[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 44 (Monday, April 10, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H2010-H2012]
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                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       7001. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provisions 
     [APHIS Docket No. 98-096-2] received February 22, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7002. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Marketing Order 
     Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far 
     West; Revision of the Salable Quantity and Allotment 
     Percentage for Class 3 (Native) Spearmint Oil for the 1999-
     2000 Marketing Year [Docket No. FV00-985-3 IFR] received 
     February 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       7003. A letter from the Administrator, Risk Management 
     Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--General Administrative Regulations; 
     Reinsurance Agreement-Standards for Approval; Regulations for 
     the 1997 and Subsequent Reinsurance Years--received February 
     23, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       7004. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Partial Exemption From 
     the Handling Regulation for Producer Field-Packed Tomatoes 
     [Docket No. FV98-966-2 FIR] received February 23, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7005. A letter from the Administrator, Risk Management 
     Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Forage Production Crop Provisions; and Forage Seeding Crop 
     Provisions--received February 23, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7006. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Ports 
     Designated for Exportation of Horses; Dayton, OH [APHIS 
     Docket No. 99-102-1] received February 22, 2000, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7007. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Polyoxyethylated 
     Sorbitol Fatty Acid Esters; Tolerance Exemption [OPP-300971; 
     FRL-6490-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received February 24, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7008. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Ethoxylated 
     Propoxylated C12-C15 Alcohols; Tolerance Exemption [OPP-
     300973; FRL-6491-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received February 24, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7009. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Dimethyl Silicone 
     Polymer With Silica; Silane, Dichloromethyl-, Reaction 
     Product With Silica; Hexamethyldisilizane, Reaction Product 
     With Silica; Tolerance Exemptions [OPP-300972; FRL-6490-9] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received February 24, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7010. A letter from the Under Secretary 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. 2461; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       7011. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Selected Acquisition Reports (SARS) 
     for the quarter ending December 31, 1999, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2432; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7012. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations--received February 22, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       7013. A letter from the Director, Corporate Policy and 
     Research Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits--received February 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       7014. A letter from the General Counsel, Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters--received February 
     22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       7015. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Criteria 
     and Procedures for DOE Contractor Employee Protection Program 
     (RIN: 1901-AA78) received February 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7016. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management and Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Indirect 
     Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of Coatings and 
     Paper and Paperboard Components [Docket No. 92F-0111] 
     received February 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7017. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Indirect 
     Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of Coatings [Docket 
     No. 92F-0443] received February 15, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7018. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Drinking Water

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     Tribal Set-Aside Grants Guidance to Applicants-- received 
     February 4, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7019. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical Amendment to 
     the Finding of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for 
     Certain States for Purposes of Reducing Regional Transport of 
     Ozone [FRL-6542-9] (RIN: 2060-AH10) received February 24, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       7020. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Missouri: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revision [FRL-6543-5] received February 24, 2000, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7021. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Louisiana: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revisions [FRL-6543-3] received February 24, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7022. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of the Clean 
     Air Act, Section 112(l), Delegation of Authority to Three 
     Local Air Agencies in Washington; Amendment [FRL-6541-2] 
     received February 24, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7023. 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 
     (Killeen and Cedar Park, Texas) [MM Docket No. 98-176 RM-
     9363] received February 15, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7024. 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 
     (Stanfield, Oregon) [MM Docket No. 99-44 RM-9469] received 
     February 15, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       7025. 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 
     (Silverton and Bayfield, Colorado) [MM Docket No. 99-76 RM-
     9400] received February 15, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7026. 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 
     (Walton and Livingston Manor, New York) [MM Docket No. 99-10 
     RM-9435 RM-9688] received February 15, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7027. A letter from the Lieutenant General, USA, Director, 
     Defense Security Corporation, transmitting a report 
     containing an analysis and description of services performed 
     by full-time USG employees during Fiscal Year 1999, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2765(a); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       7028. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List: 
     Addition--received February 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7029. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List: 
     Additions--received February 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7030. A letter from the Director, Office of General Counsel 
     and Legal Policy, Office of Government Ethics, transmitting 
     the Office's final rule--Executive Agency Ethics Training 
     Programs Regulation Amendments (RIN: 3209-AA07) received 
     February 14, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       7031. 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; Determination of Threatened Status for Newcomb's 
     Snail From the Hawaiian Islands (RIN: 1018-AE27) received 
     January 24, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       7032. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Catching 
     Pacific Cod for Processing by the Offshore Component in the 
     Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     991223348-9348-01; I.D. 020700A] received February 22, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7033. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29899; Amdt. 
     420] received February 11, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7034. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29896; Amdt. No. 1969] received 
     February 11, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7035. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29895; Amdt. No. 1968] received 
     February 11, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7036. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29885; Amdt. No. 1967] received 
     February 11, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7037. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29884; Amdt. No. 1966] received 
     February 11, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7038. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29864; Amdt. No. 1965] received 
     February 11, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7039. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29863; Amdt. No. 1964] received 
     February 11, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7040. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29908; Amdt. No. 1972] received 
     February 24, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7041. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 29906; Amdt. No. 1970] received 
     February 24, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7042. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 99-NE-32-AD; Amendment 39-11465; 
     AD 99-26-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 11, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7043. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-194-AD; Amendment 39-
     11467; AD 99-26-08] received February 11, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7044. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-248-AD; Amendment 39-11475; AD 
     99-26-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 11, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7045. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. Model A109A and A109A 
     II Helicopters [Docket No. 99-SW-64-AD; Amendment 39-11472; 
     AD 99-26-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 11, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7046. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Guidance for Project 
     Eligibility and Design Under the Region IX Tribal Border 
     Infrastructure Program--received February 4, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7047. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Rev. Rul.

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     2000-9] received February 14, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7048. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Import 
     Administration and Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for 
     WTO and Multilateral Affairs, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Subsidies Enforcement Annual Report to the 
     Congress; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7049. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 20000-2] 
     received February 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7050. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Special Rules Relating to Debt Instruments [Rev. Rul. 2000-
     12] received February 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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