[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 128 (Thursday, October 3, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H7017-H7018]
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:

       9486. 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 00-07, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1351; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       9487. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans State of Montana: General 
     Conformity [MT-001-0046a; FRL-7383-2] received October 2, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       9488. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Massachusetts; Volatile Organic 
     Compound Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Plans 
     and Regulations [MA-083-7213a; A-1-FRL-7374-9] received 
     October 2, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9489. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Allegheny 
     County's Generic VOC and NOx RACT Regulation and Revised 
     Definitions [PA135-4101a; FRL-7389-2] received October 2, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       9490. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia, Regulation to 
     Prevent and Control Air Pollution From the Operation of Coal 
     Preparation Plants, Coal Handling Operations and Coal Refuse 
     Disposal Areas [WV048-6020a; FRL-7381-7] received October 2, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       9491. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; Ambient Air 
     Quality Standard for Carbon Monoxide and Ozone [WV052-0623a; 
     FRL-7388-9] received October 2, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9492. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; Ambient Air 
     Quality Standard for Nitrogen Dioxide [WV054-6022a; FRL-7381-
     9] received October 2, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9493. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Massachusetts; Approval of PM10 
     State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revisions and Designation of 
     Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes [MA-075-7209a; A-1-
     FRL-7374-7] received October 2, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9494. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Clean Air Act Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plan Revision for 
     North Dakota; Revisions to the Air Pollution Control Rules; 
     Delegation of Authority for New Source Performance Standards 
     and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 
     [ND-001-0005a & 0007a; FRL-7379-8] received October 2, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       9495. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Interim Final Determination to 
     Stay Sanctions, Bay Area Air Quality Management District [CA 
     272-03969c; FRL-7387-2] received October 2, 2002, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       9496. A letter from the Prinicpal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, Antelope Valley Air Pollution Control 
     District and South Coast Air Quality Management District 
     [CA207-0252; FRL-7380-8] received October 2, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       9497. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, South Coast Air Quality Management 
     District [CA187-0365a; FRL-7385-3] received October 2, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       9498. A letter from the Prinicpal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Envrionmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Land Disposal Restrictions: 
     National Treatment Variance to Designate New Treatment 
     Subcategories for Radioactively Contaminated Cadmium-, 
     Mercury-, and Silver-Containing Batteries [FRL-7390-7] (RIN: 
     2050-AE99) received October 2, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9499. A letter from the Prinicpal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Envrionmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, Bay Area Air Quality Management District 
     [CA272-0369a; FRL-7387-1] received October 2, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       9500. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the Government of 
     Norway (Transmittal No. 15-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2796a(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9501. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the revised annual 
     report concerning defense articles and services that were 
     licensed for export under section 38 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act during Fiscal Year 2001; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9502. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's revised strategic 
     plan for FY 2003 through FY 2008; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       9503. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting information concerning GAO 
     employees who were assigned to congressional committees as of 
     July 22, 2002; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9504. A letter from the Director, Regulations and Forms 
     Services Division, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Delegating the Secretary of Labor 
     the Authority To Adjudicate Certain Temporary Agricultural 
     Worker (H-2A) Petitions [INS No. 1946-98; AG Order No. 2617-
     2002] (RIN: 1115-AF29) received October 2, 2002, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9505. A letter from the Chairperson, United States 
     Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting a report entitled, 
     ``Ten-Year Check-Up: Have Federal Agencies Responded to Civil 
     Rights Recommendations,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1975a(c); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9506. A letter from the Attorney, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Hazardous Materials Regulations: Minor Editorial Corrections 
     and Clarifications [Docket No. RSPA-02-12524 (HM-189T)] (RIN: 
     2137-AD72) received October 1, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9507. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Guidelines Establishing Test 
     Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants; Measurement of 
     Mercury in Water; Revisions to EPA Method 1631 [FRL-7390-6] 
     (RIN: 2040-AD72) received October 2, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       9508. A letter from the Deputy Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting a report of Building 
     Project Survey for the U. S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta, GA; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9509. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting informational copies of 
     additional lease prospectuses that support the General 
     Services Administration's Fiscal Year 2003 Capital Investment 
     and Leasing Program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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