[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 115 (Thursday, September 12, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H6249-H6250]
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:

       9082. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agiculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Tart 
     Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, New York, 
     Pennsylvania, Oregan, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin; Order 
     Amending Marketing Agreement and Order No. 930 [Docket Nos. 
     AO-370-A7; FV00-930-1] received September 6, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9083. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Domestic Dates Produced or Packed in Riverside County, 
     California; Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV02-987-1 
     FR] received August 29, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9084. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Celery Grown in Florida; Termination of Marketing Order No. 
     967 [Docket No. FV98-967-1 FR] received August 29, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9085. A letter from the Administrator, 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. FV02-916-1 FIR] received August 29, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9086. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Hass 
     Avocado Promotion, Research, and Information Order [FV-01-
     705-FR] (RIN: 0581-AB92) received September 6, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9087. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
     Florida; Change in the Minimum Maturity Requirements for 
     Fresh Grapefruit [Docket No. FV02-905-2 IFR] received 
     September 6, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9088. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Antideficiency 
     Act by the Department of the Navy, Case Number 98-01, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       9089. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report on the summary of amounts for 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) programs in the Former 
     Soviet Union, pursuant to Public Law 105--85 section 1409 
     (111 Stat. 1962); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9090. A letter from the Under Secretary, Deaprtment of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's report on Nuclear-
     Powered Submarine Force Structure; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       9091. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's report entitled, 
     ``Recommendations from the U.S. Secretary of Defense For 
     Additional Emergency Procurement Authority To Support Anti-
     Terrorism Operations''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9092. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Performance of Security Functions [DFARS Case 2001-DO18] 
     received September 6, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9093. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule 
     -- Certification of Disclosure in Companies' Quarterly and 
     Annual Reports [RELEASE NOS. 33-8124, 34-46427, IC-25722; 
     File No. S7-21-02] (RIN: 3235-AI54) received September 6, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       9094. 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 September 9, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       9095. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
     Administration Mental Health and Substance Abuse Emergency 
     Response Criteria (RIN: 0930-AA09) received September 6, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       9096. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Amendment to the International 
     Traffic in Arms Regulations: United

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     States Munitions List, Categories II, III, VII, XVI and 
     XVIII; and Section 123.7 -- received September 6, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9097. A letter from the Director, Bureau of the Census, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Bureau of the Census Certification Process [Docket 
     No. 020509117-2195-02] (RIN: 0607-AA36) received September 6, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       9098. A letter from the Employee Benefits Porgram Manager, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the annual report of the 
     Retirement Plan for Civilian Employees of United States 
     Marine Corps Community Service Activities, The Personal and 
     Family Readiness Division and Miscellaneous Nonappropriated 
     Fund Instrumentalities, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9099. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for Human 
     Resources and Education, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       9100. A letter from the Secretary, Postal Rate Commission, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9101. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator/
     National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Graduate Research Fellowships in the National Estuarine 
     Research Reserve System for FY03 (RIN: 0648-ZB26) received 
     September 6, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       9102. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the 
     United States, transmitting a copy of the Report of the 
     Proceedings of the Judicial Conference of the United States, 
     held in Washington D.C., on March 13, 2002, pursuant to 28 
     U.S.C. 331; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9103. A letter from the Clerk, United States Court of 
     Appeals, transmitting an opinion of the Court for the 
     District of Columbia Circuit; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       9104. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule -- Removal and 
     Revision of Regulations -- received September 6, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9105. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administrator's final rule -- Small Business 
     Competitiveness Demonstration Program (RIN: 2700-AC33) 
     received September 6, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       9106. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 2002-61] 
     received September 9, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9107. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's report on Options for 
     Assisting Russia in the Development of Alternative Energy 
     Sources for Seversk and Zheleznogorsk to Facilitate Cessation 
     of Weapons-Grade Plutonium Production; jointly to the 
     Committees on International Relations and Armed Services.
       9108. A letter from the Congressional Liaison Officer, 
     United States Trade and Development Agency, transmitting 
     notification of prospective funding obligations requiring 
     special notification for Serbia under Section 520 of the 
     Kenneth M. Ludden Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2002; 
     jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       9109. A letter from the Congressional Liaison Officer, 
     United States Trade and Development Agency, transmitting 
     notification of prospective funding obligations requiring 
     special notification for Colombia under Section 520 of the 
     Kenneth M. Ludden Foreign Operations,Export Financing, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2002; 
     jointly to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       9110. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Economic 
     Development, Department of Commerce, transmitting the annual 
     report on the activities of the Economic Development 
     Administration for Fiscal Year 2000, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     3217; jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Financial Services.

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