[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 81 (Tuesday, June 12, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H3064-H3066]
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:

       2413. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Papayas Grown in Hawaii; Suspension of Grade, Inspection, and 
     Related Reporting Requirements [Docket No. FV01-928-1 IFR] 
     received June 1, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       2414. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Revision of User Fees for 2001 
     Crop Cotton Classification Services to Growers [CN-00-010] 
     (RIN: 0581-AB57) received June 1, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2415. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil 
     Produced in the Far West; Salable Quantities and Allotment 
     Percentages for the 2001-2002 Marketing Year [Docket No. FV-
     01-985-1 FR] received June 6, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2416. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Olives 
     Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV01-932-1 FIR] received June 6, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2417. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Foreign 
     Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Adjustment of Appendices to the 
     Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 
     2001 Tariff-Rate Quota Year--received June 7, 2001, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2418. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Methyl Anthranilate; Exemption from 
     the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-301127; FRL-6780-9] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received June 5, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2419. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting requests for Fiscal Year 2002 budget 
     amendments for the Department of Health and Human Services 
     and International Assistance Programs; (H. Doc. No. 107-83); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       2420. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting FY 2001 supplemental appropriations 
     proposal for the Department of Defense as well as two 
     supplemental proposals, transmitted on June 1, 2001, for 
     additional funding for the Department of Defense's Overseas 
     Contingency Operations Transfer Fund and reduces funding for 
     the Department of Transportation's Miscellaneous Highway 
     Trust Fund Account, are now recommended to be withdrawn; (H. 
     Doc. No. 107-84); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       2421. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report that responds to the 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act regarding the Department of 
     Defense Healthcare Quality Initiatives Review Panel; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       2422. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the eleventh annual 
     report on the assessment of the Profitability of Credit Card 
     Operations of Depository Institutions, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 
     1637 nt.; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       2423. A letter from the General Counsel for Regulations, 
     Departmant of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Exception Payment Standard to Offset 
     Increase in Utility Costs in the Housing Choice Voucher 
     Program [Docket No. FR 4672-I-01] (RIN: 2577-AC29) received 
     June 7, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       2424. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the annual 
     report of the National Advisory Council on International 
     Monetary and Financial Policies for fiscal year 1998, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 284b, 285b(b), 286b(b)(5), 286b-1, 
     286b-2(a), and 290i-3; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       2425. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's authorization 
     request for FY 2002-2003, pursuant to Section 607 of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
       2426. A letter from the Acting Commissioner for Education 
     Statistics, Department

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     of Education, transmitting the annual statistical report of 
     the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), ``The 
     Condition of Education,'' pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1221e-
     1(d)(1); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2427. A letter from the Prinicpal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Montana; Emergency Episode 
     Avoidance Plan and Cascade County Open Burning Rule [SIP NO. 
     MT-001-0034a, MT-001-0035a; FRL-6991-1] received June 6, 
     2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       2428. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 242-0280a; FRL-6990-9] received June 6, 
     2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       2429. A letter from the Principal 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-6995-2] (RIN: 2060-AE56) received 
     June 6, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2430. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Ohio [OH140-1a; FRL-6991-9] received 
     June 6, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2431. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Minnesota [MN68-01a; FRL-6991-7] 
     received June 6, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2432. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Indiana [IN133-1a; FRL-6990-1] received 
     June 6, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2433. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to the Government 
     of Poland (Transmittal No. 05-01), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2796a(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2434. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting a copy of 
     Transmittal No. 08-01 regarding project certification for 
     Amendment Two to the US-Sweden Project Agreement Concerning 
     Trajectory Correctable Munitions, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2435. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Report for 2000 
     on International Atomic Energy Agency Activities in Countries 
     Described in Section 307 (a) of the Foreign Assistance Act; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       2436. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     Inspector General for the period October 1, 2000 through 
     March 31, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2437. A letter from the Chairman, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 2000 through March 31, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2438. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the Inspector General for the period October 1, 2000, through 
     March 31, 2001, and the Secretary's semiannual report for the 
     same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2439. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting the semiannual report on the activities 
     of the Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     2000 through March 31, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       2440. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Career Transition Assistance for Surplus and Displaced 
     Federal Employees (RIN: 3206-AJ32) received June 7, 2001, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2441. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the annual report on the 
     Commission's activities for 2000, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 
     438(a)(9); to the Committee on House Administration.
       2442. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting a Report on the Impact of the Compacts 
     of Free Association in Fiscal Year 2000; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2443. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Montana Regulatory Program [SPATS 
     No. MT-020-FOR] received June 7, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2444. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Annual Report regarding the 2000 activities of the Northwest 
     Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2445. A letter from the Fisheries Biologist, Office of 
     Protected Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Endangered and Threatened Species; Endangered Status 
     for White Abalone [Docket No. 990910253-1120-03; I.D. No. 
     041300B] (RIN: 0648-AM90) received June 5, 2001, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2446. 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 Northeastern United States; Scup 
     Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for Summer Period [Docket 
     No. 001121328-1041-02; I.D. 052501E] received June 7, 2001, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2447. 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 Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Closure of Fishery 
     for Loligo Squid [Docket No. 001127331-1044-02; I.D. 052301B] 
     received June 7, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       2448. 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 Catching Pacific Cod for Processing by 
     the Offshore Component in the Central Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 010112013-1013-01; I.D. 052501B] 
     received June 7, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       2449. 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 Economic Zone Off Alaska; Shallow-
     water Species Fishery by Vessels using Trawl Gear in the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 010112013-1013-01; I.D. 052501F] 
     received June 7, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       2450. 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; 
     Deep-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 010112013-1013-01; I.D. 052501D] 
     received June 7, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       2451. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Foreign Fishing and Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Final 2001 Specifications for the Atlantic 
     Herring Fishery and Foreign Fishing Restrictions [Docket No. 
     010220043-1132-02; I.D. 120400D] (RIN: 0648-AN65) received 
     June 7, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2452. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Foreign Fishing and Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Final 2001 Specifications for the Atlantic 
     Herring Fishery and Foreign Fishing Restrictions [Docket No. 
     010220043-1132-02; I.D. 120400D] (RIN: 0648-AN65) received 
     June 7, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2453. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the annual report on the status of the 
     United States Parole Commission (USPC); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       2454. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the 
     Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Public Use of Water Resources 
     Development Projects Administered by the Chief of Engineers--
     received June 6, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2455. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the 
     Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Navigation Regulations--received 
     June 6, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2456. A letter from the Acting Director, National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--National Voluntary 
     Laboratory Accreditation Program; Operating Procedures 
     [Docket No. 000831249-1129-02] (RIN: 0693-ZA39) received June 
     5, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Science.
       2457. A letter from the Assistant Director for Legislative 
     Affairs, Equal Employment

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     Opportunity Commission, transmitting a copy of the 
     Commission's report entitled, ``Federal Sector Report on EEO 
     Complaints and Appeals for FY 1999,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     2000e-4(e); jointly to the Committees on Education and the 
     Workforce and Government Reform.

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