[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 20, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H10610]
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:

       4844. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State Designations; 
     California, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico [Docket No. 99-063-
     1] received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4845. A letter from the Chief, Accounting Policy Division, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Federal- State Joint Board On 
     Universal Service [CC Docket No. 96-45; CC Docket No. 96-262] 
     received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4846. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--NRC Enforcement Policy; Enforcement 
     Action Against Nonlicensees under 10 CFR Part 72 (NUREG-1600, 
     Rev.1) received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4847. A letter from the Office of Congressional Affairs, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting Content of the 
     Updated Final Safety Analysis Report in Accordance with 10 
     CFR 50.71(e); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4848. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification that 
     the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine 
     are committed to the courses of action described in Section 
     1203(d) of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993, 
     Section 1412(d) of the Former Soviet Union Demilitarization 
     Act of 1992 and Section 502 of the FREEDOM Support Act; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4849. 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; Final Rule To List the Devils River Minnow as 
     Threatened (RIN: 1018-AE 86) received October 18, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4850. 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: Final Rule to List Astragalus desereticus 
     (Deseret milk-vetch) as Threatened (RIN: 1018-AE57) received 
     October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4851. 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: Determination of Threatened Status for the Plant 
     Helianthus paradoxus (Pecos Sunflower) (RIN: 1018-AE88) 
     received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4852. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock by Vessels Catching Pollock for Processing by the 
     Inshore Component in the Bering Sea Subarea [Docket No. 
     990304063-9063-01; I.D. 100699B] received October 18, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4853. A letter from the General Counsel of the Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     make two technical changes to the Trademark Act of 1946 
     regarding adjustments to trademark fees and regarding the 
     date for filing opposition to trademark registrations, and 
     revising section 41 of title 35, United States Code, to lower 
     certain patent fees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4854. A letter from the Attorney, Research and Special 
     Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Hazardous Materials 
     Regulations: Editorial Corrections and Clarifications [Docket 
     No. RSPA-99-6212 (HM-189P)] (RIN: 2137-AD38) received October 
     15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4855. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Acushnet River, MA [CGD01-99-174] 
     received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4856. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations for Marine Events; Night in Venice, Great Egg 
     Harbor, City of Ocean City, New Jersey [CGD 05-99-016] (RIN: 
     2115-AE46) received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4857. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations: Stone Mountain Productions; Tennessee River Mile 
     463.5-464.5; Chattanooga, TN [CGD08-99-060] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4858. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Harlem River, Newtown Creek, NY 
     [CGD01-99-175] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received October 15, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4859. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Congressional Affairs, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, ``Veterans Programs Improvement Act of 1999''; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       4860. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Division, ATF, 
     Department of Treasury, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Labeling of Hard Cider (97-2523) [Notice No. 881 Re: 
     T.D. ATF-398, Notice No. 859 and Notice No. 869) (RIN: 1512-
     AB71) received October 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4861. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     to authorize application of the civil monetary penalty 
     authority to representative payees who convert benefits and 
     other individuals who misuse social security cards or 
     numbers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4862. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to facilitate 
     the administration and enforcement of voluntary commodity 
     inspection and grading programs, the tobacco inspection 
     program, and marketing agreements and orders; jointly to the 
     Committees on Agriculture and the Judiciary.

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