[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 19, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H3389-H3391]
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:

       2206. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Commuted Traveltime Periods: Overtime Services Relating to 
     Imports and Exports [Docket No. 99-022-1] received May 11, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2207. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fludioxonil; Pesticide 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemption [OPP-300832; FRL-6073-1] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2208. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Diflubenzuron; 
     Pesticide Tolerances [OPP-300844; FRL-6075-4] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received April 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2209. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clofentezine; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300843; FRL-6075-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     April 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2210. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Emamectin Benzoate; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300856; FRL-6079-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       2211. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Amendment 
     of Affordable Housing Program Regulation [No. 99-25] (RIN: 
     3069-AA-73) received May 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       2212. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Amendment 
     of Affordable Housing Program Regulation [No. 99-26] (RIN: 
     3069-AA82) received May 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       2213. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Integration of Environment, Safety 
     and Health into Facility Disposition Activities--received May 
     11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2214. 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 Air Quality Plans for Designated 
     Facilities and Pollutants Allegheny County, PA; Removal of 
     Final Rule Pertaining to the Control of Landfill Gas 
     Emissions from Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills 
     [PA107-4066a; FRL-6111-8] received April 29, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

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       2215. 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: Oregon [OR 48-1-7263a; 
     FRL-6127-4] received April 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2216. 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 State Implementation Plans, 
     Texas; Recodification of, and Revisions to the State 
     Implementation Plan; Chapter 114 [TX98-1-7386; FRL-6117-3] 
     received April 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2217. 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; Sacramento Metropolitan Air 
     Quality Management District (SMAQMD), Mojave Desert Air 
     Quality Management District (MDAQMD), and the Ventura County 
     Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD) as revisions to the 
     California State Implementation Plan (SIP) [CA 164-0112a; 
     FRL-6324-8] received April 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2218. 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; North 
     Carolina; Revised Format for Materials Being Incorporated by 
     Reference [NC-9915; FRL-6335-8] received May 13, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2219. 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 Implementation Plans; Wyoming [WY-001-
     0002a and WY-001-0003a; FRL-6344-2] received May 13, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2220. 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 Ferralloys 
     Production: Ferromanganese and Silicomanganese [IL-64-2-5807; 
     FRL-6345-7] (RIN: 2060-AF29) received May 13, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2221. 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; 
     National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 
     Mineral Wool Production [FRL-6345-4] (RIN: 2060-AE08) 
     received May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2222. 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; Georgia; 
     Revised Format for Materials Being Incorporated by Reference 
     [GA-9915; FRL-6335-9] received May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2223. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Identification of 
     Additional Ozone Areas Attaining the 1-Hour Standard and to 
     Which the 1-Hour Standard is No Longer Applicable [FRL-6344-
     4] received May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2224. 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 Polyether Polyols 
     Production [FRL-6344-7] (RIN: 2060-AE-86) received May 13, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2225. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of State 
     Operating Permit Rule Revision; New Jersey [NJ002; FRL-6333-
     8] received April 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2226. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food Additives: 
     Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers [Docket No. 98F-
     0130] received May 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2227. 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.
       2228. A letter from the Director, Division of Policy, 
     Planning and Program Development, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Affirmative Action 
     and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and 
     Subcontractors Regarding Special Disabled Veterans and 
     Vietnam Era Veterans; OMB Control Numbers for OFCCP 
     Information Collection Requirements--received May 10, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2229. A letter from the Director, Office of Insurance 
     Programs, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the 
     Office's final rule--Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance 
     Program: New Premiums (RIN: 3206-AI54) received May 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2230. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Change in Survey Cycle for the Southwestern 
     Michigan Appropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AI68) 
     received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       2231. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--West Virginia Regulatory Program [WV-077-FOR] 
     received May 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       2232. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Texas Regulatory Program [SPATS No. TX-045-FOR] 
     received April 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       2233. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Virginia Regulatory Program [VA-110-FOR] received 
     April 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2234. A letter from the 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 
     Bottomfish Fishery; Amendment 5 [Docket No. 981204297-9091-
     02; I.D. 110698B] (RIN: 0648-AK21) received May 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2235. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, National Park Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical 
     Park, Hawaii; Public Nudity (RIN: 1024-AC66) received May 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2236. A letter from the Chief, Operations Division, 
     Directorate of Civil Works, Corps of Engineers, Department of 
     the Army, transmitting the Department's final rule--Final 
     Rule Establishing an Administrative Appeal Process for the 
     Regulatory Program of the Corps of Engineers--received May 
     10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2237. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; 
     Hallock, MN [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-5] received May 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2238. A letter from the Program Support Specialist Aircraft 
     Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Alexander Schleicher Segelflugzeugbau Model ASH 
     26E Sailplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-98-AD; Amendment 39-11142; 
     AD 99-09-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 3, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2239. A letter from the Program Support Specialist Aircraft 
     Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model SE 3130, SE 
     313B, SA 3180, SA 318B, and SA 318C Helicopters [Docket No. 
     98-SW-54-AD; Amendment 39-11150; AD 99-09-16] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2240. A letter from the Program Support Specialist Aircraft 
     Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 99-NM-87-AD; Amendment 39-11138; AD 99-08-51] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2241. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Special Local Regulations; Charleston to Bermuda 
     Sailboat Race, Charleston, SC [CGD07-99-024] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2242. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Waiver application; tank vessel; reduction of 
     gross tonnage [USCG-1999-5451] received May 3, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2243. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) Phase-out 
     Requirements for Single Hull Tank Vessels [USCG-1998-4620] 
     received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to

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      the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2244. A letter from the Program Analyst Office of the Chief 
     Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directive; Raytheon 
     Aircraft Company Beech Models A36, B36, TC, 58, 58A, C90A, 
     B200, B300, and 1900D Airplanes [Docket No. 99-CE-11-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11148; AD 99-09-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2245. 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. 29543; Amdt. 
     No. 1926] received May 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2246. A letter from the Attorney, Office of the Chief 
     Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Alternative Means of Compliance for 
     the Pilot-In-Command Night Takeoff and Landing Recent Flight 
     Experience Requirements [Docket No. FAA-1999-5584; Amendment 
     No. 61-106] (RIN: 2120-AG77) received May 3, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2247. A letter from the Deputy Director, National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Professional 
     Research Experience Program (PREP) (RIN: 0693-ZA29) received 
     May 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Science.
       2248. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Equitable Relief from Joint and Several Liability [Notice 99-
     29] received May 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2249. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Low-
     Income Housing Tax Credit--1999 Possessions Population 
     Figures [Notice 99-22] received May 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2250. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Start-up Expenditures [Rev. Rul. 99-23] received May 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       2251. A letter from the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting the Board's justification of budget estimates 
     for fiscal year 2000, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f; jointly to 
     the Committees on Appropriations, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Ways and Means.

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