[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 57 (Wednesday, April 9, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H3047-H3048]
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:

       1724. A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting notification of the decision to 
     order up to 150,000 additional workstations under the Navy 
     Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) contract; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       1725. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report required pursuant to title 10, 
     United States Code, section 12302(d), relating to those units 
     of the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces that remained on 
     active duty under the provisions of section 12302 as of 
     January 1, 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1726. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report entitled, ``Devolvement of 
     Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Programs and 
     Activities Beginning in FY 2004''; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       1727. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting notification regarding the Department's 
     study required by the Senate Armed Services Committee report 
     accompanying the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act 
     for FY 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1728. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the annual report of the Armed Forces 
     Retirement Home for Fiscal Year 2001; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       1729. 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 April 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1730. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's annual 
     financial report to Congress required by the Prescription 
     Drug User Fee Act of 1992 (PDUFA) for fiscal year 2002, 
     pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 379g note; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1731. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Medical Devices; 
     Reclassification of the Knee Joint Patellofemorotibial Metal/
     Polymer Porous-Coated Uncemented Prosthesis and the Knee 
     Joint Femorotibial (Uni-compartmental) Meta/Polymer Porous-
     Coated Uncemented Prosthesis [Docket No. 00N-OO18] received 
     April 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1732. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Labeling 
     Requirements for Systemic Antibacterial Drug Products 
     Intended for Human Use; Correction [Docket No. 00N-1463] 
     (RIN: 0910-AB78) received April 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1733. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- New Animal Drugs; 
     Phenylbutazone; Extralabel Animal Drug Use; Order of 
     Prohibition; Correction [Docket No. 03N-0024] received April 
     3, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       1734. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report entitled, 
     ``Policy on terminating the Arab League Boycott of Israel and 
     expanding the process of normalization between the Arab 
     League countries and Israel,'' pursuant to Public Law 108--7, 
     section 535; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1735. A letter from the Administrator and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Department of Energy, transmitting the 2002 Annual 
     Report of the Bonneville Power Administration, pursuant to 16 
     U.S.C. 839(h)(12)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1736. A letter from the Chief Operating Officer, Chemical 
     Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, transmitting the 
     Board's annual inventory of activities; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1737. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Financial Report of the United 
     States Government for Fiscal Year 2002 (Financial Report); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       1738. A letter from the Director, Holocaust Memorial 
     Museum, transmitting the Annual Performance Report for Fiscal 
     Year 2002; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1739. A letter from the Executive Director for Operations, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting a report on Year 
     2002 Inventory of Commercial Activities and Inherently 
     Governmental Functions; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       1740. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a report on the Federal Activities 
     Inventory Reform Act Inventory as of June 30, 2002; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1741. A letter from the Chief Judge, Superior Court of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting the Superior Court's 
     Family Court Transition Plan; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       1742. A letter from the Architect of the Capitol, 
     transmitting a report discussing the AOC's activities to 
     improve worker safety during the first quarter of FY03; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
       1743. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting a biennial report on Atlantic 
     Bluefin

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     Tuna (2001-2002), pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 971i; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1744. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Final 2003 Harvest 
     Specifications for Groundfish; Correction [Docket No. 
     021212307-3037-02; I.D. 110602C] received April 3, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1745. 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 610 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 021212306-2306-01; I.D. 031703B] received April 3, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1746. 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 cod by Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 ft (18.3m) LOA 
     Using Jig or Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bogosl of Pacific Cod 
     Exemption Area in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area 
     [Docket No. 020718172-2303-02; I.D. 032503D] received April 
     3, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1747. 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; 
     Species in the Rock sole/Flathead sole/``Other flatfish'' 
     Fishery Category by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands management area [Docket No. 021212307-
     3037-02; I.D. 032103D] received April 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1748. A letter from the Commissioner, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting FY 2002 Report to the Congress U.S. 
     Government Receivables and Debt Collection Activities of 
     Federal Agencies, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3716(c)(3)(B); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       1749. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Paralyzed 
     Veterans of America, transmitting a copy of the annual audit 
     report of the Paralyzed Veterans of America for the fiscal 
     year 2002, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1166; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       1750. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the 41st Annual Report of the 
     Federal Maritime Commission for fiscal year 2002, pursuant to 
     46 U.S.C. app. 1118; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1751. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, Office of 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Joint Hurricane Testbed (JHT) Opportunities for 
     Transfer of Research and Technology into Tropical Cyclone 
     Analysis and Forecast Operations [Docket No. 021114275-3052-
     02] received April 1, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       1752. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board, transmitting the Thirteenth Annual 
     Report describing the Board's health and safety activities 
     relating to the Department of Energy's defense nuclear 
     facilities during the calendar year 2002; jointly to the 
     Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Commerce.