[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 72 (Thursday, May 20, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H3435-H3436]
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:

       8226. A letter from the Congressional Review Corrdinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Importation of Orchids of the Genus 
     Phalaenopsis From Taiwan in Growing Media [Docket No. 98-035-
     5] (RIN: 0579-AB75) received May 7, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8227. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Veterinary Diagnostic Services User 
     Fees [Docket No. 00-024-2] (RIN: 0579-AB22) received May 7, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8228. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Pine Shoot Beetle; Additions to 
     Quatantined Areas [Docket No. 03-102-2] received May 7, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8229. A letter from the Regulatory Contact, Grain 
     Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Fees for Official Inspection and Official Weighing Services 
     (RIN: 0580-AA80) received May 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8230. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Karnal Bunt; Compensation for Custom 
     Harvesters in Northern Texas [Docket No. 03-052-1] received 
     May 7, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8231. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Isoxadifen-ethyl; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-2004-
     0093; FRL-7355-8] received May 18, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8232. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Indoxacarb; Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerance 
     [OPP-2004-0130; FRL-7359-1] received May 18, 2004, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8233. A letter from the Secretary, Department of State, 
     transmitting the 2003 Annual Report on United Nations voting 
     practices, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2414a; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       8234. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Revisions to the California State Implementation 
     Plan, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Monterey Bay 
     Unified Air Pollution Control District, and Ventura County 
     Air Pollution Control District [CA 169-0440a; FRL-7665-2] 
     received May 18, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8235. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Revisions to the California and Nevada State 
     Implementation Plans, Ventura County Air Pollution Control 
     District and Clark County Departemnt of Air Quality 
     Management [CA 151-0449a; FRL-7660-6] received May 18, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8236. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Finding of Failure to Submit Required State 
     Implementation Plan Revision for the Metropolitan Washington, 
     DC Ozone Nonattainment Area; Maryland [MD168-3110; FRL-7665-
     6] received May 18, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8237. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation 
     Plans; Illinois [IL221-1a; FRL-7657-8] received May 18, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8238. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
     Plans; New Jersey; Motor Vehicle Enhanced Inspection and 
     Maintenance Program [Region II Docket No. NJ68-275; FRL-7661-
     1] received May 18, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8239. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
     Plans; Indiana [IN 140-4a; FRL-7658-9] received May 18, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8240. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; The 2005 ROP Plan for the 
     Pennsylvania Portion of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton 
     Severe Area Sever 1-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area: [PA213-
     4026; FRL-7663-7] received May 18, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8241. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Missouri Update to Materials 
     Incorporated by Reference [MO-194-1194; FRL-7658-5] received 
     May 18, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8242. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective April 18, 2004, the 15% Danger Pay Allowance for 
     Sierra Leone was terminated based on improved security 
     conditions and the fact that warfare conditions have ceased, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       8243. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective March 7, 2004, a 15% Danger Pay Allowance for Haiti 
     has been established based on the threat of attacks on U.S. 
     facilities endangering the lives of U.S. Governemnt 
     civilians, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8244. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report 
     concerning Cuban emigration policies, pursuant to Public Law 
     105--277, section 2245; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       8245. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Pursuant to the 
     Anti-Economic Discrimination Act of 1994, part C of Title V, 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
     1995, as amended (Public Law 103-236), the Secretary's 
     determination suspending prohibitions on certain sales and 
     leases under the Anti-Economic Discrimination Act of 1994 and 
     the accompanying Memorandum of Justification; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8246. A letter from the Executive Director, Christopher 
     Columbus Fellowship Foundation, transmitting pursuant to the 
     Accountability of Tax Dollars Act, the Foundation's quarterly 
     financial statement, prepared by the U.S. General Services 
     Administration; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8247. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of the 
     Army for Financial Management and Comptroller, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report on the Army's Annual Financial 
     Statement for FY 2003; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8248. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting notice that in compliance 
     with the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002, the 
     Office of Insepctor General has initiated the audit of the 
     Department of Homeland Security's consolidated financial 
     statements as of and for the year ending September 30, 2004; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8249. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration and Management, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting pursuant to Title II, Section 203, of the 
     Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
     Retaliation Act (No Fear Act), the Department's annual 
     report; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8250. A letter from the President, Federal Financing Bank, 
     transmitting the Annual Management Report of the Federal 
     Financing Bank for fiscal year 2003, pursuant to 31

[[Page H3436]]

     U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8251. A letter from the Senior Vice President, Tennessee 
     Valley Authority, transmitting the Authority's first annual 
     report, pursuant to Public Law 107-174, section 203(a); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       8252. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the 
     United States, transmitting a copy of the Report of the 
     Proceedings of the Judicial Conference of the United States, 
     held in Washington D.C., on September 23, 2003, pursuant to 
     28 U.S.C. 331; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8253. A letter from the Secretary to the Council, Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of Council 
     Resolution 15-514, ``Sense of the Council on Opposing a 
     Constitutional Marriage Amendment Resolution of 2004,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       8254. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Report on Denial 
     of Visas to Confiscators of American Property, pursuant to 
     Public Law 105-277, section 8; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       8255. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting as conducted by the United States 
     Coast Guard, a report on Safety Management Code Report & 
     Policy, pursuant to Public Law 105-383, section 306; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8256. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Security Zone; 
     Chesapeake Bay, Hampton Roads, Elizabeth River, VA. [CGD05-
     04-081] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received May 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8257. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Metro 
     North Railroad Bridge over the Norwalk River, Norwalk, 
     Connecticut [CGD01-04-035] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received May 6, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8258. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Security and Safety 
     Zone; M/V Spirit of Ontario, Lake Ontario, NY [CGD09-04-012] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received May 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8259. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; 
     McCellan-Kerr Arkansas River Mile 307 to 309.5, Fort Smith, 
     AR [COTP Memphis-04-002] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received May 6, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8260. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; 
     Transit of Rig Pride Portland, Portland, Maine [CGD01-04-040] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received May 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8261. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Snake River, Burbank, WA [CGD13-04-
     004] received May 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8262. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operating Regulation; Illinois Waterway, Joliet, IL [CGD08-
     04-016] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received May 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8263. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Stono River, mile 11.0 at Johns 
     Island, SC. [CGD07-04-021] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received May 6, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8264. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Newtown Creek, Dutch Kills, English 
     Kills, and their tributaries, NY. [CGD01-04-039] received May 
     6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8265. 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, Galveston, 
     TX. [CGD08-04-017] received May 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8266. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Loxahatchee River, Palm Beach County, 
     FL [CGD07-04-019] received May 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8267. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Mare Island Strait, Napa River, 
     Vallego, CA. [CGD11-03-006] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received May 6, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8268. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, miles 
     1062.6 and 1064.0 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, FL. 
     [CGD07-03-166] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received May 6, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8269. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Regulated 
     Navigation Area; USCG Station Port Huron, Port Huron, 
     Michigan, Lake Huron [CGD09-03-287] (RIN: 1625-AA11) received 
     May 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8270. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Coast 
     Guard Station Fire Island, Fire Island, NY [CGD01-03-025] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received May 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8271. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Update of Rules on 
     Aids to Navigation Affecting Buoys, Sound Signals, 
     International Rules at Sea, Communications Procedures, and 
     Large Navigational Buoys [USCG-2001-10714] (RIN: 1625-AA34) 
     received May 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8272. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting the Department's Capital Asset 
     Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) Decision, pursuant 
     to Public Law 108--170, section 222; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       8273. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's FY 2001 report 
     entitled, ``Implementation of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 
     Land Withdrawal Act'' required under Section 23(a)(2) of the 
     Act; jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and 
     Armed Services.
       8274. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's report on the Office of 
     Workers' Compensation Programs' administration of the Energy 
     Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 
     222 (EEOICPA) analyzing claims for benefits under the EEOICPA 
     that have been either accepted or denied through December 31, 
     2003, pursuant to Public Law 108-136, section 3134; jointly 
     to the Committees on the Judiciary and Education and the 
     Workforce.

                          ____________________