[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 97 (Monday, July 12, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H5361-H5365]
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:
2858. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Imported Fire Ant; Quarantined Areas and Treatment [Docket
No. 98-125-1] received May 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
2859. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Karnal
Bunt Regulated Areas [Docket No. 96-016-24] (RIN: 0579-AA83)
received June 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Agriculture.
2860. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Removal of Quarantined Area [Docket
No. 98-083-4] received June 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
2861. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Mexican Fruit Fly Regulations; Removal of Regulated Area
[Docket No. 98-082-4] received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
2862. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of
Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Oriental Fruit Fly; Designation of Quarantined Area [Docket
No. 99-044-1] received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
2863. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting
the Department's final rule--Use of Soy Protein Concentrate,
Modified Food Starch, and Carrageenan as Binders in Certain
Meat Products [Docket No. 94-015DF] (RIN: 0583-AB82) received
June 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Agriculture.
2864. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Difenoconazole;
Pesticide Tolerance; Technical Amendment [OPP-300863A; FRL-
6089-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 29, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
2865. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cyfluthrin: [cyano[4-
fluoro-3- phenoxyphenyl]-methyl-3- [2,2-dichloroethenyl] -
2,2-dimethyl- cyclopropane carboxylate]; Pesticide Tolerance
[OPP-300887; FRL-6088-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 29,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Agriculture.
2866. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--
Aminoethoxyvinylglycine; Temporary Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-
300858; FRL-6080-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 9, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Agriculture.
2867. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Sulfosate; Pesticide
Tolerance [OPP-300878; FRL-6086-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received
June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Agriculture.
2868. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation
Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the
Air Force, transmitting notification that the Commander of
the United States Air Force Academy is initiating a cost
comparison of the Communications functions at the United
States Air Force Academy, Colorado, pursuant to 10 U.S.C.
2304 nt.; to the Committee on Armed Services.
2869. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation
Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the
Air Force, transmitting notification that the Civil Engineer
Squadron at MacDill AFB will become a Native American owned
firm; to the Committee on Armed Services.
2870. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement,
Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final
rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement;
Contract Actions for Leased Equipment [DFARS Case 99-D012]
received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Armed Services.
2871. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement,
Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final
rule--Defense
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Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Congressional
Medal of Honor [DFARS Case 98-D304] received June 9, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed
Services.
2872. A letter from the Senior Civilian Official,
Department of Defense, Deputy Director of Central
Intelligence for Community Management, transmitting a report
regarding the continuity of performance of essential
operations that are at risk of failure because of information
technology and national security systems that are not Year
2000 compliant; to the Committee on Armed Services.
2873. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory
Activities Division Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the
Department's final rule--Organization and Functions,
Availability and Release of Information, Contracting Outreach
Program [Docket No. 99-07] (RIN: 1557-AB65) (RIN: 99-07)
received May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
2874. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the
Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to
authorize appropriations for the United States contribution
to the HIPC Trust Fund, administered by the International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development; to the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services.
2875. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7713]
received May 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
2876. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received May 19, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services.
2877. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--List
of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance
[Docket No. FEMA-7712] received May 19, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services.
2878. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-
7285] received May 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
2879. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations--received May 19,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services.
2880. A letter from the Director, Office of Thrift
Supervision, transmitting the Office of Thrift Supervision's
1998 Annual Report to Congress on the Preservation of
Minority Savings Institutions, pursuant to 12 U.S.C.
1462a(g); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
2881. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for
Regulations, Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,
Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final
rule--Notice of Final Funding Priority for Fiscal Year 1999
for a Disability and Rehabilitation Research Project--
received June 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2882. A letter from the Administrator, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation,
transmitting a report on the efforts of the Administration's
collaboration with the National Center on Sleep Disorders
Research, to develop a public education program to combat
drowsy driving due to fatigue, sleep disorders and
inattention; to the Committee on Commerce.
2883. 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; Louisiana:
Reasonable-Further-Progress Plan for the 1996-1999 Period,
Attainment Demonstration, Contingency Plan, Motor Vehicle
Emission Budgets, and 1990 Emission Inventory for the Baton
Rouge Ozone Nonattainment Area; Louisiana Point Source
Banking Regulations [LA-29-1-7403; FRL-6370-8] received June
29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Commerce.
2884. 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; Utah;
Foreword and Definitions, Revision to Definition for Sole
Source of Heat and Emissions Standards, Nonsubstantive
Changes; General Requirements, Open Burning and
Nonsubstantive Changes; and Foreword and Definitions,
Addition of Definition for PM10 Nonattainment Area [UT-001-
0018; UT-001-0019; UT-001-0020; FRL-6368-8] received June 29,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
2885. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Phoenix; Arizona Ozone
Nonattainment Area, Revision to the 15 Percent Rate of
Progress Plan [AZ-005-ROP; FRL-6371-2] received June 29,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
2886. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Interim Final Stay of
Action on Section 126 Petitions for Purposes of Reducing
Interstate Ozone Transport [FRL No. 6364-4] (RIN: 2060-AH88)
received June 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Commerce.
2887. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste
Management System; Modification of the Hazardous Waste
Program; Hazardous Waste Lamps [FRL-6371-3] (RIN: 2050-AD93)
received June 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Commerce.
2888. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Sustainable Development
Challenge Grant Program [FRL-6370-4] received June 29, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
2889. 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; Revised
Format for Materials Being Incorporated by Reference for
Florida; Approval of Recodification of the Florida
Administrative Code [FL-62-1-9610a; FL-66-1-9729a; FRL-6352-
5] received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A);
to the Committee on Commerce.
2890. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and
Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware;
Reasonably Available Control Technology Requirements for
Nitrogen Oxides [DE011-1020; FRL-6357-7] received June 9,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
2891. 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 Florida: Approval of
Revisions to the Florida State Implementation Plan [FL-61-2-
9823a; FRL-6352-3] received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
2892. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory
Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting the Agency's final rule--Record Keeping
Requirements for Low Volume Exemption and Low Release and
Exposure Exemption; Technical Correction [OPPT-50636; FRL-
6068-5] received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
2893. A letter from the Special Assistant to the 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. (Manzanita, Cannon Beach and Bay City, Oregon) [MM
Docket No. 98-189; RM-9377; RM-9475) received June 28, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
2894. A letter from the Special Assistant to the 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. (Deer Lodge, Hamilton and Shelby, Montana) [MM
Docket No. 99-70 RM-9380] received June 9, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
2895. A letter from the Special Assistant, Mass Media
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the
Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b),
Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Cannon Ball,
North Dakota) [MM Docket No.99-4 RM-9429]; (Velva, North
Dakota) [MM Docket. 99-5 RM-9430]; (Delhi, New York) [MM
Docket No. 99-7 RM-9432]; (Flasher, North Dakota) [MM Docket
No. 99-37 RM-9450]; (Berthold, North Dakota) [MM Docket No.
99-38 RM-9451]; (Ranier, Oregon) [MM Docket No. 99-39 RM-
9464]; (Richardton, North Dakota) [MM Docket No. 99-40 RM-
9465]; (Wimbledon, North Dakota) [MM Docket No. 99-41 RM-
9466] Received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
2896. A letter from the Special Assistant to the 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. (Tumon, Guam) [MM Docket No. 98-113 RM-9296]
received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Commerce.
2897. 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 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
2898. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and
Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting
the
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Administration's final rule--Secondary Direct Food Additives
Permitted in Food for Human Consumption; Boiler Water
Additives [Docket No. 97F-0450] received June 7, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Commerce.
2899. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional
Affairs, Office of General Counsel, Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Formal
and Informal Adjudicatory Hearing Procedures; Clarification
of Eligibility to Participate (RIN: 3150-AG27) received June
14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Commerce.
2900. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, transmitting the Commission's report entitled
``Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences, Fiscal Year
1998'' for events at nuclear facilities, pursuant to 42
U.S.C. 5848; to the Committee on Commerce.
2901. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional
Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the
Commission's final rule--NRC Generic Letter 99-02,
``Laboratory Testing of Nuclear-Grade Activated Charcoal''--
received June 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Commerce.
2902. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, transmitting the quarterly report on the denial
of safeguards information for the period of January 1,
through March 31, 1999, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2167(e); to the
Committee on Commerce.
2903. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange
Commission, transmitting authorization requests for fiscal
years 2000 and 2001, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the
Committee on Commerce.
2904. A letter from the Director, Congressional Relations,
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting the
Commission's Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1998, pursuant to
15 U.S.C. 2076(j); to the Committee on Commerce.
2905. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting his declaration of a National emergency
with respect to the threat to the United States posed by the
actions and policies of the Afghan Taliban and an executive
order to deal with this threat, pursuant to 50 U.S.C.
1703(b); (H. Doc. No. 106--90); to the Committee on
International Relations and ordered to be printed.
2906. A letter from the Director, Defense Security
Cooperation Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's
proposed lease of defense articles to Greece (Transmittal No.
10-99), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on
International Relations.
2907. 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 Taipei Economic and Cultural
Representative Office for defense articles and services
(Transmittal No. 99-19), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to
the Committee on International Relations.
2908. 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 Taipei Economic and Cultural
Representative Office for defense articles and services
(Transmittal No. 99-18), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to
the Committee on International Relations.
2909. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that
the President has authorized funds from the U.S. Emergency
Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund to meet the urgent and
unexpected needs relating to the program under which the
United States will provide refuge in the United States to
refugees fleeing the Kosovo crisis, pursuant to 22 U.S.C.
2601(c)(3); to the Committee on International Relations.
2910. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that
the President is considering Mark Wylea Erwin, of North
Carolina, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the United States of America to the Republic of Mauritius
and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to the Federal and Islamic Republic of the
Comoros and to the Republic of Seychelles, pursuant to 22
U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the Committee on International
Relations.
2911. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that
the President is considering Johnnie Carson, of Illinois, to
be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to the Republic of Kenya, pursuant to 22
U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the Committee on International
Relations.
2912. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that
the President is considering Gregory Lee Johnson, of
Washington, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the
Kingdom of Swaziland, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to
the Committee on International Relations.
2913. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that
the President is considering A. Peter Burleigh, of
California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the
Republic of the Philippines, and to serve concurrently and
without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the
Republic of Palau, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the
Committee on International Relations.
2914. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that
the President is considering Larry C. Napper, of Texas, to be
Ambassador during tenure of service as Coordinator of the
Support for East European Democracy Program, pursuant to 22
U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the Committee on International
Relations.
2915. 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.
2916. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the
Department's final rule--Entity List: Addition of Entities
located in the People's Republic of China; and Correction to
Spelling of One Indian Entity Name [Docket No. 970428099-
9105-09] (RIN: 0694-AB60) received June 1, 1999, pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International
Relations.
2917. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the
Department's final rule--Addition of Macau to the Export
Administration Regulations [Docket No. 990318078-9078-01]
(RIN: 0694-AB89) received June 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
2918. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the first of six
annual reports by the Department of State on enforcement and
monitoring of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign
Public Officials in International Business Transactions of
the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; to
the Committee on International Relations.
2919. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report
concerning efforts made by the United Nations and the
Specialized Agencies to employ an adequate number of
Americans during 1998; to the Committee on International
Relations.
2920. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security
Administration, transmitting the Office of the Inspector
General's Semiannual Report, pursuant to 22 U.S.C.
3944(b)(2); to the Committee on Government Reform.
2921. A letter from the Director, OCA, WCPS, SWSD, Office
of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final
rule--Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Kansas City,
MO, Special Wage Schedule for Printing Positions (RIN: 3206-
AI11) received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
2922. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For
Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled,
transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the
Procurement List--received May 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
2923. 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--received June 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
2924. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade
Commission, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the
Inspector General of the U.S. International Trade Commission
for the period October 1, 1998 through March 31, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to
the Committee on Government Reform.
2925. A letter from the Executive Director, Interstate
Commission on the Potomac River Basin, transmitting the
audited Fifty-Eighth Financial Statement for the period
October 1, 1997--September 30, 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
2926. A letter from the General Counsel, Legal Services
Corporation, transmitting the Legal Services Corporation's
Inspector General's Semiannual Report for the period of
October 1, 1998 through March 31, 1999, and the corresponding
report of the Corporation's Board of Directors; to the
Committee on Government Reform.
2927. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union
Administration, transmitting the NCUA Inspector General's
semi-annual report for October 1, 1998 through March 31,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section
5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
2928. A letter from the Chairman and General Counsel,
National Labor Relations Board, transmitting the Semiannual
Report of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the
National Labor Relations Board for the Period October 1, 1998
through March 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen.
Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
2929. A letter from the Director, Employment Service
Staffing Reinvention Office, Office of Personnel Management,
transmitting the Office's final rule--Reemployment Rights of
Employees Performing Military
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Duty (RINS: 3206-AG02 and 3206-AH15) received June 1, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Government Reform.
2930. A letter from the Director, Employment Service,
Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's
final rule--Statutory Bar to Appointment of Persons Who Fail
to Register Under Selective Service Law; Technical Amendment
(RIN: 3206-AI72) received June 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
2931. A letter from the Director, WCPS, OCA, SWSD, Office
of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final
rule--Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of the Lubbock,
Texas, Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AH88)
received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Government Reform.
2932. A letter from the Chairman, Postal Rate Commission,
transmitting the annual report on International Mail Costs,
Revenues, and Volumes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
2933. A letter from the Chairman of the Board of Governors,
Postal Service, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the
Inspector General and the Postal Service management response
to the report for the period ending March 31, 1999, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the
Committee on Government Reform.
2934. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting the Semiannual Report of the Office of Inspector
General for the period October 1, 1998, through March 31,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section
5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
2935. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business
Administration, transmitting the annual report on the state
of internal controls over financial and administrative
activities, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the
Committee on Government Reform.
2936. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election
Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
Treatment of Limited Liability Companies Under the Federal
Election Campaign Act [Notice 1999-10] received June 29,
1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
House Administration.
2937. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable
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; Commercial Cod
Harvest [Docket No. 990318076-9109-02; I.D. 052199E] received
May 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Resources.
2938. A letter from the Fisheries Biologist, Office of
Protected Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, transmitting the Administration's final
rule--Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and
Designating Critical Habitat: Petition To List Eleven New
Species Genus of Bryozoans From Capron Shoal, Florida, as
Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
(ESA) [Docket No. 990520140-9140-01; I.D. 041699A] received
June 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Resources.
2939. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of
Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, transmitting the Administration's final
rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; 1999
Specifications [Docket No. 981106278-8336-02; I.D. 060999A]
(RIN: 0648-AL76) received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
2940. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Federal Register
Certifying Officer, Department of Treasury, transmitting the
Department's final rul--Transfer of Debts to Treasury for
Collection (RIN: 1510-AA68) received April 22, 1999, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2941. A letter from the Director, Policy Directives and
Instructions Branch, Immigration and Naturalization Service,
transmitting the Service's final rule--Adjustment of Status;
Continued Validity of Nonimmigrant Status, Unexpired
Employment Authorization, and Travel Authorization for
Certain Applicants Maintaining Nonimmigrant H or L Status
[INS No. 1881-97] (RIN: 1115-AE96) received June 1, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
2942. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation,
transmitting the Sixteenth Annual Report of Accomplishments
Under the Airport Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 1997,
pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 2203(b)(2); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
2943. A letter from the the Assistant Secretary of the
Army, Civil Works, the Department of the Army, transmitting a
recommendation for authorization of a flood damage reduction
and recreation project for the Upper Guadalupe River, Santa
Clara County, California; (H. Doc. No. 106-89); to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to
be printed.
2944. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the
Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation,
transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness
Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Model S-76A Helicopters [Docket
No. 99-SW-26-AD; Amendment 39-11205; AD 99-11-04] (RIN: 2120-
AA64) received June 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
2945. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of Chief
Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the
Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Boeing
Model 747-300 and -400 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-45-
AD; Amendment 39-11212; AD 99-14-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64)
received June 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2946. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the
Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the
Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; The New
Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-23, PA-30, PA-31, PA-34, PA-39, PA-
40, and PA-42 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-77-AD;
Amendment 39-11209; AD 99-14-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received
June 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2947. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the
Chief Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the
Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; LET
Aeronautical Works Model L33 SOLO Sailplanes [Docket No. 98-
CE-120-AD; Amendment 39-11210; AD 99-14-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64)
received June 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2948. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of Chief
Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the
Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus
Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes [Docket No.
98-CE-122-AD; Amendment 39-11211; AD 99-14-03] (RIN: 2120-
AA64) received June 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
2949. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the
Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation,
transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness
Directives; MT-Propeller Entwicklung GMBH Model MTV-3-B-C
Propellers [Docket No. 97-ANE-36-AD; Amendment 39-11206; AD
97-21-01 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 28, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
2950. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the
Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation,
transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness
Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) Model 206L-
4 Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-62-AD; Amendment 39-11203; AD
99-13-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 28, 1999, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.
2951. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the
Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation,
transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness
Directives; Boeing Model 777 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-
NM-116-AD; Amendment 39-11198; AD 99-13-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64)
received June 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2952. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the
Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation,
transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness
Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company (Robinson) Model R44
Helicopters [Docket No. 98-SW-71-AD; Amendment 39-11204; AD
99-13-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 28, 1999, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.
2953. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation
Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting a
report on the FAA domestic positive passenger-baggage match
program; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
2954. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the
Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation,
transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of
Class E Airspace; Kokomo, IN [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-21]
received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2955. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the
Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation,
transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of
Class E Airspace; Juneau, WI [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-22]
received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2956. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the
Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation,
transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of
Class E Airspace; Neillsville, WI [Airspace Docket No. 99-
AGL-23] received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
2957. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the
Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation,
transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of
Class E Airspace; Savanna, IL [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-19]
received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2958. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the
Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation,
transmitting the
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Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace;
Hamilton, OH [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-18] received June
24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2959. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the
Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation,
transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of
Class E Airspace; Willmar, MN [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-17]
received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2960. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the
Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation,
transmitting the Department's final rule--Establishment of
Class E airspace; De Kalb, IL [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-20]
received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2961. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the
Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation,
transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness
Directives; Alexander Schleicher Segelflugzeugbau Model ASK
21 Gliders [Docket No. 91-CE-25-AD; Amendment 39-11149; AD
95-11-15-R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 24, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
2962. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the
Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation,
transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness
Directives; Boeing Model 777 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-
NM-116-AD; Amendment 39-11198; AD 99-13-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64)
received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2963. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the
Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation,
transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness
Directives; Lockheed Model L-1011-385 Series Airplanes
[Docket No. 97-NM-11-AD; Amendment 39-11202; AD 99-13-08]
received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2964. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and
Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation,
transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone:
Rowayton Fireworks Display, Bayley Beach, Rowayton, CT
[CGD01-99-081] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 24, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
2965. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and
Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation,
transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local
Regulations; 4th of July Celebration Ohio River Mile 469.2-
470.5, Cincinnati, OH [CGD08-99-042] (RIN: 2115-AE46)
received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2966. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of
Size Standards, Small Business Administration, transmitting
the Administration's final rule--Small Business Size
Standards; Engineering Services, Architectural Services,
Surveying, and Mapping Services--received June 24, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small
Business.
2967. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of
Size Standards, Small Business Administration, transmitting
the Administration's final rule--Business Loan Program--
received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Small Business.
2968. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of
Disaster Assistance, Small Business Administration,
transmitting the Administration's final rule--Disaster Loan
Program; Correction--received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
2969. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of
Surety Guarantees, Small Business Administration,
transmitting the Administration's final rule--Surety Bond
Guarantees--received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
2970. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of
Financial Assistance, Small Business Administration,
transmitting the Administration's final rule--Business Loan
Program--received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
2971. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations
Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the
Department's final rule--VA Acquisition Regulation: Improper
Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest and
Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses (RIN: 2900-AJ06)
received June 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2972. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations
Management, Veterans Benefits, Department of Veterans
Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--
Reinstatement of Benefits Eligibility Based Upon Terminated
Marital Relationships (RIN: 2900-AJ53) received June 7, 1999,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
2973. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting his determination to implement action to
facilitate a positive Adjustment to competition from imports
of lamb meat, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2253(b); (H. Doc. No.
106-91); to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be
printed.
2974. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 99-33] received
June 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
2975. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Consolidated Returns--Limitations on the Use of Certain
Losses and Deductions [TD 8823] (RIN: 1545-AU31) received
June 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
2976. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal
Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
Department Store Inventory Price Indexes--[Rev. Rul. 99-30]
received June 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
2977. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of
Defense, transmitting a report on Prisoners Transferred from
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas, to Federal Bureau of Prisons; jointly to the
Committees on Armed Services and the Judiciary.
2978. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification that
Panama and Costa Rica have adopted a regulatory program
governing the incidental taking of certain sea turtles,
pursuant to Public Law 101- 162, section 609(b)(2) (103 Sat.
1038); jointly to the Committees on International Relations
and Appropriations.
2979. A letter from the Director, Defense Security
Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the
transfer of up to $100M in defense articles and services to
the Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina, pursuant to 10 U.S.C.
118; jointly to the Committees on International Relations and
Appropriations.
2980. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of
the intent to obligate funds for an additional program
proposal for purposes of Nonproliferation and Disarmament
Fund activities; jointly to the Committees on International
Relations and Appropriations.
2981. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative
Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on
violence in Indonesia during the May 1998 riots; jointly to
the Committees on International Relations and Appropriations.
2982. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of
the United States, transmitting a draft of proposed
legislation entitled the ``Federal Courts Improvement Act of
1999''; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and
Government Reform.
2983. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, transmitting a Memorandum which serves as the
``Implementation Plan for Veterans Subvention''; jointly to
the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Ways and Means, and
Commerce.
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