[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 120 (Wednesday, September 29, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H7861-H7862]
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:

       9847. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, 
     Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Guaranteed Loans--Rescheduling 
     Terms and Loan Subordinations (RIN: 0560-AG53) received 
     August 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9848. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Folpet; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-2004-0168; 
     FRL-7369-1] received August 20, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9849. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Flumioxazin; Pesticide Tolerances [OPP-2004-
     0212; FRL-7369-9] received August 20, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9850. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- DCPA; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-2004-0200; FRL-
     7673-6] received August 20, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9851. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Pesticide Worker Protection Standard; Glove 
     Liners, and Chemical-Resistant Glove Requirements of 
     Agricultural Pilots [OPP-2003-0169; FRL-7352-3] (RIN: 2070-
     AC93) received August 30, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9852. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting requests for an emergency FY 2004 
     supplemental appropriations for the Departments of 
     Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security, the 
     Interior, Justice, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs; as 
     well as the Corps of Engineers, International Assistance 
     Programs, and the Small Business Administration; (H. Doc. No. 
     108-220); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
     be printed.
       9853. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the results of an audit of 
     undefinitized contractual actions that was conducted in 
     response to Section 908(b) of the ``Continuing Appropriations 
     for Fiscal Year 1987,'' pursuant to Public Law 99-591, 
     section 908(b)(2) (100 Stat. 3341-140); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       9854. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, FEMA, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Suspension of Community 
     Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7837] received August 6, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       9855. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Romania pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       9856. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Revisions to the Arizona State Implementation 
     Plan, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality [AZ 126-
     0074a; FRL-7789-9] received August 30, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9857. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- OMB Approvals Under the Paperwork Reduction 
     Act; Final Rule [FRL-7803-6] received August 20, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       9858. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: 
     Analytical Method for Uranium [OW-2003-0067; FRL-7805-5] 
     (RIN: 2040-AE62) received August 20, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9859. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for 
     Designated Facilities and Pollutants; State of Iowa [R07-OAR-
     2004-IA-0003; FRL-7805-4] received August 20, 2004, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       9860. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
     Plans; State of Missouri [R07-OAR-2004-MO-0002 FRL-7805-1] 
     received August 20, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9861. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
     Plans Indiana; Revised Mobile Source Inventories and Motor 
     Vehicle Emissions Budgets for 2005 and 2007 Using MOBILE6 
     [R05-OAR-2004-IN-0003; FRL-7806-5] received August 20, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       9862. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Virginia; Revision of Flow Control Date 
     in Nitrogen Oxides Budget Trading Program [VA159-5083a; FRL-
     7805-7] received August 20, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9863. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, Antelope Valley Air Quality Management 
     District and Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District 
     [CA 207-0437; FRL-7804-1] received August 30, 2004, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       9864. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants: Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Oil Production 
     [OAR-2004-0006, FRL-7808-4] (RIN: 2060-AK32) received August 
     30, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       9865. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
     Plans; New Jersey; Revised Motor Vehicle Transportation 
     Conformity Budgets [Region II Docket No. R02-OAR-2004-NJ-
     0002, FRL-7807-6] received August 30, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9866. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
     Plans; Washington [WA-04-002; FRL-

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     7807-1] received August 30, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9867. 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; Federally Enforceable 
     State Operating Permit Program for Allegheny County [PA 138-
     4230; FRL-7807-3] received August 30, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9868. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Changing the Ozone Monitoring Season in Idaho 
     from April Through October to May Through September [Docket # 
     ID-04-003a; FRL-7801-6] received August 30, 2004, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       9869. 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 India 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 057-04), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       9870. 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 
     Canada, Norway, Ireland, and the United Kingdom (Transmittal 
     No. DDTC 073-04), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9871. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on 
     employment of U.S. citizens by certain international 
     organizationsduring 2003, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276c-4; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9872. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the sixth and 
     final annual report on enforcement and monitoring of the 
     Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials 
     in International Business Transactions of the Organization 
     for Economic Cooperation and Development, pursuant to 
     paragraph (c)(1) of the resolution of advice and consent, 
     adopted by the United States Senate on July 31, 1998; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9873. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Schedule of Fees for Consular 
     Services, Department of State and Overseas Embassies and 
     Consulates (RIN: 1400-AB94) received September 22, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9874. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Memorandum of 
     Justification under section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, as amended to provide emergency assistance for 
     Darfur, Sudan; to the Committee on International Relations.
       9875. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of the 
     Memorandum of Justification under Section 610 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 regarding determination to transfer FY 
     2004 funds appropriated for International Organizations and 
     Programs (IO&P) to the Economic Support Fund; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9876. A letter from the Acting Director of Communications 
     and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's (EEOC's) Year 2004 
     Inventories of Commercial and Inherently Governmental 
     Activities in accordance with the Federal Activities 
     Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       9877. A letter from the Archivist, National Archives and 
     Records Administration, transmitting the FY 2004 Commercial 
     Activities Inventory and Inherently Governmental Inventory, 
     as required by the FAIR Act and OMB Circular A-76; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       9878. A letter from the Inspector General, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting a copy of the FY 2004 
     Commercial and Inherently Governmental Activities Inventories 
     for the Commission as required by the Federal Activities 
     Inventory Reform Act of 1998 and guidance issued by the OMB; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9879. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting a draft bill ``To designate certain 
     National Forest System land in the State of Oregon as a 
     component of the National Wilderness Preservation System''; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       9880. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts, transmitting a report on compliance 
     within the time limitations established for deciding habeas 
     corpus death penalty petitions under Title I of the 
     Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2266(b) and (c); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       9881. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the designation as 
     ``foreign terrorist organizations'' pursuant to Section 219 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 
     1189; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9882. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Certification of Aircraft and Airmen for the Operation of 
     Light-Sport Aircraft; Correction [Docket No. FAA-2001-11133; 
     Amendment No. 91-282] (RIN: 2120-AA19) received September 22, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9883. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Restricted Areas 5802C, D, and E; Fort 
     Indiantown Gap, PA [Docket No. FAA-2003-13850; Airspace 
     Docket No. 02-AEA-19] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 22, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9884. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; La Junta, CO [Docket No. FAA-
     2003-16029; Airspace Docket No. 03-ANM-08] received September 
     22, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9885. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Wayne, NE [Docket No. FAA-
     2004-17912; Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-38] received September 
     22, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9886. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; California City, CA 
     [Docket No. FAA-2004-18609; Airspace Docket No. 03-AWP-15] 
     received September 22, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9887. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Northwood, ND [Docket No. 
     FAA-2004-17094; Airspace Docket No. 04-AGL-03] received 
     September 22, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9888. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30419; Amdt. No. 3101] received 
     September 22, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9889. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Fuel Tank Safety Compliance Extension (Final Rule) and 
     (Request for Comments); Extension of Comment Period [Docket 
     No. FAA-2004-17681; Amendment No. 91-283, 121-305, 125-46, 
     129-39] (RIN: 2120-AI20) received September 22, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9890. A letter from the Attorney, Office of Aviation Enf. & 
     Proceedings, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Passenger Baggage Liability (RIN: 
     2105-AD42) received September 22, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9891. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's report entitled 
     ``The Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program: 
     Annual Report to Congress FY 2002''; to the Committee on 
     Science.
       9892. A letter from the Director, Regulations Management, 
     Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Compensation for Certain Cases of Bilateral Deafness (RIN: 
     2900-AL59) received August 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       9893. A letter from the Chairman and Vice-Chairman, 
     Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, 
     transmitting the ACTPN's assessment of the World Trade 
     Organization (WTO) Doha Round framework agreement reached in 
     Geneva at the end of July, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2903; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       9894. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the final report on the 
     Implementation of the Performance-Based Incentive System, 
     submitted in compliance with Section 201 of the Child Support 
     Performance and Incentive Act of 1998 (CSPIA); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       9895. A letter from the Chair of the Board of Directors, 
     Office of Compliance, transmitting Notice of Proposed 
     Rulemaking implementing certain substantive rights and 
     protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as 
     required by Section 203 of the Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 (CAA), 2 U.S.C. 1313, for publicationin the 
     Congressional Record, pursuant to Public Law 104-1, section 
     303(b) (109 Stat. 28); jointly to the Committees on House 
     Administration and Education and the Workforce.

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