[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H6016-H6017]
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:

       3116. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area Classifications; Kansas 
     [Docket No. 99-051-1] received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3117. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for FY 2000 budget 
     amendments for the Departments of Defense, Health and Human 
     Services, and Justice and for International Assistance 
     Programs, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 106--101); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       3118. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
     Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Comprehensive 
     Improvement Assistance Program [Docket No. FR-4462-F-02] 
     (RIN: 2577-AB97) received July 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       3119. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Single Family Mortgage Insurance; 
     Informed Consumer Choice Disclosure Notice: Technical 
     Correction [Docket No. FR-4411-F-03] (RIN: 2502-AH30) 
     received July 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3120. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Government National Mortgage Association, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Ginnie Mae MBS Program: Book-Entry 
     Securities [Docket No. FR-4331-F-02] (RIN: 2503-AA12) 
     received July 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3121. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Uniform Financial 
     Reporting Standards for HUD Housing Programs; Technical 
     Amendment [Docket No. FR-4321-F-06] (RIN: 2501-AC49) received 
     July 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3122. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Disposition of HUD-
     Acquired Single Family Property; Officer Next Door Sales 
     Program [Docket No. FR-4277-1-02] (RIN: 2502-AH37) received 
     July 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3123. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Privacy Act Regulations (RIN: 
     1880-AA78) received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3124. 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 Priorities for Fiscal Year 1999 
     for New Awards under the Administrative Technology Act--
     received July 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3125. 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 July 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       3126. A letter from the Attorney, National Highway and 
     Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Tire Identification 
     and Recordkeeping; Tire Identification Symbols [Docket No. 
     99-5928] (RIN: 2127-AH10) received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3127. 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. (Mullins and Briarcliffe Acres, South Carolina) [MM 
     Docket No. 97-72 RM-9017] received July 14, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3128. 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. (Logan, Utah and Evanston, Wyoming) [MM Docket No. 
     98-211 RM-9349 RM-9477] received July 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3129. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting 
     Inservice Inspection Code Case Acceptability, ASME Section 
     XI, Division 1; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3130. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting 
     Materials Code Case Acceptability ASME Section III, Division 
     1; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3131. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal Labor 
     Relations Authority, transmitting a report concerning 
     implementation of the Sunshine Act during calendar year 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       3132. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the Semiannual Report 
     of the Inspector General of NASA 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.
       3133. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification

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     of a vacancy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       3134. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Pay 
     Administration (General); Lump-Sum Payments for Annual Leave 
     (RIN: 3206-AF38) received July 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3135. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Huachuca 
     Water Umbel, a Plant (RIN: 1018-AF37) received July 6, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3136. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Cactus 
     Ferruginous Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) (RIN: 
     1018-AF36) received July 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3137. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off the West Coast 
     States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish 
     Fishery; Trip Limit Adjustments [Docket No. 981231333-8333; 
     I.D. 062999D] received July 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3138. A letter from the Fisheries Biologist, Office of 
     Protected Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements 
     [Docket No. 950427117-8292-05; I.D. 112398G] (RIN: 0648-AH97) 
     received July 2, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3139. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Visas: Passports and Visas Not Required for 
     Certain Nonimmigrants [Public Notice No. 3077] (RIN: 1400-
     A75) received July 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3140. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting a report of events, programs, 
     and accomplishments in civil aviation security in 1997, 
     pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 1356(a); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3141. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: T E L 
     Enterprises Fireworks Display, Great South Bay off Davis 
     Park, N.Y. [CGD01-99-115] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 12, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3142. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Technical 
     Amendments to USCG Regulations to Update RIN numbers; 
     Correction [CGD01-99-106] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 12, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3143. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Stemme GmbH & Co. KG Model S10-VT Sailplanes 
     [Docket No. 99-CE-07-AD; Amendment 39-11222; AD 99-15-03] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3144. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D Series Turbofan Engines 
     [Docket No. 92-ANE-23; Amendment 39-11219; AD 99-14-08] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received July 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3145. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Rules of Practice, 
     Procedure, and Evidence for Administrative Proceedings of the 
     Coast Guard [USCG-1998-3472] (RIN: 2115-AF59) received July 
     12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3146. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-46-310P 
     and PA-46-350P Airplanes [Docket No. 98-CE-112-AD; Amendment 
     39-11223; AD 99-15-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 15, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3147. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations: Harbour Town Fireworks Display, Calibogue Sound, 
     Hilton Head, SC [CGD07 99-036] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received July 
     12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3148. 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 Models MTV-9-B-C 
     and MTV-3-B-C Propellers [Docket No. 99-NE-35-AD; Amendment 
     39-11216; AD 99-14-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 15, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3149. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: Staten 
     Island Fireworks, Raritan Bay and Lower New York Bay [CGD01-
     99-083] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 12, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3150. 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; Avon Park, FL [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-
     8] received July 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3151. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Adjustment of Fees 
     for Issuing Numbers to Undocumented Vessels in Alaska [USCG 
     1998-3386] (RIN: 2115-AF62) received July 9, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3152. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the twenty-second annual report on the 
     Child Support Enforcement Program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     652(a)(10); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3153. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, Department of Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Government Securities: Call for Large Position 
     Reports--received July 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3154. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Removal of Regulations Providing Guidance Under Subpart F 
     Relating to Partnerships and Branches [TD 8827] (RIN: 1545-
     AW49) received July 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3155. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of Returns and Claims for Refund, Credit, or 
     Abatement; Determination of Correct Tax Liability [Rev. Proc. 
     99-30] received July 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3156. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Announcement Requesting Comments on Foreign Contingent Debt 
     [Announcement 99-76] received July 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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