[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 20, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H2196-H2198]
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:

       7558. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Fosthiazate; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-2003-
     0296; FRL-7339-4] received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7559. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Hygromycin B phosphotransferase; Exemption from 
     the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-2004-0036; FRL-7352-8] 
     received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       7560. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Lambda-Cyhalothrin and an Isomer Gamma-
     Cyhalothrin; Tolerances for Residues [OPP-2004-0025; FRL-
     7353-4] received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7561. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Mesosulfuron-Methyl; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-
     2003-0257; FRL-7351-4] received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7562. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting Certification that the Multi-mission 
     Maritime Aircraft (MMA) survivability testing, otherwise 
     required by section 2366, would be unreasonably expensive and 
     impracticable, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2366(c)(2); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       7563. A letter from the Director, Defense Research and 
     Engineering, Department of Defense, transmitting Notification 
     of intent to obligate funds for three new test projects for 
     inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2004 Foreign Comparative Testing 
     (FCT) Program, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2350a(g); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       7564. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report identifying, for 
     each of the armed forces (other than the Coast Guard) and 
     each Defense Agency, the percentage of funds that are 
     projected to be expended during each of the next five fiscal 
     years for performance of depot-level maintenance and repair 
     workloads by the public and private sectors, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2466(d)(2); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7565. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report on assistance 
     provided by the Department of Defense (DoD) to civilian 
     sporting events in support of essential security and safety, 
     covering the period of calendar year 2003; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       7566. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of General 
     Larry R. Ellis, United States Army, and his advancement to 
     the grade of general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       7567. A letter from the Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting a letter on the details of the 
     Office's 2004 compensation plan, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 18336; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       7568. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the combined forty-seventh and forty-eigth 
     reports outlining the status of Exxon and Stripper Well Oil 
     Overcharge Funds as of September 30, 2003, satisfying the 
     request set forth in the Conference Report accompanying the 
     Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-202); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       7569. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Accidental Release Prevention Requirements; 
     Risk Management Program Requirements Under Clean Air Act 
     Section 112(r)(7); Amendments to the Submission Schedule and 
     Data Requirements [OAR-2003-0044; FRL-7643-6] (RIN: 2050-
     AF09) received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7570. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
     Plans; Florida Broward County Aviation Department Variance 
     [R04-OAR-2003-FL-0001-200414(a); FRL-7643-3] received April 
     6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       7571. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Interstate Ozone Transport; Response to Court 
     Decisions on the NOx SIP Call, NOx SIP Call Technical 
     Amendments, and Section 126 Rules [FRL-7644-7] (RIN: 2060-
     AJ16) received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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       7572. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Lead; Notification Requirements for Lead-Based 
     Paint Abatement Activities and Training [OPPT-2003-0061; FRL-
     7341-5] (RIN: 2070-AD31) received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       7573. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting a copy of 
     Transmittal 03-04 informing of an intent to sign an Amendment 
     to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Counterterrorism 
     Research and Development between the United States and 
     Canada, pursuant to Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act and Section 1(f) of Executive Order 11958, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       7574. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report on nuclear nonproliferation in South Asia for the 
     period October 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2376(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       7575. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and defense articles to Italy and Japan (Transmittal No. DDTC 
     010-04), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       7576. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for the manufacture 
     of significant military equipment abroad with Australia, New 
     Zealand, and Canada (Transmittal No. DDTC 003-04), pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       7577. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed transfer of major defense equipment from the 
     Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAEG) (Transmittal 
     RSAT-1-04), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       7578. 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: Denial Policy Against Iraq (RIN: 1400-ZA09) 
     received April 7, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       7579. A letter from the Chief Executive Officer, Federal 
     Prison Industries, Inc., Department of Justice, transmitting 
     a copy of the FY 2003 management report and independent 
     financial audit, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 4127; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       7580. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, Bureau for 
     Legislative and Public Affairs, Agency for International 
     Development, transmitting in accordance with the Federal 
     Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (FAIR Act), the Year 
     2003 A-76 Inventory of Commercial Activities for FY 2002; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       7581. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive & 
     Political Personnel, Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7582. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Policy, Department of the Interior, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       7583. A letter from the Director, Office of Human Resources 
     Management, Department of Energy, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       7584. A letter from the Director, Office of Human Resources 
     Management, Department of Energy, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       7585. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's Strategic Plan 
     for Fiscal Years 2004 through 2009, as required by the 
     Government Performance and Results Act of 1993; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       7586. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       7587. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       7588. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       7589. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration and Management, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Commercial Activities Inventory for FY 2003 
     as required by the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 
     1998 (the FAIR ACT); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7590. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting in accordance with OMB Circular No. 
     A-11, Part 2, and section 4(b) of the Government Performance 
     and Results Act, the Commission's Annual Program Performance 
     Report covering FY 2003; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       7591. A letter from the Director and Chief Financial 
     Officer, Holocaust Memorial Museum, transmitting the 
     Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for Fiscal Year 
     2003 for the Museum as required under the Accountability of 
     Tax Dollars (ATD) Act; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7592. A letter from the Executive Director, Neighborhood 
     Reinvestment Corporation, transmitting the FY 2003 Annual 
     Program Performance Report, prepared in accordance with the 
     provisions of The Government Performance and Results Act of 
     1993; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7593. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Government Ethics, transmitting the Office's Annual Financial 
     Statements for FY 2003; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       7594. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Inspector General and the Management 
     Response for the period of April 1, 2003 to September 30, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7595. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Inspector General and the Management 
     Response for the period of April 1, 2003 to September 30, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7596. A letter from the Chief Judge, Superior Court of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting the Superior Court's 
     Family Court Transition Plan, pursuant to Public Law 107--
     114; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7597. A letter from the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     transmitting the quarterly report of receipts and 
     expenditures of appropriations and other funds for the period 
     January 1, 2004 through March 31, 2004 as compiled by the 
     Chief Administrative Officer, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a; (H. 
     Doc. No. 108--179); to the Committee on House Administration 
     and ordered to be printed.
       7598. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting The results of the study 
     to assess the number of untested rape examination kits that 
     currently exist nationwide as described under this section, 
     pursuant to Public Law 107--273, section 304 (116 Stat. 
     1781); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7599. A letter from the Under Secretary, Emergency 
     Preparedness and Response, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting notification that funding under Title V, 
     subsection 503(b)(3) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, may exceed 
     $5 million for the response to the emergency declared as a 
     result of the record/near record snow on December 5-7, 2003, 
     in the State of Connecticut, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5193; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7600. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Jensen Beach (SR 707) Bridge, Atlantic 
     Intracoastal Waterway mile 981.4, Stuart, FL. [CGD07-04-035] 
     received April, 5, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7601. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Harlem River, Newton Creek, NY. 
     [CGD01-04-018] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received April 5, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7602. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Piscataqua River, ME. [CGD01-04-022] 
     received April 5, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7603. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Long Island, New York Inland Waterway 
     from East Rockaway Inlet to Shinnecock Canal, NY. [CGD01-04-
     008] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received April 5, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7604. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Bayou Portage, Pass Christian, MS 
     [CGD08-04-007] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received April 5, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7605. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway -- Black 
     Bayou, LA. [CGD08-04-008] received April 5, 2004, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7606. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; St. Johns River, mile 24.7 at 
     Jacksonville, Duval County, FL. [CGD07-

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     04-033] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received April 5, 2004, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7607. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone; 
     Suisan Bay, Concard, California [COTP San Francisco Bay 04-
     006] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received April 5, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7608. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Amendment to Class D Airspace; Cannon Air Force 
     Base, NM [Docket No. FAA-2003-15249; Airspace Docket No. 
     2003-ASW-4] received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7609. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Modification of Class E Airspace; Iowa City, 
     IA. [Docket No. FAA-2004-17143; Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-9] 
     received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7610. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Modification of Class E Airspace; Iowa Falls, 
     IA. [Docket No. FAA-2003-16747; Airspace Docket No. 03-ACE-
     91] received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7611. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Modification of Class E Airspace; Clay Center, 
     KS. [Docket No. FAA-2003-16759; Airspace Docket No. 03-ACE-
     96] received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7612. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Modification of Class E Airspace; Fort Scott, 
     KS. [Docket No. FAA-2003-16761; Airspace Docket No. 03-ACE-
     98] received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7613. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Modification of Class E Airspace; Charleston, 
     MO. [Docket No. FAA-2004-17146; Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-
     12] received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7614. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Amendment to Class E Airspace; Angel Fire, NM 
     [Docket No. FAA-2003-15246; Airspace Docket No. 2003-ASW-1] 
     received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7615. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Amendment to Class D Airspace; Little Rock AFB, 
     AR [Docket No. FAA-2003-15247; Airspace Docket No. 2003-ASW-
     2] received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7616. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Modification of Class D Airspace; Rapid City, 
     SD [Docket No. FAA-2003-16147; Airspace Docket No. 03-AGL-17] 
     received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7617. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a package of material, 
     containing the State of the Chesapeake Bay report (July 
     2002), a compliation of key Chesapeake Bay environmental 
     indicators, a summary report on Land Cover Change in the 
     Chesapeake Bay Watershed, and a report entitled Chesapeake 
     Bay Program Institutional Governance Analysis: Participation 
     by the Headwaters States of DE, NY and WV; representing the 
     Agency's fulfillment of its obligation under Section 117(h) 
     of the Clean Water Act; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7618. A letter from the United States Trade Representative, 
     transmitting the reports of the Advisory Committee for Trade 
     Policy and Negotiations, and the policy, sectoral, and 
     functional trade advisory committees chartered under those 
     Acts, on the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement, pursuant to 
     19 U.S.C. 2155(e)(1); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7619. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting notification of an intent to transfer funds from 
     the Defense Working Capital Funds to the Operation and 
     Maintenance Appropriations of the Army and the Navy, pursuant 
     to Public Law 108--87, section 8006; jointly to the 
     Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations.
       7620. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a determination 
     that, at this time, the Secretary cannot certify that the 
     Government of Serbia and Montenegro (formerly the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia) has met the condition for 
     certification in Section 572(c) of the Foreign Operations, 
     Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations, 2004 
     (P.L. 108-199) regarding cooperation with the International 
     Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY); jointly 
     to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       7621. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting Consistent with the requirements of 
     Public Law 106-65, ``National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2000,'' section 1402, ``Annual Report on 
     Transfers of Militarily Sensitive Technology to Countries and 
     Entities of Concern,'' October 5, 1999, the results of the 
     assessment of policies and procedures related to the export 
     of technologies and technical information to countries and 
     entities of concern; jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations, Armed Services, and Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select).
       7622. A letter from the Principal Deputy General Counsel, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     legislative initiatives for inclusion in the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for FY 2005; jointly to the Committees on 
     Armed Services, Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Judiciary.

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