[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 3, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H24]
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:

       1. A communication from the President of the United States, 
     transmitting a request to make available previously 
     appropriated emergency funds for the Department of Health and 
     Human Services pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended; (H. Doc. No. 107-10); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       2. A communication from the President of the United States, 
     transmitting a request to make available previously 
     appropriated emergency funds for the Department of Health and 
     Human Services pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended; (H. Doc. No. 107-8); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       3. A letter from the General Counsel, Architectural and 
     Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Electronic and Information Technology 
     Accessibility Standards [Docket No. 2000-01] (RIN: 3014-AA25) 
     received December 19, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Workers' 
     Compensation Programs, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Regulations implementing the Federal 
     Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended (RIN: 
     1215-AA99) received December 20, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       5. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; District of Columbia, Maryland, 
     Virginia; Post 1996 Rate-of-Progress Plans, One-Hour Ozone 
     Attainment Demonstrations and Attainment Date Extension for 
     the Metropolitan Washington D.C. Ozone Nonattainment Area 
     [DC-2025, MD-3064, VA-5052; FRL-6922-9] received December 21, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       6. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation for 
     Public Water Systems; Analytical Methods for List 2 
     Contaminants; Clarifications to the Unregulated Contaminant 
     Monitoring Regulation [FRL-6920-6] (RIN: 2040-AD58) received 
     December 19, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Control of Emissions of Hazardous Air Pollutants 
     from Mobile Sources [AMS-FRL-6924-1] (RIN: 2060-AI55) 
     received December 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: 
     Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards and Highway Diesel 
     Fuel Sulfur Control Requirements [AMS-FRL-6923-7] received 
     December 28, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Massachusetts; One-Hour Ozone 
     Attainment Demonstration and Attainment Date Extension for 
     the Springfield (Western Massachusetts) Ozone Nonattainment 
     Area [MA069-7205; A-1-FRL-6927-6] received December 28, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       10. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Connecticut; One-Hour Ozone Attainment 
     Demonstration and Attainment Date Extension for the Greater 
     Connecticut Ozone Nonattainment Area [CT056-7215b; FRL-6924-
     5] received December 28, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       11. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants for Source Categories: Organic Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants From the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 
     Industry and Other Processes Subject to the Negotiated 
     Regulation for Equipment Leaks [AD-FRL-6923-8] (RIN: 2060-
     AH81) received December 28, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       12. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and Kosovo, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 107-6); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       13. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a supplemental report, consistent with 
     the War Powers Resolution, to help ensure that the Congress 
     is kept fully informed on continued U.S. contributions in 
     support of peacekeeping efforts in Kosovo; (H. Doc. No. 107-
     5); to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
     to be printed.
       14. A letter from the Director, Office of Enforcement 
     Policy, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Labor Condition 
     Applications and Requirements for Employers Using 
     Nonimmigrants on H-1B Visas in Specialty Occupations and as 
     Fashion Models; Labor Certification Process for Permanent 
     Employment of Aliens in the United States (RIN: 1215-AB09) 
     received December 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       15. A letter from the Deputy Chief Counsel, Research and 
     Special Programs Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Pipeline Safety: Areas Unusually Sensitive to Environmental 
     Damage [Docket No. RSPA-99-5455; Amdt. 195-71] (RIN: 2137-
     AC34) received December 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       16. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a Proclamation to implement the non-
     textile/apparel benefits of the African Growth and 
     Opportunity Act (Title I of Public Law 106-200); (H. Doc. No. 
     107-9); to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be 
     printed.
       17. A letter from the the Director, the Congressional 
     Budget Office, transmitting CBO's final sequestration report 
     for Fiscal Year 2000, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 901; (H. Doc. No. 
     107-7); to the Committee on the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union and ordered to be printed.
       18. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report concerning Japan's research 
     whaling activities that diminish the effectiveness of the 
     International Whaling Convention (IWC) conservation program, 
     pursuant to section 8 of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 
     1967, 22 U.S.C. 1978 (the Pelly Amendment); (H. Doc. No. 107-
     11); jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Resources, and ordered to be printed.

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