[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 111 (Friday, August 7, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H7429-H7431]
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:

       10542. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Servicing of Community and Insured 
     Business Programs Loans and Grants (RIN: 0572-AB23) received 
     August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       10543. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     National Poultry Improvement Plan; Special Provisions for 
     Ostrich Breeding Flocks and Products [Docket No. 97-043-2] 
     received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10544. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Departement's final rule--
     Commuted Traveltime Periods: Overtime Services Relating to 
     Imports and Exports [Docket No. 98-076-1] received August 3, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10545. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendments to 
     OMB Control Numbers [OPPTS-00246; FRL-5799-8] received July 
     27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       10546. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Avermectin; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300613; FRL-6021-
     2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10547. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Carfentrazone-ethyl; 
     Temporary Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300686; FRL-6018-1] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) Recieved August 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10548. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Endothall; Extension of 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300691; FRL 6020-1] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10549. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     System's final rule--Capital; Risk-Based Capital Guidelines; 
     Capital Adequacy Guidelines; Capital Maintenance: Servicing 
     Assets [Regulations H and Y; Docket No. R-0976] received 
     August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       10550. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--List 
     of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance 
     [Docket No. FEMA-7689] received July 17, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       10551. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Child 
     Care and Development Fund (RIN: 0970-AB74) received July 28, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       10552. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Exemption of commonly-owned motor carriers from equipment 
     identification and receipt requirements applicable to leased 
     and interchanged vehicles [FHWA Doicket No. FHWA-97-3050] 
     (RIN: 2125-AE26) received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10553. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Head Impact 
     Protections [Docket No. NHTSA-98-3847] (RIN No: 2127-AG07) 
     received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       10554. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Side Impact Anthropomorphic Test Dummy [Docket No. NHTSA-97-
     3144] (RIN: 2127-AG74) received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10555. 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; New 
     York [Region 2 Docket No. NY28-2-180b, FRL-6134-7] received 
     July 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10556. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acquisition Regulation: 
     Administrative Amendments [FRL-6135-5] received July 30, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10557. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Lead; Minor Amendment 
     to the Grant Provision in the Lead-Based Paint Activities 
     Rule [OPPTS-62157; FRL-5796-1] (RIN: 2070-AC64) received July 
     30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10558. 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; Ohio; Control of Landfills Gas Emissions from 
     Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [OH116-1a; FRL-6134-
     5] received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10559. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: 
     Pharmaceuticals Production [AD-FRL-6135-6] (RIN: 2060-AE83) 
     received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       10560. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Organobromine 
     Production Wastes; Identification and Listing of Hazardous 
     Waste; Land Disposal Restrictions; Listing of CERCLA 
     Hazardous Substances, Reportable Quantities; Final Rule; 
     Technical Amendment [FRL-6139-6] (RIN: 2050-AD79) received 
     August 4, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10561. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Medical Devices; Reclassification and Codification of 
     Vitamin D Test System [Docket No. 96P-0228] received August 
     3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10562. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
     Export Administration, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--
     Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations; 
     Conforming Revisions to the Wassenaar Arrangement List of 
     Dual-Use Items and Revisions to Antiterrorism Controls 
     [Docket No. 980619158-8158-01] (RIN: 0694-AB35) received 
     August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10563. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Federal 
     Employment Priority Consideration Program for Displaced 
     Employees of the District of Columbia Department of 
     Corrections (RIN: 3206-AI28) received August 5, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       10564. A letter from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast 
     Multispecies Fishery; Little Tunny Exempted Gillnet Fishery 
     [Docket No. 980717183-8183-01; I.D.072098D] (RIN: 0648-AK35) 
     received August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       10565. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Visas: Documentation of 
     Nonimmigrants and Immigrants--Minor corrections or additions 
     to nonimmigrant visa regulations and deletions of obsolete 
     immigrant visa provisions [Public Notice 2863] received 
     August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       10566. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Land 
     and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Oil Spill Financial 
     Responsibility for Offshore Facilities (RIN: 1010-AC33) 
     received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10567. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-44-AD; Amendment 39-10682; AD 98-16-06] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64)

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     received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10568. 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-90-AD; Amendment 39-10686; AD 98-
     16-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10569. 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-116-AD; Amendment 39-
     10687; AD 98-16-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10570. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-52-AD; Amendment 39-10683; AD 98-16-07] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10571. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary for 
     Technology, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Announcement of Availability of 
     Funding for Competitions----Experimental Program to Stimulate 
     Competitive Technology (EPSCoT) [Docket No. 980317064-8064-
     01] (RIN: 0692-ZA01) received July 9, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       10572. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 98-37] received 
     August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       10573. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Part 
     III--Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Rev. 
     Proc. 98-40] received August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10574. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Exporters Not Liable For Harbor Maintenance Fee [T.D. 98-64] 
     (RIN: 1515-AC31) received August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10575. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     and State Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Issuance of 
     Advisory Opinions by the OIG (RIN: 0991-AA85) received July 
     21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       10576. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     and Medicaid Programs; Surety Bond Requirements for Home 
     Health Agencies [HCFA-1152-2-F] (RIN: 0938-AJ08) received 
     August 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       10577. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the annual report on foreign investment in U.S. 
     agricultural land through December 31, 1997, pursuant to 7 
     U.S.C. 3504; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10578. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to assist States 
     in implementing pathogen reduction reforms to their meat and 
     poultry inspection programs; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10579. A letter from the Director, Test, Systems 
     Engineering and Evaluation, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting Notification of intent to obligate funds for 
     test projects for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 1999 Foreign 
     Comparative Testing (FCT) Program, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2350a(g); to the Committee on National Security.
       10580. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     the Defense Manpower Requirements Report (DMRR) for FY 1999; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       10581. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's annual report on the 
     status and accomplishments of the runaway and homeless youth 
     centers for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5715(a); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       10582. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting the Energy 
     Information Administration's Annual Report to Congress 1997, 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 790f(a)(2); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10583. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize 
     appropriations for the motor vehicle safety and information 
     programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration for fiscal years 1999-2001; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       10584. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification that effective July 19, 1998, the danger pay 
     rate for the Kosovo Province was designated at the 25% level, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       10585. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, 
     General Accounting Office, transmitting List of all reports 
     issued or released in June 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10586. A letter from the Chief, Benefits and Investments 
     Branch, Treasury Division, Army and Air Force Exchange 
     Service, transmitting a report on the Annual Federal Pension 
     Plans, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10587. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, 
     Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting the 
     monthly listing of new investigations, audits, and 
     evaluations; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10588. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs and Public Liaison, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the report entitled ``A Study of 
     Actuarial Alternatives for the DC Pension Plans''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10589. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Management 
     and Budget, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting In compliance with the Federal 
     Managers Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) and the Inspector 
     General Act Amendments of 1998 (IGAA), we are transmitting 
     the Department's 1997 FMFIA Annual Report and the FY 1997 
     Semi-Annual Report including the Management Report on Final 
     Action for the last 6 months of FY 1997. These reports are 
     contained in the enclosed FY 1997 Accountability Report the 
     U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10590. A letter from the Employee Benefits Manager, Farm 
     Credit Bank, transmitting the Independent Associations' 
     Retirement Plan, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10591. A letter from the Human Resource Assistant, Farm 
     Credit Bank of Texas, transmitting the annual report for the 
     Farm Credit Bank of Texas Thrift Plus Plan for the year ended 
     December 31, 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10592. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``Information Collection Budget of the United States 
     Government Fiscal Year 1998,'' pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 
     3504(e)(2); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       10593. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of 
     Reclamation, Department of the Interior, transmitting a 
     report on the Salmon Lake Dam, Okanogan Project in 
     Washington, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 509; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10594. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notice on leasing systems for the Western Gulf of Mexico, 
     Sale 171, scheduled to be held in August 1998, pursuant to 43 
     U.S.C. 1337(a)(8); to the Committee on Resources.
       10595. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the annual report entitled ``Outer 
     Continental Shelf Lease Sales: Evaluation of Bidding Results 
     and Competition'' for fiscal year 1997, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 
     1337(a)(9); to the Committee on Resources.
       10596. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of 
     the United States, transmitting Proceedings of the Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 331; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       10597. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting copies of the report of 
     the Attorney General regarding activities initiated pursuant 
     to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act during 
     fiscal year 1997, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1997f; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       10598. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to provide for 
     the restructuring of the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       10599. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide the Secretary of the 
     Treasury with authority to prescribe by regulation an 
     alternative interest accounting methodology; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       10600. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Tax 
     Policy, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation providing for an amendment regarding 
     Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands rum excise tax collections; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10601. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Administrative Review Process; Prehearing Proceedings 
     and Decisions by Attorney Advisors; Extension of Expiration 
     Date (RIN: 0960-AE86) received July 13, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10602. A letter from the United States Trade 
     Representative, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     to amend the Uruguay Round Agreements Act with respect to the 
     Rules of Origin for Textile and Apparel Products; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.

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       10603. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting the Board's mid-year Monetary Policy Report to 
     the Congress, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 225a; jointly to the 
     Committees on Banking and Financial Services and Education 
     and the Workforce.
       10604. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a report on the Environmental 
     Protection Agency's (EPA) implementation of the Waste 
     Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Land Withdrawal Act, pursuant to 
     Public Law 102--579; jointly to the Committees on Commerce 
     and National Security.
       10605. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security to 
     permit paid staff other than nurse aides and licensed health 
     professionals to provide feeding and hydration assistance to 
     residents in nursing facilities participating in the Medicare 
     and Medicaid programs (and to provide special training 
     requirements for such staff), and to establish a program to 
     ensure that such facilities do not employ individuals who 
     have a history of patient or resident abuse or have been 
     convicted of certain crimes; jointly to the Committees on 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.
       10606. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to establish the District Court of the Virgin 
     Islands as a court under article III of the United States 
     Constitution; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
     Resources.
       10607. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation to provide for implementation 
     by the United States of the Hague Convention on Protection of 
     Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry 
     Adoption, and for other purposes; jointly to the Committees 
     on International Relations, Ways and Means, and the 
     Judiciary.

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