[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 155 (Friday, December 15, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H12530-H12531]
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:

       11385. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Cranberries Grown in the States of Massachusetts, 
     et al.; Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV00-929-5 FR] 
     received December 15, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       11386. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Walnuts Grown in California; Increased Assessment 
     Rate [Docket No. FV00-984-2 FR] received December 15, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11387. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency 
     Exemptions [OPP-301080; FRL-6755-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     December 15, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11388. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Clomazone; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency 
     Exemptions [OPP-301084; FRL-6756-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     December 15, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       11389. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Health 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting a semiannual 
     Report on Pharmaceutical Benefits; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       11390. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter regarding the amount of 
     Department of Defense purchases from foreign entities for 
     Fiscal Year 2000 pursuant to Section 827 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 
     104-201) as amended by Section 812 of the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (Public law 105-261); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       11391. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report on the OMB Estimate For Pay-As-
     You-Go Calculations; to the Committee on the Budget.
       11392. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Corporation for National and Community Service, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--AmeriCorps Education Awards 
     (RIN: 3045-AA09) received December 14, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       11393. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medical 
     Device: Exemption From Premarket Notification; Class II 
     Devices; Barium Enema Retention Catheters and Tips With or 
     Without a Bag [Docket No. OOP-1343] received December 14, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11394. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; State of Colorado; Colorado Springs 
     Revised Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan, and Approval of a 
     Related Revision [CO-001-0044a; FRL-6875-5] received December 
     14, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       11395. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of State 
     Implementation Plan; Wyoming; Revisions to Air Pollution 
     Regulations [WY-001-0006a; FRL-6886-8] received December 14, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       11396. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the 
     Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act; National 
     Primary Drinking Water Regulations; and National Secondary 
     Drinking Water Regulations; Methods Update [FRL-6918-2] 
     received December 13, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       11397. A letter from the Director, Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy, transmitting the reports entitled ``National 
     Survey of Parents and Youth Questionnaires for Waves 1 and 
     2'' and ``Evaluation of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media 
     Campaign: Campaign Exposure and Baseline Measurement of 
     Correlates of Illicit Drug Use From November 1999 Through May 
     2000''; to the Committee on Commerce.
       11398. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of major 
     defense equipment sold under a contract to Turkey 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 065-00], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       11399. A letter from the Deputy Independent Counsel, Office 
     of the Independent Counsel, transmitting the FY 2000 report 
     pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       11400. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Prompt Payment--received December 14, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       11401. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--West Virginia Regulatory Program 
     [WV-086-FOR] received December 15, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11402. 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 Designation of Critical Habitat for the 
     Plant Lesquerella thamnophila (Zapata Bladderpod) (RIN: 1018-
     AG24) received December 15, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11403. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
     Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Atlantic Herring Fishery; Atlantic Herring Fishery Management 
     Plan [Docket No. 000105004-0260-02; I.D. 063099A] (RIN: 0648-
     AI78) received December 14, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       11404. A letter from the Senior Counsel for Dispute 
     Resolution, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Interim Statement of Policy on 
     Alternative Dispute Resolution [Docket OST-2000-7800] (RIN: 
     2105-AC94) received November 20, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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       11405. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 
     S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-120 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     2000-NM-121-AD; Amendment 39-11958; AD 2000-22-12] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 15, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11406. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Learjet Model 45 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 2000-NM-132-AD; Amendment 39-11950; AD 2000-22-
     04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 15, 2000, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11407. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; New Bern, NC [Airspace Docket 
     No. 00-ASO-41] received December 15, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11408. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of Class E4 Airspace; Meridian NAS--McCain Field, MS 
     [Airspace Docket No. 00-ASO-40] received December 15, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11409. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 
     S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-120 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     2000-NM-130-AD; Amendment 39-11954; AD 2000-22-08] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 15, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11410. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision to the Legal Description of the Shaw Air Force Base 
     Class C Airspace Area; SC [Airspace Docket No. 00-AWA-2] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 15, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11411. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Guidelines on Awarding Section 319 Grants to 
     Indian Tribes in FY 2001 [FRL-6919-8] received December 15, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11412. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a report on an interim lease 
     prospectus for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11413. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Relief for Service in Combat Zone and for Presidentially 
     Declared Disaster [TD 8911] (RIN: 1545-AV92) received 
     December 14, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       11414. A letter from the Chairman, The Advisory Panel to 
     Assess Domestic Response Capabilities For Terrorism Involving 
     Weapons of Mass Destruction, transmitting the Panel's second 
     annual report entitled, ``Toward a National Strategy for 
     Combating Terrorism''; jointly to the Committees on Armed 
     Services and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11415. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled ``Energy Policy 
     Act Transportation Rate Study: Final Report on Coal 
     Transportation,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 13369(c); jointly to 
     the Committees on Commerce and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       11416. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the quarterly update 
     of the report required by Section 653(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, entitled ``Development 
     Assistance and Child Survival/Diseases Program Allocations-FY 
     2000''; jointly to the Committees on International Relations 
     and Appropriations.
       11417. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting a report entitled ``Barry M. Goldwater 
     Range Non-Renewed Parcels Study''; jointly to the Committees 
     on Resources and Armed Services.
       11418. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report that identifies accounts 
     containing unvouchered expenditures that are potentially 
     subject to audit by the Comptroller General, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3524(b); jointly to the Committees on the Budget, 
     Appropriations, and Government Reform.

       11419. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``Effectiveness of HIPAA and State-Laws in Ensuring Access to 
     Health Insurance in the Small Group and Individual Markets''; 
     jointly to the Committees on Commerce, Education and the 
     Workforce, and Ways and Means.

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