[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 22, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H8554-H8555]
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:

       4350. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Fresh Prunes Grown in Designated 
     Counties in Washington and Umatilla County, Oregon; Increased 
     Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV99-924-1 FR] received September 
     3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       4351. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Milk in the Southwest Plains 
     Marketing Area; Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Order 
     [DA-99-06] received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4352. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Irish Potatoes Grown in 
     Colorado; Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV99-948-1 
     FR] received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4353. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for FY 2000 budget 
     amendments for the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Energy, 
     State, and the Treasury, the General Services Administration, 
     International Assistance Programs, the National Science 
     Foundation, and the Office of Personnel Management, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 106-129); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       4354. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for resources to be used to 
     fund construction projects in Europe; (H. Doc. No. 106-128); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       4355. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7719] 
     received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4356. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Nutrition 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition 
     Program: Legislative Changes From the William F. Goodling 
     Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998 (RIN: 0584-AC80) 
     received August 23, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       4357. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, Office 
     of the Chief Financial Officer, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Administration of 
     Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, 
     Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations; Direct Grant 
     Programs; State Administered Programs; Definitions that Apply 
     to Department Regulations; Uniform Administrative 
     Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State 
     and Local Governments; Protection of Human Subjects; Student 
     Rights in Research, Experimental Programs and Testing; Family 
     Educational Rights and Privacy--Received September 3, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       4358. A letter from the Associate Chief, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Communications 
     Assistance for Law Enforcement Act [CC Docket No. 97-213] 
     received August 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4359. A letter from the Associate Division Chief, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Communications 
     Assistance for Law Enforcement Act [CC Docket No. 97-213] 
     received August 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4360. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     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. (St. Anne and Beaverville, Illinois) [MM Docket No. 
     98-64; RM-9272; RM-9358] received August 31, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4361. 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. (Cedar Key, Florida) [MM Docket No. 99-72; RM-9323] 
     received August 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4362. A letter from the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Broadcast Television National Ownership Rules; 
     Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Television 
     Broadcasting; Television Satellite Stations Review of Policy 
     and Rules [MM Docket No. 96-222, MM Docket No. 91-221, MM 
     Docket No. 87-8]--received August 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4363. A letter from the Assistant Bureau Chief, Management, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--International Settlement Rates 
     Report and Order on Reconsideration and Order Lifting Stay 
     [IB Docket No. 96-261, FCC 99-124] received September 3, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4364. A letter from 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 (La Jara, Colorado; 
     Westcliffe, Colorado; Carmel Valley, California; Nanakuli, 
     Hawaii; Wahiawa, Hawaii; Hanapepe, Hawaii; Holualoa, Hawaii; 
     Honokaa, Hawaii; Kihei, Hawaii; Kurtistown, Hawaii [MM Docket 
     No. 99-106; RM-9509; MM Docket No. 99-110; RM-9513; MM Docket 
     No. 99-171; RM-9574; MM Docket No. 99-172; RM-9575; MM Docket 
     No. 99-173; RM-9576; MM Docket No. 99-175; RM-9578; MM Docket 
     No. 99-176; RM-9579; MM Docket No. 99-177; RM-9580; MM Docket 
     No. 99-178; RM-9581; MM Docket No. 99-179; RM-9582] Received 
     September 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4365. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Absence and 
     Leave; Use of Restored Annual Leave (RIN: 3206-AI71) received 
     August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       4366. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Final Rule to Remove the American Peregrine 
     Falcon from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife, and to Remove the Similarity of Appearance 
     Provision for Free-Flying Peregrines in the Conterminous 
     United States (RIN: 1018-AF04) received August 27, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4367. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Regulatory 
     Adjustments [Docket No. 990513131-9153-02; I.D. 051299B] 
     (RIN: 0648-AM69) received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

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       4368. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Regulatory 
     Adjustments [Docket No. 990513131-9131-01; I.D. 051299B] 
     (RIN: 0648-AM69) received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4369. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Atlantic 
     Highly Migratory Species; Bluefin Tuna Catch Reporting 
     [Docket No. 990618163-9163-01; I.D. 052799D] (RIN: 0648-AM81) 
     received August 24, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4370. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Atlantic Highly Migratory Species 
     (HMS) Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 1999 Quota and Effort 
     Control Specifications [Docket No. 990217050-9147-02; I.D. 
     010799A] (RIN: 0648-AM27) received August 24, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4371. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Final Policy on the National 
     Wildlife Refuge System and Compensatory Mitigation under the 
     Section 10/404 Program [1018-AF64] received September 10, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4372. A letter from the Associate Chief Counsel, FHA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Commercial Driver Disqualification Provision 
     [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-97-3103] (RIN: 2125-AE28) received 
     August 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4373. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of the 
     legal description of the Class E Airspace; Cincinnati, OH 
     [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-32] received August 30, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4374. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: Staten 
     Island Fireworks, Lower New York Bay and Raritan Bay [CGD01-
     99-094] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 27, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4375. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Hutchinson River, NY [CGD01-99-153] 
     received August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4376. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Revocation of Class 
     E Airspace, Lafayette, Aretz Airport, IN [Airspace Docket No. 
     99-AGL-36] received August 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4377. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of 
     Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; Terre Haute, IN 
     [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-35] received August 30, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4378. 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; Escanaba, MI [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-
     34] received August 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4379. 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 747-400, 757-200, 767-200 and 767-
     300 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-111-AD; Amendment 39-
     11282; AD 99-18-16] received September 3, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4380. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Establishment of a Balanced Measurement System [TD 8830] 
     (RIN: 1545-AW80) received August 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4381. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Extension of Relief Relating to Application of 
     Nondiscrimination Rules for Certain Governmental Plans 
     [Notice 99-40] received August 30, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4382. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--1999 
     Marginal Production Rates [Notice 99-46] received September 
     13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       4383. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to establish the 
     basis for reimbursement for services provided by Working 
     Capital Fund activities for USDA and other Federal entities, 
     and for the recovery of all costs for service provided to any 
     entity; to ensure adequate capitalization of the Fund; and to 
     establish appropriate levels of operating reserves for the 
     Fund; jointly to the Committees on Agriculture and Government 
     Reform.
       4384. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to permit the payment of 
     medical expenses incurred by the U.S. Park Police in the 
     performance of duty to be made directly by the National Park 
     Service; jointly to the Committees on Resources and 
     Government Reform.
       4385. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     to provide a temporary authority for the use of voluntary 
     separation incentives to assist the U.S. Small Business 
     Administration in transitioning its workforce; jointly to the 
     Committees on Small Business and Government Reform.
       4386. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the 
     Food Stamp Act of 1977 to restore food stamp eligibility to 
     certain elderly aliens residing in the U.S. on August 22, 
     1996; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Agriculture.
       4387. A letter from the Acting Deputy General Counsel, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to improve the operation of the United States 
     Mint as a Performance Based Organization in the Department of 
     the Treasury; jointly to the Committees on Banking and 
     Financial Services, Government Reform, and the Judiciary.
       4388. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     to restore Supplemental Security Income and related Medicaid 
     benefits to certain disabled immigrants who lawfully enter 
     the United States after August 22, 1986; jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and Commerce.

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