[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 127 (Monday, September 27, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H8870-H8871]
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:

       4475. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Milk in the Central Arizona 
     Marketing Area; Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Order 
     [DA-99-05] received September 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4476. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Tart Cherries Grown in the 
     States of Michigan, et al.; Revision of the Sampling 
     Techniques for Whole Block and Partial Block Diversions and 
     Increasing the Number of Partial Block Diversions Per Season 
     for Tart Cherries [Docket No. FV99-930-2 FIR] received 
     September 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4477. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--General Administrative Regulations; 
     Submission of Policies and Provisions of Policies, and Rates 
     of Premium (RIN: 0563-AB15) received September 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4478. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the annual 
     report on conditional registration of pesticides for 1997 and 
     1998, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 136w-4; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4479. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the OMB Sequestration Update Report to 
     the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2000, pursuant to 
     Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-587); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations.
       4480. A letter from the Office of the Under Secretary, 
     Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of the Department's decision to study certain 
     functions performed by military and civilian personnel in the 
     Deparmtnet of the Navy (DON) for possible performance by 
     private contractors, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       4481. A letter from the Senior Civilian Official, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a Plan for Development of 
     an Enhanced Global Positioning System: A Report To Congress 
     July 1999; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4482. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the TRICARE Prime Remote 
     Report to Congress; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4483. A letter from the The Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a Report Regarding Use of 
     Tagging Systems to Indentify Hydrocarbon Fuels Used by the 
     Department of Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4484. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a Report on the Audited Fiscal Years 
     1998 and 1997 Financial Statements of the United States Mint 
     [OIG-99-078]; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4485. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of the Secretary-Office of Lead Hazard 
     Control, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Requirements for 
     Notification, Evaluation and Reduction of Lead-Based Paint 
     Hazards in Federally Owned Residential Property and Housing 
     Receiving Federal Assistance (RIN: 2501-AB57) received 
     September 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4486. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Section 8 Tenant-
     Based Assistance Programs Statutory Merger of Section 8 
     Certificate and Voucher Programs; Correction [Docket No. FR-
     4428-C-03] (RIN: 2577-AB91) received September 15, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4487. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Public Housing 
     Agency Plans; Change in Plan Submission Dates [Docket No. FR-
     4420-F-04] (RIN: 2577-AB89) received September 22, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4488. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to India, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4489. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the FY 1996 Community Services 
     Block Grant Statistical Report; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       4490. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting an annual report to the President and 
     to the Congress on the audit of the Telecommunications 
     Development Fund, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 614; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4491. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety 
     and Health, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Internal Dosimetry Program Guide 
     [DOE G. 441.1-3] received August 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4492. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety 
     and Health, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Radiation Safety Training Guide [DOE 
     G 441.1-12] received August 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4493. 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; 
     Connecticut; Nitrogen Oxides Budget and Allowance Trading 
     Program [CT-053-7212a; A-1-FRL-6443-1] received September 22, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4494. 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 (Oceanside and Encinitas, 
     California) [MM Docket No. 99-170 RM-9545] received September 
     21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4495. 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 (Berlin and North Conway, 
     New Hampshire) [MM Docket No. 97-216 RM-9153] received 
     September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4496. 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 (Dove Creek, Colorado) [MM 
     Docket No. 99-203] (Hazelton, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 99-205 
     RM-9624] (Flagstaff, Arizona) [MM Docket No. 99-210 RM 9629] 
     (Kootenai, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 99-213 RM-9641] received 
     September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

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       4497. 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 (Elgin, Oregon) [MM Docket 
     No. 99-155 RM-9606] received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4498. A letter from the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.2020(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Hamilton City, California) 
     [MM Docket No. 99-182 RM-9585] (Lost Hills, California) [MM 
     Docket No. 99-184 RM-9587] (Maricopa, California) [MM Docket 
     No. 99-185 RM-9588] (Golden Meadow, Louisiana) [MM Docket No. 
     99-189 RM-9592] received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4499. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Auction Expenditure Package for 
     Fiscal Year 1998; to the Committee on Commerce.
       4500. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries; 
     Vessel Monitoring Systems [Docket No. I.D. 071698B] (RIN: 
     0648-AJ67) received September 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4501. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Annual Report for 1998 of the 
     United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4502. A letter from the Lieutenant General, USA Director, 
     Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting 
     notification concerning the Department of the Army's Proposed 
     Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to Kuwait for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 99-33), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4503. A letter from the Lieutenant General, USA Director, 
     Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting 
     notification concerning the Department of the Navy's Proposed 
     Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to Korea for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 99-29), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4504. A letter from the Acting Deputy Under Secretary of 
     Defense, Department of Defense, transmitting a copy of 
     Transmittal No. 09-99 requesting Final Authority (RFA) to 
     conclude a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Canada 
     related to the Development, production and Initial Fielding 
     of Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM), pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       4505. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     decisions made by the President regarding the drawdown of 
     articles and services from the inventory and resources of the 
     Departments of Defense, State, Justice, the Treasury, and 
     Transportation, and military education and training from the 
     Department of Defense, to provide counternarcotics assistance 
     to Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Panama, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2364(a)(1); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4506. 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.
       4507. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts, transmitting the annual report 
     disclosing the financial condition of the retirement system 
     for the year ending September 30, 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4508. A letter from the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting the budget request for the Office of Inspector 
     General, Railroad Retirement Board, for fiscal year 2001, 
     pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       4509. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Policy, 
     Management and Budget, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the annual report on royalty management and 
     collection activities for Federal and Indian mineral leases 
     in FY 1998, pursuant to 30 U.S.C. 237; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4510. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting a report on the Operations of Glen 
     Canyon Dam Pursuant to the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 
     1992: Water Years 1998 and 1999; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4511. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 
     Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the West Yakutat 
     District of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-9062-01; 
     I.D. 081399B] received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4512. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Deep-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-9060-01; I.D. 081699B] 
     received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4513. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of 
     Commerce and Acting Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Trademark Law Treaty Implementation Act Changes [Docket 
     No. 990401084-9227-02] (RIN: 0651-AB00) received August 31, 
     1999; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4514. A letter from the Director, Office of the General 
     Counsel, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the 
     Office's final rule--Voting Rights Program (RIN: 3206-AI77) 
     received August 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4515. A letter from the Executive Director, Olympic 
     Committee, transmitting the 1998 Annual Report of the United 
     States Olympic Committee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4516. A letter from the Program Analyst, Office of the 
     Chief Counsel, FAA, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness 
     Directives; Teledyne Continental Motors O-470, IO-470, TSIO-
     470, IO-520, TSIO-520, LTISO-520, GTSIO-520, IO-550, TSIO-
     550, and TSIOL-550 Series Reciprocating Engines [Docket No. 
     99-NE-28-AD; Amendment 39-11290, AD 99-19-01] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received September 17, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4517. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a the annual report titled 
     ``Transition to Quieter Airplanes''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4518. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a Report On the Activities of 
     the Commercial Space Transportation Program for 1998; to the 
     Committee on Science.
       4519. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     October 1999 Applicable Federal Rates [Revenue Ruling 99-41] 
     received September 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4520. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Prohibition of Ex Parte Communications Between Appeals 
     Officers and other Internal Revenue Service Employees [Notice 
     99-50] received September 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4521. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Work 
     Opportunity and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credits [Notice 99-51] 
     received September 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4522. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids [Rev. Rul. 99-39] 
     received September 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4523. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--IRS 
     Adoption Taxpayer Identification Numbers [TD 8839] (RIN: 
     1545-AV08) received September 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4524. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     Exempt Bond Administrative Appeal [Rev. Proc. 99-35] received 
     September 22, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4525. A letter from the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting the Board's budget request for fiscal year 2001, 
     pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f; jointly to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways 
     and Means.

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