[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 152 (Friday, November 22, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H9126-H9128]
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:

       10161. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Reduction of Membership on 
     the Area No. 3 Colorado Potato Administrative Committee 
     [Docket No. FV02-948-2 FR] received November 19, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10162. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Apple; Grade Standards [Docket No. FV-98-3 03] received 
     November 22, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       10163. A letter from the Administrator, Dairy Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Milk in the Pacific Northwest Marketing Area; 
     Interim Order Amending the Order [Doc. No. AO-368-A29; DA-01-
     06] received November 22, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10164. A letter from the Administrator, Tobacco Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Tobacco Inspection; Mandatory Grading [Docket 
     No. TB-02-11] (RIN: 0581-AC20) received November 22, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10165. A letter from the Administrator, Agriculture 
     Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 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 FIR] received November 22, 2002,, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10166. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Walnuts Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. FV02-984-1 IFR] received November 22, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10167. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Dried Prunes Produced in California; Decreased Assessment 
     Rate [Docket No. FV02-993-4 FIR] received November 22, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10168. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Kiwifruit Grown in California; Relaxation of Pack and 
     Container Requirements received November 22, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10169. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting revisions to the National Defense 
     Stockpile Annual Materials Plan (AMP) for fiscal year 2003, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 98h--5; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       10170. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report on Medical Informatics 
     required by Section 753, National Defense Authorization Act 
     for FY 2001; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       10171. A letter from the Vice Chairman, Export-Import Bank, 
     transmitting a report on transactions involving U.S. exports 
     to South Africa pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the Export-
     Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       10172. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting appropriations reports containing OMB 
     cost estimates; to the Committee on the Budget.
       10173. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting Final Regulations ---- Adjustment of 
     Civil Monetary Penalties for Inflation, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       10174. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting a follow-up report pursuant to 
     section 6(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
     amended; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       10175. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Student Assistance General Provisions -- received November 
     19, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       10176. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Federal Student Aid Programs (RIN: 1845-AA23) received 
     November 19, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       10177. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Poison Prevention Packaging Requirements; 
     Exemption of Hormone Replacement Therapy Products -- received 
     November 22, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10178. A letter from the Director, Office of Civilian 
     Radioactive Waste Management, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the eighteenth Annual Report on the activities 
     and expenditures of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste 
     Management, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10179. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Medical Devices; 
     Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices; Classification of the 
     Transcutaneous Air Conduction Hearing Aid System [Docket No. 
     02P-0241] received November 19, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10180. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, NHTSA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Tire Safety Information [Docket No. NHTSA-0 2-
     13678] (RIN: 2127-AI32) received November 22, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       10181. A letter from the Acting Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Six Control Measures to Meet 
     EPA-Identified Shortfalls in Delaware,s One-Hour Ozone 
     Attainment Demonstration [DE061-DE066-1036; FRL-7411-3] 
     received November 19, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10182. A letter from the Acting Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [MO 164-1164a; FRL 
     7412-4] received November 19, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10183. A letter from the Acting Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans and Operating Permits Program; State of 
     Missouri [MO 166-1166a; FRL-7412-1] received November 19, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       10184. A letter from the Acting Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environomental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Montana; State Implementation 
     Plan Correction [SIP No. MT23-1-6402; FRL-7412-2] received 
     November 19, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10185. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- List of Approved Spent Fuel 
     Storage Casks: VSC-24 Revision (RIN: 3150-AH05) received 
     November 19, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10186. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to the Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office in the United States (Transmittal No. 
     03-03), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       10187. 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 Indonesia, Canada and France [Transmittal No. DTC 
     177-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       10188. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Amendment to the International 
     Traffic in Arms Regulations United States Munitions List -- 
     received November 19, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       10189. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report regarding efforts to promote Israel's diplomatic 
     relations with other countries; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       10190. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     first annual report on the Benjamin A. Gilman International 
     Scholarship Program; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       10191. A letter from the Chairman, United States Advisory 
     Commission on Public Diplomacy, transmitting the Commission's 
     report entitled, ``Building America's Public Diplomacy 
     through a Reformed Structure and Additional Resources''; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       10192. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the semiannual 
     report on the activities of the Office of Inspector General, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       10193. A letter from the Director of Congressional Affairs, 
     Central Intelligence Agency, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       10194. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for FY 2002; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       10195. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Statement of Procedural Rules [REG-251003-96] (RIN: 1545-
     AR99) received November 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10196. A letter from the Senior Deputy Chairman, National 
     Endowment for the Arts, transmitting 2002 FAIR Act Inventory 
     of Activities; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10197. A letter from the Senior Deputy Chairman, National 
     Endowment for the Arts, transmitting the semiannual report of 
     the Inspector General for the period April 1 through 
     September 30, 2002 and the semiannual report on Final Action 
     for the National Endowment for the Arts, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       10198. A letter from the Acting Special Counsel, Office of 
     Special Counsel, transmitting the FY 2002 Annual Report on 
     the Agency Management of Commercial Activities; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       10199. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for Lomatium 
     cookii (Cook's Lomatium) and Limnanthes floccosa ssp. 
     grandiflora (Large-flowered Woolly Meadowfoam) from Southern 
     Oregon (RIN: 1018-AF84) received November 22, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10200. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Louisiana Regulatory Program [LA-
     022-FOR] received November 19, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10201. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Special 
     Regulations; Areas of the National Park System (RIN: 1024-
     AD06) received November 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10202. 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 Northeastern United States; Magnuson-
     Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; 
     Monkfish Fishery [Docket No. 020329075-2124-03; I.D. 031902E] 
     (RIN: 0648-AP11) received November 19, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10203. A letter from the Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Rules of Practice and Procedure; Adjusting Civil Money 
     Penalties for Inflation (RIN: 3052-AC12) received November 
     19, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       10204. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Portage Bayou, Pass Christian, MS 
     [CGD08-02-030] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received November 14, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10205. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Transportation for Security, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting a letter pursuant to Section 110(c)(2) of the 
     Aviation and Transportation Security Act; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10206. A letter from the Attorney/Advisor, Bureau of 
     Transportation Statistics, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Reporting the 
     Causes of Airline Delays and Cancellations under 14 CFR Part 
     234 [Docket No. OST 2000-8164] (RIN: 2139-AA09) received 
     November 22, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10207. A letter from the Regulations Officer, FHWA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Traffic Control Devices on Federal-Aid and 
     Other Streets and Highways; Color Specifications for 
     Retroreflective Sign and Pavement Marking Materials [FHWA 
     Docket No. FHWA-99-6190] (RIN: 2125-AE67) received November 
     22, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10208. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the 2002 summary report on federal laboratory 
     technology transfer; to the Committee on Science.
       10209. A letter from the Acting Deputy General Counsel, 
     Small Business Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Small Business Size Standards; 
     Adoption of Size Standards by 2002 North American Industry 
     Classification System for Size Standards (RIN: 3245-AF00) 
     received November 19, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       10210. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     and Training,

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      Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Operating Instructions for Implementing the 
     Amendments to the Trade Act of 1974 Enacted by the Trade Act 
     of 2002 -- received November 19, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10211. A letter from the United States Trade 
     Representative, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting notification that the President intends to 
     initiate negotiations for a free trade agreement with 
     Australia; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10212. 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. 2002-81) received 
     November 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       10213. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Treatment of Loans with Below-Market Interest Rates (Rev. 
     Rul. 2002-78) received November 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10214. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Imposition of Tax (Rev. Rul. 2002-76) received November 21, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       10215. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Special Rules for Certain Transactions Where Stated Principal 
     Amount Does Not Exceed $2,800,000. (Rev. Rul. 2002-79) 
     received November 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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