[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 104 (Friday, July 26, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H5990-H5993]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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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:

       8276. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft bill entitled, ``To amend 
     section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, and for 
     other purposes''; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8277. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agiculture, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Removal of Quarantined Area 
     [Docket No. 01-093-2] received July 9, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8278. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Change in Disease Status of Austria Because of 
     BSE [Docket No. 02-004-2] received July 12, 2002, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8279. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Lamb Meat Adjustment Assistance Program (RIN: 
     0560-AG17) received July 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8280. A letter from the Executive Vice President, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Dairy Recourse Loan Program for Commercial 
     Dairy Processors (RIN: 0560-AF41) received July 23, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8281. A letter from the Executive Vice President, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Livestock Indemnity Program (RIN: 0560-AG33) 
     received July 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       8282. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Change in Disease Status of Greece With Regard 
     to Foot-and-Mouth Disease [Docket No. 01-059-2] received July 
     9, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       8283. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Change in Disease Status of Poland Because of 
     BSE [Docket No. 02-068-1] received July 9, 2002, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8284. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Deprtment of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Change in Disease Status of Finland Because of BSE 
     [Docket No. 01-131-2] received July 12, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8285. A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting notification of the decision to 
     order up to 100,000 additional workstations under the Navy 
     Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) contract; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       8286. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting notification of each military skill to 
     be designated as critical for purposes of payment of the 
     special retention bonus; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8287. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting notification of each 
     military skill to be designated as critical for purposes of 
     payment of the special retention bonus; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       8288. A letter from the Director, Financial Crimes 
     Enforcement Network, Department of the Treasury, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Financial Crimes Enforcement 
     Network; Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations- 
     Requirement that Brokers or Dealers in Securities Report 
     Suspicious Transactions (RIN: 1506-AA21) received July 2, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       8289. A letter from the Deputy Director, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Rescission of Exemption 
     from Bank Secrecy Act Regulations for Sale of Variable 
     Annuities (RIN: 1506-AA30) received July 19, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       8290. A letter from the Director, FDIC Office of 
     Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Agency 
     Reorganization; Nomenclature Changes -- received July 16, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       8291. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7787] 
     received July 16, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
       8292. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7785] 
     received July 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
       8293. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule 
     -- Investment Company Mergers [Release No. IC- 25666; File 
     No. S7-21-01] (RIN: 3235-AH81) received July 19, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       8294. A letter from the Director, Office of Safety 
     Standards, Deaprtment of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Occupational Safety and Health Standards for 
     Shipyard Employment -- received July 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       8295. A letter from the Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, 
     and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Child and Adult 
     Care Food Program Implementing Legislative Reforms to 
     Strengthen Program Integrity (RIN: 0584-AC94) received July 
     9, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       8296. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Disability and Rehabilitation 
     Research Projects (DRRP) Program -- received July 18, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       8297. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
     Mine Safety and Health, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Hazard Communication (HazCom) 
     (RIN: 1219-AA47) received July 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       8298. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's proposed legislation to 
     implement the Federal Employees' Compensation Act Amendments 
     of 2002; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       8299. A letter from the Director, Corporate Policy and 
     Research Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Benefits Payable 
     in Terminated Single- Employer Plans; Allocation of Assets in 
     Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and 
     Paying Benefits -- received July 12, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       8300. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Deaprtment of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Processing Requests for 
     Indemnification or Ot her Extraordinary Contractual Relief 
     Inder Pub. L. 85-804 -- received July 16, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8301. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Reporting of Information and Documents About Potential 
     Defects Retention of Records That Could Indicate Defects 
     [Docket No. NHTSA 2001-8677; Notice 4] (RIN: 2127-AI27) 
     received July 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8302. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Arizona -- Maricopa County PM-10 
     Nonattainment Area; Serious Area Plan for Attainment of the 
     PM-10 Standards [AZ092-002; FRL-7141-3] received July 17, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8303. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Protection of Stratospheric Ozone; 
     Listing of Substitutes in the Foam Sector [FRL-7247-5] (RIN: 
     2060-AG12) received July 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8304. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Zinc Fertilizers Made from 
     Recycled Hazardous Secondary Materials [FRL-7248-3] (RIN: 
     2050-AE69) received July 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8305. A letter from the Associate Managing Director, 
     Federal Communication Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Assessment and Collection of 
     Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2002 [MD Docket No. 02-64] 
     received July 12, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8306. A letter from the Assistant Bureau Chief for 
     Management, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule -- The Establishment of Policies 
     and Service Rules for the Non-Geostationary Satellite Orbit, 
     Fixed Satellite Service in the Ku-Band [IB Docket No. 01-96] 
     received July 12, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8307. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Policy and Rules 
     Division, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Revision of Part 15 of the 
     Commission's Rules Regarding Ultra-Wideband Transmission 
     Systems [ET Docket 98-153] received July 12, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8308. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's Proposed Letter(s) of

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     Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to Pakistan for defense articles 
     and services (Transmittal No. 02-55), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8309. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to 
     Pakistan [Transmittal No. DTC 198-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8310. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to 
     Pakistan [Transmittal No. DTC 193-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8311. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to 
     Pakistan [Transmittal No. DTC 199-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8312. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles to 
     Pakistan [Transmittal No. DTC 196-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8313. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles to 
     Pakistan [Transmittal No. DTC 200-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8314. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to 
     Pakistan [Transmittal No. DTC 194-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8315. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to 
     Pakistan [Transmittal No. DTC 197-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8316. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to India 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 176-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8317. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to India 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 165-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8318. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to India 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 38-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8319. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to India 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 154-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8320. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to India 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 152-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8321. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to India 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 07-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8322. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to 
     Thailand and France [Transmittal No. DTC 142-02], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       8323. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 2002-20: Provision of $25.5 
     Million to Support a Train and Equip Program in Georgia, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2318(b)(2); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8324. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to India [Transmittal 
     No. DTC 96-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8325. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to South Korea 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 189-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8326. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Pakistan 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 191-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8327. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to the United Kingdom 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 151-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8328. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Japan [Transmittal 
     No. DTC 186-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8329. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to India [Transmittal 
     No. DTC 166-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8330. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to the United Kingdom 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 138-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c)and 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8331. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to the Netherlands 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 141-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c)and 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8332. A letter from the Congressmen, Congress of the United 
     States, transmitting the 2001 report on the Open World 
     Program; to the Committee on International Relations.
       8333. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting an annual report 
     required by section 655 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961; to the Committee on International Relations.
       8334. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 2002-19: Determination on 
     Eligibility of East Timor to Receive Defense Articles and 
     Services Under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended; to the Committee on International Relations.
       8335. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 2002-17: Military Drawdown for 
     Georgia; to the Committee on International Relations.
       8336. A letter from the Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting the Final Fiscal Year 2002 Annual 
     Performance Plan and Fiscal Year 2003 Annual Performance 
     Plan; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8337. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's draft 
     legislation entitled, ``To Clarify the Authority of the 
     Executive Director of the Board to Bring Suit on Behalf on 
     the Thrift Savings Fund in the District Courts of the United 
     States''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8338. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- 
     Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of Santa Clara, CA, 
     Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AJ61) received July 
     23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       8339. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Suspension of CHAMPVA or TRICARE or TRICARE-for-Life 
     Eligibles' Enrollment in the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits (FEHB) Program (RIN: 3206-AJ36) received July 12, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       8340. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Explanation and Justification for Revised Form 5 and Schedule 
     E of Form 3X, Regarding Reporting of Independent Expenditures 
     -- received July 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on House Administration.
       8341. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- National Coastal Wetlands 
     Conservation Grant Program (RIN: 1018-AF51) received July 24, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8342. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Adminisatration, transmitting the Administration's final rule

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     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of 
     the Spring Commercial Red Snapper Component [I.D. 062702B] 
     received July 16, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       8343. 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 Ocean Perch in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 011218304-01; I.D. 070802A] received 
     July 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       8344. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Bluefin Tuna 
     Recreational Fishery [I.D. 053102B] received July 9, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8345. 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; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Annual 
     Specifications and Management Measures; Trip Limit 
     Adjustments and Closures [Docket No. 011231309-2090-03; I.D. 
     062702C] received July 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8346. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; Pelagic Fisheries; Measures to Reduce the Incidental 
     Catch of Seabirds in the Hawaii Pelagic Longline Fishery 
     [Docket No. 000622191-2104-02; I.D. 041700D] (RIN: 0648-AO35) 
     received July 18, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       8347. 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; 
     Sablefish by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Central 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 011218304-
     1304-01; I.D. 071102A] received July 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8348. A letter from the Acting Director. Office of 
     Sustainablee Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Washington Sport 
     Fisheries [Docket No. 020131023-2056-02; I.D. 070302B] 
     received July 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       8349. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Amendment to the Fishery Amendment Plans of the 
     Gulf of Mexico [Docket No. 010410086-2165-02; I.D. 020801A] 
     (RIN: 0648-AN83) received July 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8350. 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. 070102E] received July 22, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8351. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administrator's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     ``Other Rockfish'' in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 011218304-1304-01; I.D. 071202G] 
     received July 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       8352. 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. 070102E] received July 22, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8353. A letter from the Federal Register Certifying 
     Officer, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Indorsement and Payment of Checks 
     Drawn on the United States Treasury (RIN: 1510-AA45) received 
     May 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       8354. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting a draft bill entitled, ``Hague 
     Agreemet Implementation Act''; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       8355. A letter from the Director, Regulations and Forms 
     Services Division, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Powers of the Attorney General to 
     Authorize State or Local Law Enforcement Officers to Exercise 
     Federal Immigration Enforcement Authority During a Mass 
     Influx of Aliens [INS No. 1924-98; AG Order No. 2601-2002] 
     (RIN: 1115-AF20) received July 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8356. A letter from the Congressional Medal of Honor 
     Society of the United States of America, transmitting the 
     annual financial report of the Society for calendar year 
     2001, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(19) and 1103; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       8357. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Alternate Hull 
     Examination Program for Certain Passenger Vessels, and 
     Underwater Surveys for Nautical School, Offshore Supply, 
     Passenger and Sailing School Vessels Coast Guard [USCG-2000-
     6858] (RIN: 2115-AF73) received July 18, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8358. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Limited Service 
     Domestic Voyage Load Lines for River Barges on Lake Michigan 
     [USCG-1998-4623] (RIN: 2115-AF38) received July 18, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8359. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Zanesville, OH [Airspace 
     Docket No. 01-AGL-21] received April 8, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8360. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revocation of Class E Airspace, Umiat, AK [Airspace Docket 
     No. 01-AAL-1] received April 8, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8361. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Noise Certification Standards for Subsonic Jet Airplanes and 
     Subsonic Transport Category Large Airports [Docket No. FAA-
     2000-7587 Amdt No. 21-81, 36-24 and 91-275] (RIN: 2120-AH03) 
     received July 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8362. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- National Beach Guidance and 
     Required Performance Criteria for Grants -- received July 17, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8363. A letter from the Chairman, Commission on the Future 
     of the United States Aerospace Industry, transmitting the 
     Commission's third interim report entitled, ``Commission on 
     the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry''; to the 
     Committee on Science.
       8364. 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 -- Rewrite of Section D -- 
     Cooperative Agreements with Commercial Firms and 
     Implementation of Section 319 of Public Law 106-391, Buy 
     American Encouragement (RIN: 2700-AC44) received July 9, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       8365. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     External Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Delegation of Authority (RIN: 2700-AC54) received July 16, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       8366. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, Office of 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration(NOAA) Science Advisory Board -- received July 
     2, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Science.
       8367. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Board of Veterans' Appeals: 
     Rules of Practice--Effect of Procedural Defects in Motions 
     for Revision of Decisions on the Grounds of Clear and 
     Unmistakable Error (RIN: 2900--AK74) received July 16, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       8368. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Ankylosis and limitation of 
     motion of digits of the hands (RIN: 2900-AI44) received July 
     24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       8369. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Adjudication; Fiduciary 
     Activities--Nomenclature Changes (RIN: 2900-AL10) received 
     July 16, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       8370. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- VA Acquisition Regulation: 
     Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts (RIN: 2900-
     AJ56) received July 25, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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       8371. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Access to Customs Security Areas At Airports 
     (RIN: 1515-AD04) received July 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8372. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Relief From Joint and Several Liability (RIN: 1545-AW64) 
     received July 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8373. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Rulings and determination letters (Rev. Proc. 2002-52) 
     received July 12, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8374. 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. 2002-48) received 
     July 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8375. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a legislative proposal to 
     implement three important international environmental 
     agreements that represent critical steps forward to 
     protecting environmental and human health in the United 
     States and around the globe; jointly to the Committees on 
     Agriculture and Energy and Commerce.
       8376. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report on Outreach to Gulf War 
     Veterans Calendar Year 2001; jointly to the Committees on 
     Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs.
       8377. A letter from the Executive Director, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting the annual report on the use of the 
     Office of Compliance by covered employees; jointly to the 
     Committees on House Administration and Education and the 
     Workforce.
       8378. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting a draft bill entitled, ``Fort Sumter and Fort 
     Moultrie National Historical Park Act of 2002''; jointly to 
     the Committees on Resources and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8379. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a bill entitled the ``Federal 
     Railroad Safety Improvement Act''; jointly to the Committees 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, 
     and the Judiciary.
       8380. A letter from the Executive Director, U.S. -- China 
     Security Review Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     first annual report entitled, ``The National Security 
     Implications of the Economic Relationship between the United 
     States and China''; jointly to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, International Relations, and Armed Services.

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