[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 70 (Wednesday, June 3, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H4049-H4054]
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:

       9295. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State 
     Designation; Hawaii [97-063-2] received June 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9296. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Commuted Traveltime Periods: Overtime 
     Services Relating to Imports and Exports [98-051-1] received 
     May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9297. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--1998 Amendment to Cotton Board 
     Rules and Regulations Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on 
     Imports [CN-98-002] received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9298. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Grapes Grown in a Designated 
     Area of Southeastern California and Imported Table Grapes; 
     Revision in Minimum Grade, Container, and Pack Requirements 
     [Docket No. FV98-925-3 IFR] received May 29, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9299. A letter from the Administrator, Grain Inspection, 
     Packers and Stockyards Administration, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     General Regulations and Standards for Certain Agricultural 
     Commodities (RIN: 0580-AA54) received May 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9300. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Melons Grown in South Texas; 
     Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV98-979-1 FIR] 
     received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       9301. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department'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 FIR] received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9302. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--General Crop Insurance Regulations, 
     Stonefruit Endorsement; and Common Crop Insurance 
     Regulations, Stonefruit Crop Insurance Provisions (7 CFR 
     Parts 401 and 457) received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9303. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals of budget authority as of May 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. Doc. No. 105--257); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       9304. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     authorizing the Secretary of Defense to fund international 
     inspector expenses from the Organization for the Prohibition 
     of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) related to verification activities 
     at Department of Defense facilities; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       9305. A letter from the Director, Wahington Headquarters 
     Services, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Civilian Health and Medical Program 
     of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); Waiver of Collection of 
     Payments Due From Certain Persons Unaware of Loss of CHAMPUS 
     Eligibility [DoD 6010.8-R] (RIN: 0720-AA43) received May 22, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       9306. A letter from the Secretary, Panama Canal Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Tolls for Use of 
     Canal; Rules for Measurement of Vessels (RIN: 3207-AA45) 
     received May 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       9307. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Single Family Mortgage Insurance; Electronic 
     Underwriting [FR-4311-I-01] (RIN: 2502-AH15) received May 29, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       9308. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting the Board's annual report for the 1997 
     calendar year, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1422b; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       9309. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report to Congress on H.R. 3579, the 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, FY 1998, pursuant to Public 
     Law 99--177; to the Committee on the Budget.
       9310. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Preschool Grants for Children 
     with Disabilities, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       9311. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Preschool Grants for Children with Disabilities (RIN: 
     1820-AB47) received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       9312. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs and Public Liaison, Department of Treasury, 
     transmitting the report, ``The Financial Viability of the 
     Government-Guaranteed Student Loan Program''; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       9313. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--PBGC Recoupment 
     and Reimbursement of Benefit Overpayments and Underpayments 
     (RIN: 1212-AA87) received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       9314. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting Annual 
     uranium purchase reports, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2296b--5; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9315. A letter from the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Requirements for Child-Resistant Packaging;

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     Household Products with More Than 50 mg of Elemental Fluoride 
     and More Than 0.5 Percent Elemental Fluoride; and 
     modification of Exemption for Oral Prescription Drugs with 
     Sodium Fluoride [16 CFR Part 1700] received June 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9316. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a report to 
     Congress on Reserve component equipment and military 
     construction requirements not included in a fiscal year's 
     budget request; to the Committee on Commerce.
       9317. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Acquisition Regulation: Limitation 
     on Allowability of Compensation for Certain Contractor 
     Personnel (RIN: 1991-AB43) received May 8, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9318. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Sinorhizobium meliloti 
     strain RMBPC-2; Significant New Use Rule [OPPTS-50630A; FRL-
     5789-5] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9319. 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; Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance 
     Program [DC-036-2011; FRL-6103-3] received May 22, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9320. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Identification of Ozone 
     Areas Attaining the 1-Hour Standard and to Which the 1-Hour 
     Standard is No Longer Applicable [FRL-6105-6] received May 
     29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9321. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Lead; Requirements for 
     Hazard Education Before Renovation of Target Housing [OPPTS-
     62131; FRL-5751-7] (RIN: 2070-AC65) received May 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9322. 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; Wyoming; Control of Landfill Gas Emissions from 
     Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [WY-001-0001a; FRL-
     6104-7] received May 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9323. 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 
     (Perry, Florida) [Docket No. 97-205 RM-9161] received May 5, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9324. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Telephone Number 
     Portability [CC Docket No. 95-116 RM 8535] received May 21, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9325. 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 
     (Shelley and Island Park, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 97-194 RM-
     9128] received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9326. 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 
     (McFarland and Coalinga, California) [MM Docket No. 97-204 
     RM-9143, RM-9158] received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9327. 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 
     (Macon, Mississippi) [MM Docket No. 97-188 RM-9137] received 
     May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       9328. 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 
     (Bozeman, Montana) [MM Docket No. 98-23 RM-9226] received May 
     28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9329. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Revisions to Part 
     21 of the Commission's Rules regarding the Multipoint 
     Destribution Service [CC Docket No. 86-179] received May 28, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9330. 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 
     (Brinkley and Colt, Arkansas) [MM Docket No. 98-15 RM-9142] 
     received May 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9331. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Parts 
     2 and 15 of the Commission's Rules to Deregulate the 
     Equipment Authorization Requirements for Digital Devices [ET 
     Docket No. 95-19] received May 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9332. 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 
     (Speculator, New York) [MM Docket No. 98-12 RM-9220] received 
     May 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       9333. 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 
     (Vergennes, Vermont, Willsboro and Malone, New York) [MM 
     Docket No. 97-185 RM-9080 RM-9197] received May 28, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9334. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Federal-State Joint 
     Board on Universal Service [CC Docket 96-45] received June 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9335. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Changes to the 
     Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier 
     Association, Inc. [CC Docket No. 97-21] Federal-State Joint 
     Board on Universal Service [CC Docket No. 96-45] received 
     June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       9336. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Direct Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized 
     as Safe; Sheanut Oil [88G-0288] received May 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9337. 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; Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 90F-0310] received May 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9338. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Package Size Limitation for Sodium Phosphates Oral 
     Solution and Warning and Direction Statements for Oral and 
     Rectal Sodium Phosphates for Over-the-Counter Laxative Use 
     [Docket No. 78N-036L] (RIN: 0910-AA01) received May 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9339. 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-0489] 
     received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9340. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for 
     Human Consumption; Monester of alpha-Hydro-omega-Hydroxy-Poly 
     (Oxyethylene) Poly(Oxypropylene) Poly(Oxyethylene)(15 Mole 
     Minimum) Blocked Copolymer [Docket No. 97F-0283] received 
     June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       9341. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Year 2000 Readiness Of Computer 
     Systems At Nuclear Power Plants [NRC Generic Letter No. 98-
     01] received May 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9342. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Custody of Investment Company Assets Outside the United 
     States [Release Nos. IC-23201; File No. S7-23-95] (RIN: 3235-
     AE98) received May 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9343. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the Federal Republic 
     of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and the Bosnian Serbs 
     emergency is to continue beyond May 30, 1998, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 105--259); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.

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       9344. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to Burma that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13047 of May 20, 1997, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--260); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       9345. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Australia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 98-39), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9346. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 10-
     98 which constitutes a Request for Final Authority to 
     Conclude a Framework Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and 
     Phase I Project Arrangement (PA) with the United Kingdom for 
     the Joint Anti-Armor Weapons System Project, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9347. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force'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. 98-17), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9348. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 12-
     98 which constitutes a Request for Final Authority to 
     conclude Project Arrangement with Canada concerning 
     Distributed Mission Training technologies, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9349. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report on employment of United States citizens by certain 
     international organizations, pursuant to Public Law 102--138, 
     section 181 (105 Stat. 682); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9350. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     1997 annual report on international terrorism entitled 
     ``Antiterrorism Assistance Program,'' pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2656f; to the Committee on International Relations.
       9351. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective May 10, 1998, the danger pay allowance for Cambodia 
     has been eliminated, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9352. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting determination that Pakistan, a non-
     nuclear-weapon state, detonated a nuclear explosive device on 
     May 28, 1998, pursuant to section 102(b)(1) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act; (H. Doc. No. 105--258); to the Committee 
     on International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       9353. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Cuban Assets Control Regulations: 
     Family Remittances; Travel Remittances; Carrier Service 
     Providers; Currency Carried by Travelers [31 CFR Part 515] 
     received May 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9354. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of the 
     determination and certification of eight countries that are 
     not cooperating fully with U.S. antiterrorism efforts: 
     Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and 
     Syria, pursuant to AECA section 40A; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9355. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Cuban Assets Control Regulations: 
     Fully-Hosted or Fully-Sponsored Travel and Restrictions on 
     Travel Transactions [31 CFR Part 515] received May 13, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9356. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the proposed obligation of FY 1995 funds to implement the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-106; to the Committee on International Relations.
       9357. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector General 
     for the 6-month period ending March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9358. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the semiannual report to Congress for 
     the period October 1, 1997 through March 31, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9359. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the Semiannual Report of the Department of Labor's Inspector 
     General covering the period October 1, 1997 through March 31, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9360. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, District 
     of Columbia, transmitting the 1997 Management Letter Report 
     issued by the District's independent auditors, KPMG Peat 
     Marwick, LLP, pursuant to D.C. Code section 47--117(d); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9361. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to and 
     Deletions from the Procurement List--received May 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9362. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Acquisition Regulation: Acquisition 
     Streamlining (RIN: 1991-AB35) received May 7, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       9363. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General ending March 31, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9364. A letter from the Public Printer, Government Printing 
     Office, transmitting the semiannual report on the activities 
     of the Office of Inspector General, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       9365. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Legislative Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting a report on NASA's FY 1999 
     Performance Plan, pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9366. A letter from the Senior Deputy Chairman, National 
     Endowment for the Arts, transmitting a Semiannual Report of 
     the Inspector General and the Chairman's Semiannual Report on 
     Final Action for the National Endowment for the Arts for the 
     period of October 1, 1997 to March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 8G(h)(2); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9367. A letter from the Chairman, National Science Board, 
     transmitting the report from the Acting Inspector General 
     covering the activities of his office for the period of 
     October 1, 1997--March 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       9368. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Federal 
     Employees Health Benefits Program: Removal of Minimum Salary 
     Requirement (RIN: 3206-AI05) received May 22, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       9369. A letter from the Inspector General, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     the activities of the Office of Inspector General, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       9370. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the 1997 Annual Report about the 
     activities performed by the Commission, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 
     438(a)(9); to the Committee on House Oversight.
       9371. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``America's Historic Landmarks 
     at Risk: The Secretary of the Interior's Report to the 105th 
     Congress on Threatened National Historic Landmarks,'' 
     pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1a--5(a); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9372. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of 
     Reclamation, Department of the Interior, transmitting a 
     report on the Lewiston Orchards, Project Idaho, Safety of 
     Dams Modification Report, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 509; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       9373. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of 
     Reclamation, Department of the Interior, transmitting a 
     report on the necessity to construct modifications to Pueblo 
     Dam, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado for safety reasons, 
     pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 509; to the Committee on Resources.
       9374. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Hook-and-Line Gear in Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 971208298-8055-02; I.D. 
     051598A] received May 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9375. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Scup Fisheries; Rescission of 
     the 1998 Summer Period Scup Fisheries Closures in Delaware, 
     New Hampshire, Maryland, and Massachusetts [Docket No. 
     971015246-7293-02; I.D. 051498C] received May 22, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9376. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Amendment 10 to the Fishery 
     Management Plan for the Atlantic Surf Clam and Ocean

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     Quahog Fisheries [Docket No. 980212038-8117-02; I.D. 020298A] 
     (RIN: 0648-AF41) received May 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9377. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 
     Annual Quota Specifications and Effort Controls [Docket No. 
     980320071-8128-02; I.D. 012198C] (RIN: 0648-AK87) received 
     May 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       9378. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Bycatch Reduction Device 
     Certification [Docket No. 980505118-8118-01; I.D. 042798C] 
     (RIN: 0648-AL14) received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9379. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Halibut and 
     Sablefish Fisheries Quota-Share Loan Program; Final Program 
     Notice and Announcement of Availability of Federal Assistance 
     [Docket No. 980324076-8076-01; I.D. 031798B] (RIN: 0648-ZA38) 
     received May 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       9380. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the thirtieth in a series of reports 
     on refugee resettlement in the United States covering the 
     period October 1, 1995 through September 30, 1996, pursuant 
     to 8 U.S.C. 1523(a); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9381. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Carrier Regulations; Authority Corrections 
     (RIN: 2125-AE41) received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9382. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100 and -200 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-264-AD; Amendment 39-
     10531; AD 98-11-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9383. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-263-AD; Amendment 39-10530; AD 98-11-03] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9384. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class C Airspace and Revocation of Class D 
     Airspace, Springfield-Branson Regional Airport; MO [Airspace 
     Docket No. 95-AWA-10] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9385. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Mason City, IA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ACE-31] received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9386. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Ainsworth, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-16] received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9387. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Livingston, MT, and Butte, MT, 
     and Removal of Class E Airspace; Coppertown, MT, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9388. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Gordon, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-9] received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9389. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; Fort Leonard Wood, 
     MO [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-17] received May 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9390. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Kimball, NE [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-10] received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9391. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. Model TFE731-40R-
     200G Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-30-AD; Amendment 39-
     10527; AD 98-10-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9392. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B16 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-21-AD; Amendment 39-10425; AD 97-
     25-11R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 21, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9393. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 
     and PC-12/45 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-40-AD; Amendment 39-
     10528; AD 98-11-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9394. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0070 and Mark 
     0100 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-153-AD; Amendment 39-
     10529; AD 98-11-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9395. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29225; Amdt. No. 1868] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9396. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29227; Amdt. No. 1870] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received May 29, 1998., pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9397. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class D Airspace, Lubbock Reese AFB, TX, and 
     Revision of Class E Airspace, Lubbock, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-18] received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9398. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29226; Amdt. No. 1869] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9399. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model CN-235 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-331-
     AD; Amendment 39-10538; AD 98-11-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9400. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Livingston, MT, and Butte, MT, 
     and Removal of Class E Airspace; Coppertown, MT [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-ANM-20] received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9401. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-30, SD3-
     60, SD3-SHERPA, and SD3-60 SHERPA Series Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 97-NM-102-AD; Amendment 39-10549; AD 98-11-24] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9402. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 
     and PC-12/45 Airplanes [Docket No. 97-CE-38-AD; Amendment 39-
     1045; AD 98-11-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9403. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH Models 228-
     100, 228-101, 228-200, 228-202, and 228-212 Airplanes [Docket 
     No.97-CE-121-AD; Amendment 39-10541; AD 98-11-16] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9404. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH Model 
     DG-400 Gliders [Docket No. 98-CE-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9405. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH Model 
     DG-400 Gliders [Docket No. 98-CE-14-AD; Amendment 39-10543; 
     AD 98-11-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 1, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.

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       9406. 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 [Docket No. 96-NM-172-AD; Amendment 39-
     10544; AD98-11-19](RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9407. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-8-301,-311, 
     -314 and -315 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-330-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10539; AD 98-11-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9408. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-211-AD; Amendment 39-10532; AD 
     98-11-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9409. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; The Great 
     Chesapeake Bay Swim Event, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland [CGD 05-
     98-035] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9410. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42-300 and -
     320, and Model ATR72 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-24-
     AD; Amendment 39-10533; 98-11-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9411. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Coney Island Air Show Days, Coney Island 
     Channel, Brooklyn, New York [CGD01-98-009] (RIN: 2121-AA97) 
     received June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9412. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation: Fireworks displays within the First 
     Coast Guard District [CGD01-98-057] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9413. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-and 
     DC-980 Series Airplanes, Model MD-88 Airplanes, and C-9 
     (Military) Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-251-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10537; AD 98-11-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9414. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Model Hawker 800XP Series 
     Airplanes, and Hawker 800 (U-125A Military Derivative) 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-165-AD: Amendment 39-10540; AD 
     98-11-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9415. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-40-AD; Amendment 39-10534; AD 98-
     11-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9416. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-
     600 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-13-AD; Amendment 39-
     10535; AD 98-11-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 29, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9417. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 
     S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-145 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-
     NM-34-AD; Amendment 39-10536; AD 98-11-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9418. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Knoxville, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ACE-12] received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9419. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Braked Roll Conditions [Docket No. 28643; Amdt. No. 25-97] 
     (RIN: 2120-AF83) received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9420. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Oceanside, CA [COTP San Diego 98-011] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9421. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Clear Creek, TX [CGD08-98-
     015] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9422. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29221; Amdt. 
     No. 409] received May 29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9423. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Rail Service 
     Continuation Subsidy Standards [STB Ex Parte No. 566] 
     received May 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9424. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Revision to the 
     NASA FAR Supplement on Technical Performance Incentive 
     Guidance received May 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       9425. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Revision to the 
     NASA FAR Supplement on Contractor Performance Information 
     received May 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Science.
       9426. A letter from the the Adjutant General, the Veterans 
     of Foreign Wars of the U.S., transmitting proceedings of the 
     98th National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of 
     the United States, held in Salt Lake City, Utah, August 17-
     21, 1997, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 118 and 44 U.S.C. 1332; (H. 
     Doc. No. 105--261); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and 
     ordered to be printed.
       9427. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting a report covering the 
     disposition of cases granted relief from administrative 
     error, overpayment and forfeiture by the Administrator in 
     1997, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 210(c)(3)(B); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       9428. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Veterans' Training: Time Limit for 
     Submitting Certifications under the Service Members 
     Occupational Conversion and Training Act (RIN: 2900-AI85) 
     received May 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       9429. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the 1996 Annual Report to Congress, describing employment and 
     training programs for veterans during program year 1995 and 
     fiscal year 1996; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       9430. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update (Notice 98-32) received 
     June 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       9431. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     In, first-out inventories [Revenue Ruling 98-29] received May 
     29, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       9432. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, United 
     States Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Procedural Change Regarding American Shooks and Staves 
     [T.D. 98-54] (RIN: 1515-AC18) received May 28, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9433. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting drafts of proposed legislation to 
     provide specific exemptions under the Freedom of Information 
     Act; jointly to the Committees on National Security and 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9434. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     notification that the Department of Energy will open the 
     Waste Isolation Pilot Plant for disposal operations; jointly 
     to the Committees on Commerce and National Security.
       9435. A letter from the Attorney General of the United 
     States, transmitting the 1997 annual report on the number of 
     applications that were made for orders and extension of 
     orders approving electronic surveillance under the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1807; 
     jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select).
       9436. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize a 
     new tobacco use cessation program, permanently authorize VA 
     to collect payments from third-party private health insurance 
     carriers for care VA provides to certain veterans, collect 
     copayments from certain veterans receiving VA care, verify 
     the income of certain veterans, and authorize medical care 
     related construction projects and leases; jointly to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Ways and Means.

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       9437. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Service's final rule--Medicare 
     Program; Waiver Requirements and Solvency Standards for 
     Provider-Sponsored Organizations [HCFA-1011-IFC] (RIN: 0938-
     AI83) received May 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.
       9438. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and 
     Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities [HCFA-
     1913-IFC] (RIN: 0938-AI47) received May 7, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and Commerce.
       9439. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to make 
     improvements in the administration of the Supplemental 
     Security Income program, and for other purposes; jointly to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means and Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9440. A letter from the Acting Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     March 1998 ``Treasury Bulletin,'' pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 
     9602(a); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
     Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and 
     the Workforce, Resources, and Agriculture.

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