[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 89 (Monday, June 25, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H3517-H3518]
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:

       2632. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting a report entitled, ``Assessment of 
     the Cattle and Hog Industries, Calendar Year 2000''; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2633. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Rural 
     Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Water and Waste Disposal 
     Programs Guaranteed Loans (RIN: 0572-AB57) received June 15, 
     2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2634. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Cyprodinil; Time-Limited Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-301120; FRL-6778-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     June 18, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2635. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Re-establish 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-301141; FRL-6788-4] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 18, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2636. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final--Pyridaben; Pesticide Tolerance Technical 
     Correction [OPP-301013A; FRL-6786-5] received June 18, 2001, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2637. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Isoxadifen-ethyl; Time-Limited 
     Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-301135; FRL-6786-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received June 20, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       2638. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--L-Glutamic Acid and Gamma 
     Aminobutyric Acid; Exemptions from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance [OPP-301136; FRL-6785-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     June 20, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2639. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Mesotrione; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [OPP-301138; FRL-6787-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 20, 
     2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2640. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report entitled, ``Protections 
     for Children in Research''; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       2641. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Revision to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, Antelope Valley Air Pollution Control 
     District [CA 226-0271; FRL-6998-3] received June 18, 2001, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       2642. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans North Carolina: Approval of Revisions to 
     Miscellaneous Volatile Organic Compounds Regulations Within 
     the North Carolina State Implementation Plan [NC 95-200034a; 
     FRL-6993-9] received June 20, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2643. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; 
     Control of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) for Aerospace 
     Operations and Miscellaneous VOC Revisions [PA155-4114a; FRL-
     6998-6] received June 20, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2644. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of 
     Maintenance Plan Revisions; Ohio [OH148-1a; FRL-7001-6] 
     received June 20, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2645. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Determination of Attainment for the 
     Carbon Monoxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard for 
     Metropolitan Denver; State of Colorado [CO-001-0063a; FRL-
     7000-7] received June 20, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2646. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; States of Illinois and Missouri; 1-Hour 
     Ozone Attainment Demonstrations, Motor Vehicle Emissions 
     Budgets, Reasonably Available Control Measures, Contingency 
     Measures, Attainment Date Extension, and Withdrawal of 
     Nonattainment Determination and Reclassification [Tracking 
     No. MO-0132-1132, IL 196-3; FRL-7001-7] received June 20, 
     2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       2647. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the President's bimonthly report on 
     progress toward a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus 
     question, covering the period April 1 to May 31, 2001, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2648. A letter from the Under Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report 
     on the Imposition of Foreign Policy Export Controls On 
     Certain Fertilizers To Terrorist Supporting Countries; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       2649. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on the 
     Policy Terminating the Arab League Boycott of Israel and 
     Expanding the Process of Normalization Between the Arab 
     League Countries and Israel; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2650. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms 
     Regulation: Sweden--received June 19, 2001, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       2651. A letter from the Assistant Director for Executive 
     and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
     1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2652. A letter from the Assistant Director for Executive 
     and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
     1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2653. A letter from the Assistant Director for Executive 
     and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a report

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     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       2654. A letter from the Assistant Director for Executive 
     and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
     1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2655. A letter from the Assistant Director for Executive 
     and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
     1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2656. A letter from the Assistant Director for Executive 
     and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
     1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2657. A letter from the Assistant Director for Executive 
     and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
     1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2658. A letter from the Acting General Counsel and 
     Designated Reporting Official, Executive Office of the 
     President, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       2659. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental 
     Population of Whooping Cranes in the Eastern United States 
     (RIN: 1018-AH46) received June 20, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2660. A letter from the Staff Attorney, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Harmonization with the United Nations Recommendations, 
     International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and 
     International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical 
     Instructions [Docket No. RSPA-2000-7702 (HM-215D)] (RIN: 
     2137-AD41) received June 18, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2661. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 
     Captain of the Port Detroit Zone [CGD09-01-048] received June 
     20, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2662. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International (CFMI) CFM56-2, -
     2B, -3, -5B, -5C and -7B Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 
     2001-NE-18-AD; Amendment 39-12246; AD 2001-11-05] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received June 20, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2663. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans' Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Veterans Education: Increased 
     Allowances for the Educational Assistance Test Program (RIN: 
     2900-AK41) received June 13, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2664. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans' Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Increase in Rates Payable Under the 
     Montgomery GI Bill--Active Duty and Survivors' and 
     Dependents' Educational Assistance (RIN: 2900-AK44) received 
     June 13, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2665. 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. 2001-34] received 
     June 18, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2666. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Office, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Rev. Proc. 
     2001-39] received June 20, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2667. A letter from the Chair, U.S. International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting a report entitled, ``The Year in 
     Trade 2000: Operation of the Trade Agreements Program''; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2668. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on the 
     Progress made toward opening the United States Embassy in 
     Jerusalem and notification of Suspension of Limitations Under 
     the Jerusalem Embassy Act (Presidental Determination No. 
     2001-19), pursuant to Public Law 104-45, section 6 (109 Stat. 
     400); jointly to the Committees on International Relations 
     and Appropriations.

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