[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 43 (Thursday, March 18, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H1469-H1471]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       1102. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the 1999 Department of Defense Annual Report to the President 
     and the Congress, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 113 (c) and (e); to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       1103. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     Notification of intent to obligate funds for test projects 
     for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 1999 Foreign Comparative 
     Testing (FCT) Program, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2350a(g); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       1104. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Uniform Financial Reporting Standards for HUD 
     Housing Programs; Technical Amendment [Docket No. FR-4321-F-
     05] (RIN: 2501-AC49) received February 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1105. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Home Equity Conversion Mortgages; Consumer 
     Protection Measures Against Excessive Fees [Docket No. FR-
     4306-F-02] (RIN: 2502-AH10) received February 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1106. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve Board of Govenors, transmitting the Board's final 
     rule--Risk-Based Capital Standards: Construction Loans on 
     Presold Residential Properties; Junior Liens on 1- to 4-
     Family Residential Properties; and Investments in Mutual 
     Funds [Regulation Y; Docket No. R-0948] received February 25, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1107. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve Board of Governors, transmitting the Board's final 
     rule--Risk-Based Capital Standards: Construction Loans on 
     Presold Residential Properties; Junior Liens on 1- to 4-
     Family Residential Properties; and Investments in Mutual 
     Funds. Leverage Capital Standards; Tier 1 Leverage Ratio 
     (RIN: 3064-AB 96) received February 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1108. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Vehicle Certification; Contents of Certification Labels for 
     Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles and Light Duty Trucks [Docket 
     No. NHTSA-99-5047] (RIN: 2127-AG65) received February 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1109. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of 
     Delaware--Transportation Conformity Regulation [DE036-1018a; 
     FRL-6303-4] received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1110. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Amendment to National 
     Standards of Performance for Steel Plants: Electric Arc 
     Furnaces Constructed After October 21, 1974, and On or Before 
     August 17, 1983, and Electric Arc Furnaces Constructed After 
     August 17, 1983 [AD-FRL-6234-8] (RIN: 2060-AH95) received 
     February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1111. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; 
     Definitions of VOCs and Exempt Compounds [DE041-1019a; FRL-
     6238-7] received March 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1112. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of 
     Colorado; Greeley Carbon Monoxide Redesignation to 
     Attainment, Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning 
     Purposes, and Approval of a Related Revision [CO-001-0029a; 
     FRL-6236-7] received March 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1113. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--NRC Inspection Manual--received 
     February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1114. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan Amendment No. 5, which 
     allows the Department of Energy to use all the authorities 
     under the Act to acquire oil for the Strategic Petroleum 
     Reserve, including federal royalty oil; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1115. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Frequently Asked Questions About the Statement of the 
     Commission Regarding Disclosure of Year 2000 Issues and 
     Consequences to Public Companies--received March 1, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1116. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Exemption of the Securities of the Kingdom of Belgium under 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for Purposes of Trading 
     Futures Contracts on Those Securities [Release No. 34-41116, 
     International Series Release No. 1186, File No. S7-15-98] 
     (RIN: 3235-AH46) received March 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1117. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Changes To Quality Assurance 
     Programs (RIN: 3150-AG-20) received February 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1118. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 
     99-0A, which relates to the Department of the Army's proposed 
     enhancements or upgrades from the level of sensitivity of 
     technology or capability of defense article(s) previously 
     sold to Singapore, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(5); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1119. 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.
       1120. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Bureau for International Narcotics and Law 
     Enforcement Affairs; Prohibition on Assistance to Drug 
     Traffickers [Public Notice 2840] received February 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1121. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the FY 1998 Annual 
     Report on U.S. Government Assistance to and Cooperative 
     Activities with the New Independent States of the Former 
     Soviet Union; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1122. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions and 
     Deletions--received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1123. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Abolishment of the Marion, Indiana, 
     Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AH60) received 
     March 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1124. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems;

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     Abolishment of the Marion, Indiana, Nonappropriated Fund Wage 
     Area (RIN: 3206-AH60) received March 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1125. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting notification of the opening in the position of 
     Special Trustee for American Indians; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1126. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Royalty Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of offshore lease revenues 
     where a refund or recoupment is appropriate, pursuant to 43 
     U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee on Resources.
       1127. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Migratory bird hunting; Regulations 
     to increase harvest of Mid-continent light geese (RIN: 1018-
     AF25) received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1128. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial 
     Fishing Operations; Pacific Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction 
     Plan Regulations [Docket No. 9901040001-9001-01; I.D. 
     111398D] (RIN: 0648-AM05) received February 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1129. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal 
     Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South 
     Atlantic; Trip Limit Reduction [Docket No. 961204340-7087-02; 
     I.D. 020999F] received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1130. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial 
     Fishing Operations; Pacific Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction 
     Plan Regulations; Technical Amendment [Docket No. 970129015-
     8123-06; I.D. 042798B] (RIN: 0648-AI84) received February 26, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1131. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting a report on the 
     Apportionment of Regional Fishery Management Council (RFMC) 
     Membership in 1998 prepared by the National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     Department of Commerce; to the Committee on Resources.
       1132. A letter from the Rules Administrator, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Classification and Program Review: Team Meetings [BOP-1068-F] 
     (RIN: 1120-AA64) received March 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1133. A letter from the Rules Administrator, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule--Birth 
     Control, Pregnancy, Child Placement and Abortion [BOP-1030-F] 
     (RIN: 1120-AA31) received March 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1134. A letter from the Director, Policy Directives and 
     Instructions Branch, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Interim Designation of 
     Acceptable Receipts for Employment Eligibility Verification 
     [INS No. 1947-98] (RIN: 1115-AE94) received February 9, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1135. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
     Regulations for Federal and Federally Assisted Programs [FHWA 
     Docket No. FHWA-98-3379] (RIN: 2125-AE34) received February 
     8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1136. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; 
     Implementation Guidance for the Interstate Highway 
     Reconstruction/Rehabilitation Pilot Program; Solicitation for 
     Candidate Proposals--received February 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1137. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Textron Lycoming Model O-540-F1B5 
     Reciprocating Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-73-AD; Amendment 39-
     11019; AD 99-03-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1138. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-7 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-295-AD; Amendment 39-11021; AD 
     99-03-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 8, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1139. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-60 SHERPA 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-289-AD; Amendment 39-
     11020; AD 99-03-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1140. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech 
     Model 60 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-126-AD; Amendment 39-
     11024; AD 99-03-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 8, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1141. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -
     700IGW, and -800 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-362-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11022; AD 99-03-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1142. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Allison Engine Company, Inc. AE 
     2100A, AE 2100C, and AE 2100D3 Series Turboprop Engines 
     [Docket No. 98-ANE-83-AD; Amendment 39-11023; AD 99-03-09] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1143. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29454; Amdt. No. 1911] received 
     February 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1144. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29455; Amdt. No. 1912] received 
     February 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1145. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Linden, NJ [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AEA-46] received February 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1146. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Oroville, CA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AWP-10] received February 8, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1147. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Metropolitan Oakland 
     International Airport, California; Correction [Airspace 
     Docket No. 98-AWP-22] received February 8, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1148. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class D Airspace; Anchorage, Elmendorf Air Force 
     Base (AFB) Airport, AK Establishment of Class E Airspace; 
     Anchorage, Elmendorf AFB Airport, AK [Airspace Docket No. 98-
     AAL-23] received February 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1149. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Conformance of the 
     Western Rivers Marking System with the United States Aids to 
     Navigation System [USCG-1999-5036] (RIN: 2115-AF14) received 
     March 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1150. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operating Regulation; Bayou Chico, FL [CGD08-99-006] (RIN: 
     2115-AE47) received March 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1151. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Miscellaneous Amedments To Rules Of Practice and Procedure 
     [Docket No. 98-21] received February 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1152. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Differential Earnings Rate for Mutual Life Insurance 
     Companies [Notice 99-13] received February 22, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1153. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report on deliveries under 
     Section 540 of P.L. 104-107 to the Government of Bosnia-
     Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 104-107 section 540(c); 
     jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.

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