[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 124 (Thursday, September 26, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H6774-H6775]
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:

       9368. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Fenamidone; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [OPP-2002-0229; FRL-7196-8] received September 24, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9369. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Glyphosate; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [OPP-2002-0232; FRL-7200-2] received September 24, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9370. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Lambda-cyhalothrin; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-2002-0204; FRL-7200-1] received September 24, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9371. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Cyfluthrin; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [OPP-2002-0193; FRL-7199-8] received September 24, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9372. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Dimethomorph; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [OPP-2002-0221; FRL-7199-2] received September 24, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9373. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Clopyralid; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [OPP-2002-0235; FRL-7198-4] received September 24, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9374. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Triticonazole; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [OPP-2002-0199; FRL-7200-6] received September 24, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9375. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Spinosad; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [OPP-2002-0195; FRL-7199-5] received September 24, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9376. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Pyraclostrobin; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-2002-0225; FRL-7200-7] received September 24, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9377. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting notification regarding authorizing the use of a 
     multiyear procurement contract for the DDG-51 program; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       9378. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Edwin P. Smith, United States Army, and 
     his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9379. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Freddy E. McFarren, United States Army, 
     and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9380. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting notification that the President approved changes 
     to the 2002 Unified Command Plan; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       9381. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Exception Payment Standard to 
     Offset Increase in Utility Costs in the Housing Choice 
     Voucher Program [Docket No. FR 4672-F-02] (RIN: 2577-AC29) 
     received September 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       9382. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Louisiana; Control of Emissions of 
     Nitrogen Oxides in the Baton Rouge Ozone Nonattainment Area 
     [LA-62-1-7571; FRL-7384-5] received September 24, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       9383. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality State Implementation Plans (SIP); Louisiana; 
     Emissions Reduction Credits Banking in Nonattainment Areas 
     [LA-63-2-7569; FRL-7384-6] received September 24, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       9384. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans for Kentucky: Vehicle Emissions Control 
     Programs [KY 134 & KY 136-200235(a); FRL-7381-2] received 
     September 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9385. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality State Implementation Plans (SIP); Louisiana: 
     Substitute Contingency Measures [LA-61-1-7564; FRL-7382-6] 
     received September 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9386. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) 
     to North Atlantic Treaty Organization Consultation, Command, 
     and Control Agency for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 02-61), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9387. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Germany for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 02-60), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9388. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Spain for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 02-59), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9389. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Export 
     Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Missile Technology Production Equipment and Facilities 
     [Docket No. 020830206-2206-01] (RIN: 0694-AC51) received 
     September 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9390. A letter from the Acting White House Liaison, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting a report pursuant to 
     the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       9391. A letter from the Chairman, Postal Rate Commission, 
     transmitting a report submitted in accordance with the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       9392. A letter from the Assistant Secretary -- Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Outer Continental Shelf Oil 
     and Gas Leasing-Clarifying Amendments (RIN: 1010-AC94) 
     received September 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9393. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, IHS, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Indian Child Protection and Family 
     Violence Prevention Act Minimum Standards of Character (RIN: 
     0917-AA02) received September 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9394. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic 
     and

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     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Announcement of Funding Opportunity to Submit 
     Proposals for the Coastal Ecosystem Research Project in the 
     Northern Gulf of Mexico [Docket No. 000202023-2049-03 I.D. 
     041502E] received July 1, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9395. 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; 
     ``Other Rockfish'' in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands Management area [Docket No. 
     011218304-1304-01; I.D. 090302A] received September 20, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9396. 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 Action 6 -- 
     Closure of the Commercial Fishery from Horse Mountain to 
     Point Arena (Fort Bragg) [Docket No. 020430101-2101-01; I.D. 
     080202D] received September 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9397. 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 Central Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 011218304-1304-01; I.D. 070802B] 
     received September 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9398. 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; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 011218304-1304-01; I.D. 090302D] received September 17, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9399. 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; 
     Shallow-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in 
     the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 011218304-1304-01; I.D. 
     082202A] received September 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9400. 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 Action 5- 
     Adjustment of the Recreational Fishery from the U.S.-Canada 
     Border to Cape Falcon, OR [Docket No. 020430101-2101-01; I.D. 
     080202C] received September 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9401. A letter from the Staff Director, United States 
     Commission On Civil Rights, transmitting the list of state 
     advisory committees recently rechartered by the Commission; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9402. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Revision of Class E Airspace, Springhill 
     Airport, Springhill, LA [Airspace Docket No. 2002-ASW-2] 
     received September 20, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9403. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca S.A. Makila 
     Models 1A, 1A1, and 1A2 Turboshaft Engines [Docket No. 2001-
     NE-42-AD; Amendment 39-12882; AD 2002-19-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received September 20, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9404. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France 
     Model SA330F, SA330G, SA330J, AS332C, AS332L, and AS332L1 
     Helicopters [Docket No. 2001-SW-66-AD; Amendment 39-12879; AD 
     2002-18-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 20, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9405. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier-Rotax GmbH 
     Type 912 F and 914 F Series Reciprocating Engines; Correction 
     [Docket No. 2002-NE-08-AD; Amendment 39-12865; AD 2002-16-26] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 20, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9406. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc 
     Models Spey 506-14A, 555-15, 555-15H, 555-15N, and 555-15P 
     Turbojet Engines [Docket No. 2001-NE-14-AD; Amendment 39-
     12877; AD 2002-18-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 20, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9407. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, 
     747-100B, 747-100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-300, 747SP, and 747SR 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-NM-34-AD; Amendment 39-
     12878; AD 2002-18-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 20, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9408. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de 
     Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 2002-NM-166-AD; Amendment 39-12845; AD 
     2002-16-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 20, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9409. A letter from the Senior Regulations Analyst, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Procedures for Compensation of Air Carriers 
     [Docket OST-2001-10885] (RIN: 2105-AD06) received September 
     23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9410. A letter from the Director of Communications and 
     Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's Annual Report on the Federal 
     Work Force for Fiscal Year 2001, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     2000e--4(e); jointly to the Committees on Government Reform 
     and Education and the Workforce.

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