[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 5, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H2807-H2809]
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                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

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

       1847. A letter from the Administrator, Grain Inspection, 
     Packers and Stockyards Administration, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Official Testing Service for Corn Oil, Protein, and Starch 
     (RIN: 0580-AA62) received April 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1848. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--1998 Marketing Quotas and Price Support Levels 
     for Fire-Cured (type 21), Fire-Cured (types 22-23), Maryland 
     (type 32), Dark Air-Cured (types 35-36), Virginia Sun-Cured 
     (type 37), Cigar-Filler (type 41), Cigar-Filler and Binder 
     (types 42-44 and 53-55), and Cigar Binder (types 51-52) 
     Tobaccos (RIN: 0560-AF 20) received April 13, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1849. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a report to Congress on the 
     1993 Survey of Certified Commercial Applicators of Non-
     Agricutural Pesticides; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1850. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Office of the Director Of Defense Research and Engineering, 
     transmitting the Annual Report of the Scientific Advisory 
     Board of the Strategic Environmental Research and Development 
     Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1851. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     System's final rule--Availability of Funds and Collection of 
     Checks [Regulation CC; Docket No. R-1027] received March 25, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1852. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--
     Prohibition on Payment of Fee in Lieu of Mandatory Excess 
     Capital Stock Redemption [No. 99-21] (RIN: 3069-AA83) 
     received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1853. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Twenty-First Annual Report to Congress on 
     the administration of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1692m; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1854. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Federal Family Education Loan 
     Program, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       1855. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Federal Family Education Loan 
     Program (RIN: 1840-AC55) received April 13, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1856. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use 
     Technology [CFDA No. 84.342] received March 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       1857. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revisions to Reference 
     Method for the Determination of Fine Particulate Matter as 
     PM25 in the Atmosphere [AD-FRL-6326-5] (RIN: 2060-AI48) 
     received April 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1858. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants: Amendment to Regulations Governing Equivalent 
     Emission Limitations by Permit [AD-FRL-6326-4] (RIN: 2060-
     AI28) received April 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1859. 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 Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants: Kentucky [KY111-9914a; FRL-6326-1] received April 
     13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1860. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of the Clean 
     Air Act, Section 112(1), Delegation of Authority to Puget 
     Sound Air Pollution Control Agency in Washington; Amendment 
     [FRL-6326-2] received April 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1861. 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; Virginia; 
     Reasonably Available Control Technology for Major Sources of 
     Nitrogen Oxides [VA024-5042; FRL-6318-5] received April 13, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1862. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     report recommending

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     renewal, repeal, or modification of the Price-Anderson Act; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1863. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Singapore 
     (Transmittal No. 07-99), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1864. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Australia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 99-07), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1865. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation 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. 99-13), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1866. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 
     05-99 which constitutes a Request for Final Approval for a 
     Project Agreement with Sweden for research into methods to 
     develop and demonstrate the priniciple of altering the 
     original path of an artillery shell in flight to a specific 
     and desired coordinate, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1867. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to the Netherlands for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 99-10), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1868. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Amendments to the International Traffic In Arms 
     Regulations--received April 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1869. A letter from the Comptroller General, transmitting a 
     list of General Accounting Office reports from the previous 
     month; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1870. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a copy of the annual report in compliance 
     with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the calendar 
     year 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1871. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Financial Report of the United States 
     Government for Fiscal Year 1998 (Financial Report), pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 331(e)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       1872. A letter from the Chairman, Tennessee Valley 
     Authority, transmitting a copy the report of the Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission in compliance with the Government 
     in the Sunshine Act during the calendar year 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1873. 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; Emergency Rule to List the Sierra Nevada District 
     Population Segment of California Bighorn Sheep as Endangered 
     (RIN: 1018-AF59) received April 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1874. A letter from the Deputy 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; 1999 Harvest Guideling [Docket No. 
     990304061-9061-01; I.D. 022599B] (RIN: 0648-AL63) received 
     March 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1875. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a report of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
     and the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological 
     Survey, Department of the Interior, on the administration of 
     the Marine Mammal Protection act of 1972; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1876. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development's 1996 Annual Report to Congress on the State of 
     Fair Housing in America, the racial and ethnic composition of 
     participants in HUD programs, and the enforcement efforts of 
     the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, pursuant to Public Law 
     102--550, section 504 (106 Stat. 3781); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       1877. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Implementation of 
     the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 [Docket No. FR-
     4094-F-02] (RIN: 2529-AA80) received April 8, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1878. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting notification that funding 
     under title V of the Stafford Act, as amended, will exceed $5 
     million for the response to the emergency declared on 
     September 28, 1998 as a result of Hurricane Georges, pursuant 
     to 42 U.S.C. 5193; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1879. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Avions Pierre Robin Model R2160 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-CE-82-AD; Amendment 39-11104; AD 99-07-20] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1880. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. TFE731-40R-200G Turbofan 
     Engines [Docket No. 99-ANE-08-AD; Amendment 39-11103; AD 99-
     07-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1881. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Coast Guard Headquarters, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Atlantic Ocean, 
     Ocean City, Maryland [CGD 05-98-088] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1882. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 Series Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-NM-175-AD; Amendment 39-11115; AD 99-08-09] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received April 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1883. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, -200, -300, -SP, and -400F 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-325-AD; Amendment 39-
     11116; AD 99-08-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 12, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1884. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-
     NM-292-AD; Amendment 39-11125; AD 99-08-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1885. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-NM-157-AD; Amendment 39-11114; AD 99-08-08] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received April 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1886. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29521; Amdt. 
     No. 1924] received April 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1887. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29522; Amdt. 
     No. 1925] received April 12,199, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1888. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29520; Amdt. 
     No. 1923] received April 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1889. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Application of 
     Earned Value Management-- received April 5, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       1890. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Electronic 
     Funds Transfer--received April 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       1891. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Designation of 
     Contracts for Notification to the Government of Actual or 
     Potential Labor Disputes--received March 18, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       1892. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Officer, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's 
     final rule--Delegation of Authority [T.D. ATF-409] (RIN: 
     1512-AB87) received April 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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       1893. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Electronic Funds Transfer--Temporary Waiver of Failure to 
     Deposit Penalty for Certain Taxpayers [Notice 99-12] received 
     March 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1894. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Revenue 
     Procedure 99-22] received March 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1895. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Warehouse Withdrawals; Aircraft Fuel Supplies; Pipeline 
     Transportation Of Merchandise In Bond [T.D. 99-33] (RIN: 
     1515-AB67) received April 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1896. A letter from the Acting Chief, Regulations Branch, 
     U.S. Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Exportation Of Used Motor Vehicles [T.D. 99-34] (RIN: 1515-
     AC19) received April 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1897. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting notification that the Office of 
     Personnel Management has approved a proposal for a personnel 
     management demonstration project for the Naval Research 
     Laboratory, pursuant to Public Law 103--337, section 342(b) 
     (108 Stat. 2721); jointly to the Committees on Government 
     Reform and Armed Services.
       1898. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting its FY 2000 Budget Request for 
     consideration by Congress; jointly to the Committees on House 
     Administration and Appropriations.
       1899. A letter from the Director, Office of Insular 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting a report 
     entitled ``Impact of the Compacts of Free Association on the 
     United States Territories and Commonwealths and on the State 
     of Hawaii,'' pursuant to 48 U.S.C. 1681 nt.; jointly to the 
     Committees on Resources and International Relations.
       1900. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     report on the Clean Coal Technology Demonstration Program; 
     jointly to the Committees on Appropriations, Science, and 
     Commerce.

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