[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 93 (Tuesday, July 18, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H6466-H6469]
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:

       8829. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Elimination of Requirements for 
     Partial Quality Control Programs [Docket No. 97-001F] (RIN: 
     0583-AC35) received June 7, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8830. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Melon 
     Fruit Fly; Removal of Quarantined Area [Docket No. 99-097-2] 
     received June 27, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       8831. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's Report on Improvements to the Joint Manpower 
     Process, pursuant to Public Law 104--201, section 509(a) (110 
     Stat. 2513); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8832. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting proposed legislation that would extend 
     authority to carry out certain prototype projects for three 
     years, authorize the use of other transactions for follow-on 
     production for up to a maximum of twenty programs, and 
     authorize the use of other transactions for prototypes 
     developed under the Commercial Operations and Support Savings 
     Initiative; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8833. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Progress Payments for Foreign Military Sales Contracts [DFARS 
     Case 2000-D0009] received June 20, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8834. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Production Surveillance and Reporting [DFARS Case 99-D026] 
     received June 20, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       8835. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement;

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     Uncompensated Overtime Source Selection Factor [DFARS Case 
     2000-D013] received June 20, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8836. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting a report entitled, 
     ``Building The Public Trust: A Report to Congress on FHA 
     Management Reform February 2000,'' pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     1709(v); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       8837. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Taiwan, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       8838. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the OMB Cost Estimate For Pay-As-You-Go 
     Calculations; to the Committee on the Budget.
       8839. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Special Education and Rehabilitative Service, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule--Notice 
     of Final Funding Priorities for Fiscal Years 2000-2001 for 
     New Awards for the Alternative Financing Technical Assistance 
     Program, both authorized under Title III of the Assistance 
     Technology Act of 1998--received June 2, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       8840. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting a legislative proposal entitled, 
     ``Higher Education Technical Amendments Act of 2000''; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       8841. A letter from the National Council on Disability, 
     transmitting the Council's report entitled ``National 
     Disability Policy: A Progress Report,'' pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 
     781(a)(8); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       8842. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting Model Comprehensive Program for 
     the Treatment of Substance Abuse, Metropolitan Area Treatment 
     Enhancement System (MATES) Final Report to the Congress of 
     the United States Fiscal Years 1994-2000, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 290gg(f)(2); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8843. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission and Secretary of Labor, transmitting a draft bill 
     entitled, ``Energy Employee Protection Amendments of 2000''; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       8844. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--DOE Standard; Guide to Good Practices for Control of 
     On-shift Training [DOE-STD-1040-93] received June 15, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8845. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--DOE Standard; Guide to Good Practices for 
     Communications [DOE-STD-1031-92] received June 15, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8846. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--DOE Standard; Guide to Good Practices for Shift 
     Routines and Operating Practices [DOE-STD-1041-93] received 
     June 15, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       8847. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987; Prescription Drug 
     Amendments of 1992; Policies, Requirements, and 
     Administrative Procedures; Delay of Effective Date; Reopening 
     of Administrative Record [Docket Nos. 92N-0297 and 88N-0258] 
     (RIN: 0905-AC81) received June 19, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8848. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Final 
     Approval of Operating Permit Program Revisions; Metropolitan 
     Government of Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee [TN-NASH-
     T5-2000-01a; FRL-6710-9] received June 1, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8849. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Full 
     Approval of Operating Permit Program; Georgia [GA-T5-2000-
     01a; FRL-6711-2] received June 1, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8850. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revisions to the 
     California State Implementation Plan, Santa Barbara County 
     Air Pollution Control District [CA241-0238a; FRL-6709-1] 
     received June 1, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       8851. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--State of West Virginia: 
     Final Program Determination of Adequacy of State Municipal 
     Solid Waste Landfill Permit Program [FRL-6710-3] received 
     June 1, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       8852. 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; Arizona State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Maricopa County Environmental 
     Services Department [AZ 086-0207a; FRL-6710-5] received June 
     1, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       8853. 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; New 
     Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Aerospace Negative 
     Declarations [RI-042-01-6990a; A-1-FRL-6727-9] received July 
     10, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       8854. 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; 
     Massachusetts; VOC Regulation for Large Commecial Bakeries 
     [MA077-7210a; A-1-FRL-6709-5] received June 20, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8855. 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. (Winslow, Camp Verde, Mayer, and Sun City West, 
     Arizona) [MM Docket No. 99-246; RM-9593; RM-9770] received 
     June 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       8856. 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 
     (Ebro, Florida) [MM Docket No. 00-43; RM-9833] received June 
     22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       8857. A letter from the Assistant Bureau Chief, Management, 
     International Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Redesignation of 
     the 17.7-19.7 GHz Frequency Band, Blanket Licensing of 
     Satellite Earth Stations in the 17.7-20.2 GHz Frequency 
     Bands, and the Allocation of Additional Spectrum in the 17.3-
     17.8 GHz and 24.75-25.25 GHz Frequency Bands for Broadcast 
     Satellite-Service Use [IB Docket No. 98-172; RM-9005; RM-
     9118] received July 14, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       8858. 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. (Taos, New Mexico) [MM Docket No. 99-270; RM-9703] 
     received June 7, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       8859. 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. (Powers, Michigan) [MM Docket No. 99-359; RM-9784] 
     received June 7, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       8860. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     report entitled ``Annual Report to Congress--Progress on 
     Superfund Implementation in Fiscal Year 1999,'' pursuant to 
     45 U.S.C. 9651; to the Committee on Commerce.
       8861. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage 
     Casks: VSC-24 Revision (RIN: 3150-AG55) received June 27, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       8862. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Standardized 
     NUHOMS-24P and NUHOMS-52B Revision (RIN: 3150-AG34) received 
     June 27, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       8863. A letter from the Lieutenant General, Director, 
     Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting 
     notification concerning the Department of the Army's Proposed 
     Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to Egypt for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 00-39), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8864. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Acquisition and Technology, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 08-00 
     constituting a request for final approval for the Umbrella 
     Memorandum with Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and the Netherlands 
     for the F-16 Multinational Fighter Program, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8865. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Canada 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 050-00], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.

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       8866. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of technical data and/or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to the 
     Republic of Korea [Transmittal No. DTC 043-00], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       8867. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles and 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to Japan 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 038-00], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8868. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with the Republic of 
     Korea (Transmittal No. DTC-040-00), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(d); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8869. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to Japan 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 039-00], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8870. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to 
     Kazakhstan [Transmittal No. DTC 049-00], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8871. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to the 
     United Kingdom [Transmittal No. DTC 28-00], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8872. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Canada 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 051-00], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8873. 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.
       8874. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector General 
     for the 6-month period ending March 31, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       8875. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Semiannual report to Congress for 
     the period October 1, 1999 through March 31, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       8876. 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 the 
     Procurement List--received June 7, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8877. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting the semiannual report on the activities 
     of the Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     1999 through March 31, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       8878. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the semi-annual report in 
     compliance with the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, 
     pursuant to 5 app.; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8879. A letter from the Deputy Archivist, NPLN, National 
     Archives and Records Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Records Declassification (RIN: 
     3095-AA67) received June 5, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8880. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       8881. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting OPM's Fiscal Year 1998 Annual Report 
     to Congress on the Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment 
     Program (FEORP), pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7201(e); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       8882. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Electonic Filing of Reports By Political Committees [Notice 
     No. 2000-13] received June 19, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on House Administration.
       8883. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Alabama Regulatory Program [SPATS 
     No. AL-070-FOR] received June 1, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8884. 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 Ocean Perch in the Western 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 000211039-
     0039-01; I.D. 070600A] received July 13, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8885. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Realignment of Jet Route [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-33] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 10, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8886. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Ltd. Dart 511, 511-7E, 
     514-7, 528, 528-7E, 529-7E, 532-7, 532-7L, 532-7N, 532-7P, 
     532-7R, 535-7R, 551-7R, and 552-7R Turboprop Engines [Docket 
     No. 99-NE-50-AD; Amendment 39-11796; AD 2000-12-18] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received July 10, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8887. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; 
     Fireworks Display, Provincetown Harbor, Provincetown, MA 
     [CGD01-00-122] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 13, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8888. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Hill 
     Bay, VA [CGD05-00-020] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 13, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8889. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Lake 
     Erie, Red, White and Blues Bang, Huron, Ohio [CGD09-00-020] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 13, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8890. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Lake 
     Erie, Port Clinton, Ohio [CGD09-00-021] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received July 13, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8891. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Lake 
     Erie, Maumee River, Ohio [CGD09-00-022] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received July 13, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8892. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Lake 
     Erie, Huron River Fest, Huron, Ohio [CGD09-00-023] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received July 13, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8893. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Regulated 
     Navigation Area: Kill Van Kull Channel, Newark Bay Channel, 
     South Elizabeth Channel, Elizabeth Channel, Port Newark 
     Channel, and New Jersey Pierhead Channel, New York and New 
     Jersey [CGD01-98-165] (RIN: 2121-AA97) received July 13, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8894. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 30094; Amdt. 
     No. 423] received July 13, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8895. 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-2000-7223] received 
     July 13, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8896. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; 
     Tongass Narrows, Ketchikan, AK [COTP Southeast Alaska 00-008] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 13, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8897. A letter from the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, 
     Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, transmitting a notice 
     of error in transmitted in the 2000 Annual Report of the 
     Board of Trustees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8898. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting proposed bills, with section-
     by-section summaries, to amend the Toxic Substances Control 
     Act (TSCA) and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
     Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); jointly to the Committees on 
     Agriculture and Commerce.

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       8899. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Annual Report on Contractor Work Force Restructuring for 
     Fiscal Year 1999, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7274h; jointly to the 
     Committees on Armed Services and Commerce.
       8900. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting an update 
     regarding the Department of Housing and Urban Development's 
     2020 Management Reform efforts which have changed HUD for the 
     better and the semi-annual report of the Inspector General 
     for the period ending March 31, 2000; jointly to the 
     Committees on Banking and Financial Services and Government 
     Reform.
       8901. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a 
     report certifing that, during calendar year 1999, the 
     Department substantially complied with the requirement in 
     section 212(n)(1) of the INA; jointly to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce and the Judiciary.
       8902. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on the appropriateness of the 
     New Mexico geographic practice cost indices (GPCIs), which 
     are used in determining the payment rates for physicians' 
     services under the Medicare program, in comparison to the 
     surrounding states; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Ways and Means.
       8903. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft bill, ``To amend title 23, United States 
     Code, to provide for the creation of a highway Emergency 
     Relief Reserve, and for other purposes''; jointly to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Ways and 
     Means.
       8904. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting a copy of draft legislation and a 
     sectional analysis for the ``Technology Administration 
     Authorization Act of 2000''; jointly to the Committees on 
     Science and Government Reform.
       8905. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary, Center 
     for Beneficiary Services, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     Program; State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) 
     [HCFA-4005-IFC] (RIN: 0938-AJ67) received July 12, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       8906. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary, Health 
     Care Financing Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Medicare Program; Solvency 
     Standards for Provider-Sponsored Organizations [HCFA-1011-F] 
     (RIN: 0938-AI83) received July 12, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.
       8907. A letter from the Chair, Medicare Payment Advisory 
     Commission, transmitting a report entitled, ``The 2000 Report 
     to the Congress: Selected Medicare Issues''; jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.

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