[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 126 (Monday, September 15, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H8220-H8222]
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:

       4224. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Update of Nursery Stock Regulations 
     [Docket No. 98-062-2] (RIN: 0579-AB23) received September 10, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4225. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Requirements for Recognizing the 
     Animal Health Status of Foreign Regions [Docket No. 01-036-2] 
     received September 9, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4226. A letter from the Administrator, FSIS, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Definitions and Standards of Identity or Composition: 
     Elimination of the Pizza with Meat or Sausage Standards 
     [Docket No. 01-018F] received September 9, 2003, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4227. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Sugar Beet Disaster Program (RIN: 0560-AH04) 
     received September 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4228. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Outside Storage of Extra Long Staple Loan Cotton 
     (RIN: 0560-AH03) received September 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4229. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--2003 Agricultural Assistance Act-Crop Diaster 
     Program and Livestock Assistance Program (RIN: 0560-AG95) 
     received September 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4230. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting requests for FY 2004 budget amendments 
     for the Departments of Agriculture, Homeland Security, 
     Housing and Urban Development and the Corps of Engineers; (H. 
     Doc. No. 108--125); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       4231. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Multiyear Contracting Authority 
     Revisions [DFARS Case 2002-D041] received September 9, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       4232. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Contractor Performance of Security-
     Guard Functions [DFARS Case 2002-D042] received September 9, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       4233. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Caribbean Basin Country--Dominican 
     Republic [DFARS Case 2003-D007] received September 9, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       4234. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Liability for Loss Under Vessel Repair 
     and Alteration Contracts [DFARS Case 2002-D016] received 
     September 9, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       4235. A letter from the Executive Director, Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Customer Identification Programs for Futures 
     Commission Merchants and Introducing Brokers (RIN: 1506-AA34) 
     received September 9, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4236. A letter from the Senior Paralegal (Regulations), 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Federal Savings 
     Associations--Operations, Agency Offices; Fiduciary Powers of 
     Savings Associations [No. 2003-44] (RIN: 1550-AB80) received 
     September 8, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       4237. A letter from the Senior Paralegal (Regulations), 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Regulatory 
     Reporting Standards: Qualifications for Independent Public 
     Accountants Performing Audit Services for Voluntary Audit 
     Filers [No. 2003-45] (RIN: 1550-AB54) received September 8, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       4238. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, FEMA, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Changes in Flood Elevation 
     Determinations--received September 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4239. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, FEMA, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Final Flood Elevation 
     Determinations--received September 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4240. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--Filing Procedures, Corporate 
     Powers, International Banking, Management Official 
     Interlocks, Golden Parachute and Indemnification Payments 
     (RIN: 3064-AC55) received September 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4241. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administrator's final 
     rule--Investment and Deposit Activities and Regulatory 
     Flexibility Program--received September 10, 2003, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       4242. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Indian Education Discretionary Grant Programs (RIN: 
     1810-AA93) received September 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.

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       4243. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Indian Education Discretionary Grant Programs (RIN: 
     1810-AA93) received September 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4244. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
     Mine Safety and Health, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Testing and Evaluation by 
     Independent Laboratories and Non-MSHA Product Safety 
     Standards (RIN: 1219-AA87) received September 8, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       4245. 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 September 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4246. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Food 
     Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human 
     Consumption; Sucrose Oligoesters [Docket No. 98F-0717] 
     received September 9, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4247. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Export Clearance--Conformance of 
     Export Administration Regulations with Foreign Trade 
     Statistics Regulations [Docket No. 030728186-3186-01] (RIN: 
     0694-AC81) received September 9, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4248. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of the 
     Presidential Determination No. 2003-30, Imposition and 
     Waiverof Sanctions Under Section 604 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4249. A letter from the 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.
       4250. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive and 
     Political Personnel, Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4251. A letter from the Director, Office of White House 
     Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       4252. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive and 
     Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4253. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Uniform Administrative Requirements for Awards 
     and Subawards to Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, 
     Other Nonprofit Organizations, and Commercial Organizations; 
     and Certain Grants and Agreements with States, Local 
     Governments and Indian Tribal Governments and Uniform 
     Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative 
     Agreements to State and Local Governments--received September 
     9, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       4254. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Affairs, National Endowment for the Arts, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4255. 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 620 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 021122286-3036-02; I.D. 082803B] received September 9, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4256. A letter from the 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. 021122286-3036-02; I.D. 082803D] received September 9, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4257. 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 Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Removal of Full Retention and Utilization Requirements for 
     Rock Sole and Yellowfin Sole [Docket No. 030320066-3192-02; 
     I.D. 022103D] (RIN: 0648-AQ78) received September 9, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4258. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Operations, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; 
     Revisions to Definition of Length Overall of a Vessel; 
     Correction [Docket No. 030414085-3085-01; I.D. 012601B] (RIN: 
     0648-AR04) received September 9, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4259. A letter from the Deputy Assitant Administrator for 
     Operations, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
     Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Northeast Skate Complex (Skate) Fisheries; Skate Fishery 
     Management Plan [Docket No. 030519127-3190-02; I.D. 042403A] 
     (RIN: 0648-AO10) received September 9, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4260. 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 #2--
     Adjustment of the Recreational Fishery from the Queets River 
     to Cape Falcon, Oregon [Docket No. 020430101-2101-01; I.D. 
     080503B] received September 9, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4261. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Oregon Sport Fisheries 
     [Docket No. 030124019-3040-02; I.D. 073003C] received 
     September 9, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4262. 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 Eastern Aleutian District of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 021122286-3036-
     02; I.D. 082003D] received September 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4263. 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. 021122286-3036-02; I.D. 082603A] received September 10, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4264. 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; 
     Atka Mackerel Harvest Limit Area Fisheries in Areas 542 and 
     543 [Docket No. 021212307-3037-02; I.D. 081403D] received 
     September 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4265. 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; 
     Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea Subarea [Docket No. 
     021212307-3037-02; I.D. 081503B] received September 10, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4266. 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; 
     Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket 
     No. 021212307-3037-02; I.D. 081403C] received September 10, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4267. 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; 
     Pelagic Shelf Rockfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 021122286-3036-02; I.D. 073003A] 
     received September 9, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4268. 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 Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; 
     Groundfish Fisheries by Vessels using Hook-and-Line Gear in 
     the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 021122286-3036-02; I.D. 
     073003E] received September 9, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4269. 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; 
     License Limitation Program [Docket No. 030417090-3183-02; 
     I.D. 032403C] (RIN: 0648-AQ73) received September 9, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4270. A letter from the Rules Administrator, Federal Bureau 
     of Prisons, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Over-The-Counter (OTC) Medications 
     [BOP-1086-F] (RIN: 1120-AA81) received September 10, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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       4271. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Regulations Governing Fees for 
     Services Performed in Connection with Licensing and Related 
     Services--2003 Update [STB Ex Parte No. 542 (Sub-No. 10)] 
     received September 9, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4272. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--NASA Grant and 
     Cooperative Agreement Handbook--Financial Reporting (RIN: 
     2700-AC77) received September 9, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       4273. A letter from the Director, Industry Programs, Office 
     of Policy, Import Administration, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Steel Import 
     Licensing and Surge Monitoring [Docket #: 020711168-2325-02] 
     (RIN: 0625-AA60) received September 9, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4274. A letter from the Regulations Officer, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating 
     Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis [Regulations No. 4 and 16] 
     (RIN: 0960-AF95) received September 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4275. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting modification to 
     the certification that shrimp harvested with technology that 
     may adversely affect certain sea turtles may not be imported 
     into the United States unless the President makes specific 
     certifications to the Congress by May 1, 1991, and annually 
     thereafter, pursuant to Public Law 101--162 section 609(b); 
     jointly to the Committees on Resources and Appropriations.
       4276. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the progress made in 
     achieving the militarily significant benchmarks as pertains 
     to peace in Kosovo during the period January 1 to June 30, 
     2003, pursuant to Public Law 106--398; jointly to the 
     Committees on Armed Services, International Relations, and 
     Appropriations.
       4277. A letter from the Secretaries, Departments of Health 
     and Human Services, Defense and Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``Report to Congress on 
     Accounting for VA and DoD Expenditures for Medicare 
     Beneficiaries''; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services, 
     Veterans' Affairs, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce.

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