[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 23, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H8522-H8527]
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:

            [Omitted from the Record of September 22, 1998]

       11084. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Kiwifruit Grown in California; Temporary Suspension of an 
     Inspection Requirement [Docket No. FV98-920-2 FR] received 
     September 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11085. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Maintenance of Minimum Financial 
     Requirements by Futures Commission Merchants and Introducing 
     Brokers [17 CFR Part 1] received August 28, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11086. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Orders Eligible for Post-execution 
     Allocation [17 CFR Part 1] received August 28, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11087. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- Refrigeration and 
     Labeling Requirements for Shell Eggs [Docket No. 97-069F] 
     (RIN: 0583-AC04) received August 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11088. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Kiwifruit Grown in California; 
     Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV98-920-3 IFR] 
     received August 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.

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       11089. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Nectarines and Peaches Grown 
     in California; Revision of Handling and Reporting 
     Requirements for Fresh Nectarines and Peaches [Docket No. 
     FV98-916-1 FIR] received August 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11090. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Fluid Milk Promotion Order; 
     Amendments to the Order [DA-98-04] received September 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11091. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Oranges, Grapefruit, 
     Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in Florida; Increased 
     Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV98-905-3 FR] received September 
     10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       11092. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Fresh Prunes Grown in 
     Designated Counties in Washington and Umatilla County, 
     Oregon; Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV98-924-1 FR] 
     received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11093. 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 FIR] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11094. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Winter Pears Grown in Oregon 
     and Washington; Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV98-
     927-1 FR] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11095. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Development, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Year 2000 Compliance, Telecommunications 
     Program (RIN: 0572-AB43) received August 31, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11096. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Brucellosis; Increased Indemnity for Cattle and Bison [Docket 
     No. 98-016-2] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11097. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Board, 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting the Board's final rule -- Risk-Based Capital 
     Standards: Unrealized Holding Gains on Certain Equity 
     Securities [Regulations H and Y; Docket No. R-0982] received 
     September 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11098. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Comptroller of the Currency, 
     Administrator of National Banks, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule -- Risk-Based Capital Standards: Unrealized 
     Holding Gains on Certain Equity Securities [Docket No. 98-12] 
     (RIN: 1557-AB14) received September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       11099. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Termination of an Approved Mortgagee's 
     Origination Approval Agreement [Docket No. FR-4239-F-02] 
     (RIN: 2502-AG99) received September 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       11100. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule -- Filing Procedures and 
     Delegations of Authority; Unsafe and Unsound Banking 
     Practices; Registration of Transfer Agents; International 
     Banking; Management Official Interlocks; and Golden 
     Parachutes and Indemnification Payments (RIN: 3064 -- AC02) 
     received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11101. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
     7248] received August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11102. 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-7691] received August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       11103. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 67] 
     received August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11104. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7692] 
     received August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11105. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [44 CFR Part 65] 
     received August 5, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11106. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule -- Risk-Based Capital Standards: Unrealized Holding 
     Gains on Certain Equity Securities [Docket No.] (RIN 1550-
     AB11) received August 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11107. 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 
     August 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       11108. 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 6.55-5] received 
     August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11109. 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, Bay Area Air Quality Management 
     District [CA 20-7-0084a FRL-6138-8] received August 31, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11110. 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; Illinois [IL172-1a; FRL 
     6152-5] received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11111. 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; Louisiana: Reasonable 
     Available Control Technology for Emissions of Volatile 
     Organic Compounds from Batch Processes [LA-47-1-7388a; FRL-
     6156-3] received September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11112. 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 Air Quality Plans for Designated 
     Facilities and Pollutants; Commonwealth of Virginia; Control 
     of Total Reduced Sulfur Emissions from Existing Kraft Pulp 
     Mills [VA 011-5034a; FRL-6155-9] received September 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11113. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Characteristic Slags 
     Generated from Thermal Recovery of Lead by Secondary Lead 
     Smelters; Land Disposal Restrictions; Final Rule; Extension 
     of Effective Date [FRL-6155-7] received September 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11114. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Determination of 
     Attainment of the Air Quality for PM-10 in the Liberty 
     Borough, Pennsylvania Area [FRL-6149-3] received September 2, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11115. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- State of New Jersey; 
     Final Program Determination of Adequacy of State Municipal 
     Solid Waste Landfill Permit Program [FRL-6155-8] received 
     September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11116. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Rule 
     Concerning Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption And Water 
     Use Of Certain Home Appliances And Other Products Required 
     Under The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (``Appliance 
     Labeling Rule'') [16 CFR Part 305] received September 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11117. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Radiology Devices; 
     Classifications for Five Medical Image Management Devices; 
     Correction [Docket No. 96N-0320] received September 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11118. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of

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     Policy, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Irradiation in the Production, 
     Processing and Handling of Food; Correction [Docket No. 98N-
     0392] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11119. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Pediculicide Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use; 
     Final Monograph; Technical Amendment; Correction [Docket No. 
     81N-0201] (RIN: 0910-AA01) received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11120. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Status of Certain Additional Over-the-Counter Drug 
     Category II and III Active Ingredients [Docket No. 98N-0636] 
     (RIN: 0910-AA01) received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11121. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Listing of Color Addititves for Coloring Sutures; D & C 
     Violet No. 2; Confirmation of Effective Date [Docket No. 95C-
     0399] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11122. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and 
     Sanitizers [Docket No. 98F-0057] received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11123. A letter from the Office of Congressional Affairs, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Nuclear Criticality Safety Standards for Fuels 
     and Material Facilities [Regulatory Guide 3.71] received 
     September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11124. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Consolidated Guidance about 
     material Licenses: Applications for Sealed Source and Device 
     Evaluation and Registration [NUREG-1556] received September 
     1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       11125. 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 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11126. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule -- Procurement List 
     Additions and Deletions -- received August 31, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       11127. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- Federal 
     Employees Health Benefits Program: Contributions and 
     Withholdings (RIN: 3206-AI33) received September 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       11128. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- 
     Prohibition of ``Gag Clauses'' in the Federal Employees 
     Health Benefits Program (RIN: 3206-AI27) received August 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       11129. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Migratory Bird Hunting; Early 
     Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory 
     Game Birds in the Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, 
     Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (RIN: 1018-AE93) received 
     August 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11130. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
     Mine Safety and Health, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Improving and Eliminating 
     Regulations; Flame Safety Lamps and Single-Shot Blasting 
     Units (RIN: 1219-AA98) received September 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11131. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Revised Notice of Guidelines for 
     Determining Comparability of Foreign Programs for the 
     Protection of Sea Turtles in Shrimp Trawl Fishing Operations 
     [Public Notice 2876] received September 1, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11132. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish 
     Fishery; Fixed Gear Sablefish Mop-Up [Docket No. 971229312-
     7312-01; I.D. 081998B] received September 2, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11133. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 
     Fisheries; Closure of Directed Fishery for Illex Squid 
     [Docket No. 971107264-8001-02; I.D. 082098A] received 
     September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11134. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Red Snapper Management 
     Measures and Closure of the Recreational Fishery [Docket No. 
     980818222-8222-01; I.D. 081898A] (RIN: 0648-AL61) received 
     September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11135. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Fisheries off West Coast 
     States and in the Western Pacific; Northern Anchovy Fishery; 
     Quotas for the 1998-99 Fishing Year [Docket No. 980806211-
     8211-01; I.D. 071598I] (RIN: 0648-AK24) received September 2, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11136. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific 
     Crustacean Fisheries; Bank/Area-Specific Harvest Guidelines 
     [Docket No. 980603145-8186-02; I.D. 052998C] (RIN: 0648-AL33) 
     received September 18, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11137. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Safety Zone; Toward a Better Life Fireworks Display, 
     Dorchester Bay, Boston, MA [CGD01-98-131] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11138. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Regulated Navigation Area: Copper Canyon, Lake Havasu, 
     Colorado River; Correction [CGD11-97-010] (RIN: 2115-AE84) 
     received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11139. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Safety Zone: Gloucester Schooner Festival Fireworks Display, 
     Gloucester Harbor, Gloucester, MA [CGD01-98-130] (RIN: 2115-
     AA97) received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11140. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Safety Zone: Around Alone 98/99 Fireworks, Custom House 
     Reach, Charleston, SC [COTP CHARLESTON 98-053] (RIN: 2115-
     AA97) received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11141. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Special Local Regulations; 1998 Busch Beer Drag Boat Classic; 
     Kaskaskia River Mile 28.0-29.0, New Athens, Illinois [CGD08-
     98-054] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11142. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Lafourche Bayou, LA [CGD08-
     98-052] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11143. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Victoria Channel, TX [CGD08-
     98-049] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11144. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Railroad Communications [Docket No. RSOR-12; Notice No. 5] 
     (RIN: 2130-AB19) received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11145. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA.315B, 
     SA.316B, SA.316C, SA.319B, and SE.3160 Helicopters [Docket 
     No. 98-SW-23-AD; Amendment 39-10725; AD 98-10-09] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11146. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29315; Amdt.

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     No. 1886] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11147. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29316; Amdt. No. 1887] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11148. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Schempp-Hirth K.G. Model Cirrus 
     Sailplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-51-AD; Amendment 39-10722; AD 
     98-18-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11149. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Industrie Model A300-600 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 95-NM-200-AD; Amendment 39-
     10718; AD 98-18-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11150. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-6 
     Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-18-AD; Amendment 
     39-10726; AD 98-18-10](RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 10, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11151. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Improved Standards for Determining Rejected Takeoff and 
     Landing Performance [Docket No. 25471; Amendment Nos. 1-48, 
     25-92, 91-256, 121-268, 135-71] (RIN: 2120-AB17) received 
     September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11152. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Collegeville, PA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AEA-06] received September 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11153. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revocation of Class D and E Airspace; Crows Landing, CA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-12] received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11154. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Leeville, LA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-27] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11155. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Grand Chenier, LA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-26] received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11156. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Venice, LA [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-AWS-25] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11157. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Grand Isle, LA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AWS-29] received September 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11158. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Sabine Pass, TX [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-28] received September 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11159. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Class E Airspace, San Diego, North Island NAS, CA 
     [Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-20] received September 10, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11160. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revocation of Class D Airspace; Tustin MCAS, CA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AWP-19] received September 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11161. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Process and Criteria 
     for Funding State and Territorial nonpoint Source Management 
     Programs in FY 1999 -- received September 2, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       11162. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the 
     Public Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule -- Offering 
     Regulations for United States Savings Bonds, Series I [31 CFR 
     Part 359] received August 31, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11163. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Division, 
     Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the 
     Bureu's final rule -- Implementation of Public Law 105-34, 
     Sections 908, 910, and 1415, Related To Hard Cider, Semi-
     Generic Wine Designations, and Wholesale Liquor Dealers' 
     Signs (97-2523) [T.D. ATF-398] (RIN: 1512-A71) received 
     September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       11164. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Designated Private Delivery Services [Notice 98-47] received 
     September 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       11165. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Forms and instructions [Revenue Procedure 98-49] received 
     September 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       11166. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Limitations [Rev. Rul. 98-44] received September 1, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       11167. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Income of participants in common trust fund [Revenue Ruling 
     98-41] received September 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11168. A letter from the National Director of Appeals, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule -- Dollar-Value LIFO Segment of Inventory Excluded from 
     The Computation of the LIFO Index -- received September 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       11169. A letter from the National Director of Appeals, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule -- Dollar-Value LIFO Bargain Purchase Inventory -- 
     received September 1, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11170. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Notice 98-34] 
     received August 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11171. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Requirements incident to adoption and use of LIFO inventory 
     method [Revenue Procedure 98-46] received August 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       11172. A letter from the National Director of Appeals, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule -- Covenants Not to Compete -- received September 1, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       11173. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Administrative, Procedural and Miscellaneous Roth IRA 
     Guidance [Notice 98-49] received September 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11174. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule 
     -- Medicaid and Title IV-E Programs; Revision to the 
     Definition of an Unemployed Parent [HCFA-2106-FC] (RIN: 0938-
     AH79) received September 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.
       11175. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the retirement of General William W. Hartzog, 
     United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of 
     general on the retired list; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       11176. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the retirement of Lieutenant General Douglas D. 
     Buchholz, United States Army, and his advancement to the 
     grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       11177. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the retirement of General David A. Bramlett, 
     United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of 
     general on the retired list; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       11178. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Croatia, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11179. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Egypt for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-61), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11180. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease

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     of defense articles to Spain (Transmittal No. 15-98), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       11181. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the Taipei Economic and 
     Cultural Representative Office in the United States 
     (Transmittal No. 17-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11182. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting text of agreements 
     in which the American Institute in Taiwan is a party between 
     January 1 and December 31, 1997, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     3311(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11183. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-426, 
     ``Uniform Per Student Funding Formula for Public Schools and 
     Public Charter Schools Second Temporary Act of 1998'' 
     received September 10, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       11184. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting Council of the District of 
     Columbia's response to the legislative recommendations of the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority regarding regulatory reform dated May 
     29, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--732 and 1--
     734(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       11185. A letter from the Mayor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a response to the legislative 
     recommendations of the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 47--117(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       11186. A letter from the Information Officer, Defense 
     Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act from January 
     1, 1997 to September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       11187. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the annual report of the Civil 
     Service Retirement and Disability Fund for Fiscal Year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1308(a); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       11188. A letter from the Inspector General, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting the budget request for the 
     Office of Inspector General, Railroad Retirement Board, for 
     fiscal year 2000, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       11189. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Royalty Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       11190. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's Annual Report on the Transition 
     to Quieter Airplanes, pursuant to Public Law 101--508, 
     section 9308(g) (104 Stat. 1388--383); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11191. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Intracoastal City, LA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-ASW-24] received September 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.

            [Submitted for the Record of September 23, 1998]

       11192. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule-- Specifically Approved States 
     Authorized to Receive Mares and Stallions Imported from 
     Regions Where CEM Exists [Docket No. 98-059-2] received 
     September 16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11193. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Almonds Grown in California; 
     Increased Assesment Rate [Docket No. FV98-981-2 FR] received 
     September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11194. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's fianl rule--Imidacloprid; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [OPP-300717; FRL-6027-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11195. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     System's final rule--Extended Examination Cycle for U.S. 
     Branches and Agencies of Foreign Banks [Regulation K; Docket 
     No. R-1012] received August 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11196. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the Office's final rule--Capital; 
     Risk-Based Capital Guidelines; Capital Adequacy Guidelines; 
     Capital Maintenance: Servicing Assets [Docket No. 98-10] 
     (RIN: 1557-AB14) received August 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       11197. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Parts 
     2, 15, and 97 of the Commission's Rules to Permit Use of 
     Radio Frequencies Above 40 GHz for New Radio Applications [ET 
     Docket No. 94-124] [RM-8308] received September 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11198. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of the 
     Commission's Rules to Establish a Radio Astronomy 
     Coordination Zone in Puerto Rico [ET Docket No. 96-2] [RM-
     8165] received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11199. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Standards For Business Practices Of Interstate Natural 
     Gas Pipelines [Docket No. RM96-1-008; Order No. 587-H] 
     received August 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       11200. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Reporting Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Marketing 
     Affiliates on the Internet [Docket No. RM98-7-000] received 
     August 7, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11201. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severly Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List; 
     Additions and Deletions--received September 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       11202. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revisions to the Export 
     Administration Regulations; Shipper's Export Declaration 
     requirements for exports valued less than $2,500 [Docket No. 
     980730200-8200-01] (RIN: 0694-AB71) received September 2, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       11203. A letter from the Acting Director, Bureau of the 
     Census, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Revisions to the Foreign Trade Statistics 
     Regulations; Shipper's Export Declaration Requirements for 
     Exports Valued at Less Than $2,500 [Docket No. 980729198-
     8198-01] (RIN: 0607-AA28) received August 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       11204. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Stand Down 
     Requirements for Trawl Catcher Vessels Transiting Between the 
     Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 980903229-8229-
     01; I.D. 051898A] (RIN: 0648-AK73) received September 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11205. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; 
     Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fishery [I.D. 0710981] received 
     September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11206. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries off West Coast 
     States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish 
     Fishery; Cumulative Limit Period Changes [Docket No. 
     971229312-7312-01; I.D. 081498B] received September 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11207. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Framework 10 to the Atlantic 
     Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan [Docket No. 980817220-
     8220-01; I.D. 081098A] (RIN: 0648-AL17) received September 
     15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       11208. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Stone Crab Fishery of the Gulf 
     of Mexico; Amendment 6 [Docket No. 980501114-8213-02; I.D. 
     041698G] (RIN: 0648-AK48) received September 15, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11209. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries off West Coast 
     States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon 
     Fisheries; Closures of the Ocean Recreational Salmon 
     Fisheries from Cape Alava to Queets River, Washington, and 
     Leadbetter Point, Washington, to Cape Falcon, Oregon [Docket 
     No. 980429110-8110-01; I.D. 081998A] received September 15, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.

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       11210. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies 
     Fishery; Cultivator Shoal Whiting Fishery [Docket No. 
     980724194-8194-01; I.D. 072098B] (RIN: 0648-AL37) received 
     September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       11211. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 610 in 
     the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 
     090998A] received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11212. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule-- Adminstrative 
     Offset--Collection of Past-Due Support (RIN: 1510-AA58) 
     received August 10, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       11213. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Administrative 
     Revisions to the NASA FAR Supplement [48 CFR Parts 1805, 
     1822, and 1844] received August 11, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       11214. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Partnering for 
     Construction Contracts [48 CFR Parts 1836 and 1852] received 
     August 14, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Science.
       11215. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Revision to the 
     NASA FAR Supplement on Contractor Performance Information [48 
     CFR Parts 1842 and 1853] received August 10, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       11216. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue 
     Procedure 98-53] received September 15, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11217. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Source Rules for Foreign Sales Corporation Transfer Pricing 
     [TD 8782] (RIN: 1545-AV90) received September 17, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       11218. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Low-
     Income Housing Credit [Rev. Rul. 98-49] received September 
     16, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       11219. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for FY 1998 emergency 
     supplemental appropriations of $1.8 billion in budget 
     authority to support $2.3 billion in emergency agricultural 
     programs, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 105--313); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       11220. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for FY 1998 Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations of $1.8 billion because of the 
     emergency expenses arising from the consequences of the 
     recent bombing of our embassy facilities in Nairobi, Kenya 
     and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as well as for emergency 
     requirements necessary to strengthen our security, anti-
     terrorism, and counter-terrorism efforts, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 105--314); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       11221. A letter from the Principal Deputy, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report on funding, personnel and 
     project data by major command, installation, and state for 
     all elements of the Defense Environmental Quality Program; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       11222. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to strengthen law enforcement's ability to combat 
     illegal bulk cash smuggling; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       11223. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Turkey (Transmittal No. 
     18-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       11224. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Turkey (Transmittal No. 
     16-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       11225. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to make 
     technical changes to the laws establishing various individual 
     units of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to provide 
     for a lower penalty for violation of Refuge System 
     regulations; to the Committee on Resources.
       11226. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Environmental, Safety and Health, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Final Environmental Impact Statement on 
     Management of Certain Plutonium Residues and Scrub Alloy 
     Stored at Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (DOE/EIS-
     0277F, August 1998); to the Committee on Resources.

       11227. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend section 879 of title 18, United States 
     Code, to provide clearer coverage over threats against former 
     Presidents, members of their families, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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