybrid Sorghum Seed Endorsement and Common Crop Insurance 
     Regulations; Hybrid Sorghum Seed Crop Insurance Provisions 
     (RIN: 0563-AB03) received December 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6744. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Canola and Rapeseed Crop Insurance Provisions [7 CFR Part 
     457] received December 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6745. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Potato Crop Insurance Regulations; and 
     Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Northern Potato Crop 
     Insurance Provisions, Central and Southern Potato Crop 
     Insurance Provisions, Northern Potato Quality Endorsement 
     Crop Insurance Provisions, Northern Processing Potato Quality 
     Endorsement Crop Insurance Provisions, Certified Seed Potato 
     Endorsement Crop Insurance Provisions, and Northern Potato 
     Storage Endorsement Crop Insurance Provisions [7 CFR Parts 
     422 and 457] received December 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6746. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Basic 
     Provisions; and Various Crop Insurance Provisions (RIN: 0563-
     AB03) received December 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6747. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Pea Crop Insurance Regulations; and 
     Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Dry Pea Crop Insurance 
     Provisions [7 CFR Part 457] received January 8, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6748. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Sweet Corn Insurance Regulations; and 
     Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Processing Sweet Corn Crop 
     Insurance Provisions [7 CFR Parts 437 and 457] received 
     January 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       6749. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Public Information [7 CFR Part 412] 
     received January 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6750. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for emergency appropriations 
     of $6,000,000 for the Department of Agriculture from the sale 
     of grain in the disaster reserve established in the 
     Agricultural Act of 1970, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. 
     Doc. No. 105--198); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       6751. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report of eight new deferrals of 
     budgetary resources, totaling $4.8 billion, pursuant to 2 
     U.S.C. 684(a); (H. Doc. No. 105--205); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       6752. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the Budget of the United States 
     Government, Fiscal Year 1999, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1105(a); 
     (H. Doc. No. 105--177); to the Committee on Appropriations 
     and ordered to be printed.
       6753. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the report on 
     military expenditures for countries receiving U.S. 
     assistance, pursuant to section 511(b) of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1993; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       6754. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Finance 
     and Accounting Service, transmitting notification that the 
     Defense Finance and Accounting Service is modifying the scope 
     of the cost comparison study of accounting functions 
     supporting the Defense Commissary Agency announced on July 
     18, 1997, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       6755. A letter from the Director, Office of the Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Compensation of Certain Former Operatives Incarcerated 
     by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (RIN: 0790-AG43) 
     received January 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       6756. A letter from the Director, Office of the Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--National Policy on Reciprocity of Failures and 
     Guidelines for Implementation of Reciprocity (RIN: 0790-AG55) 
     received January 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       6757. A letter from the Director, Office of Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Personnel Security Policies for Granting Access to 
     Classified Information (RIN: 0790-AG54) received January 27, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       6758. A letter from the Director, Office of the Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--National Policy on Technical Surveillance 
     Countermeasures (RIN: 0790-AG56) received January 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       6759. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Determination of Fair and Reasonable Guideline Rates for the 
     Carriage of Bulk and Packaged Preference Cargoes on U.S.-Flag 
     Commercial Vessels [Docket No. R-158] (RIN: 2133-AB19) 
     received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       6760. 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 
     (Coast Guard) (RIN: 2900-AI89) received December 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       6761. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Housing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Rural Rental Housing Assistance 
     (RIN: 0575-AC15) received December 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       6762. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule-- Risk-Based Capital Standards: 
     Market Risk [12 CFR Part 325] received December 18, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       6763. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--
     Membership Eligibility [No. 97-66] (RIN: 3069-AA66) received 
     January 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       6764. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting a report 
     on a notice of

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     relief from regulatory provisions for Student Assistance 
     General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study, 
     Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal 
     Family Education Loan, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan, 
     and Federal Pell Grant Programs, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       6765. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety 
     and Health, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--National Mine Health and Safety 
     Academy (RIN: 1219-AB04) received December 1, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       6766. 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] received January 12, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       6767. 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] received December 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       6768. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Finding Aids; 
     Terminology; Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer 
     Plans; Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans (RIN: 
     1212-AA75) received January 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       6769. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 1995 annual report on the National 
     Health Service Corps (NHSC), the NHSC Scholarship Program 
     (NHSCSP), and the NHSC Loan Repayment Program (NHSC/LRP), 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 254b(g); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6770. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Nuclear Classification and 
     Declassification (RIN: 1901-AA21) received January 14, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6771. 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; 15 Percent Plan and 1990 VOC Emission Inventory 
     for the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley Area [PA 098-4055; FRL-5946-
     7] received January 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6772. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico; Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank 
     Program [FRL-5938-5] received January 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6773. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Underground Storage 
     Tank Program: Approved State Program for the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico [FRL-5938-6] received January 16, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6774. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of 
     Stratospheric Ozone: Allocation of 1998 Essential Use 
     Allowances [FRL-5953-6] (RIN: 2060-AG48) received January 22, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6775. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Ohio [OH58-1a; 
     FRL-5954-6] received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6776. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Mercury Study Report, 
     pursuant to section 112(n)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act, as 
     amended in 1990; to the Committee on Commerce.
       6777. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste 
     Management Program: Incorporation by Reference of Approved 
     State Hazardous Waste Program for Florida [FRL-5948-1] 
     received January 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       6778. 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 Missouri [MO 
     041-1041; FRL-5948-4] received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6779. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acid Rain Program: 
     Revisions to Permits, Allowance System, Sulfur Dioxide Opt-
     Ins, Continuous Emission Monitoring, Excess Emissions, and 
     Appeal Procedures [FRL-5936-3] (RIN: 2060-AF43) received 
     December 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6780. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Determination of 
     Attainment of the One-Hour Ozone Standard for the 
     Poughkeepsie, New York Ozone Nonattainment Area and 
     Determination Regarding Applicability of Certain Reasonable 
     Further Progress and Attainment Demonstration Requirements 
     [Region 2 Docket No. NY 26-2-176a; FRL-5936-8] received 
     December 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6781. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tennessee; Final 
     Authorization of Revisions to State Hazardous Waste 
     Management Program [FRL-5956-4] received January 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6782. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants; Utah; Control of Landfill Gas Emissions from 
     Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [UT001-0010a and 
     UT0011a; FRL-5948-7] received January 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6783. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Florida: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revisions [FRL-5948-2] received January 8, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6784. 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; Indiana [IN80-1a; FRL-
     5929-5] received January 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6785. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Preliminary Assessment 
     Information and Health and Safety Data Reporting; Stay of a 
     Final Rule [OPPTS-82049A; FRL-5577-6] received December 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6786. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Solid Waste Programs; 
     Management Guidelines for Beverage Containers and Resource 
     Recovery Facilities Guidelines; Removal of Obsolete 
     Guidelines [FRL-5670-6] received December 11, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6787. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program; Missouri [FRL-5832-
     8] received December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6788. 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; District of 
     Columbia; Interim Final Determination for Approval of the 
     District of Columbia New Source Review Submittal [SIPTRAX 
     DC032-2005; FRL-5832-9] received December 11, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6789. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Preliminary Assessment 
     Information and Health and Safety Data Reporting; Addition of 
     Chemicals [OPPTS-82049; FRL-5397-9] received December 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6790. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Benzidine-Based 
     Chemical Substances; Significant New Uses of Certain Chemical 
     Substances [OPPTS-50617A; FRL-5396-6] (RIN: 2070-AA58) 
     received December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6791. 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; Utah; 
     Improved Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program 
     [UT-NHA-02; FRL-5834-9] received December 11, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6792. 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; 15 Percent Plan

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     and 1990 VOC Emission Inventory for the Philadelphia Area [PA 
     099-4063; FRL-5837-6] received December 11, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6793. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide: Final Decision [AD-
     FRL-5632-1] (RIN: 2060-AC06) received December 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6794. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Aliphatic Ester; 
     Revocation of a Significant New Use Rule [OPPTS-50622D; FRL-
     5715-2] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received December 11, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6795. 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 Chemical Substances 
     [OPPTS-50581D; FRL-5715-3] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received December 
     11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       6796. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acquisition Regulation: 
     Limitation of Future Contracting [FRL-5684-1] received 
     December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6797. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acquisition Regulation; 
     Removal of Outdated or Unnecessary Coverage [FRL-5639-5] 
     received December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6798. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Drinking Water State 
     Revolving Fund Program Guidelines--received December 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6799. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Credible Evidence 
     Revisions [FRL-5691-2] (RIN: 2020-AA27) received December 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6800. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Ocean Dumping; Amendment of Site Designation; Correction of 
     Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act [FRL-5944-9] 
     received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       6801. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Solid Waste Programs; Management Guidelines for Beverage 
     Containers and Resource Recovery Facilities Guidelines; 
     Removal of Obsolete Guidelines: Correction of Effective Date 
     Under Congressional Review Act [FRL-5944-7] received January 
     5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       6802. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management 
     Program; Missouri: Correction of Effective Date Under 
     Congressional Review Act [FRL-5944-8] received January 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6803. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Credible Evidence Revisions; Correction of Effective Date 
     Under Congressional Review Act [FRL-5943-4] received January 
     5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       6804. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Preliminary Assessment Information and Health and Safety Data 
     Reporting; Addition of Chemicals; Stay of Final Rule: 
     Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act 
     [FRL-5944-5] received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6805. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Zinc Phosphide; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency 
     Exemptions: Correction of Effective Date [FRL-5944-4] 
     received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       6806. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Sodium Bicarbonate and Potassium Bicarbonate; Tolerance 
     Exemptions: Correction of Effective Date [FRL-5943-8] 
     received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       6807. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; Pennsylvania: 15 Percent Plan and 1990 VOC Emission 
     Inventory for the Philadelphia Area: Correction of Effective 
     Date [PA 099-4063; FRL-5945-4] received January 5, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6808. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Acquisition Regulation: Removal of Certification Requirements 
     Regarding Collection, Use, Access, Treatment, and Disclosure 
     of Confidential Business Information: Correction of Effective 
     Date [FRL-5944-3] received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6809. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Acquisition Regulation: Limitation of Future Contracting: 
     Correction of Effective Date [FRL-5943-5] received January 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6810. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Benzidine-Based Chemical Substances; Significant New Uses of 
     Certain Chemical Substances: Correction of Effective Date 
     [FRL-5943-6] received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6811. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Aliphatic Ester; Revocation of Significant New Use Rule: 
     Correction of Effective Date [FRL-5943-9] received January 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6812. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Revocation of Significant New Use Rules for Certain Chemical 
     Substances: Correction of Effective Date [FRL-5943-7] 
     received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       6813. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Acquisition Regulation; Removal of Outdated or Unnecessary 
     Coverage: Correction of Effective Date [FRL-5945-5] received 
     January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6814. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans: Utah; Improved Motor Vehicle Inspection and 
     Maintenance Program: Correction of Effective Date [FRL-5945-
     2] received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6815. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the second triennial report 
     on the Status of the Hazardous Air Pollutant Program under 
     the Clean Air Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
       6816. 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 
     (Waelder and Yorktown, Texas) [MM Docket No. 97-22, RM-8953, 
     RM-9075] received January 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6817. 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 
     (Goldsmith, Texas) [MM Docket No. 97-197, RM-9154] received 
     January 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6818. 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 
     (Gideon, Missouri) [MM Docket No. 97-120, RM-9054] received 
     January 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       6819. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 96F-0213] 
     received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       6820. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; 
     Ferrous Lactate; Confirmation of Effective Date [Docket No. 
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     0017] received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6821. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations Policy 
     and 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-0101] received January 22, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6822. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Componets of 
     Coatings; Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers [Docket 
     No. 95F-0210] received January 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6823. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Policy on 180-Day Marketing Exclusively for Drugs 
     Marketed Under Abbreviated New Drug Applications; 
     Clarification [Docket No. 85N-0214] received December 3, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6824. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Deliberate Misconduct by Unlicensed 
     Persons (RIN: 3150-AF35) received January 23, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6825. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Waste Technical 
     Review Board, transmitting the second report of 1997 as 
     required by the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, 
     Public Law 100-203; to the Committee on Commerce.
       6826. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Superfund Financial Transactions Report for 
     Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant to Public Law 99--499, section 
     120(e)(5) (100 Stat. 1669); to the Committee on Commerce.
       6827. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Covered Securities Pursuant to Section 18 of the 
     Securities Act of 1933 [Release No. 33-7494, 34-39542, File 
     No. S7-17-97] (RIN: 3235-AH18) received January 14, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       6828. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on actions and policies of the 
     National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) 
     and the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12865, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--189); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       6829. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a 6-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency declared by Executive Order 12924 of 
     August 19, 1994, to deal with the threat to the national 
     security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States 
     caused by the lapse of the Export Administration Act of 1979, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--191); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       6830. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the emergency declared 
     with Libya is to continue in effect beyond January 7, 1998, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 105--193); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       6831. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to Libya that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12543 of January 7, 1986, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--194); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       6832. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the emergency declared 
     with respect to grave acts of violence committed by foreign 
     terrorists that disrupt the Middle East peace process is to 
     continue in effect beyond January 23, 1998, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 105--195); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       6833. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on actions and expenses 
     directly related to the exercise of powers and authorities 
     conferred by the declaration of a national emergency in 
     Executive Order 12808 as expanded with respect to the Bosnian 
     Serbs in Executive Order 12934 covering the period from May 
     30 through November 29, 1997, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); 
     (H. Doc. No. 105--199); to the Committee on International 
     Relations and ordered to be printed.
       6834. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12170 of November 14, 1979, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--201); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       6835. 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--202); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       6836. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to the Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office in the United States for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 98-19), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       6837. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report on PLO compliance, pursuant to Public Law 101--246, 
     section 804(b) (104 Stat. 78); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       6838. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the bimonthly report on progress toward 
     a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question, including any 
     relevant reports from the Secretary General of the United 
     Nations, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       6839. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report that the Department is renotifying $1.3 million in 
     FY 1994 funds to implement the Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     (CTR) Program, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 5955; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       6840. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report relating to the approval and 
     implementation of the Agreement for Nuclear Cooperation 
     Between the United States and the People's Republic of China, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2153(d); (H. Doc. No. 105--197); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       6841. 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.
       6842. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on continued U.S. contributions 
     in support of peacekeeping efforts in the former Yugoslavia; 
     (H. Doc. No. 105--190); to the Committee on International 
     Relations and ordered to be printed.
       6843. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report in accordance with the 
     resolution of advice and consent to ratification of the 
     Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
     Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
     Destruction, adopted by the Senate of the United States on 
     April 24, 1997; (H. Doc. No. 105--192); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       6844. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report in accordance with the 
     resolution of advice and consent to ratification of the 
     Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
     Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
     Destruction, adopted by the Senate of the United States on 
     April 24, 1997; (H. Doc. No. 105--203); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       6845. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Economic 
     Analysis, Economics and Statistics Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule-- International 
     Services Surveys: BE-22 Annual Survey of Selected Services 
     Transactions With Unaffiliated Foreign Persons (RIN: 0691-
     AA30) received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       6846. A letter from the Director, Bureau of the Census, 
     transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Establishing New 
     Research Data Centers [Docket No. 971231318-7318-01] received 
     January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6847. A letter from the Secretary, Mississippi River 
     Commission, Department of the Army, transmitting the report 
     in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act for 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6848. A letter from the Director for Executive Budgeting 
     and Assistance Management, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Financial 
     Assistance for Internship Program for Postsecondary Students 
     --received December 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6849. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Privacy Act; Implementation [Docket No. OST-96-1472] (RIN: 
     2105-AC60) received January 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6850. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approval Numbers 
     Under the Paperwork Reduction Act [FRL-5943-2] received 
     January 6, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6851. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acquisition

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     Regulation: Removal of Certification Requirements Regarding 
     Collection, Use, Access, Treatment, and Disclosure of 
     Confidential Business Information [FRL-5860-6] received 
     December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6852. A letter from the Director, Financial Management, 
     General Accounting Office, transmitting the FY 1997 annual 
     report of the Comptrollers' General Retirement System, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6853. A letter from the Senior Deputy Chairman, National 
     Endowment for the Arts, transmitting the FY 1997 report 
     pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6854. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Electronic Freedom of Information 
     Act: Implementation (RIN: 3150-AF78) received January 8, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       6855. A letter from the Office of Independent Counsel, 
     transmitting the 1997 annual report in compliance with the 
     Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant to Public 
     Law 100--504, section 104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6856. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Pay 
     Administration Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (RIN: 3206-
     AG70) received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6857. A letter from the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     Postal Rate Commission, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6858. A letter from the Secretary, Postal Rate Commission, 
     transmitting the report in compliance with the Government in 
     the Sunshine Act for 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6859. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom 
     of Information Act for the period January 1, 1997 through 
     September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6860. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6861. A letter from the Director, Selective Service System, 
     transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       6862. A letter from the Director, Financial Services, 
     Library of Congress, transmitting the United States Capitol 
     Preservation Commission Annual Report for the fiscal year 
     ended September 30, 1997; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       6863. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--1997-98 Refuge-
     Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations (RIN: 1018-
     AE18) received January 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6864. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Amendments to Transportation 
     Allowance Regulations for Federal and Indian Leases to 
     Specify Allowable Costs and Related Amendments to Gas 
     Valuation Regulations (RIN: 1010-AC06) received December 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6865. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Royalty Relief for New Leases in 
     Deep Water (RIN: 1010-AC14) received January 12, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6866. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Royalty Relief for Producing 
     Leases and Certain Existing Leases in Deep Water (RIN: 1010-
     AC13) received January 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6867. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Ocean Dumping; 
     Amendment of Site Designation [40 CFR Part 228] received 
     December 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       6868. A letter from the Service Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Disposition of Surplus Range Animals 
     (RIN: 1018-AD75) received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6869. A letter from the Service Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--1997 Migratory Bird Hunting and 
     Conservation Stamp (Federal Duck Stamp) Contest (RIN: 1018-
     AE07) received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6870. A letter from the Service Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Designated Ports for Listed Plants (RIN: 1018-AD97) 
     received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       6871. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Designated Critical Habitat; Umpqua River 
     Cutthroat Trout [Docket No. 970715175-7292-02; I.D. No. 
     042997B] (RIN: 0648-AG58) received January 22, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6872. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder and Scup Fisheries; Adjustments to the 1998 Quotas; 
     Commercial Summer Period Scup Quota Harvested for 
     Massachusetts [Docket No. 971015246-7293-02; I.D. 010798C] 
     received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       6873. A letter from the Office of Independent Counsel, 
     transmitting the annual report for the Office of Independent 
     Counsel-Barrett, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 595(a)(2); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       6874. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for 
     Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting the third 
     annual report on the Communications Assistance for Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994, as amended, pursuant to Public Law 
     103--414; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6875. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the 1996 Annual Report of 
     the National Institute of Justice; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       6876. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--VISAS: Issuance of new or replacement immigrant 
     visas [Public Notice 2664] received January 6, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6877. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting recommendations for necessary 
     legislative changes involving the relationship between the 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act and the Negotiated Rulemaking 
     Act of 1990, as amended, pursuant to Public Law 104--320, 
     section 11(e) (110 Stat. 3874); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       6878. A letter from the Chairperson, United States 
     Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting the Commission's 
     report entitled ``Racial and Ethnic Tensions in American 
     Communities: Poverty, Inequality, and Discrimination,'' 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1975; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       6879. A letter from the the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     (Civil Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting the 
     report on authorization of a flood damage reduction project 
     for the Blue River Basin at the Dodson Industrial District, 
     Kansas City, Missouri, pursuant to Public Law 104--303, 
     section 101(a)(18); (H. Doc. No. 105--185); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to be 
     printed.
       6880. A letter from the Executive Director, Architectural 
     and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, transmitting 
     the Board's final rule --Americans with Disabilities Act 
     Accessibility Guidelines for Building and Facilities; 
     Building Elements Designed for Children's Use [Docket No. 94-
     2] (RIN: 3014-AA17) received January 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6881. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-247-AD; Amdt. 39-10282; AD 98-01-20] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received January 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6882. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-113-AD; Amdt. 39-10274; AD 98-01-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6883. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 
     4101 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     97-NM-127-AD; Amdt. 39-10276; AD 97-11-02 R1] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received January 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6884. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 
     S.A. Models EMB-110P1 and EMB-110P2 Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-66-AD;

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     Amdt. 39-10273; AD 98-01-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     January 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6885. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Precision Airmotive Corporation 
     Carburetors (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     ANE-16; Amdt. 39-10270; AD 98-01-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6886. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; New Jersey Intracoastal 
     Waterway [CGD05-97-003] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received January 13, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6887. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace South of Abbotsford, British 
     Columbia, on the United States Side of the U.S./Canadian 
     Border, and the Establishment of a Class C Airspace Area in 
     the Vicinity of Point Roberts, Washington [Airspace Docket 
     No. 93-AWA-16] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 17, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6888. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Gillette, WY; correction 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     ANM-11] received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6889. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29114; Amdt. No. 1846] received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6890. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29115; Amdt. No. 1847] received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6891. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29101; Amdt. No. 1843] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received January 22, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6892. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29107; Amdt. No. 1845] received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6893. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     Equipped with Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3 and -7 Series Engines 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-267-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10284; AD 98-02-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6894. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 and Mark 
     0070 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 95-NM-94-AD; Amdt. 39-10285; AD 98-02-03] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6895. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace Areas; Manhattan, 
     KS (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     ACE-21] received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6896. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Columbia, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-32] received 
     January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6897. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Norfolk, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-33] received 
     January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6898. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Poplar Bluff, MO (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-28] 
     received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6899. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Marshall Army Airfield, Fort 
     Riley, KS (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-ACE-20] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 22, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6900. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Audubon, IA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-30] received 
     January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6901. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Kansas City, Richards-Gebaur 
     Airport, MO (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-ACE-10] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 22, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6902. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Vinton, IA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-13] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6903. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Lee's Summit, MO (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-11] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6904. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Lincoln, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-24] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6905. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Rear Impact Guards; 
     Rear Impact Protection [Docket NHTSA-98-3342, Notice 1] (RIN: 
     2127-AA43) received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6906. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Certification of Speed Limit Enforcement [NHTSA-97-3196] 
     (RIN: 2125-AE17) received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6907. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; London, OH (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-46] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6908. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Osceola, WI (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-49] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6909. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of the Legal Description of Class E Airspace; 
     Aberdeen, SD (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-AGL-37] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6910. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29102; Amdt. No. 1844] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received January 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6911. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Sparta, TN (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-30] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6912. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. Elmo, AL (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-23] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6913. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Modification of Class E 
     Airspace; Ashtabula, OH (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-56] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6914. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Akron, OH (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-55] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6915. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Industrie Model A320 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-
     NM-90-AD; Amdt. 39-10275; AD 98-01-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6916. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 and A340 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration)[Docket No. 97-NM-
     314-AD; Amdt. 39-10277; AD 98-01-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6917. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 050 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-247-AD; Amdt. 39-10278; AD 98-01-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6918. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-179-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10279; AD 98-01-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6919. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-111-AD; Amdt. 39-10280; AD 98-01-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6920. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-109-AD; Amdt. 39-10281; AD 98-01-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6921. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -
     400, -500 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-45-AD; Amdt. 39-10283; AD 98-02-01] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received January 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6922. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation; Laughlin, Nevada [CGD11-97-004] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE46) received January 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6923. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Mystic River, MA [CGD01-96-
     002] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received January 26, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6924. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Minnesota River [CGD08-97-
     004] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received January 26, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6925. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International CFM56-5B/2P 
     Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-ANE-29-AD; Amdt. 39-10286; AD 98-02-04] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received January 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6926. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cesna Aircraft Company Models 172R 
     and 182S Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-CE-150-AD; Amdt. 39-10287; AD 98-01-01] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received January 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6927. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-335-AD; Amdt. 39-10288; AD 98-02-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6928. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Federal 
     Maritime Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Simplification of Service Contract Filing Requirements 
     [Docket No. 97-23] received December 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6929. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the 6-year report on state-of-the-art technology 
     in highway design and construction utilized on the Blair 
     County, Pennsylvania, demonstration project, pursuant to 
     Public Law 97--424, section 131(b)(2); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6930. A letter from the Director, Program Office, National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, transmitting the 
     Institute's final rule--Advanced Technology Program [Docket 
     No. 970822200-7272-02] (RIN: 0693-AB44) received December 4, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       6931. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Minimum Income Annuity (RIN: 2900-
     AI83) received January 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       6932. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an updated report concerning the 
     emigration laws and policies of Mongolia, pursuant to 19 
     U.S.C. 2432(b); (H. Doc. No. 105--196); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
       6933. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an updated report concerning the 
     emigration laws and policies of Albania, Kazakhstan, 
     Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, 
     pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2432(b); (H. Doc. No. 105--200); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
       6934. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an updated report concerning the 
     emigration laws and policies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, 
     Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, the Russian Federation, 
     Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, pursuant 
     to 19 U.S.C. 2432(b); (H. Doc. No. 105--204); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
       6935. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the report on data processing, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104--193, section 106(a) (110 Stat. 
     2164); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6936. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Sale and Issue of 
     Marketable Book-Entry Treasury Bills, Notes, and Bonds 
     [Department of the Treasury Circular, Public Debt Series No. 
     1-93] received November 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6937. 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 Statutes [Department of the 
     Treasury Circular, Public Debt Series, No. 2-86] received 
     November 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6938. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Sale and Issue of 
     Marketable Book-Entry Treasury Bills, Notes, and Bonds 
     [Department of the Treasury Circular, Public Debt Series No. 
     1-93] received January 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6939. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Children 
     and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Repeal of Obsolete 
     Title IV-A and IV-F Program Rules (RIN: 0970-AB84) received 
     December 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6940. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     and Training, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Unemployment Insurance Program 
     Letter [No. 39-97] received December 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6941. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Welfare-to-Work Grants (RIN: 1205-AB15) received 
     November 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6942. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Treatment of Hybrid Arrangements under Subpart F [Notice 98-
     11] received January 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6943. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Rev. Rul. 98-7] received 
     January 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6944. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Nuclear Decommissioning Funds; Revised Schedules of Ruling 
     Amounts [TD 8758] (RIN: 1545-AU28) received January 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       6945. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 98-17] received 
     January 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6946. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Employment taxes [Rev. Proc. 98-16] received January 20, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       6947. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Election Not to Apply Look-Back Method in De Minimis Cases 
     [TD 8756] (RIN: 1545-AV78) received January 20, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       6948. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Dispositions of Certain Life Estates [Rev. Rul. 98-8] 
     received January 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6949. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions [REG-110965-
     97] (RIN: 1545-AV47) received January 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6950. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Small 
     Business Taxpayer Advance Pricing Agreements [Notice 98-10] 
     received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6951. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 98-9] received 
     January 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6952. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Continuity of Interest and Continuity of Business Enterprise 
     [TD 8760] (RIN: 1545-AU72 and 1545-AU73) received January 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       6953. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, first-out inventories [Rev. Rul. 98-9] received January 
     27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       6954. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability [Rev. Proc. 
     98-19] received January 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6955. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Installment Obligations received From Liquidating 
     Corporations [TD 8762] (RIN: 1545-AB43) received January 27, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       6956. A letter from the National Director, Tax Forms and 
     Publications Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule-- Requirements for Privately 
     Designed and Printed Federal Tax Return Forms [Rev. Proc. 97-
     54] received December 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6957. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, first-out inventories [Rev. Rul. 98-6] received January 
     14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       6958. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Eligible Deferred Compensation Plans under Section 457 
     [Notice 98-8] received January 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6959. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Filing Requirements for Returns Claiming the Foreign Tax 
     Credit [TD 8759] (RIN: 1545-AP36) received January 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       6960. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Continuity of Interest [TD 8761] (RIN: 1545-AV80) received 
     January 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6961. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     TECRO/AIT Carnet Issuing and Guaranteeing Association--
     received January 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6962. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Addition of Hong Kong to the List of Nations Entitled to 
     Special Tonnage Tax Exemption [TD 98-3] (RIN: 1515-AC27) 
     received December 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6963. A letter from the the Director, the Congressional 
     Budget Office, transmitting CBO's final sequestration report 
     for Fiscal Year 1998, pursuant to Public Law 101--508, 
     section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388--587); (H. Doc. No. 105--
     187); to the Committee on the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union and ordered to be printed.
       6964. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting OMB's final sequestration 
     report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 1998, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101--508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 
     1388--587); (H. Doc. No. 105--188); to the Committee on the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
     printed.
       6965. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     Program; Application of Inherent Reasonableness to All 
     Medicare Part B Services (Other than Physician Services) 
     [HCFA-1908-IFC] (RIN: 0938-AI37) received January 13, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees 
     on Commerce and Ways and Means.
       6966. A letter from the the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, the Department of State, transmitting 
     notification that the President has exercised the authority 
     to suspend restrictions on the maintenance of a Palestine 
     Liberation Organization Office for a duration of six months, 
     pursuant to section 539(d) of the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Act, FY 1998; (H. Doc. No. 
     105--186); jointly to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Appropriations, and ordered to be printed.
       6967. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting a copy of the Board's appeal 
     letter to the Office of Management and Budget regarding the 
     initial determination of their fiscal year 1999 budget 
     request, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 1903(b)(7); jointly to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
     Appropriations.
       6968. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Medicare Program; Schedule of Limits on Home Health 
     Agency Costs Per Visit for Cost Reporting Periods Beginning 
     on or after October 1, 1997 [HCFA-1904-NC] (RIN: 0938-AI36) 
     received January 12, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       6969. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Force Management Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of determinations that institutions of higher 
     education have been deemed ineligible for certain Federal 
     funding, pursuant to section 514 of the Omnibus Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 1997; jointly to the Committees on 
     National Security, Education and the Workforce, and 
     Appropriations.
       6970. A letter from the Chairperson, National Council on 
     Disability, transmitting the Council's report entitled 
     ``National Disability Policy: A Progress Report,'' pursuant 
     to 29 U.S.C. 781(a)(8); jointly to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6971. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report in response to a 
     congressional directive contained in House Report No. 104-
     173, regarding contract support cost escalation; jointly to 
     the Committees on Resources, Appropriations, and Commerce.

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