[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 48 (Wednesday, April 4, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H1479-H1481]
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:

       1453. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Ethametsulfuron Methyl; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-
     301111; FRL-6773-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 29, 2001, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1454. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a letter requesting that 
     Section 361 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 which authorized the Services to expend 
     appropriated funds for recruiting functions be continued 
     beyond the September 30, 2001, deadline as a permanent 
     authorization, pursuant to Public Law 104--201, section 
     361(a) (110 Stat. 2491); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1455. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Electronic Fund Transfers [Regulation E; 
     Docket No. R-1041] received March 30, 2001, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1456. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--List 
     of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance 
     [Docket No. FEMA-7750] received April 2, 2001, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1457. A letter from the Acting Chair, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting an Annual Report for FY 2000 
     entitled, ``Entering the 21st Century''; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       1458. A letter from the Executive Secretary, Health Care 
     Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicaid 
     Program; Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Residential 
     Treatment Facilities Providing Inpatient Psychiatric Services 
     to Individuals Under Age 21: Delay of Effective Date [HCFA-
     2065-F] (RIN: 0938-AJ96) received March 28, 2001, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       1459. A letter from the Executive Secretary, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Protection of Human Research Subjects: Delay of 
     Effective Date (RIN: 0925-AA14) received March 28, 2001, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1460. A letter from the Executive Secretary, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Opioid Drugs in Maintenance and Detoxification 
     Treatment of Opiate Addiction; Repeal of Current Regulations 
     and Issuance of New Regulations: Delay of Effective Date and 
     Resultant Amendments to the Final Rule (RIN: 0910-AA52) 
     received March 28, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1461. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Food Additives 
     Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; 
     Food Starch-Modified by Amylolytic Enzymes [Docket No. 99F-
     2082] received April 4, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1462. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's); Return of PCB 
     Waste from U.S. Territories Outside the Customs Territory of 
     the United States [OPPTS-66020A; FRL-6764-9] received March 
     29, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       1463. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
     Plans; State of Missouri [MO 115-1115a; FRL-6961-9] received 
     March 29, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1464. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Clean Air Act Approval of Operating Permits 
     Program in Washington [FRL-6952-3] received March 28, 2001, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1465. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Conversion of the 
     Conditional Approval of the 15 Percent Plan and 1990 VOC 
     Emission Inventory for the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area to a Full Approval [PA 120-4110a; FRL-
     6961-4] received March 28, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1466. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
     Plans; State of Missouri [MO 114-1114a; FRL-6964-1] received 
     April 3, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1467. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Amendements to Vehicle Inspection Maintenance 
     Program Requirements Incorporating the Onboard Diagnostic 
     Check [FRL-6962-9] (RIN: 2060-AJ03) received April 3, 2001, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1468. 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 
     (Key West, Florida) [MM Docket No. 00-70; RM-9843] received 
     March 28, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1469. 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 73.622(b), Table of Allotments, Digital Television 
     Broadcast Stations (Reno, Nevada) [MM Docket No. 00-234 ; RM-
     9999] received March 28, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1470. 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 73.622(b), Table of Allotments, Digital Television 
     Broadcast Stations

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     (Weston, West Virginia) [MM Docket No. 00-242; RM-9998] 
     received March 28, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1471. 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 73.622(b), Table of Allotments, Digital Television 
     Broadcast Stations (Orono, Maine) [MM Docket No. 00-243; RM-
     9981] received March 26, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1472. 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 73.622(b), Table of Allotments, Digital Television 
     Broadcast Stations (La Crosse, Wisconsin) [MM Docket No. 00-
     236; RM-10000] received March 26, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1473. 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 73.622(b), Table of Allotments, Digital Television 
     Broadcast Stations (Lead, South Dakota) [MM Docket No. 00-
     235; RM-9992] received March 26, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1474. 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 73.622(b), Table of Allotments, Digital Television 
     Broadcast Stations (New Orleans, Louisiana) [MM Docket No. 
     00-188; RM-9969] received March 26, 2001, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1475. 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 Station 
     (Lowry City, Missouri) [MM Docket No. 00-145; RM-9845] 
     received March 28, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1476. 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 
     (Bowling Green, Bardstown, Lebanon Junction, and Auburn, 
     Kentucky and Byrdstown, Tennessee) [MM Docket No. 99-326; RM-
     9755; RM-9910] received March 28, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1477. A letter from the Assistant to the Chief, 
     International Bureau/Telecommunications Division, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--2000 Biennial Regulatory Review [IB Docket No. 
     00-202] Policy and Rules Concerning the International, 
     Interexchange Marketplace--received March 28, 2001, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       1478. A letter from the Acting 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 Russia [Transmittal No. DTC 046-01], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1479. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's report on nuclear nonproliferation in South Asia 
     for the period of October 1, 2000, through March 31, 2000, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2376(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1480. A letter from the Acting Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on 
     chemical and biological weapons proliferation control efforts 
     for the period of February 1, 2000 to January 31, 2001, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 5606; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1481. 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.
       1482. A letter from the Senior Vice President, CFO, Potomac 
     Electric Power Company, transmitting a copy of the Balance 
     Sheet of Potomac Electric Power Company as of December 31, 
     2000, pursuant to D.C. Code section 43--513; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       1483. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting List of all reports issued or 
     released by the GAO in February 2001, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1484. A letter from the President, African Development 
     Foundation, transmitting a Report on African Development 
     Foundation's Financial Statements, Internal Controls, and 
     Compliance For Fiscal Year 2000; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1485. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Commttee's final rule--Additions to and 
     Deletions from the Procurement List--received April 3, 2001, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1486. A letter from the Acting Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation For National Service, transmitting the 
     Corporation's Performance Report for FY 2000; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1487. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Financial Report of the United 
     States Government for Fiscal Year 2000; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1488. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a Program Performance Report for FY 
     2000; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1489. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's Accountability Report for FY 
     2000; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1490. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting a copy of the Government 
     National Mortgage Association management report for the 
     fiscal year ended September 30, 2000, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9106; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1491. A letter from the Secretary, Department of State, 
     transmitting an Annual Program Performance Report of FY 2000; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1492. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans' 
     Affairs, transmitting an Annual Performance Report for FY 
     2000; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1493. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans' 
     Affairs, transmitting the Department's Annual Accountability 
     Report for FY 2000; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1494. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the Bank's 
     Annual Performance Report for FY 2000, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635g(a); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1495. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's Annual 
     Performance Report for FY 2000; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1496. A letter from the Acting Congressional Liaison, 
     Federal Labor Relations Authority, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1497. A letter from the Director and Inspector General, 
     National Science Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's 
     Accountability Report for FY 2000; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1498. A letter from the Director, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's Performance Report 
     for FY 2000; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1499. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a Performance and Accountability 
     Report of FY 2000 and our Inspector General FY2000 
     Performance Report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1500. A letter from the Chairman, Occupational Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting a report on the Fiscal 
     Year 2001 Revised Final Annual Performance Plan; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1501. A letter from the Chairman, Occupational Safety And 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     Annual Program Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2000; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       1502. A letter from the Director, Office of Federal Housing 
     Enterprise Oversight, transmitting an Program Performance 
     Report for FY 2000; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1503. A letter from the Deputy Director, Peace Corps, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1504. A letter from the Acting Director, Trade and 
     Development Agency, transmitting the Agency's Performance 
     Report for FY 2000; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1505. A letter from the Acting Executive Secretary, U.S. 
     Agency For International Development, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1506. A letter from the Chairman, United States 
     International Trade Commission, transmitting a Program 
     Performance Report for FY 2000; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1507. A letter from the Assistant to the Assistant 
     Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule--Federal 
     Aid in Sports Fish Restoration Program; Participation by the 
     District of Columbia and U.S. Insular Territories and 
     Commonwealths (RIN: 1018-AD83) received April 3, 2001, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1508. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Vessels 60 Feet Length Overall and Using Pot 
     Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area 
     [Docket No. 010112013-1013-01; I.D. 032301B] received April 
     2, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.

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       1509. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher Processor Vessels Using Hook-and-line 
     Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 
     010112013-1013-01; I.D. 032301A] received April 2, 2001, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1510. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 010112013-1013-01; I.D. 032001D] received March 28, 2001, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1511. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in the West Yakutat District in the Gulf of Alaska 
     [Docket No. 000211039-0039-01; I.D. 032001B] received March 
     28, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1512. A letter from the Congressional Medal of Honor 
     Society of the United States of America, transmitting the 
     annual financial report of the Society for calendar year 
     2000, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(19) and 1103; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       1513. A letter from the Director, Policy Directives and 
     Instructions Branch, INS, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Adding Colombia to the List of 
     Countries Whose Citizens or Nationals Are Ineligible for 
     Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Privileges to the United States 
     Under the TWOV Program [INS No. 2129-AG16] (RIN: 1115-01) 
     received April 4, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1514. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--VISAS: Nonimmigrant Visa Fees--Fee 
     Reduction for Border Crossing Cards for Mexicans Under Age 15 
     (RIN: 1400-AA97) received March 28, 2001, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1515. A letter from the Acting Secretary of the Army, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report on the 
     navigation improvements for the Port Jersey Channel, Bayonne, 
     New Jersey; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1516. A letter from the Acting Secretary of the Army, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report on the Success 
     Dam, Tule River Basin, California; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1517. A letter from the Administrator, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report on Alternative Power 
     Sources For Flight Data Recorders And Cockpit Voice 
     Recorders; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1518. A letter from the Senior Trial Attorney, Office of 
     the Secretary, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Extension of Computer Reservations 
     Systems (CRS) Regulations [Docket No. OST-2001-9054] (RIN: 
     2105-AD00) received April 2, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1519. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a report on the Great Lakes 
     Ecosystem in the years 1998-2000; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1520. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the 39th Annual Report of the 
     Federal Maritime Commission for fiscal year 2000, pursuant to 
     46 U.S.C. app. 1118; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1521. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Announcement and Report Concerning Advance Pricing 
     Agreements--received March 29, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1522. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a report authorizing the 
     transfer of up to $100M in defense articles and services to 
     the Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 
     104--107, section 540(c) (110 Stat. 736); jointly to the 
     Committees on International Relations and Appropriations.
       1523. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Prison 
     Industries, Inc., Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     2000 Annual Report of the Federal Prison Industries, Inc. 
     (FPI), pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 4127; jointly to the Committees 
     on the Judiciary and Government Reform.
       1524. A letter from the Executive Secretary, Health Care 
     Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Conditions of Participation: 
     Anesthesia Services: Delay of Effective Date [HCFA-3049-F2] 
     (RIN: 0938-AK08) received March 28, 2001, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and Energy and Commerce.
       1525. A letter from the Chairman of the Board and the 
     Acting Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 2000 Annual 
     Report, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 1308; jointly to the Committees 
     on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and 
     Government Reform.
       1526. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Comission's FY 2002 Budget 
     Request, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437d(d)(1); jointly to the 
     Committees on House Administration, Appropriations, and 
     Government Reform.

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