[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 85 (Thursday, June 25, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H5401-H5402]
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:

       9855. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment to Regulation Concerning 
     Conduct of Members and Employees and Former Members and 
     Employees of the Commission; Receipt and Disposition of 
     Foreign Gifts and Decorations [17 CFR Part 1) received June 
     19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       9856. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Changes in Fees for Federal Meat 
     Grading and Certification Services [No. LS-96-006] (RIN: 
     0581-AB44) received June 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9857. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Irish Potatoes Grown in 
     Southeastern States; Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV98-953-1 IFR] received June 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9858. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Grain 
     Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Tolerances for Moisture Meters (RIN: 0580-AA60) received June 
     23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       9859. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Grain 
     Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Official Testing Service for Corn Oil, Protein, and Starch 
     (RIN: 0580-AA62) received June 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9860. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     notification of error on the communication submitted June 5, 
     1998 entitled ``Phospholipid: Lyso-PE 
     (lysophosphatidylethanolamin ); Time-Limited Pesticide 
     Tolerance''; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9861. A letter from the the Acting Comptroller General, the 
     General Accounting Office, transmitting an updated 
     compilation of historical information and statistics 
     regarding rescissions proposed by the executive branch and 
     rescissions enacted by the Congress through October 1, 1997; 
     (H. Doc. No. 105--279); to the Committee on Appropriations 
     and ordered to be printed.
       9862. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Under Secretary of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement; Streamlined Research and Development Contracting 
     [DFARS Case 97-D002] received June 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       9863. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
     Administration; Requirements Applicable to Protection and 
     Advocacy of Individuals with Mental Illness; Final Rule (RIN: 
     0905-AD99) received June 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9864. 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; Approval of VOC RACT Determinations for 
     Individual Sources [PA-4071a; FRL-6104-4] received June 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9865. 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 State Implementation Plans, 
     Louisiana; Correction [LA45-1-7383, FRL-6116-8] received June 
     23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9866. 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: Oregon [OR-2-0001; FRL--6115-5] received June 23, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9867. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Conditions of Participation; 
     Identification of Potential Organ, Tissue, and Eye Donors and 
     Transplant Hospitals' Provision of Transplant-Related Data 
     [HCFA-3005-F] (RIN: 0938-AI95) received June 19, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9868. 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. 105-277); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       9869. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Germany 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-81-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       9870. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     a reward has been paid, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2708(h); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9871. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Federal 
     Employees Retirement System--Open Enrollment Act 
     Implementation (RIN: 3206-AG96) received June 23, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       9872. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Retention 
     Allowances (RIN: 3206-AI31) received June 23, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       9873. 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; Northeast Multispecies 
     Fishery; Commercial Cod Harvest [Docket No. 980318066-8066-
     01; I.D. 061198B] received June 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9874. A letter from the Director, Executive Office for 
     Immigration Review, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Executive Office for Immigration 
     Reviews; Motion to Reopen: Suspension of Deportation and 
     Cancellation of Removal [EOIR No. 121P; AG Order No. 2162-98] 
     received June 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9875. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under The 
     Immigration And Nationality Act, As Amended--Place Of 
     Application [Public Notice 2800] received June 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       9876. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--NASA FAR 
     Supplement; Miscellaneous Changes [48 CFR Parts 1804, 1806, 
     1807, 1809, 1822, 1833, 1842, 1852, 1871, and 1872] received 
     June 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Science.
       9877. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--NOAA Climate and Global Change Program, Program 
     Announcement [Docket No. 980413092-8092-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA39) 
     received June 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Science.
       9878. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Surety Bond Guarantees; Pilot Preferred Surety 
     Bond Guarantee Program [13 CFR Part 115] received June 17, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
       9879. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Business Loan Program [13 CFR Part 120] received 
     June 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
       9880. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice---
     Continuation of Representation Following Death of a Claimant 
     or Apellant

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     (RIN: 2900-A187) received June 17,1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       9881. A letter from the the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, the Department of State, transmitting 
     Presidential Determination 98-28, stating that the further 
     extension of the waiver authority granted by section 402 of 
     the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, will substantially promote 
     the objectives of section 402 of the Act, and has further 
     determined that continuation of the waiver applicable to the 
     Republic of Belarus will substantially promote the objectives 
     of section 402 of the Act; (H. Doc. No. 105-278); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.

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