[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 134 (Wednesday, October 6, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H9513-H9515]
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:

       4665. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Mangement and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imazapic-Ammonium; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [FRL-6382-3] 
     received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4666. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General David K. 
     Heeber, United States Army, and his advancement to the grade 
     of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       4667. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     National Flood Insurance Programs; Procedures and Fees for 
     Processing Map Changes (RIN: 3067-AC88) received October 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4668. A letter from the Acting Inspector General, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the FY 1998 Department of 
     Defense Superfund Financial Transactions; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4669. 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; Indiana [IN96-2; FRL-
     6452-6] received October 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4670. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     legislative proposal to amend certain provisions of the 
     Weather Assistance Program for Low-Incomed Persons; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4671. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting A copy of a report entitled, ``Audit of the 
     People's Counsel Agency Fund for Fiscal Year 1998,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       4672. 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 and 
     Deletions from the Procurement List--received October 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       4673. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, General Accounting Office, transmitting the Research 
     Notification System through September 7, 1999; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       4674. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting a report entitled ``Observed Weakness 
     in the District's Early Out Retirement Incentive Program''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4675. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting a report entitled ``Auditor's Review of 
     Unauthorized Transactions Pertaining to ANC 1A''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       4676. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia, 
     Auditor, transmitting a

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     copy of a report entitled, ``Examination of the People's 
     Counsel Agency for Fiscal Year 1997''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       4677. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Amendment by Mexico to Appendix 
     III Listing of Bigleaf Mahogany under the Convention on 
     International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and 
     Flora (RIN: 1018-AF58) received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4678. A letter from the Commissioner, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting draft legislation to authorize not new 
     feasibility investigations for three water resource 
     development projects within the Pacific Northwest; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4679. A letter from the Commissioner, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting a draft bill ``To authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to refund certain collections 
     received pursuant to the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982''; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       4680. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 092499J] received October 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4681. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Atka Mackerel in the Central Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 
     990304063-9063-01; I.D. 092399E] received October 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4682. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 091799B] received October 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4683. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Local 
     Area Mangement Plan for the Halibut Fishery in Sitka Sound 
     [Docket No. 990416100-9256-02; I.D. 031999C] (RIN: 0648-AL18) 
     received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4684. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 092399A] received October 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4685. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Fixed Gear 
     Sablefish Mop-Up [DOcket No. 981231333-8333-01; I.D. 091399D] 
     received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4686. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic And Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock by Vessels Catching Pollock for Processing by the 
     Mothership Component in the Bering Sea Subarea [Docket No. 
     990304063-9063-01; I.D. 092499N] received October 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4687. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, FBI, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice 
     Information Services Division Systems and Procedures [AG 
     Order No. 2258-99] (RIN: 1105-AA63) received October 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       4688. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Technical 
     Amendments; Organizational Changes; Miscellaneous Editorial 
     Changes and Conforming Amendments [USCG-1999-6216] received 
     October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4689. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone 
     Regulations; Mile 94.0 to Mile 96.0, Lower Mississippi River, 
     Above Head of Passes [COTP New Orleans, LA Regulation 99-022] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4690. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regualtions and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations; Tall Stacks 1999 Ohio River Mile 467.0-475.0, 
     Cincinnati, OH [CGD08-99-052] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4691. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 
     Wedding on the Lady Windridge Fireworks, New York Harbor, 
     Upper Bay [CGD01-99-163] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received October 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4692. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Noise Transition Regulations; Approach of Final Compliance 
     Date--received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4693. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney PW2000 Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 99-NE-02-AD; Amendment 39-11333; 
     AD 99-20-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4694. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whittney JT9D-7R4 Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 99-NE-06-AD; Amendment 39-11334; 
     AD 99-20-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4695. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-270-AD; Amendment 39-
     11335; AD 99-20-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 4, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4696. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Industrie Model A320 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-48-AD; Amendment 39-11336; AD 99-
     20-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4697. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Pikeville, KY [Airspace 
     Docket No. 99-ASO-13] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4698. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Center TX [Airspace Docket No. 
     99-ASW-14] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4699. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     High Density Airports; Allocation of Slots [Docket No. FAA-
     1999-4971, Amendment No. 93-78] (RIN: 2120-AG50) received 
     October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4700. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 
     Series Airplanes (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4701. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29753; Amdt. No. 1950] received 
     October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4702. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No. 29754; Amt. No. 1951] received October 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4703. A letter from the Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard 
     Commandant, Department of Transportation, transmitting a 
     report on the Coast Guard's findings the Chicago area search 
     and rescue standards and procedures; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4704. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Congressional Affairs, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting a draft bill to authorize major 
     facility projects and lease programs for Fiscal Year 2000; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       4705. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Section 846 Discount Factors for 1999 [Revenue Procedure 99-
     36] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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       4706. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Section 832 Discount Factors for 1999 [Revenue Procedure 99-
     37] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4707. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Service, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Mutual Insurance, Inc. v. Commissioner--received 
     October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4708. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Medical Savings Accounts--Number--received October 4, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4709. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the notification you that Department 
     of Health and Human Services is alloting emergency funds to 
     be made available to the State of North Carolina; jointly to 
     the Committees on Commerce and Education and the Workforce.

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