[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 66 (Tuesday, May 21, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H2732-H2734]
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:
       6929. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator 
     Animal and Plant HealthInspection Service, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Karnal Bunt Compensation (RIN: 0579-
     AB45) [Docket No. 01-112-1] received May 2, 2002, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6930. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the annual report on operations of the 
     National Defense Stockpile, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 98h--5; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       6931. A letter from the Register Liaison Officer, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--TRICARE; Civilian Health and Medical Program of the 
     Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); Bonus Payments in Medically 
     Underserved Areas (RIN: 0720-AA60) received April 30, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       6932. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense

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     Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Changes to Profit 
     Policy [DFARS Case 2000-D018] received May 13, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       6933. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Balance of Payments Program [DFARS Case 2000-D020] received 
     May 13, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       6934. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Balance of Payments Program [DFARS Case 2000-D020] received 
     May 13, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       6935. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Research and Development Streamlined Contracting Procedures 
     [DFARS Case 2001-D002] received May 13, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       6936. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Codification and Modification of Berry Amendment [DFARS Case 
     2002-D002] received May 13, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       6937. A letter from the Register Liasion Officer, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--TRICARE Prime Remote for Active Duty Family Members 
     (RIN: 0720-AA68) received April 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       6938. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Mandated Edgar Filing For Foreign Issuers (RIN: 3235-
     AI08) received May 15, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       6939. A letter from the General Counsel, Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Household Products Containing Hydrocardons; Final Rules--
     received April 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6940. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Retirement Board, transmitting the personal 
     financial disclosure statements of Board members, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1--732 and 1--734(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       6941. A letter from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation for National and Community Service, transmitting 
     a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
     1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6942. A letter from the Chair, Board of Directors, 
     Corporation for Public Broadcasting, transmitting the 
     Corporation's Semiannual Report for the period ending 
     September 30, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6943. A letter from the Senior Attorney Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Department of the Treasury, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Rules and Procedures for 
     Efficient Federal-State Funds Transfers (RIN: 1510-AA38) 
     received May 10, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       6944. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's Consolidated 
     Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2001; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       6945. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Retirement 
     Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's final 
     rule--Employee Elections to Contribute to the Thrift Savings 
     Plan and Methods of Withdrawing Funds from the Thrift Savings 
     Plan--received April 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6946. A letter from the District of Columbia Auditor, 
     Office of the District of Columbia Auditor, transmitting a 
     report entitled, ``City Charges DCPS Nearly $1 Million in 
     Utility Expenses That Should Have Been Charged To Other 
     Entities''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6947. A letter from the Dircetor, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Firefighter 
     Pay (RIN: 3206-AI50) received May 7, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6948. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Technical Amendments To Election Cycle Reporting [Notice 
     2001-17] received May 9, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on House Administration.
       6949. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska 
     (RIN: 1018-AH85) received May 3, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6950. A letter from the Regulatory Specialist, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Trust Management Reform: Probate of Indian Trust Estates 
     (RIN: 1090-AA78) received May 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6951. A letter from the Regulatory Specialist, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Trust Management Reform: Probate of Indian Trust Estates 
     (RIN: 1090-AA78) received May 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6952. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and HumanServices, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Tribal Self-Governance Amendments of 2000 (RIN: 
     0917-AA05) received May 16, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6953. 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; Black Sea 
     Bass Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for Quarter 4 Period 
     [Docket No. 001121328-1041-02; I.D. 102901B] received April 
     30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       6954. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council); 
     Request for Research Proposals (RFP) [Docket No. 020306047-
     2047-01; I.D. 020402E] (RIN: 0648-ZB14) received April 30, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6955. 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; Northeast 
     Multispecies Fishery; Commercial Haddock Harvest [Docket No. 
     010313064-1064-01; I.D. 103101B] received April 30, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6956. 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-
     1094-01; I.D. 060701A] (RIN: 0648-AP10) received April 30, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6957. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fraser River Sockeye and Pink Salmon Fisheries; 2001 
     Inseason Orders [I.D. 110801F] received April 30, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6958. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administation's final rule--
     Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock 
     in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     011218304-1304-01; I.D. 011602C] received April 30, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6959. 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; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Closure of 
     Directed Fishery for Pacific Mackerel [Docket No. 000831250-
     0250-01; 111601D] received April 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6960. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Documentation of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants 
     under the Immigration and Nationality Act, As Amended--Visa 
     Fees: Proposed Rule--received April 29, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6961. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Regulated 
     Navigation Area; Savannah River, Georgia [CGD07-01-037] (RIN: 
     2115-AE84) received May 9, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6962. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zones; Port 
     Neches Riverfest, Neches River, Port Neches, Texas [COTP Port 
     Arthur-02-002] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received May 9, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6963. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Security Zones; 
     Cruise Ships, San Pedro Bay, California (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     [COTP Los Angeles-Long Beach 02-009] received May 9, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6964. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Maumee 
     River, Lake Erie, Ohio (RIN: 2115-AA97) [CGD09-02-015] 
     received May 9, 2002, pursuant

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     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       6965. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Security Zone; 
     Potomac River, Washington Channel, Washington, DC [COTP 
     Baltimore 02-002] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received May 9, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6966. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act; Air 
     Carrier Guarantee Loan Program--received May 3, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6967. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--NASA Grant and 
     Cooperative Agreement Handbook--Limitations on Incremental 
     Funding and Deobligations on Grants, and Elimination of 
     Delegation of Closeout of Grants and Cooperative Agreements 
     to Office of Naval Research (ONR) (RIN: 2700-AC51) received 
     May 13, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Science.
       6968. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--NASA FAR 
     Supplement--Conformance with FACs 01-01, 01-02, and 01-06; 
     and Miscellaneous Administrative and Technical Revisions 
     (RIN: 2700-AC33) received May 13, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       6969. A letter from the Acting Deputy General Counsel, 
     Small Business Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Small Business Size Regulations; 
     Size Standards for Programs of Other Agencies (RIN: 3245-
     AE42) received May 3, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       6970. A letter from the Acting Deputy General Counsel, 
     Small Business Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Small Business Size Standards; 
     Travel Agencies; Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (RIN: 
     3245-AE93) received May 3, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       6971. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Division, ATF, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Delegation of Authority for Part 25 [T.D. ATF-
     437] (RIN: 1512-AC07) received May 13, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6972. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Changes in accounting periods [TD 8996] (RIN: 1545-AX15) 
     received May 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6973. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters (Rev. Proc. 2002-4) 
     received May 9, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6974. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Changes in accounting periods and in methods of accounting 
     (Rev. Proc. 2002-38) received May 13, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6975. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Mid-
     contact Change in Taxpayer (RIN: 1545-AY31) received May 15, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       6976. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Electing Small Business Trust [TD 8994] (RIN: 1545-AU76) 
     received May 14, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6977. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Payment by Credit Card and Debit Card [TD 8969] (RIN: 1545-
     AW37) received May 9, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6978. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     PHedging Transactions [TD 8985] (RIN: 1545-AY02) received May 
     17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       6979. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Changes in accounting periods and methods of accounting (Rev. 
     Proc. 2002-19) received May 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6980. A letter from the Social Security Administration 
     Regulations Officer, Social Security Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Supplemental 
     Security Income; Disclosure of Information to Consumer 
     Reporting Agencies and Overpayment Recovery Through 
     Administrative Offset Against Federal Payments (RIN: 0960-
     AF31) received May 9, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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