[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 52 (Thursday, April 15, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H2129-H2130]
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:

       1533. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clopyralid; Extension 
     of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300837; FRL-6074-
     5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1534. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the report to Congress for Department of Defense purchases 
     from foreign entities in fiscal year 1998, pursuant to Public 
     Law 104-201, section 827 (110 Stat. 2611); to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       1535. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting an interim report of the Department's 
     study of the methods of selection of members of the Armed 
     Forces to serve on courts-martial; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       1536. A letter from the Chair, Defense Environmental 
     Response Task Force, Under Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the actions of the Defense Environmental Response 
     Task Force for Fiscal Year 1998; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       1537. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the status of efforts to prepare a 
     plan for the inventory management of in-transit items as 
     required by Section 349 of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal

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     Year 1999; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1538. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department of Defense Nuclear, Biological, 
     and Chemical (NBC) Defense Annual Report to Congress, March 
     1999; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1539. A letter from the Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting notification of the details of the 
     Office's 1999 compensation plan; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       1540. A letter from the Chairperson, National Council on 
     Disability, transmitting the Council's Annual Report for 
     Fiscal Year 1998, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 781(a)(8); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1541. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: 
     Amendment for Hazardous Air Pollutants Emmissions From 
     Magnetic Tape Manufacturing Operations [FRL-6321-8] (RIN: 
     2060-AH71) received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1542. 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; State of Missouri [MO 
     067-1067a; FRL-6315-9] received March 26, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1543. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Category: 
     Pulp and Paper Production [AD-FRL-6322-8] received April 6, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1544. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Implementation Plan and 
     Redesignation Request for the Muscogee County, Georgia Lead 
     Nonattainment Area [GA-42-1-9908a; FRL-6321-1] received April 
     6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1545. 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: Washington [WA 68-7143-
     a; FRL-6322-5] received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1546. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Residual Risk Report to 
     Congress; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1547. 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; State of Iowa [IA 068-
     1068a; FRL-6322-1] received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1548. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acid Rain Program, 
     Continuous Emission Monitoring Rule Revisions [FRL-6320-8] 
     (RIN: 2060-AG46) Recevied April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1549. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Combined Thirty-Ninth through Forty-Third Quarterly 
     Reports to Congress on the status of Exxon and Stripped Well 
     Oil Overcharge Funds covering April 1, 1997, through June 30, 
     1998; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1550. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the annual report 
     required under the Support for East European Democracy Act of 
     1989, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 5474; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1551. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the Strategic Concept of 
     NATO; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1552. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Twentieth Annual Report on the 
     activities of the Board during Fiscal Year 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 1206; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1553. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Retirement, Health, and Life Insurance Coverage For Certain 
     Employees Of The District Of Columbia Under The District Of 
     Columbia Courts And Justice Technical Corrections Act of 1998 
     (RIN: 3206-AI55) received April 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1554. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Environmental Differential Pay for Working at 
     High Altitudes (RIN: 3206-AI36) received April 7, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1555. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting three urgent recommendations for 
     legislative action, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437d(d)(2); to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
       1556. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the 1998 Section 8 Report on National Natural Landmarks that 
     have been damaged or are likely to be damaged; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1557. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants: Final Rule to List the Flatwoods Salamander as a 
     Threatened Species (RIN: 1018-AE38) received March 26, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1558. A letter from the Interim Staff Director, United 
     States Sentencing Commission, transmitting an annual report 
     of the commission's findings, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3552 nt.; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1559. A letter from the Regulations Officer, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; 
     Lighting Devices, Reflectors, And Electrical Equipment [FHWA 
     Docket No. MC-94-1; FHWA-1997-2222] (RIN: 2125-AD27) received 
     March 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1560. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the actions taken to develop an 
     integrated program to prevent and respond to terrorist 
     incidents involving weapons of mass destruction; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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