[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 111 (Thursday, August 2, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H5331-H5332]
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:

       3301. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Foreign 
     Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Export Sales Reporting 
     Requirements (RIN: 0551-AA51) received July 31, 2001, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3302. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Onions Grown in South Texas; Decreased Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. FV01-959-1 FIR] received August 1, 2001, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3303. 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 FIR] received August 1, 2001, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3304. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Foreign 
     Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Program to Assist U.S. Producers 
     in Developing Domestic Markets for Value-Added Wheat Gluten 
     and Wheat Starch Products (RIN: 0551-AA60) received July 31, 
     2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3305. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Final Free 
     and Reserve Percentages for 2000-01 Crop Natural (Sun-Dried) 
     Seedless and Zante Currant Raisins [Docket No. FV01-989-3 
     IFR] received August 1, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3306. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Reporting 
     on Organic Raisins [Docket No. FV01-989-2 FR] received August 
     1, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       3307. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Almonds Grown in California; Revision of Requirements 
     Regarding Quality Control Program [Docket No. FV01-981-1 FR] 
     received August 1, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3308. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Kiwifruit Grown in California; Removal of Certain Inspection 
     and Pack Requirements [Docket No. FV01-920-1 FR] received 
     August 1, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3309. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; 
     Suspension of Provisions Under the Federal Marketing Order 
     for Tart Cherries [Docket No. FV01-930-5 IFR] received August 
     1, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       3310. 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 
     Reporting Requirements for Fresh Nectarines and Peaches 
     [Docket No. FV01-916-3 IFR] received August 1, 2001, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3311. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Argiculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Karnal 
     Bunt; Compensation for the 1999-2000 and Subsequent Crop 
     Seasons [Docket No. 96-016-37] (RIN: 0579-AA83) received 
     August 2, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3312. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Secretary of the Air Force's 
     determination to temporarily waive the provisions of 10 
     U.S.C. Subsection 2466(a); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       3313. A letter from the Alternate, Office of the Secretary 
     of Defense, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's ``Major'' final rule--TRICARE; Civilian Health 
     and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); 
     Eligibility and Payment Procedures for CHAMPUS Beneficiaries 
     Age 65 and Over--received August 2, 2001, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3314. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting a letter responding to the Commission's 
     memorandum concerning the review by the General Accounting 
     Office (``GAO'') of regulations that were not submitted to 
     GAO pursuant to the Congressional Review Act; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3315. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Wyoming: Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision [FRL-7025-
     1] received August 1, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3316. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--New Mexico: Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions [FRL-7026-
     1] received August 1, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3317. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Group IV Polymers and 
     Resins [AD-FRL-7025-2] (RIN: 2060-AH47) received August 1, 
     2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       3318. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of State 
     Plans for Designated Facilities; New York [Region II Docket 
     No. NY50-224a, FRL-7024-7] received August 1, 2001, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       3319. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Japan for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 01-22), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3320. A letter from the Personnel Management Specialist, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       3321. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period ending March 31, 
     2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       3322. A letter from the Assistant Administration, Office of 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Improved Methods for Ballast Water Treatment and 
     Management and Lake Champlain Canal Barrier Demonstration: 
     Request for Proposals for FY 2001 [Docket No. 000404094-1144-
     02] (RIN: 0648-ZA84) received July 31, 2001, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3323. 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. 072001B] 
     received August 2, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       3324. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Adjustment for 
     the Commercial Fishery from the U.S.--Canada Border to Cape 
     Falcon, OR [Docket No. 000501119-0119-01; I.D. 061201A] 
     received August 2, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       3325. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Closure of the 
     Commercial Fishery from Horse Mountain to Point Arena, CA

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     [Docket No. 000501119-0119-01; I.D. 061201B] received August 
     2, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       3326. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
     Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery [Docket No. 010413094-
     1178-02; I.D. 060701A] (RIN: 0648-AP10) received August 2, 
     2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3327. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Guidance under section 355(e); Recognition of Gain on Certain 
     Distributions of Stocks or Securities In Connection with an 
     Acquisition [TD 8960] (RIN: 1545-BA01) received August 2, 
     2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       3328. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Notice 2001-
     49] received August 2, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3329. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Interest-free adjustments with respect to underpayments of 
     employment taxes [TD 8959] (RIN: 1545-AY21) received August 
     2, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       3330. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's proposed legislation 
     relating to the operations and management of the Department; 
     jointly to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and 
     Armed Services.
       3331. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, ``To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2001 
     and 2002 for the United States Coast Guard, and for other 
     purposes''; jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary.
       3332. A letter from the Vice President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification of certain actions 
     undertaken by an agent of the Congress, Comptroller General 
     David M. Walker, which exceed his lawful authority and which, 
     if given effect, would unconstitutionally interfere with the 
     functioning of the Executive Branch received August 2, 2001; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.

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