[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 77 (Monday, June 15, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H4566-H4567]
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:

       9610. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Raisins Produced From Grapes 
     Grown in California; Final Free and Reserve Percentages for 
     1997-98 Crop Natural (Sun-Dried) Seedless and Zante Currant 
     Raisins [FV98-989-1 FIR] received June 10, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9611. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Marketing Order Regulating the 
     Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Revision 
     of the Salable Quantity and Allotment Percentage for Class 3 
     (Native) Spearmint Oil for the 1997-98 Marketing Year [Docket 
     No. FV98-985-2 FIR] received June 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9612. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Onions 
     Grown in South Texas; Removal of Sunday Packing and Loading 
     Prohibitions [Docket No. FV98-959-2 FIR] received June 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9613. A letter from the Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Agreements for the Development of 
     Foreign Markets for Agricultural Commodities [7 CFR Part 
     1485] received June 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9614. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Dimethomorph; Extension 
     of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300671; FRL-5795-
     4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9615. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propamocarb 
     Hydrochloride; Extension of Tolerances for Emergency 
     Exemptions [OPP-300670; FRL-5795-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     June 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9616. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Quizalofop-p ethyl 
     ester; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300663; FRL-5793-5] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received June 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9617. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Extension 
     of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300668; FRL 5794-
     8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9618. A letter from the Chairman, Farm Credit System 
     Insurance Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's annual 
     report for calendar year 1997, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 2277a--
     13; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9619. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Use 
     of Auctions, Spot Bids, or Retail Sales of Surplus Contractor 
     Inventory by the Contractor [DFARS Case 98-D004] received 
     June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       9620. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Conduct on the Pentagon Reservation 
     [32 CFR Part 234] received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       9621. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report detailing the reduction in acquisition positions by 
     the Department of Defense; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       9622. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the report on 
     Sub-Saharan Africa and the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States, pursuant to Public Law 105-121; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       9623. 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 June 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       9624. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Fiscal Year 1997 Biennial Report 
     to Congress on the Status of Children in Head Start Programs, 
     pursuant to Head Start Act; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       9625. A letter from the Office of Policy, Planning and 
     Evaluation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Gasoline Volatility 
     Requirements for the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area [SIPTRAX NO. PA110-4068a; FRL-6162-4] 
     received June 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9626. 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; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, South Coast Air Quality 
     Management District [CA181-0069; FRL-6110-2] received June 
     10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9627. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Hazardous Waste 
     Combusters; Revised Standards; Final Rule--Part 1: RCRA 
     Comparable Fuel Exclusion; Permit Modifications for Hazardous 
     Waste Combustion Units; Notification of Intent to Comply; 
     Waste Minimization and Pollution Prevention Criteria for 
     Compliance Extensions [EPA F-98-RCSF-FFFFF; FRL-6110-3] (RIN: 
     2050-AE01) received June 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

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       9628. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Amended Economic Impact 
     Analysis of Final Rule Requiring Use of Labeling on Natural 
     Rubber Containing Devices [Docket No. 96N-0119] received June 
     11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9629. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Medical Devices; 
     Classification/Reclassification of Immunohistochemistry 
     Reagents and Kits [Docket No. 94P-0341] (RIN: 0910-ZA10) 
     received June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9630. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--License Term for Medical Use 
     Licenses (RIN: 3150-AF77) received June 10, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9631. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the first annual report on the 
     estimated cost of the premarket notification program (PMN) 
     for food contact substances, pursuant to Public Law 105-115; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9632. A letter from the Director, Congressional Relations, 
     U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant to 
     15 U.S.C. 2076(j); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9633. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Israel for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-43), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9634. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the semiannual report 
     of the Agency's Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     1997, through March 31, 1998, and the semiannual report on 
     audit management and resolution, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       9635. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, 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.
       9636. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the semiannual report 
     on activities of the Inspector General for the period October 
     1, 1997, through March 31, 1998, and the semiannual 
     management report on the status of audit followup for the 
     same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       9637. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the operating, statistical, and financial 
     information about the Government's helium program for Fiscal 
     Year 1997, pursuant to Public Law 104-273, section 7 (110 
     Stat. 3319); to the Committee on Resources.
       9638. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the second Annual Report on the Police Corps, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-322; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       9639. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Adjustment of Status of Refugees and Asylees: 
     Processing Under Direct Mail Program [INS No. 1829-96] (RIN: 
     1115-AD73) received June 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9640. A letter from the Executive Director, United States 
     Olympic Committee, transmitting the 1997 Annual Report of the 
     United States Olympic Committee (USOC), pursuant to Public 
     Law 95-606; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9641. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Government Securities: Call for Large Position Reports--
     received June 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.

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