[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 24, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H1552-H1554]
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                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       1527. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Revision of 
     Handling Requirements for Fresh Nectarines and Peaches 
     [Docket No. FV01-916-1 IFR] received April 5, 2001, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1528. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Fenpyroximate; Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerance 
     [OPP-301109; FRL-6773-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 5, 
     2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1529. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Imidacloprid; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-301114; 
     FRL-6777-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 5, 2001, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1530. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Zoxamide 3, 5-dichloro-N- (3-chloro-1-ethyl-1-
     methyl-2-oxopropyl) -4-methylbenzamide; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [OPP-301110; FRL-6774-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 6, 
     2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1531. A letter from the Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation; Risk-Based 
     Capital Requirements (RIN: 3052-AB56) received April 6, 2001, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1532. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals of budget authority as of April 1, 
     2001, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. Doc. No. 107--58); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1533. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request to make funds available for 
     the Disaster Relief program of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended; (H. Doc. No. 107--59); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1534. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Financial 
     Institutions Examination Council, transmitting an Annual 
     Report for FY 2000; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1535. A letter from the Deputy Director, National Institute 
     on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Department of 
     Education, transmitting Final Priorities--Recreational 
     Programs, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       1536. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Software Quality Assurance--received 
     April 6, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1537. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Reporting Unofficial Foreign 
     Travel--received April 6, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1538. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Stabilization, Packaging, and 
     Storage of Plutonium-Bearing Materials [DOE-STD-3013-2000] 
     received April 6, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1539. A letter from the Attorney, NHTSA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standard, Model Year 2003 
     [Docket No. NHTSA-2001-8977] (RIN: 2127-AI35) received April 
     5, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       1540. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants: Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Oil Production 
     [FRL-6965-5] (RIN: 2060-AH22) received April 5, 2001, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1541. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Standards of Performance for Electric Utility 
     Steam Generating Units for Which Construction is Commenced 
     After September 18, 1978; Standards of Performance for 
     Industrial--Commercial--Institutional Steam Generating Units 
     [FRL-6965-4] (RIN: 2060-AE56) received April 5, 2001, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1542. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation 
     Plans; Transportation Conformity: Idaho [ID-00-001; FRL-6957-
     1] received April 6, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1543. 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 
     (Avalon, Fountain Valley, Adelanto, Ridgecrest and Riverside, 
     California) [MM Docket No. 99-329; RM-9701] received April 5, 
     2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       1544. 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 (Hastings, Nebraska) [MM Docket No. 00-
     241; RM-9968] received April 5, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1545. 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 
     (Huachuca City, Arizona) [MM Docket No. 00-208; RM-9977]; 
     (Rio Rico, Arizona) [MM Docket No. 00-209; RM-9978]; (Pine 
     Level, Alabama) [MM Docket No. 00-211; RM-9993] received 
     April 5, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1546. 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 
     (Hinton, Whiting, and Underwood, Iowa; and Blair, Nebraska) 
     [MM Docket No. 99-94; RM-9532; RM-9834] received April 5, 
     2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       1547. A letter from the Chief, Market Disputes Resolution 
     Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 [CC 
     Docket No. 96-238] Amendment of Rules Governing Procedures to 
     be Followed When Formal Complaints are Filed Against Common 
     Carriers--received April 5, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1548. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting progress toward a negotiated settlement 
     of the Cyprus question covering the period February 1 through 
     March 31, 2001, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1549. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the status of efforts to 
     obtain Iraq's compliance with various resolutions adopted by 
     the United Nations Security Council, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1541; (H. Doc. No. 107--56); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       1550. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a 6-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to significant narcotics 
     traffickers centered in Colombia that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 107--57); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       1551. A letter from the Lieutenant General, USAF, Director, 
     Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting 
     notification concerning the Department of the Air Force's 
     Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to the 
     Republic of Korea for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 01-06), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1552. A letter from the Lieutenant General, USAF, Director, 
     Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting a report of 
     enhancement or upgrade of sensitivity of technology or 
     capability (Transmittal No. 0A-01),

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     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(5)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1553. A letter from the Lieutenant General, USAF, Director, 
     Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting a report of 
     enhancement or upgrade of sensitivity of technology or 
     capability (Transmittal No. 0B-01), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b)(5)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1554. A letter from the Lieutentant General, USAF, 
     Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting 
     notification concerning the Department of the Navy's proposed 
     Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to the Republic of 
     Korea for defense articles and services (Transmittal No. 01-
     08), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1555. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with the Republic of Korea [Transmittal No. DTC 132-00], 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1556. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the second report on the Status Of The 
     Ratification Of World Intellectual Property Organization 
     Copyright Treaty and The World Intellectual Property 
     Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1557. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Entity List: Revisions and 
     Additions [Docket No. 9704-28099-0127-10] (RIN: 0694-AB60) 
     received April 9, 2001; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1558. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 13-580, ``Storm 
     Water Permit Compliance Amendment Act of 2000'' received 
     April 19, 2001, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1559. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 14-26, ``Motor 
     Vehicle Excessive Idling Exemption Temporary Amendment Act of 
     2001'' received April 19, 2001, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1560. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 14-27, ``Eastern 
     Avenue Tour Bus Parking Prohibition Temporary Amendment Act 
     of 2001'' received April 19, 2001, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1561. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 14-28, 
     ``Medicaid Provider Fraud Prevention Temporary Amendment Act 
     of 2001'' received April 19, 2001, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1562. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 14-29, 
     ``Homestead and Senior Citizen Real Property Tax Temporary 
     Act of 2001'' received April 19, 2001, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1563. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 14-35, ``Closing 
     of a Public Alley in Square 873, S.O. 99-68 Act of 2001'' 
     received April 19, 2001, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1564. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 14-36, ``Uniform 
     Per Student Funding Formula For Public Schools and Public 
     Charter Schools Temporary Amendment Act of 2001'' received 
     April 19, 2001, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1565. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 14-37, 
     ``Attendance and School Safety Temporary Act of 2001'' 
     received April 19, 2001, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1566. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 14-38, ``Real 
     Property Tax Clarity and Litter Control Administration 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 2001'' received April 19, 2001, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       1567. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a report on the failure of 
     the Department of Defense to provide access to certain 
     records to the General Accounting Office, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 716(b)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1568. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, 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.
       1569. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's FY 2000 Annual Program 
     Performance Report and FY 2002 Annual Performance Plan; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       1570. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     General Law, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1571. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting the Board's FY 2000 
     performance report; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1572. 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 of the Gulf of Alaska 
     [Docket No. 010112013-1013-01; I.D. 032101H] received April 
     5, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1573. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Steller Sea 
     Lion Research Initiative (SSLRI) [Docket No. 00-1220361; I.D. 
     022801A] (RIN: 0648-ZB03) received April 13, 2001, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1574. A letter from the the Chief Justice, the Supreme 
     Court of the United States, transmitting amendments to the 
     Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that have been adopted 
     by the Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2075; (H. Doc. No. 107--
     60); to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be 
     printed.
       1575. A letter from the the Chief Justice, the Supreme 
     Court of the United States, transmitting amendments to the 
     Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that have been adopted by 
     the Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2072; (H. Doc. No. 107--61); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
       1576. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Visas: Nonimmigrant Classes; Legal 
     Immigration Family Equity Act Nonimmigrants, V and K 
     Classification--received April 5, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1577. A letter from the Acting Secretary of the Army, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report on the 
     construction of a flood damage reduction project for the 
     Upper Des Plaines River, Illinois; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1578. A letter from the Acting Secretary of the Army, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report on the 
     recreation and commercial navigation project at Ponce de Leon 
     Inlet, Volusia County, Florida; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1579. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Prohibited Area P-49 Crawford; TX [Docket 
     No. FAA-2001-9059; Airspace Docket No. 01-AWA-1] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received April 5, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1580. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace: Harrisonburg, VA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 00-AEA-13FR] received April 5, 2001, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1581. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace: Waynesboro, VA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 01-AEA-14FR] received April 5, 2001, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1582. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Cooperative Research and Development 
     Agreements--received March 22, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       1583. A letter from the Co-chair, National Assessment 
     Synthesis Team and Co-director, The Ecosystems Center, Marine 
     Biological Laboratory, transmitting a report entitled, 
     ``Climate Change Impacts On The United States: The Potential 
     Consequences Of Climate Variability And Change''; to the 
     Committee on Science.
       1584. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Emergency 
     Medical Services and Evacuation-- received April 5, 2001, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       1585. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Safety and 
     Health (Short Form)--received April 5, 2001, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       1586. A letter from the Chief, Regulatory Policy Officer, 
     Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Puerto 
     Rican Tobacco Products and Cigarette Papers and Tubes Shipped 
     From Puerto Rico to the United States [T.D. ATF-444] (RIN: 
     1512-AC24) received April 5, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1587. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Announcement and Report Concerning Pre-Filing Agreements--
     received April 5, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.

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       1588. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Publication of Inflation Adjustment Factor, Nonconventional 
     Source Fuel Credit, and Reference Price for Calendar Year 
     2000--received April 5, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1589. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Rev. Rul. 2001-22] received 
     April 19, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1590. A letter from the Secretary, Department of State, 
     transmitting a report assessing the voting practices of the 
     governments of UN member states in the General Assembly and 
     Security Council for 2000, and evaluating the actions and 
     responsiveness of those governments to United States policy 
     on issues of special importance to the United States, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101--167, section 527(a) (103 Stat. 
     1222); Public Law 101--246, section 406(a) (104 Stat. 66); 
     jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.

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