[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 135 (Thursday, October 1, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H9271-H9273]
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:

       11387. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acrylic Acid, Styrene, 
     -Methyl Styrene Copolymer, Ammonium Salt; and Styrene, 2-
     Ethylhexyl Acrylate, Butyl Acrylate Copolymer; Exemption from 
     the Requirements of a Tolerance [OPP-300722; FRL 6032-4](RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11388. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fluroxypyr; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300724; FRL-6033-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11389. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Mepiquat Chloride; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300719; 
     FRL-6032-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11390. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300721; FRL-6033-3] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11391. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Carfentrazone-ethyl; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300718; FRL-6032-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11392. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Zucchini Juice Added to 
     Buffalo Gourd Root Powder; Exemption From the Requirement of 
     a Tolerance [OPP-300683; FRL-6017-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received Septmeber 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11393. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the Air Force is 
     initiating a cost comparison of Precision Measurment 
     Equipment Laboratories (PMEL) Air-Force-wide, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       11394. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     System's final rule--Home Mortgage Disclosure [Regulation C; 
     Docket No. R-0999] received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.

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       11395. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Consumer Leasing [Regulation M; Docket 
     No. R-1004] received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11396. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Truth in Savings [Regulation DD; Docket 
     No. R-1003] received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11397. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Electronic Fund Transfers [Regulation E; 
     Docket No. R-1007] received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       11398. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Virginia; Final 
     Approval of Underground Storage Tank [FRL-6167-7] received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11399. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Priorities 
     List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites [FRL-6169-3] 
     received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11400. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Massachusetts: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revision [FRL-6167-9] received September 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11401. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Land Disposal 
     Restrictions; Treatment Standards for Spent Potliners from 
     Primary Aluminum Reduction (K088) [FRL-6168-7] received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11402. 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 211-0102a: FRL-6161-8] received September 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11403. 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, Placer County Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 206-0096a; FRL-6164-4] received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11404. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Priorities 
     List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites [FRL-6161-2] 
     received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11405. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Oklahoma: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revisions [FRL-6160-9] received September 26, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11406. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Final 
     Approval of Amendments to Title V Operating Permits Program; 
     Pima County Department of Environmental Quality, Arizona [AD-
     FRL-6165-8] received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11407. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision [FRL-6165-
     3] Receiveed September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11408. 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: Alaska [AK10-1-7022a; 
     FRL-6162-9] received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11409. 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, San Diego County Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 206-0095a; FRL-6164-6] received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11410. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Regulation of Fuels and 
     Fuel Additives: Modification of the Covered Areas Provision 
     for Reformulated Gasoline [FRL-6169-5] (RIN: 2060-AG77) 
     received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11411. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of 
     Stratospheric Ozone: Halon Recycling and Recovery Equipment 
     Certification [FRL--6136-8] (RIN: 2060-AI07) received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11412. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acid Rain Program: 1998 
     Reallocation of Allowances [FRL-6164-1] (RIN: 2060-AG-86) 
     received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11413. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. 
     (Big Pine Key, Clewiston, Ft. Myers Villas, Indiantown, 
     Jupiter, Key Colony Beach, Naples and Tice, Florida) [MM 
     Docket No. 94-155, RM-8468, RM-8802] received September 25, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11414. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Financial Assurance Requirements for Decommissioning Nuclear 
     Power Reactors (RIN: 3150-AF41) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11415. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Technical Assistance agreement 
     with Japan [Transmittal No. DTC 100-98], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11416. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with Canada [Transmittal No. DTC 112-98], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11417. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with Japan [Transmittal No. DTC 122-98], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11418. 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.
       11419. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies 
     of the original report of political contributions by nominees 
     as cheifs of mission, ambassadors at large, or ministers, and 
     their families, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       11420. 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 25, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       11421. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting Activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       11422. 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; Late 
     Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory 
     Game Birds (RIN: 1018-AE93) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11423. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of State, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Migratory Bird 
     Hunting: Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain 
     Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 1998-99 
     Late Season (RIN: 1018-AE93) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       11424. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Endangered and Threatened Species; Threatened 
     Status for Johnson's Seagrass [Docket No. 980811214-8214-01; 
     I.D. 052493B] received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11425. A letter from the Acting Director, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna; Closure [I.D. 
     090498SA] received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

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       11426. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule--FY 1998 
     Police Recruitment Program (RIN: 1105-AA58) received 
     September 28, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       11427. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310, A300-600, and 
     A320 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-107-AD; Amendment 39-
     10759; AD 98-19-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11428. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International CFM56-7B Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-50-AD; Amendment 39-
     10758; AD 98-14-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11429. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; S.N. Centrair 101 Series Sailplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-CE-49-AD; Amendment 39-10755; AD 98-19-14] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11430. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-10, -
     15, and -30 Series Airplanes, and C-9 (Military) Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-272-AD; Amendment 39-10738; AD 98-18-22] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11431. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-47-AD; Amendment 39-10739; AD 98-18-23] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11432. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Industrie Model A320 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-156-AD; Amendment 39-10740; AD 
     98-18-24] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11433. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 1000, 2000, 
     3000, and 4000 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-290-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10741; AD 98-18-25] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11434. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model C-212 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-123-AD; 
     Amendement 39-10737; AD 98-18-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11435. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Price, UT [Airspace Docket No. 
     98-ANM-12] received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11436. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29330; Amdt. No. 1890] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11437. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29329; Amdt. No. 1889] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11438. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29328; Amdt. No. 1888] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11439. A letter from the National Director of Appeals, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Subchapter K Anti-Abuse Rule [Regulation 1. 701-2] 
     received September 25, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11440. A letter from the National Director of Appeals, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Tenant Allowances To Retail Store Operators--received 
     September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       11441. A letter from the Acting Chief, Regulations Branch, 
     United States Customs Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule--Andean Trade Preference (T.D. 98-76) (RIN: 1515-
     AB59) received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

       11442. A letter from the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting the Annual Report of the Railroad Retirement 
     Board for Fiscal Year 1997, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f(b)(6); 
     jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Ways and Means.

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