[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 148 (Tuesday, December 5, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H12016-H12017]
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:

       11147. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the approved retirement and advancement to the 
     grade of vice admiral on the retired list of Vice Admiral 
     Daniel J. Murphy, Jr., United States Navy; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       11148. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Consumer 
     Protections for Depository Institution Sales of Insurance 
     [Docket No. 2000-97] (RIN: 1550-AB34) received November 28, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       11149. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Department of Treasury, Office of the 
     Comptroller of the Currency, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Consumer Protections for Depository Institution 
     Sales of Insurance [Docket No. 00-26] (RIN: 1557-AB81) 
     received November 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       11150. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a transaction 
     involving U.S. exports to India; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       11151. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report on OMB Cost Estimate For Pay-
     As-You-Go Calculations; to the Committee on the Budget.
       11152. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of 
     Food [Docket No. 99F-1912] received December 4, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11153. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Secondary 
     Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption 
     [Docket No. 00F-1332] received November 30, 2000, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11154. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; 
     Radionuclides; Final Rule [FRL-6909-3] (RIN: 2040-AC98) 
     received November 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11155. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--National Priorities List for Uncontrolled 
     Hazardous Waste Sites [FRL-6910-4] received November 29, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11156. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Control of Emissions from New Nonroad Spark-
     Ignition Engines Rated above 19 Kilowatts and New Land-Based 
     Recreational Spark-Ignition Engines [FRL-6907-5] (RIN: 2060-
     AI11) received November 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11157. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
     Plans; Texas; Excess Emissions During Startup, Shutdown, 
     Malfunction and Maintenance [TX-130-1-7473a; FRL-6907-8] 
     received November 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11158. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Petition By American Samoa for Exemption from 
     Anti-Dumping Requirements for Conventional Gasoline [FRL-
     6908-8] (RIN: 2060-AI60) received November 21, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11159. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Partial Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule for 
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California 
     State Implementation Plan Revision, San Diego County

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     Air Pollution Control District [CA 210-0266; FRL-6908-3] 
     received November 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11160. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Georgia: Final Authorization of State Hazardous 
     Waste Management Program Revision [FRL-6907-3] received 
     November 20, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11161. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
     Plans: Revision to the Alabama Department of Environmental 
     Management (ADEM) Administrative Code for the Air Pollution 
     Control Program [AL-054-200027(a); FRL-6910-6] received 
     November 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       11162. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Division of 
     Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Options Price 
     Reporting Authority [Release No. 34-43621; File No. 4-434] 
     (RIN: 3235-AH92) received November 28, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11163. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting a copy of 
     Transmittal No. 25-00 which constitutes a Request for Final 
     Approval to conclude the Memorandum of Understanding with the 
     United Kingdom for the Cooperative Framework for Engineering 
     and Manufacturing Development (EMD) of the Joint Strike 
     Fighter and the U.K. Supplement, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       11164. A letter from the Acting Chief Counsel, Office of 
     Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Blocked Persons, 
     Specially Designated Nationals, Specially Designated 
     Terrorists, Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and Specially 
     Designated Narcotics Traffickers: Additional Designations and 
     Removals and Supplementary Information on Specially 
     Designated Narcotics Traffickers, Foreign Terrorist 
     Organizations--received November 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       11165. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 
     transmitting a report on actions to establish a council to 
     promote greater investment in sub-Saharan Africa; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       11166. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     Inspector General for the 6-month period ending September 30, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       11167. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     April 1 through September 30, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       11168. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for 
     Administration, Justice Management Division, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Environment and Natural Resources Division Case and Related 
     Files System, JUSTICE/ENRD-003--received November 28, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       11169. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for 
     Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--CaseLink Document Database for 
     Office of Special Counsel--Waco, JUSTICE/OSCW-001--received 
     November 28, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       11170. A letter from the Deputy Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a report on the 
     ``EPA's Inventory of Commercial Activities''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       11171. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting a report on Year 2000 
     A-76 Inventory for FY99; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       11172. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting the Judicial Conference of 
     the United States biennial report to the Congress on the 
     continuing need for all authorized bankruptcy judgeships, 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 152(b)(2); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       11173. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Comments on Items for Year 2001 Published Guidance Priority 
     List--received November 30, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11174. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Application of the Anti-Churning Rules for Amortization of 
     Intangibles in Partnerships [TD 8907] (RIN: 1545-AX73) 
     received November 28, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11175. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Stock 
     Compensation Corporate Tax Shelter Notice--received November 
     20, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       11176. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Trusts Not Considered Individuals for Purposes of Section 
     935--received November 28, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       11177. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting a report on the level of 
     coverage and expenditures for Religious Nonmedical Health 
     Care Institutions (RNHCIs) under both Medicare and Medicaid 
     for the previous fiscal year (FY); estimated levels of 
     expenditure for the current FY; and, trends in those 
     expenditure levels including an explanation of any 
     significant changes in expenditure levels from previous 
     years; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.

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