[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 79 (Monday, June 7, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H3760-H3764]
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:

       2413. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Grape Crop Insurance Provisions--received May 17, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2414. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Asian 
     Longhorned Beetle; Addition to Quarantined Areas [Docket No. 
     99-033-1] received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2415. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Milk in the Iowa Marketing Area; 
     Revision [DA-99-02] received May 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2416. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Difenoconazole; 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300863; FRL-6081-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       2417. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Terbacil; Extension of 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300862; FRL-6080-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2418. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fenhexamid; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300866; FRL-6082-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2419. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request to make available previously 
     appropriated emergency funds for the Departments of 
     Agriculture, Defense, the Interior, and State; the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency; International Assistance 
     Programs; and, the United States Holocaust Memorial Council; 
     (H. Doc. No. 106--79); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       2420. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Fiscal Year 1998 Annual Report of the Reserve Forces 
     Policy Board, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 113 (c) and (e); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       2421. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Contracts Crossing Fiscal Years [DFARS Case 99-D008] received 
     May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       2422. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement;

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     Work Stoppage Report [DFARS Case 99-D003] received May 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       2423. A letter from the Secretary of the Army, transmitting 
     a determination that four Army programs have breached Nunn-
     McCurdy unit cost thresholds; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       2424. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the number of general and flag officers holding 
     both a position external to that officer's armed force and 
     another position not external to that officer's armed force; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2425. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize consent to and authorize appropriations for the 
     United States subscription to additional shares of the 
     capital of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2426. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report involving U.S. exports to 
     Tunisia, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       2427. A letter from the Law Office Manager, Office of the 
     General Counsel, Corporation For National Service, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Retired and Senior 
     Volunteer Program (RIN: 3045-AA19) received April 29, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       2428. A letter from the Law Office Manager, Office of the 
     General Counsel, Corporation For National Service, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Foster Grandparent 
     Program (RIN: 3045-AA18) received April 29, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2429. A letter from the Law Office Manager, Office of the 
     General Counsel, Corporation For National Service, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Senior Companion 
     Program (RIN: 3045-AA17) received April 29, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2430. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Notice of Funding Priority for 
     Fiscal Years 1999-2000 for a Disability and Rehabilitation 
     Research Project--received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2431. A letter from the Administrator, Office of Juvenile 
     Justice and Deliquency Prevention, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Juvenile Justice 
     and Deliquency Prevention [OJP (OJJUDP)-1158] (RIN: 1121-
     AA46) received April 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2432. A letter from the Director, Corporate Policy and 
     Research Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits--received May 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2433. A letter from the Acting Assistant, General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, 
     Department of the State, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Safeguards and Security Independent Oversight Program--
     received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2434. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Alternative Fuel Transportation 
     Program; P-Series Fuels [Docket No. EE-RM-98-PURE] (RIN: 
     1904-AA99) received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2435. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Startup and Restart of Nuclear Facilities--received May 
     25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2436. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Law, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Extension of DOE N 441.1, Radiological Protection For 
     DOE Activities--received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2437. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Underground Storage 
     Tank Program: Approved State Petroleum Program for Tennessee 
     [FRL-6334-7] received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2438. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Grant Application 
     Guidance to Improve Small Business Assistance--received May 
     27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2439. 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: Florida [FL-79-9918a; FRL-6352-7] received May 
     27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2440. 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; Alabama [AL-40-2-9909a; 
     FRL-6352-5] received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2441. 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; Minnesota [MN38-
     01-6971a; FRL-6339-5] received May 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2442. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--List of Regulated 
     Substances and Thresholds for Accidental Release Prevention; 
     Stay of Effectiveness for Flammable Hydrocarbon Fuels [FRL-
     6351-1] received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2443. 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; Kern County Air Pollution 
     Control District, Modoc County Air Pollution Control 
     District, Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control 
     District, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control 
     District, Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District 
     and Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control District [CA 009-
     0130a; FRL-6331-8] received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2444. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting a Quality Assurance Document that the EPA 
     recently issued related to their regulatory programs; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2445. A letter from the Special Assistant Chief, Mass Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (La Fayette, 
     Georgia) [MM Docket No. 97-196 RM-9151] received May 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2446. A letter from the Associate Chief, IB, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--1998 Biennial Regulatory Review Reform of the 
     International Settlements Policy and Associated Filing 
     Requirements [IB Docket No. 98-148] Regulation of 
     International Accounting Rates [CC Docket No. 90-337 (Phase 
     II)] Market Entry and Regulation of Foreign-affiliated 
     Entities [IB Docket No. 95-22] received May 14, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2447. A letter from the Associate Bureau Chief, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Replacement of Part 
     90 by Part 88 to Revise the Private Land Mobile Radio 
     Services and Modify the Policies Governing Them and 
     Examination of Exclusivity and Frequency Assignment Policies 
     of the Private Land Mobile Services [PR Docket No. 92-235] 
     received May 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2448. A letter from the Chief, Accounting Policy Division, 
     Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Federal-State Joint 
     Board on Universal Service [CC Docket No. 96-45] received 
     April 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2449. A letter from the Chief, Policy and Program Planning 
     Division, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Deployment of Wireline Services 
     Offering Advanced Telecommunications Capability [CC Docket 
     No. 98-147] received April 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2450. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Conforming Regulations 
     Regarding Removal of Section 507 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
     and Cosmetic Act; Confirmation of Effective Date [Docket No. 
     98N-0720] received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2451. 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-
     0824] received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2452. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food Additives: 
     Polymers [Docket No. 95F-0191] received May 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2453. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Regulations for

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     in Vivo Radiopharmaceuticals Used for Diagnosis and 
     Monitoring [Docket No. 98N-0040] (RIN: 0910-AB52) received 
     May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2454. 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. 92F-
     0285] received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2455. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food Additives: 
     Paper and Paperboard Components [Docket No. 98F-0584] 
     received May 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2456. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food Additives: 
     Polymers [Docket No. 98F-0730] received May 25, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2457. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Poland 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 28-99], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       2458. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Bureau of Export Administration, transmitting 
     the Bureau's final rule--Export of Firearms [Docket No. 
     981222316-8316-01] (RIN: 0694-AB68) received April 19, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2459. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Cuban Assets Control Regulations: 
     Sales of Food and Agricultural Inputs; Remittances; 
     Educational, Religious, and Other Activities; Travel-Related 
     Transactions; U.S. Intellectual Property--received May 11, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2460. A letter from the Under Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report 
     regarding new foreign policy-based export controls; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       2461. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Audit of Advisory 
     Neighborhood Commission 5A for the Period October 1, 1995 
     Through September 30, 1998,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     47--117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2462. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List 
     Additions and Deletion--received May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2463. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Interagency 
     Career Transition Assistance for Displaced Former Panama 
     Canal Zone Employees (RIN: 3206-AI56) received May 13, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2464. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a report about the desirability of 
     offering Federal employees new life insurance products; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       2465. A letter from the Director, Office of Workforce 
     Relations, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the 
     Office's final rule--Authorization of Solicitations During 
     the Combined Federal Campaign (RIN: 3206-AI53) received May 
     18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       2466. A letter from the Executive Director, Advisory 
     Council on Historic Preservation, transmitting the Council's 
     final rule--Protection of Historic Properties--received May 
     24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       2467. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries off West Coast States 
     and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 
     Final 1999 ABC, OY, and Tribal and Nontribal Allocations for 
     Pacific Whiting [Docket No. 981231333-9127-03; I.D. 122898E] 
     (RIN: 0648-AM12) received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2468. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework 
     Adjustment 27 [Docket No. 990318076-9109-02; I.D. 030599A] 
     (RIN: 0648-AL72) received May 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2469. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Halibut and Sablefish Fisheries 
     Quota-Share Loan Program; Final Program Notice and 
     Announcement of Availability of Federal Financial Assistance 
     [Docket No. 990408090-9090-01; I.D. 022399C] (RIN: 0648-ZA63) 
     received May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       2470. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of the State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Visas: Documentation of 
     Nonimmigrants Under the Immigration and Nationality Act--
     Amendment of Transit Without Visa (TWOV) List [Public Notice 
     3036] (RIN: 1400-AA48) received April 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2471. A letter from the Director, Federal Judicial Center, 
     transmitting the Federal Judicial Center's Annual Report for 
     1998, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 623(b); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       2472. A letter from the Director, Policy Directives and 
     Instructions Branch, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Adjustment of Status 
     for Certain Nationals of Haiti [INS No. 1963-98; AG Order No. 
     2221-99] (RIN: 1115-AF33) received May 13, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2473. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA-365N, 
     N1, N2, N3, and SA-366G1 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-47-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11182; AD 99-11-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2474. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Mooney Aircraft Corporation Model 
     M20R Airplanes [Docket No. 99-CE-14-AD; Amendment 39-11178; 
     AD 99-11-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 27, 1998, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2475. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-383-AD; Amendment 39-11175; AD 99-11-05] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2476. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Crockett, Texas [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-ASW-03] received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2477. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS 332L2 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-61-AD; Amendment 39-11181; AD 
     99-11-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2478. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Pampa, Texas [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-ASW-57] received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2479. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; 
     Rochester, MN [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-13] received May 
     27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2480. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Unity Electric Co. Fireworks Display, Shinnecock 
     Bay, Hampton Bays, NY [CGD01-99-038] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2481. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; Minot, 
     ND [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-12] received May 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2482. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Wilmington, OH 
     [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-14] received May 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2483. A letter from the Trial Attorney, Federal Railroad 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Passenger Equipment

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     Safety Standards [FRA Docket No. PCSS-1, Notice No. 5] (RIN: 
     2130-AA95) received May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2484. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -400, and -500 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-68-AD; Amendment 39-11165; 
     AD 99-10-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 13, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2485. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 737-300, -400, -500, -600, -700, and 
     -800 Series Airplanes Equipped with Vickers Combined 
     Stabilizer Trim Motors [Docket No. 99-NM-97-AD; Amendment 39-
     11166; AD 99-10-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 13, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2486. A letter from the Attorney, Research and Special 
     Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Hazardous 
     Materials: Revision to Regulations Governing Transportation 
     and Unloading of Liquefied Compressed Gases [Docket No. RSPA-
     97-2718(HM-225A)] (RIN: 2137-AD07) received May 24, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2487. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Boeing Model 747-400, 757, 767, and 777 Series 
     Airplanes Equipped with AlliedSignal RIA-35B Instrument 
     Landing System (ILS) Receivers [Docket No. 98-NM-232-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11167; AD 99-10-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2488. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendment of Class E Airspace; 
     Colstrip, MT [Airspace Docket No. 99-ANM-02] received May 13, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2489. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 Series Turbofan Engines 
     [Docket No. 96-ANE-02; Amendment 39-11164; AD 99-10-11] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2490. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Jackson, MI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AGL-15] received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2491. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Muskegon, MI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-AGL-16] received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2492. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Chico, CA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 98-AWP-4] received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2493. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation: Harvard-Yale Regatta, Thames River, 
     New London, CT [CGD01-99-054] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received May 
     27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2494. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class D Airspace and Modification of Class E 
     Airspace, Bozeman, MT; Correction [Airspace Docket No. 98-
     ANM-19] received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2495. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Fire Island Tourist Bureau Fireworks Display, 
     Great South Bay, Cherry Grove, New York [CGD01-99-047] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2496. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Safety Zone: Pepsi Gala Fireworks, New York 
     Harbor, Upper Bay [CGD01-99-048] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2497. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Gulf 
     Intracoastal Waterway, LA [CGD 08-99-028] received May 13, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2498. A letter from the Chief, Regs and Admin Law, USCG, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Implementation of the National Invasive Species 
     Act of 1996 (NISA) [USCG 1998-3423] (RIN: 2115-AF55) received 
     May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2499. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Stockton, MO [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ACE-7] received May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2500. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     British Aerospace Model BAC 1-11 200 and 400 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 98-NM-307-AD; Amendment 39-11157; AD 99-10-03] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2501. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 4101 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 98-NM-308-AD; Amendment 39-11158; AD 99-10-04] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2502. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-
     145 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-93-AD; Amendment 39-
     11159; AD 99-10-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2503. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Harlen, IA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ACE-22] received May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2504. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Galveston, TX [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ASW-09] received May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2505. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Avions 
     Pierre Robin Model R2160 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-81-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11156; AD 99-10-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2506. A letter from the Program Support Specialist, 
     Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Avions 
     Pierre Robin Model R2160 Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-79-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11155; AD 99-10-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2507. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportion, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Shreveport, LA [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ASW-10] received May 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2508. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Disaster Assistance; Cost-share Adjustment (RIN: 3067-AC72) 
     received April 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2509. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the 37th Annual Report of the 
     Federal Maritime Commission for fiscal year 1998, pursuant to 
     46 U.S.C. app. 1118; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2510. A letter from the Chairman, Bureau of Tariffs, 
     Certification, and Licensing, Federal Maritime Commission, 
     transmitting the

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     Commission's final rule--Licensing, Financial Responsibility 
     Requirements, and General Duties For Ocean Transportation 
     Intermediaries [Docket No. 98-28] received April 29, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2511. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     designate the facility known as the ``Federal Executive 
     Institute Annex'' located at 1301 Emmet Street in 
     Charlottesville, Virginia, the ``Pamela B. Gwin Hall''; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2512. A letter from the Director of the Experimental 
     Program to Stimulate Competitive Technology, Technology 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Announcement of Availability of 
     Funding for Competitions-Experimental Program To Stimulate 
     Competitive Technology (EPSCoT) [Docket No. 990122027-9027-
     01] (RIN: 0692-ZA02) received April 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       2513. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Small 
     Disadvantaged Business Participation Evaluation and 
     Incentives--received May 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       2514. A letter from the Veterans Benefits Administration, 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Reservists Education: Increase in Educational Assistance 
     Rates (RIN: 2900-AJ38) received May 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2515. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification of his determination that 
     continuation of the waiver currently in effect for the 
     Republic of Belarus will substantially promote the objectives 
     of section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974, pursuant to 19 
     U.S.C. 2432(c) and (d); (H. Doc. No. 106-76); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
       2516. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification of his determination that 
     continuation of the waiver currently in effect for the 
     People's Republic of China will substantially promote the 
     objectives of section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974, pursuant 
     to 19 U.S.C. 2432(c) and (d); (H. Doc. No. 106-77); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
       2517. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification of his determination that 
     continuation of the waiver currently in effect for Vietnam 
     will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of 
     the Trade Act of 1974, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2432(c) and (d); 
     (H. Doc. No. 106-78); to the Committee on Ways and Means and 
     ordered to be printed.
       2518. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last 
     in, first out inventories [Rev. Rul. 99-26] received May 27, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       2519. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     forms and instructions [Rev. Proc. 99-25] received May 13, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       2520. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Renewable Electricity Production Credit, Publication of 
     Inflation Adjustment Factor and Reference Prices for Calendar 
     Year 1999--received May 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2521. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Use 
     of Actuarial Tables in Valuing Annuities, Interests for Life 
     or Terms of Years, and Remainder or Reversionary Interests 
     [TD8819] (RIN: 1545-AX14) received April 30, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2522. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Effective Date of Regulations Under Section 1441 and 
     Qualified Intermediary [Notice 99-25]--received April 30, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       2523. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Extension of Time to File FSC Grouping Redeterminations Under 
     Transition Rule to be Included in Final Regulations [Notice 
     99-24] received April 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2524. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Revisions to Schedule P (Form 1120-FSC) [Notice 99-23] 
     received April 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2525. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the results of research conducted and the plan 
     addressing the health consequences of military service in the 
     Gulf War; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       2526. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report to Congress regarding the 
     humanitarian crisis in Kosovo and the surrounding area; (H. 
     Doc. No. 106--80); jointly to the Committees on Armed 
     Services, International Relations, and Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       2527. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to provide for public disclosure of accidental 
     release scenario information in risk management plans; 
     jointly to the Committees on Commerce, Government Reform, and 
     the Judiciary.
       2528. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     address various management concerns of the Department; 
     jointly to the Committees on Small Business, Armed Services, 
     and Government Reform.

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