[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 144 (Thursday, October 21, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H10722-H10723]
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:

       4863. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Asian Longhorned Beetle; Addition to Quarantined 
     Areas [Docket No. 99-033-2] received October 19, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4864. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Overseas Use of the Purchase Card [DFARS Case 99-D002] 
     received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4865. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the retirement and advancement to the grade of lieutenant 
     general of Lieutenant General William J. Bolt; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       4866. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Introduction to FHA 
     Programs--received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4867. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Section 8 Moderate 
     Rehabilitation Program; Executing or Terminating Leases on 
     Moderate

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     Rehabilitation Units When the Remaining Term of the Housing 
     Assistance Payments (HAP) Contract is for Less Than One Year 
     [Docket No. FR-4472-I-01] (RIN: 2577-AB98) received October 
     18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       4868. 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; 
     Clarification of Floodplain Requirements Applicable to New 
     Construction [Docket No. FR-4323-F-02] (RIN: 2502-AH16) 
     received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4869. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulation, Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program--Contract 
     Rent Annual Adjustment Factors, Fiscal Year 2000 [Docket No. 
     FR-4528-N-01] received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4870. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Fair Market Rents for the Section 8 Housing Assistance 
     Payments Program--Fiscal Year 2000 [Docket No. FR-4496-N-02] 
     received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4871. 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--Introduction to FHA Programs--
     received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4872. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--General 
     and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the 
     Nonresorbable Gauze/Sponge for External Use, the Hydrophilic 
     Wound Dressing, the Occlusive Wound Dressing, and the 
     Hydrogel Wound Dressing [Docket No. 78N-2646] received 
     October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4873. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medical 
     Devices; Gastroenterology and Urology Devices; Classification 
     of the Electrogastrography System [Docket No. 99N-4027] 
     received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4874. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Washington: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revision [FRL-6449-8] received September 28, 1999, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4875. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants; National Emission 
     Standards for Radon Emissions From Phosphogypsum Stacks [FRL-
     6443-7] (RIN: 2060-AF04) received September 29, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4876. 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: Approval of Revisions 
     to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan [NC-087-1-
     9939a; FRL-6463-6] received October 21, 1999, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4877. A letter from the Attorney, Office of the General 
     Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule--Collaborative Procedures for 
     Energy Facility Applications [Docket No. RM98-16-000; Order 
     No. 608] received October 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4878. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Biennial Report of the Director, 
     National Institutes of Health, 1997-1998; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4879. 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.
       4880. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy Office of Governmentwide Policy, 
     Department of Defense, General Services transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
     Small Entity Compliance Guide [FAC 97-14] received September 
     21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       4881. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide 
     Policy, Department of Defense, General Services transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
     Technical Amendments [FAC 97-14; Item XVI] received September 
     21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       4882. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide 
     Policy, Department of Defense, General Services transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
     Cost Accounting Standards Post-Award Notification [FAC 97-14; 
     FAR Case 98-003; Item XV] (RIN: 9000-AI23) received September 
     21, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       4883. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy Office of Governmentwide Policy, 
     Department of Defense, General Services transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; Cost 
     Accounting Standards Post-Award Notification [FAC 97-14; FAR 
     Case 98-003; Item XV] (RIN: 9000-AI23) received September 21, 
     1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       4884. A letter from the Director, Executive Office of the 
     President, Office of Management and Budget, transmitting the 
     annual inventory of commercial activities performed by 
     Federal Government employees; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       4885. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a copy of the report, ``Agency 
     Compliance with Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
     of 1995,'' pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 1538; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       4886. A letter from the Director, Indian Health Service, 
     transmitting Study and inventory of open dumps on Indian 
     lands, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3903; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4887. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Highly 
     Migratory Species Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna [I.D. 
     091599A] received October 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4888. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Fire Protection 
     Measures for Towing Vessels [USCG-1998-4445] (RIN: 2115-AF66) 
     received October 15, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4889. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Thames River, CT [CGD01-99-178] (RIN: 
     2115-AE47) received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4890. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Water Quality 
     Standards; Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Priority 
     Toxic Pollutants; States' Compliance-Revision of 
     Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Criteria [FRL-6450-5] (RIN: 
     2040-AD27) received September 28, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4891. A letter from the Writer-Editor, Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--
     Rules of Practice in Permit Proceedings; Technical Amendments 
     [T.D. ATF-414] (RIN: 1512-AB91) received October 18, 1999, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4892. A letter from the Writer-Editor, Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--
     Delegation of Authority (99R-159P) [T.D. ATF-416] (RIN: 1512-
     AB94) received October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4893. A letter from the Writer-Editor, Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco, and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--
     Technical Amendments [T.D. ATF-413] (RIN: 1512-AC00) received 
     October 18, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.

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