[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 28, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H6509-H6510]
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:

       10329. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Importation of Tomatoes from France, Morocco and Western 
     Sahara, Chile, and Spain [Docket No. 97-016-2] (RIN: 0579-
     AA88) received July 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10330. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition 
     and Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Secretary's certification that the survivability and 
     lethality testing of the Navy's CH-60 Fleet Combat Support 
     Helicopter otherwise required by section 2366 would be 
     unreasonably expensive and impractical, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2366(c)(1); to the Committee on National Security.
       10331. A letter from the Director, Operation Test And 
     Evaluation, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Secretary's certification that the survivability and 
     lethality testing of the DDG 51 Flight IIA otherwise required 
     by section 2366 would be unreasonably expensive and 
     impractical, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2366(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       10332. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting a report on the Air Force's study of 
     the reengineering of the 38th Engineering and Installation 
     Wing (38 EIW) for implementation in late FY 99 or FY00; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       10333. A letter from the Acting Principal Deputy Under 
     Secretary of Defense (Logistics), Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``Logistics Augmentation 
     Program''; to the Committee on National Security.
       10334. A letter from the Acting Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the 1997 Annual Report of the 
     Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 14; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       10335. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Housing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing 
     Program [7 CFR Part 3565] received July 22, 1998,

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     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       10336. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the certification that supplementary resources 
     are needed to forestall or cope with an impairment of the 
     international monetary system and that the International 
     Monetary Fund has fully explored other means of funding; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       10337. 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 Plan; Indiana [IN75; FRL-6129-
     7] received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       10338. 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: South Carolina [SC-34-1-9816a: FRL-6129-9] 
     received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       10339. 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; Minnesota; Control of Landfill Gas Emissions from 
     Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [MN51-01-7276a; FRL-
     6128-8] received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10340. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Extension of Operating 
     Permits Program Interim Approval Expiration Dates [FRL-6128-
     9] (RIN: 2060-AF70) received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10341. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of 
     Stratospheric Ozone: Reconsideration of Petition Criteria and 
     Incorporation of Montreal Protocol Decisions [FRL-6129-2] 
     (RIN: 2060-AG48) received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10342. 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 Kentucky: Adoption of 
     General Conformity Regulations [KY-90-1-9735a: FRL-6130-3] 
     received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       10343. 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; Commonwealth of 
     Kentucky [KY-100-1-9814a; FRL-6126-1] received July 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10344. 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; Commonwealth of 
     Kentucky [KY-93-9821a; FRL-6125-8] received July 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10345. 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 and Redesignation 
     of the South Coast Air Basin in California to Attainment for 
     Nitrogen Dioxide [CA--189--0078 (a);#FRL-6127-1] received 
     July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10346. 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: Technical Correction 
     [FRL--6125-1] received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10347. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Promulgation of Federal 
     Implementation Plan for Arizona--Phoenix PM-10 Moderate Area; 
     Disapproval of State Implementation Plan for Arizona--Phoenix 
     PM-10 Moderate Area [FRL-6129-4] (RIN: 2060-ZA02) received 
     July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10348. 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; Michigan: Withdrawal of 
     Direct Final Rule [MI67-01-7275; FRL-6128-6] received July 
     23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10349. 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 
     (Pauls Valley, Ratliff City, and Sulphur, Oklahoma, Abilene, 
     Bowie, Highland Village, Mount Pleasant, and Overton, Texas 
     [MM Docket No. 97-84; RM-9021; RM-9095] received July 22, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10350. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of 
     the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Amendment of Rules 
     Governing Procedures to Be Followed When Formal Complaints 
     are Filed Against Common Carriers [CC Docket No. 96-238] 
     received July 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       10351. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Adjustment of the Maximum 
     Retrospective Deferred Premium (RIN: 3150-AG01) received July 
     21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10352. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     a report on the effect of the U.S./Russian Highly Enriched 
     Uranium Agreement on domestic uranium mining, conversion, and 
     enrichment industries through April 1998; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10353. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with Taiwan [DTC 1-98] received July 20, 1998, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       10354. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with the United Kingdom [DTC 17-98] received July 21, 1998, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       10355. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the 26th and 27th Annual Reports on the 
     operation during water years 1996 and 1997 for the reservoirs 
     along the Colorado River, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1544; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       10356. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     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; Texas Closure [I.D. 070298E] 
     received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       10357. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report on plans to establish a program to support the Iraqi 
     democratic opposition; jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       10358. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on Medicare coverage of lung 
     volume reduction surgery (LVRS); jointly to the Committees on 
     Commerce, Ways and Means, and Appropriations.

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