[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 121 (Monday, September 14, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H7688-H7690]
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:

       10850. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Change in Disease Status of Great 
     Britain Because of Exotic Newcastle

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     Disease [Docket No. 98-002-2] received August 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10851. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Removal of 
     Quarantined Area [Docket No. 97-056-16] received August 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10852. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Removal of 
     Quarantined Area [Docket No. 97-056-15] received August 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10853. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Papayas Grown in Hawaii; 
     Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV98-928-1 FR] received 
     August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       10854. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acrylic Acid 
     Terpolymer, Partial Sodium Salts; Tolerance Exemption [OPP-
     300704; FRL-6024-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 8, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10855. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Herbicide Safener HOE-
     107892; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-
     300703; FRL-6024-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 8, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10856. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Acquisition and Technology, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Defense Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Quality Assurance Among 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization [DFARS Case 97-D038] 
     received September 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       10857. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Acquisition and Technology, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Defense Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Waiver of 10 U.S.C. 2534--
     United Kingdom [DFARS Case 98-D016] received September 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       10858. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation 
     Research Abroad Fellowship Program, Fulbright-Hays Faculty 
     Research Abroad Fellowship Progam, and Fulbright-Hays Group 
     Projects Abroad Program (RIN: 1840-AC53) received August 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       10859. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Energy Conservation Program for 
     Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Water Heaters; 
     Correction [Docket No. EE-RM-94-230] (RIN: 1904-AA52) 
     received August 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       10860. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Certain Chemical 
     Substances; Removal of Significant New Use Rules [OPPTS-
     50628B; FRL-6020-7] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received September 8, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       10861. 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: Revisions to Several 
     Chapters of the Alabama Department of Environmental 
     Management (ADEM) Administrative Code for the Air Pollution 
     Control Program [AL-047-1-9825a; FRL-6156-9] received 
     September 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       10862. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--An Approach For Using Probabilistic 
     Risk Assessment In Risk-Informed Decisions On Plant-Specific 
     Changes To The Licensing Basis (Regulatory Guide 1.174) 
     received September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       10863. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's 
     final rule--Thrift Savings Plan Loans [5 CFR Part 1655] 
     received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10864. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Personnel 
     Records and Training (RIN: 3206-AH94) received August 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       10865. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Captive-bred 
     Wildlife Regulation (RIN: 1018-AB10) received September 8, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10866. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Migratory Bird 
     Hunting; Final Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird 
     Hunting Regulations (RIN: 1018-AE93), pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10867. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Revisions to 
     Regulations Governing Finance Applications Involving Motor 
     Passenger Carriers (STB Ex Parte No. 559) received September 
     8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10868. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Expensing of environmental remediation costs [Revenue 
     Procedure 98-47] received September 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10869. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Applicable percentage [Notice 98-42] received August 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       10870. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, first-out inventories [Revenue Ruling 98-42] received 
     August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       10871. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     General statement concerning the effective date of Treasury 
     Regulation [Notice 98-40] received August 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10872. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Revenue Ruling 98-43] 
     received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10873. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Returns Relating to Higher Education Tuition and Related 
     Expenses [Notice 98-46] received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10874. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     Forms and Instructions [Revenue Procedure 98-50] received 
     September 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       10875. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rewards for Information Relating to Violations of Internal 
     Revenue Laws [TD 8780] (RIN: 1545-AU85) Receive August 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       10876. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     Forms and Instructions [Revenue Procedure 98-51] received 
     September 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       10877. A letter from the Secretary, Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient 
     Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 1999 Rates [HCFA-
     1003-F] (RIN: 0938-AI22) received September 1, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10878. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Mexico, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       10879. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10880. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, 
     Comptroller General, transmitting List of all reports issued 
     or released by the GAO in July 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10881. A letter from the Chairman, Commission for the 
     Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, transmitting the 
     consolidated report in compliance with the Inspector General 
     Act and the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10882. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, transmitting the Strategic Plan of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for the years 1998--
     2003; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       10883. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     Inspector General for the period ending March 31, 1998, and 
     the

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     Secretary's semiannual report 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.
       10884. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the study report for the El Camino Real de los Tejas, 
     pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1242(c); to the Committee on Resources.

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