[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 126 (Tuesday, October 1, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H6924-H6925]
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:

       9437. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Minimum Quality and Handling Standards for 
     Domestic and Imported Peanuts Marketed in the United States 
     and Termination of the Peanut Marketing Agreement and 
     Associated Rules and Regulations [Docket No. FV02-996-1 IFR] 
     received September 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9438. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
     Florida; Limiting the Volume of Small Red Seedless Grapefruit 
     [Docket No. FV02-905-5 IFR] received September 26, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9439. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Vidalia Onions Grown in Georgia; Revision of Reporting and 
     Assessment Requirements [Docket No. FV02-955-1 FIR] received 
     September 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9440. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Nectarines Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. FV02-916-2 FIR] received September 26, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9441. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Sucrose Octanoate Esters; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-2002-0016; 
     FRL-7199-1] received September 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9442. A letter from the Principal Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Pseudozyma flocculosa strain PF-A22 UL; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-2002-0233; 
     FRL-7198-8] received September 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9443. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a report of deferrals of 
     budget authority for information technology and business 
     management systems that should have been, but were not, 
     reported to the Congress by the President, pursuant to 2 
     U.S.C. 685; (H. Doc. No. 107--269); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       9444. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's letter certifying that the 
     current Future Years Defense Program fully funds the support 
     costs associated with the UH-60/MH-60 multiyear program; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       9445. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations -- received September 
     27, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       9446. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-D-
     7527] received September 27, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       9447. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations -- received 
     September 27, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       9448. A letter from the Director, Cooperative and State 
     Programs, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Changes to State Plans: Revision of Process for 
     Submission, Review and Approval of State Plan Changes [Docket 
     No. T-035] (RIN: 1218-AB91) received September 25, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       9449. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- State Children's Health Insurance Program; 
     Eligibility for Prenatal Care and Other Health Services for 
     Unborn Children [CMS-2127-F] (RIN: 0938-AL37) received 
     September 27, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9450. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- OMB Approvals Under the Paperwork 
     Reduction Act; Technical Amendment [FRL-7381-4] received 
     September 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9451. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- State Implementation Plan 
     Revisions for Ozone (1-Hour Standard), California ---- San 
     Joaquin Valley [CA-084-FON; FRL-7387-9] received September 
     26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       9452. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of State 
     Implementation Plans; Ohio [OH153-1a; FRL-7386-9] received 
     September 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9453. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Louisiana; Baton Rouge Nonattainment 
     Area; Ozone; 1-Hour Ozone Attainment Demonstration; 
     Attainment Date Extension, and Withdrawal of Nonattainment 
     Determination and Reclassification [FRL-7387-5] received 
     September 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9454. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Envrionmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Revocation of Significant New Uses 
     of Certain Chemical Substances [OPPT-2002-0030; FRL-7186-9] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB27) received September 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9455. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Industry Codes and Standards; 
     Amended Requirements (RIN: 3150-AG61) received September 26, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       9456. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting a copy of 
     Transmittal No. 28-02 which informs of our intent to sign an 
     Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between 
     the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Denmark, The 
     Netherlands, Norway, Italy, Turkey and Australia concerning 
     the Cooperative Framework for the System Development and 
     Demonstration (SDD) Phase of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) 
     Program and the Australian Supplement between the United 
     States and Australia, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9457. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification for 
     FY 2003 that no United Nations organization or United Nations 
     affiliated agency grants and official status, accreditation, 
     or recognition to any organization which promotes, condones, 
     or seeks the legalization of pedophilia, or which includes as 
     a subsidiary or member any such organization, pursuant to 
     Public Law 103--

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     236, section 565(b) (108 Stat. 845); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9458. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled, ``Audit of Advisory 
     Neighborhood Commission 2B for Fiscal Years 2000, 2001, and 
     2002 Through March 31, 2002,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     47--117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9459. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the Month in Review: July 
     2002 Reports, Testimony, Correspondence, and Other 
     Publications; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9460. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the 
     Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Permits 
     for Recreation on Public Lands [WO- 250-1220-PA-24 1A] (RIN: 
     1004-AD25) received September 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9461. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Rights-of-Way Under The 
     Mineral Leasing Act; Timing of Approvals [WO-350-1430-PE-24-
     1A] (RIN: 1004-AD55) received September 30, 2002, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9462. A letter from the Senior Regulations Analyst, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Withdrawal of Proposed Rulemaking Actions; 
     Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age, Charter 
     Transportation, Notice of Terms of Contract of Carriage Part 
     399--Statement of General Policy, Simplified Airline Counter 
     Sign Notices, Rules of Practice in Board Proceedings--Fees 
     and Charges for Special Services; and Statements of General 
     Policy, Baggage Liability Notices in International Air 
     Transportation, Price Advertising, Procedures for 
     Transportation Workplace Drug Testing Programs, and 
     Transportation for Individuals with Disabilities [Docket No. 
     OST-02-13179] (RIN: 2105-AD16) Received September 27, 2002, 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9463. A letter from the Senior Regulations Analyst, 
     Department ofTransportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug 
     and Alcohol Testing Programs; Procedures for Non-Evidential 
     Alcohol Screening Devices [Docket OST-02] (RIN: 2105-AD13) 
     received September 27, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9464. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Satellite and Information Services, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Call for Proposals for Research in Satellite 
     Data Assimilation for Numerical and Climate Prediction Models 
     [Docket No. 020821203-2203-01] (RIN: 0648-ZB24) received 
     September 27, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Science.
       9465. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Extension of Import Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological 
     Material from Guatemala [T.D. 02-56] (RIN: 1515-AD17) 
     received September 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9466. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Amounts received under accident and health plans (Rev. Rul. 
     2002-58) received September 27, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9467. 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. 2002-65) received September 30, 2002, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9468. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Archer MSA's (Announcement 2002-90) received September 27, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.

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