[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 144 (Monday, October 12, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H10666-H10667]
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                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

 [Executive Communications Re-Referred: E10,321, E10,322, and Memorial 
                                  303]

       10321. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Irish Potatoes Grown in 
     Colorado; Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV98-948-1 
     IFR] Received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); referred to the Committee on Agriculture. July 
     27, 1998.
       10322. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Fresh Bartlett Pears Grown in 
     Oregon and Washington; Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV98-931-1 IFR] Received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); referred to the Committee on Agriculture. July 
     27, 1998.
       303. By the SPEAKER: A memorial of the Legislature of the 
     State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 10 
     memorializing the recognition of state and county rights-of-
     way under Revised Statute 2477 and take appropriate action to 
     invalidate the proposed policy change for forest roadless 
     areas; jointly, to the Committees on Agriculture and 
     Resources. May 4, 1998.
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       11651. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Development, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Long-Range Financial Forecasts of Electric 
     Borrowers (RIN: 0572-AA89) received October 8, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11652. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Development, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Year 2000 Compliance: Electric Program [7 CFR 
     Parts 1710 and 1726] received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11653. A letter from the Chairman, the Board of Governors 
     of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the ninth annual 
     report on the assessment of the Profitability of Credit Card 
     Operations of Depository Institutions, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 
     1637; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       11654. A letter from the Clerk, District of Columbia 
     Circuit, United States Court of Appeals, transmitting an 
     opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the 
     District of Columbia Circuit, No. 97-1250--Larry Hice v. 
     Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, United 
     States Department of Labor and Electrospace Systems, Inc.; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       11655. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Energy Conservation Program for 
     Consumer Products; Energy Conservation Standards for Electric 
     Cooking Products (Electric Cooktops, Electric Self-Cleaning-
     Ovens, and Microwave Ovens) [Docket Number EE-RM-S-97-700] 
     (RIN: 1904-AA84) received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11656. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Personnel Assurance Program (RIN: 
     1992-AA14) [Docket No. DP-RM-97-100] received October 8, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11657. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Price Competitive Sale of Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve Petroleum; Standard Sales Provisions (RIN 
     Number: 1901-AA81) received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11658. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Third Annual Report 
     and Analysis on Competitive Market Conditions With Respect to 
     Commercial Mobile Services, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 
     332(c)(1)(C); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11659. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting The Price-Anderson Act-Crossing the 
     Bridge to the Next Century: A Report to Congress; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11660. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Agency, transmitting notification concerning the Department 
     of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance 
     (LOA) to Greece for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-47), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11661. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Greece for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-38), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11662. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification of decisions made by the President regarding the 
     drawdown of articles and services from the inventory and 
     resources of the Departments of Defense, State, Justice, the 
     Treasury, and Transportation, and military education and 
     training from the Department of Defense, to provide 
     counternarcotics assistance to Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, 
     Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, 
     Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, and the countries of 
     the Eastern Caribbean Regional Security System (Presidential 
     Determination 98-41), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2364(a)(1); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       11663. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification for FY 1999 that no United Nations agency or 
     United Nations affiliated agency grants any official status, 
     accreditation, or recognition to any organization which 
     promotes and condones or seeks the legalization of 
     pedophilia, or which includes as a subsidiary or member any 
     such organization, pursuant to Public Law 103--236; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       11664. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
     (Serbia and Montenegro) Kosovo Sanctions Regulations [31 CFR 
     Part 586] received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11665. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the proposed obligation of up to $53.4 million to 
     implement the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program 
     under the FY 1998 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     Public Law 105-56, pursuant to Public Law 104--106; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       11666. A letter from the Director, Executive Office for 
     Immigration Review, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Executive Office for Immigration 
     Review, Board of Immigration Appeals; 18 Board Members [EOIR 
     No. 123F; AG Order No. 2180-98] (RIN: 1125-AA24) received 
     October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       11667. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, Reserve 
     Officers Association, transmitting a copy of the Report of 
     Audit for the year ending 31 March 1997 of the Association's 
     accounts, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(41) and 1103; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       11668. A letter from the Chairman, United States Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting an amendment to the sentencing 
     guidelines which enhances penalties for fraudulent 
     telemarketing schemes and other similar offenses, pursuant to 
     Public Law 105-184; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       11669. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Upgrading 
     of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/
     Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) Accreditation 
     Manual (Docket Number 980722187-8187-01) (RIN: 0693-ZA21) 
     received September 26, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       11670. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a 
     report on the labor market situation for certain disabled 
     veterans and Vietnam Theater veterans, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 
     2010A; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       11671. A letter from the Chairman, United States 
     International Trade Commission, transmitting the combined 
     report on the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act--Impact 
     on the United States, and the Andean

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     Trade Preference Act--Impact on the United States, pursuant 
     to 19 U.S.C. 3204; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11672. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Import Administration, Director, Office of Insular Affairs, 
     Department of Commerce, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Limit On Duty-Free 
     Insular Watches In Calendar Year 1999 [Docket No. 980716178-
     8234-02] (RIN: 0625-AA53) received September 26, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       11673. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Designation of 
     Rural Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities (RIN: 
     0503-AA18) received October 8, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11674. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting a report on Agency 
     Drug-Free Workplace Plans, pursuant to Public Law 100--71, 
     section 503(a)(1)(A) (101 Stat. 468); jointly to the 
     Committees on Government Reform and Oversight and 
     Appropriations.
       11675. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary For Congressional Affairs, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide a temporary authority for the use of voluntary 
     separation incentives by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     to reduce employment levels, and for other purposes; jointly 
     to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Government Reform 
     and Oversight.

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