[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17183-17197]
[From the U.S. 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:

       9481. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the annual animal welfare enforcement report for 
     fiscal year 1999, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2155; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       9482. A letter from the Administrator, Risk Management 
     Agency, the Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Common Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Fig, Pear, Walnut, Almond, Prune, Table Grape, Peach, Plum, 
     Apple and Stonefruit Crop Insurance Provisions--received 
     August 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9483. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Exemption From Registration for 
     Certain Foreign FCMS and IBs (RIN: 3038-AB46) received August 
     16, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       9484. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Exemption from Certain Part 4 
     Requirements for Commodity Pool Operators With Respect to 
     Offerings to Qualified Eligible Persons and for Commodity 
     Trading Advisors With Respect to Advising Qualified Eligible 
     Persons (RIN: 3038-AB37) received August 16, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9485. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Final Rules Concerning Amendments to 
     Insider Trading Regulation (RIN: 3038-AB35) received August 
     16, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       9486. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Minimum Financial Requirements for 
     Futures Commission Merchants and Introducing Brokers 
     Amendments to the Provisions Governing Subordination 
     Agreements Included in the Net Capital of a Futures 
     Commission Merchant or Independent Introducing Broker (RIN: 
     3038-AB54) received August 28, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9487. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Minimum Financial Requirements for 
     Futures Commission Merchants and Introducing Brokers 
     Amendments to the Provisions Governing Subordination 
     Agreements Included in the Net Capital of a Futures 
     Commission Merchant or Independent Introducing Broker (RIN: 
     3038-AB54) received August 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9488. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Spainish Pure Breed Horses from Spain [Docket No. 99-054-2] 
     received July 28, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       9489. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington; 
     Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV00-982-2 FR] received 
     August 3, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9490. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area Classifications; 
     Louisiana [Docket No. 99-052-1] received July 31, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9491. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Fee Increase for Egg Products 
     Inspection--Year 2000 [Docket No. 99-012F] (RIN: 0583-AC71) 
     received August 1, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9492. A letter from the Associate Administrator, USDA, 
     Fruits and Vegetables, Research and Promotion Branch, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer 
     Information Order; Revision of Subpart C-Referendum 
     Procedures [FV-00-702 FR] received August 7, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9493. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; 
     Revision of Handling Requirements for Fresh Nectarines and 
     Peaches [Docket No. FV00-916-1 FIR] received August 9, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9494. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Kiwifruit Grown in California; Decreased 
     Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV00-920-3 IFR] received August 
     14, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       9495. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Irish Potatoes Grown on Certain Designated 
     Counties in Idaho, and Malheur County, Oregon; Modification 
     of Handling Regulations [Docket No. FV00-945-1 FIR] received 
     August 10, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9496. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Tart Cherries in the States of Michigan, New 
     York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin, 
     Decreased Assessment Rates [Docket No. FV00-930-3 FR] 
     received August 10, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9497. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Cranberries Grown in the States of Massachusetts, 
     et al.; Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV00-929-4 IFR]

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     received August 10, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9498. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Winter Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; 
     Establishment of Quality Requirements for the Beurre D'Anjou 
     Variety of Pears [Docket No. FV00-927-1 FR] received August 
     10, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       9499. A letter from the Administrator, FSA, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Handling Payments from the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to 
     Delinquent FSA Farm Loan Program Borrowers (RIN: 0560-AG24) 
     received August 16, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9500. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Poultry Products from Mexico Transiting the United States 
     [Docket No. 98-094-2] received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9501. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Export 
     Certification; Heat Treatment of Solid Wood Packing Materials 
     Exported to China [Docket No. 99-100-2] received August 17, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9502. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Karnal 
     Bunt; Regulated Areas [Docket No. 99-077-2] (RIN: 0579-AB17) 
     received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9503. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Mexican Fruit Fly Regulations; Removal of Regulated Area 
     [Docket No. 98-084-2] received August 24, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9504. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Oriental Fruit Fly; Removal of Quarantined Area [Docket No. 
     99-044-3] received August 24, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9505. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Mexican Fruit Fly Regulations; Removal of Regulated Area 
     [Docket No. 98-082-6] received August 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9506. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Oriental Fruit Fly; Removal of Quarantined Area [Docket No. 
     99-076-3] received August 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9507. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Pine 
     Shoot Beetle; Regulated Articles [Docket No. 99-082-2] 
     received August 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9508. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Imported Fire Ant; Quarantined Areas [Docket No. 00-007-2] 
     received August 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9509. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Changes in Disease Status in Denmark Because of BSE [Docket 
     No. 00-030-2] received August 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9510. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Change 
     in Disease Status of Portugal Because of African Swine Fever 
     [Docket No. 99-096-2] received August 23, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9511. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines and Tangelos 
     Grown in Florida; Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV00-
     905-1 FR] received August 23, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9512. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Import/Export User Fees [Docket No. 97-058-2] (RIN: 0579-
     AA87) received August 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9513. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Plum 
     Pox [Docket No. 00-034-2] received August 30, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9514. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Citrus 
     Canker; Addition to Quarantined Areas [Docket No. 00-036-1] 
     received August 30, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9515. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Nutrition 
     Service, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Food Distribution 
     Program on Indian Reservations: Income Deductions and 
     Miscellaneous Provisions (RIN: 0584-AC81) received August 16, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9516. A letter from the Small Business Advocacy Chair, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Avermectin; Extension of Tolerance for Emergency 
     Exemptions [OPP-301027; FRL-6598-8] (RIN: 2070-AB) received 
     August 1, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9517. A letter from the Small Business Advocacy Chair, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Carfentrazone-ethyl; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-
     301025; FRL-6597-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 1, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9518. A letter from the Small Business Advocacy Chair, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Diflubenzuron; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-301019; 
     FRL-6596-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 1, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9519. A letter from the Small Business Advocacy Chair, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Fenpropathrin; Extension of Tolerance for 
     Emergency Exemptions [OPP-301024; FRL-6597-9] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received August 1, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9520. A letter from the Small Business Advocacy Chair, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Pymetrozine; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-301033; 
     FRL-6599-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 4, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9521. A letter from the Small Business Advocacy Chair, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Imidacloprid; Extension of Tolerances for 
     Emergency Exemptions [OPP-301035; FRL-6736-8] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received August 4, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9522. A letter from the Small Business Advocacy Chair, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Sodium Chlorate; Extension of Exemption from 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-301031; FRL-6599-3] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB) received August 4, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9523. A letter from the Small Business Advocacy Chair, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Zinc Phosphide; Pesticide Tolerances for 
     Emergency Exemptions [OPP-301029; FRL-6598-9] (RIN: 2070-AB) 
     received August 14, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9524. A letter from the Small Business Advocacy Chair, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Propiconazole; Extension of Tolerances for 
     Emergency Exemptions [OPP-301036; FRL-6737-1] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received August 14, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9525. A letter from the Small Business Advocacy Chair, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Mancozeb; Pesticide Tolerance Technical 
     Correction [OPP-301028; FRL-6736-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     August 14, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9526. A letter from the Small Business Advocacy Chair, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Coumaphos; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency 
     Exemptions [OPP-301039; FRL-6738-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     August 14,

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     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9527. A letter from the Regulatory Management Staff, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Fosetyl-Al; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-301032; FRL-
     6599-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 15, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9528. A letter from the Regulatory Management Staff, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Acibenzolar-S-Methyl; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-
     301037; FRL-6737-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 15, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9529. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Glyphosate; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-301034; FRL-
     6736-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 25, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9530. A letter from the Regulatory Management Staff, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Dimethenamid; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency 
     Exemptions [OPP-301038; FRL-6738-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     August 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9531. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Buprofezin (2-Tert-butylimonp-3- isopropyl -5-
     phenyl-1, 3, 5-thiadiazinan-4-one); Time-Limited Pesticide 
     Tolerances [OPP-301040; FRL-6740-1] (RIN: 2070-AB) received 
     August 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9532. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Farm Loan Programs 
     Account Servicing Policies--Servicing Shared Appreciation 
     Agreements (RIN: 0560-AF78) received August 10, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9533. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request to make available 
     appropriations totaling $2,600,000 in budget authority for 
     the Department of Health and Human Services' Low Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Program, and designate the amount made 
     available as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; 
     (H. Doc. No. 106-286); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       9534. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting a cumulative review of 
     the recissions and deferrals for fiscal year 2000, pursuant 
     to 2 U.S.C. 685; (H. Doc. No. 106-285); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       9535. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office, transmitting CBO's Sequestration Update Report for 
     Fiscal Year 2001, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. section 904(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       9536. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting notification of the President's intent 
     to exempt all military personnel accounts from sequester for 
     FY 2001, if a sequester is necessary; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       9537. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the request and availability of funds 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; (H. Doc. No. 106-278); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       9538. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a Department of Defense budget request 
     persuant to Title IX of H.R. 4576, tthe Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act of 2001; (H. Doc. No. 106-283); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       9539. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the request and availability of funds in 
     accordance with Public Law 104-208, the Omnibus Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 1997; (H. Doc. No. 106-284); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       9540. A letter from the The President Of The United States, 
     transmitting a funding request for the Department of 
     Agriculture, Forest Service, Wildlife Fire Management; (H. 
     Doc. No. 106-289); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       9541. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Air Force, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting notification that the 
     Commander of Willow Grove Air Reserve Station (ARS), 
     Pennsylvania, has conducted a comparison study to reduce the 
     cost of operating the Base Operating Support (BOS), pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2461; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9542. A letter from the Under Secretary, Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's Defense Manpower Requirements Report for FY 
     2001, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 115(b)(3); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       9543. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Repeal of Reporting Requirements Under Public Law 85-804 
     [DFARS Case 2000-D016] received July 31, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9544. A letter from the Alternate OSD, Federal Register 
     Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule--Civilian 
     Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services 
     (CHAMPUS); Enhancement of Dental Benefits under the TRICARE 
     Retiree Dental Program--received August 9, 2000, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9545. A letter from the Alternate OSD Federal Register 
     Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule--Civilian 
     Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services 
     (CHAMPUS); Expansion of Department Eligibility for TRICARE 
     Retiree Dental Program--received August 9, 2000, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9546. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     OUSD, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement; Transportation Acquisition Policy [DFARS Case 99-
     D009] received August 14, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9547. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     OUSD, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement; North American Industry Classification System 
     [DFARS Case 2000-D015] received August 14, 2000, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9548. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Construction and Service Contracts in Noncontiguous States 
     [DFARS Case 99-D308] received August 14, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9549. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Contract Drawings, Maps, and Specifications [DFARS Case 99-
     D025] received August 14, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9550. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     OUSD, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement; Mentor-Protege Program Improvements [DFARS Case 
     99-D307] received August 14, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9551. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     OUSD, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement; Special Procedures for Negotiation of 
     Construction Contracts [DFARS Case 2000-D010] received August 
     14, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       9552. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Pollution Control and Clean Air and Water [DFARS Case 
     2000-D004] received August 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9553. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement and advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list of Lieutenant General 
     David H. Ohle, United States Army; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       9554. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement and advancement to the grade of 
     Lieutenant General on the retired list of Lieutenant General 
     Robert F. Foley, United States Army; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       9555. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement and advancement to the grade of 
     Lieutenant General of the retired list of Lieutenant General 
     Michael S. Davidson, Jr., United States Army; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       9556. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement and advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list of Lieutenant General 
     Tad J. Oelstrom, United States Air Force; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       9557. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement and advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list of Lieutentant General 
     Joe N. Ballard; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9558. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement and advancement to the grade of 
     admiral on the retired list of Admiral Harold W. Gehman, Jr., 
     United States Navy; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9559. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement and advancement to the grade of vice 
     admiral on the retired list of Vice Admiral Lee F.

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     Gunn, United States Navy; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9560. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement and advancement to the grade of vice 
     admiral on the retired list of Vice Admiral Herbert A. 
     Browne, Jr., II, United States Navy; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       9561. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement and advancement to the grade of 
     General on the retired list of General Charles E. Wilhelm, 
     United States Marine Corps; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       9562. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement and advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list of Lieutenant General 
     James M. Link, United States Army; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       9563. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the approved retirement and advancement to the grade of 
     Lieutenant General on the retired list of Lieutenant General 
     John E. Rhodes, United States Marine Corps, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9564. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report involving U.S. exports to 
     Turkey, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       9565. A letter from the Deputy Legal Counsel, Community 
     Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Notice of 
     Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for the 
     Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program--
     Intermediary Component [Billing Code 4810-70-P] received 
     August 9, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       9566. A letter from the Deputy Legal Counsel, Community 
     Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Notice of 
     Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for the 
     Community Development Financial Institutions Program--Core 
     Component [Billing Code 4810-70-P] received August 9, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       9567. A letter from the Deputy Legal Counsel, Community 
     Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Community 
     Development Financial Institutions Program (RIN: 1505-AA71) 
     received August 9, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       9568. A letter from the Director, Financial Crimes 
     Enforcement Network, Department of the Treasury, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Amendment to the Bank Secretary 
     Act Regulations--Exemptions from the Requirement to Report 
     Transactions in Currency--Interim Rule (RIN: 1506-AA23) 
     received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       9569. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Initiation of Civil Money Penalty Action for Failing To 
     Disclose Lead-Based Paint Hazards: Amendments Concerning 
     Official To Initiate Action [Docket No. FR-4609-F-01] (RIN: 
     2501-AC74) received August 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       9570. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Public Housing Agency (PHA) Plan: Streamlined 
     Plans [Docket No. FR-4420-F-09] (RIN: 2577-AB89) received 
     August 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       9571. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Venezuela, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       9572. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Brazil, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       9573. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to the Russian Federation, pursuant to 
     12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       9574. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Algeria, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       9575. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to the Republic of Algeria, pursuant 
     to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       9576. A letter from the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve 
     System, transmitting the annual report on the subject of 
     retail fees and services of depository institutions, pursuant 
     to 12 U.S.C. 1811 nt.; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       9577. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Loan Interest Rates--received August 9, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       9578. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB Cost Estimate For Pay-As-You-Go 
     Calculations; to the Committee on the Budget.
       9579. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB Cost Estimate For Pay-As-You-Go 
     Calculations; to the Committee on the Budget.
       9580. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel, 
     Special Education & Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule--Notice 
     of Final Competative Preferences for Fiscal Year 2001 for the 
     Rehabilitation Long-Term Training and Rehabiliation Long-Term 
     Training and Rehabilitation Continuing Education Programs--
     received August 30, 2000, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       9581. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Special Education & Rehabilitative Services, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation 
     Research--received August 25, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       9582. 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 August 24, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       9583. A letter from the Department of Energy, transmitting 
     the Energy Information Administration's Annual Report to 
     Congress 1999, pursuant to Public Law 89-448, section 3(a) 
     (80 Stat. 201); Public Law 95-91, section 302 (91 Stat. 578); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9584. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's fourth annual report 
     to Congress summarizing evaluation activities related to the 
     Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children 
     and Their Families Program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 300X-4(g); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9585. A letter from the Director, Minority Business 
     Development Agency, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Solicitation of Applications for the 
     Minority Business Development Center (MBDC) Program [Docket 
     No. 000724217-0217-01] (RIN: 0640-ZA08) received August 22, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9586. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Office of Field Integration, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Deactivation Implementation Guide [DOE G 430.1-3] received 
     July 28, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       9587. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Fire Protection Design Criteria [DOE STD-1066-99] 
     received August 9, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9588. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Radiological Control [DOE-STD-1098-99] received August 
     9, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9589. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Office of Safeguards and Security, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Protective Force Program Manual [DOE M 473.2.-2] received 
     August 9, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       9590. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Office of Safeguards and Security, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Protective Force Program [DOE O 473.2] received August 9, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9591. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Listing 
     of Color Additives for Coloring Sutures; D&C Violet No. 2 
     [Docket No. 99C-1455] received August 1, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9592. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary, 
     Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Application Deadline for the 
     Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant 
     Program (RIN: 0930-AA04) received August 1, 2000, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9593. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Secondary 
     Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human 
     Consumption; Correction [Docket No. 00F-0786] received August 
     1, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9594. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Cold, 
     Cough, Allergy, Bronchodilato, and Antiasthmatic Drug 
     Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use; Amendments of Final 
     Monograph for OTC Antitussive Drug Products [Docket No. 76N-
     052T] (RIN: 0910-AA01) received August 9, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9595. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medical 
     Devices; Anesthesiology Devices to Relieve Upper Airway 
     Obstruction; Correction [Docket No. 00P-1117] received August 
     9, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9596. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Listing 
     of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Luminescent 
     Zinc Sulfide [Docket No. 97C-0415] received August 11, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9597. 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; Calcium Disodium EDTA and Disodium EDTA [Docket 
     No. 00F-0119] received August 11, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9598. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--New 
     Animal Drug Applications; Sheep as a Minor Species [Docket 
     No. 99N-2151] received August 11, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9599. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Topical 
     Otic Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use; Products 
     for Drying Water-Clogged Ears; Amendment of Monograph; Lift 
     of Partial Stay of Effective Date [Docket No. 77N-334S] (RIN: 
     0910-A01) received August 16, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9600. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Gastroenterology and Urology Devices; Reclassification of the 
     Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripter [Docket No. 98N-1134] 
     received August 16, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9601. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Control 
     of Communicable Diseases; Apprehension and Detention of 
     Persons With Specific Diseases; Transfer of Regulations 
     [Docket No. 00N-1317] received August 28, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9602. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, NHTSA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Consumer Information Regulations; Uniform Tire Quality 
     Grading Standards [Docket No. NHTSA-99-6019] (RIN: 2127-AH82) 
     received August 14, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9603. A letter from the Attorney, Office of the Secretary 
     of Transportation, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Relocation of Standard Time Zone 
     Boundary in the State of Kentucky [OST Docket No. OST-99-
     5843] (RIN: 2105-AC80) received August 14, 2000, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9604. A letter from the Small Business Advocacy Chair, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Drinking Water State Revolving Funds [FRL-6846-5] 
     (RIN: 2040-AD20) received August 1, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9605. A letter from the Small Business Advocacy Chair, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Amendments to Standards of Performance for New 
     Stationary Sources; Monitoring Requirements [AD-FRL-6846-6] 
     (RIN: 2060-AG22) received August 8, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9606. A letter from the Small Business Advocacy Chair, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Control of Emissions of Air Pollution from 2004 
     and Later Model Year Heavy-Duty Highway Engines and Vehicles; 
     Revision of Light-Duty On-Board Diagnostics Requirements 
     [AMS-FRL-6846-4] (RIN: 2060-AI12) received August 9, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9607. A letter from the Small Business Advocacy Chair, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Federal Plan Requirements for Hospital/Medical/
     Infectious Waste Incinerators Constructed on or Before June 
     20, 1996 [AD-FRL-6848-9] (RIN: 2060-AI25) received August 9, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9608. A letter from the Small Business Advocacy Chair, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Clean Air Act Full Approval of Operating Permit 
     Program; Approval of Expansion of State Program Under Section 
     112(l); State of Colorado [CO-001a; FRL-6851-2] received 
     August 10, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       9609. A letter from the Small Business Advocacy Chair, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Approval 
     of Revisions to Volatile Organic Compounds Regulations 
     [PA156-4104a; FRL-6847-3] received August 10, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9610. A letter from the Small Business Advocacy Chair, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--OMB Approvals Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; 
     Technical Amendment [FRL-6846-8] received August 14, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9611. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the report on Endocrine 
     Disruptor Screening Program, mandated under the Food Quality 
     Protection Act of 1996; to the Committee on Commerce.
       9612. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Staff, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutants for Pharmaceuticals Production [FRL-
     6855-1] (RIN: 2060-AJ17) received August 16, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9613. A letter from the Regulatory Management Staff, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Maintenance Plan and 
     Designation of Area for Air Quality Planning Purposes for 
     Carbon Monoxide; State of Arizona [AZ072-0085C; FRL-6852-6] 
     received August 15, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9614. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
     Plans; Oregon [Docket No. OR-84-7299a; FRL-6858-1] received 
     August 24, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       9615. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
     Plans; Texas; Reasonably Available Control Technology for 
     Major Stationary Sources of Nitrogen Oxides in the Houston/
     Galveston, Beaumont/Port Arthur, and Dallas/Fort Worth Ozone 
     Nonattainment Areas [TX-122-1-7451a; FRL-6860-3] received 
     August 24, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       9616. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Revisions to the California State Implementation 
     Plan, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control 
     District [CA 240-0254; FRL-6856-4] received August 23, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9617. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutant Emissions: Group IV Polymers and Resins [AD-FRL-
     6858-5] (RIN: 2060-AH47) received August 23, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9618. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans 
     Georgia: Approval of Revisions for a Transportation Control 
     Measure [GA54-200025; FRL-6865-8] received August 23, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9619. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation 
     Plans; Michigan [MI43-7283; FRL-6851-5] received August 23, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9620. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection

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     Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Use of 
     Alternative Analytical Test Methods in the Reformulated 
     Gasoline Program [FRL-6855-8] received August 29, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9621. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality 
     Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Maryland; 
     Control of Emissions from Existing Hospital/Medical/
     Infectious Waste Incinerators [MD-103-3055a; FRL-6862-4] 
     received August 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9622. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Implentation Plans; 
     Texas; Control of Air Pollution from Volatile Organic 
     Compounds, Transfer Operations, Loading and Unloading of 
     Volatile Organic Compounds [TX-116-1-7437a; FRL-6862-5] 
     received August 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9623. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation; New 
     Jersey; Nitrogen Oxides Budget and Allowance Trading Program 
     [Region II Docket No. NJ36-2-213, FRL-6860-1] received August 
     29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9624. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Revisions to the California State Implementation 
     Plan, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control 
     District [CA 217-024B; FRL-6852-5] received August 29, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9625. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Maryland; Control of Iron and Steel 
     Production Installations [MD008/052-3052; FRL-6845-8] 
     received August 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9626. A letter from the Chief, Terrorism and Violent Crime 
     Section, Criminal Division,, Environmental Protection Agency 
     and Department of Justice, transmitting the Agency's final 
     rule--Accidental Release Prevention Requirements; Risk 
     Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act Section 
     112(r)(7); Distribution of Off-Site Consequence Analysis 
     Information (RIN: 2050-AE80) (RIN: 1105-AA70) received August 
     4, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       9627. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy 
     Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Federal-State Board on Universal Service [CC Docket No. 96-
     45] Changes to the Board of Directors Of the National 
     Exchange Carriers Association, Inc. [CC Docket No. 97-21] 
     received August 1, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9628. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Auction Expenditures Report for 
     Fiscal Year 1999; to the Committee on Commerce.
       9629. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.622(b), Table of Allotments, Digital Television 
     Broadcast Stations (Albany, Georgia) [MM Docket No. 99-319; 
     RM-9756] received August 9, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9630. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Triennial Report to Congress on 
     market, entry barriers in the telecommunications industry; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       9631. A letter from the Special Assistant, Mass Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment of Parts 1, 21 and 74 to 
     Enable Multipoint Distribution Service and Instructional 
     Television Fixed Service Licensees to Engage in Fixed Two-Way 
     Transmissions [MM Docket 97-217] received August 16, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9632. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Common Carrier 
     Bureau, Accounting Policy Division, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service [CC Docket No. 
     96-45] received August 16, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9633. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Common Carrier 
     Bureau, Accounting Policy Division, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service [CC Docket No. 
     96-45] received August 16, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9634. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Boulder City, Nevada, Bullhead City, Lake Havasu 
     City, Kingman, Dolan Springs, and Mohave Valley, Arizona, and 
     Ludlow, California) [MM Docket No. 99-271; RM-9696; RM-9800] 
     received August 16, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9635. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, 
     Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), FM Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Pacific Junction, Iowa) [MM Docket No. 99-50; RM-
     9425] received August 16, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9636. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Scappoose and Tillamook, Oregon) [MM Docket No. 
     99-276; RM-9702] received August 16, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9637. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Stratford and Lincoln, New Hampshire) [MM Docket No. 99-84; 
     RM-9501; RM-9594] received August 16, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9638. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Elberton and Lavonia, Georgia) [MM Docket No. 99-343; RM-
     9750] In re Application of Waves of Mercy Productions, Inc. 
     Pendergrass, Georgia [BPED-19990630MB] For Construction 
     Permit for New Noncommercial Educational FM Station--received 
     August 16, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       9639. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Fountain Green and Levan, Utah) [MM Docket No. 99-
     222; RM-9602; RM-9789] received August 16, 2000, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9640. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Minerva, New York) [MM Docket No. 99-345 RM-9782] 
     received August 16, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9641. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Mason, Menard and Fredericksburg, Texas) [MM 
     Docket No. 99-215 RM-9337, RM-9892] received August 16, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9642. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Hayward, Wisconsin) [MM Docket No. 00-23; RM-9819] 
     received August 16, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9643. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Saint Regis, Montana) [MM Docket No. 99-225; RM-
     9635] received August 16, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9644. A letter from the Associate Chief, WTB, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Reorganization and Revision of Parts 1, 2, 21, 
     and 94 of the Rules to Establish a New Part 101 Governing 
     Terrestrial Microwave Fixed Radio Services [WT Docket No. 94-
     148] Amendment of Part 21 of the Commission's Rules for the 
     Domestic Public Fixed Radio Services [CC Docket No. 93-2] 
     McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. Petition for Rule Making 
     [RM-7861] Amendment of Part 101 of the Commission's Rules to 
     Streamline Processing of Microwave Applications in the 
     Wireless Telecommunications Services [WT Docket No. 00-19] 
     Telecommunications Industry Association Petition for 
     Rukemaking [RM-9418] Received August 25, to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9645. A letter from the Assoc. Bureau Chief/Wireless 
     Telecommunications, WTB/CWD/Policy & Rules Branch, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment to the Commission's Rules Regarding a 
     Plan for Sharing the Costs of Microwave Relocation [WT Docket 
     No. 95-157 RM-8643] received August 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

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       9646. A letter from the Associate Bureau Chief, WTB, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment of the Commission's Rules 
     Regarding Multiple Address Systems [WT Docket No. 97-81] 
     received August 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9647. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Keesville and Dannemora, New York) [MM Docket No. 99-285, 
     RM-9717, RM-9808] received August 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9648. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau 
     Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), FM Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations (Angel Fire, Chama, Taos, New Mexico) [MM Docket No. 
     99-116 RM-9536] received August 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9649. A letter from the Association Bureau Chiefs, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, PSPWD, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--The 
     Development of Operational, Technical and Spectrum 
     Requirements For Meeting Federal, State and Local Public 
     Safety Agency Communication Requirements Through the Year 
     2010 [WT Docket No. 96-86] Establishment of Rules and 
     Requirements For Priority Access Service--received August 29, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       9650. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Optional Certificate and Abandonment Procedures for 
     Applications for New Service Under Section 7 of the Natural 
     Gas Act [Docket No. RM00-5-000; Order No. 615] received 
     August 3, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       9651. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Depreciation Accounting [Docket No. RM99-7-000; Order 
     No. 618] received August 9, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9652. A letter from the Secretary, Bureau of Consumer 
     Protection, Federal Trade Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Trade Regulation Rule on Care 
     Labeling of Textile Wearing Apparel and Certain Piece Goods--
     received August 23, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9653. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Medical Use of Byproduct Material; Policy Statement, 
     Revision--received August 1, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9654. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Division of 
     Corporate Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Financial 
     Statements and Periodic Reports For Related Issuers and 
     Guarantors [Release Nos. 33-7878; 34-43124; International 
     Series No. 1229; FR-55; File No. S7-7-99] (RIN: 3235-AH52) 
     received August 9, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       9655. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Office of General 
     Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Selective Disclosure and Insider 
     Trading [Release Nos. 33-7881, 34-43154, IC-24599, File No. 
     S7-31-99] (RIN: 3235-AH82) received August 15, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9656. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Division of 
     Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Unlisted Trading 
     Privledges [Release No. 34-43217; File No. S7-29-99] (RIN: 
     3235-AH85) received August 30, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       9657. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the Iraqi emergency is 
     to continue in effect beyond August 2, 2000, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 106-279); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       9658. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to Iraq that was declared in 
     Executive Order No. 12722 of August 2, 1990, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 106-280); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       9659. A letter from the Lieutenant General, Director, 
     Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed lease of defense articles 
     to Spain (Transmittal No. 07-00), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9660. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Acquisition and Technology, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 14-00 which 
     constitutes a Request for Final Approval to conclude 
     Amendment 1 to the Memorandum of Understanding with the 
     Secretary of Defense of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
     and Northern Ireland Concerning Counterterrorism Research and 
     Development, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       9661. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Acquisition and Technology, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 11-00 which 
     constitutes a Request for Final Approval to conclude the 
     agreement between the US and Germany concerning In-Service 
     Support of the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Guided Weapon 
     System, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9662. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Acquisition and Technology, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 10-00 which 
     constitutes a Request for Final Approval to conclude 
     Amendment 5 to the 76/62 Oto Melara Compact Gun (OMCG) 
     Cooperative Support Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9663. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Acquisition and Technology, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 12-00 which 
     constitutes a Request for Final Approval for the Agreement 
     concerning the NATO Transatlantic Advances Radar (NATAR) 
     Project, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9664. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting Progress toward a negotiated settlement 
     of the Cyprus question covering the period June 1 to July 31, 
     2000, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9665. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the President's bimonthly report on 
     progress toward a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus 
     problem, covering the period April 1 to May 31, 2000, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9666. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his notification of his declaration 
     continuing the national emergency regarding export control 
     regulations, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1621(a); (H. Doc. No. 106-
     282); to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
     to be printed.
       9667. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9668. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9669. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a supplemental report, consistent with 
     the War Powers Resolution, to help ensure that the Congress 
     is kept fully informed on continued U.S. contributions in 
     support of peacekeeping efforts in the former Yugoslavia; (H. 
     Doc. No. 106-281); to the Committee on International 
     Relations and ordered to be printed.
       9670. A letter from the Program Manager, Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--
     Implementation of the Model Regulations for the Control of 
     the International Movement of Firearms, Their Parts and 
     Components, and Ammunition [T.D. ATF-426] (RIN: 1512-AC01) 
     received June 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       9671. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a notification, 
     pursuant to Section 42(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     that the Government of Egypt has requested that the United 
     States Government permit the use of Foreign Military 
     Financing for the sale and limited coproduction of 120mm 
     training ammunition; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       9672. A letter from the 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--
     received August 9, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       9673. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report 
     concerning compliance by the Government of Cuba with the 
     U.S.-Cuba Migration Accords of September 9, 1994, and May 2, 
     1995; to the Committee on International Relations.
       9674. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a periodic report, consistent with the 
     War Powers Resolution, on the U.S. military forces supporting 
     the International Force East Timor (INTERFET); (H. Doc. No. 
     106-288); to the Committee on International Relations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       9675. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 13-375, ``Fiscal 
     Year 2001 Budget Support Act of 2000''--received August 9, 
     2000, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-

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     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9676. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Current Status of 
     the Contract for the District's Consolidated Real Property 
     Inventory System,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9677. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Review of 
     Metropolitan Police Department Vehicles Purchased during 
     Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     47-117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9678. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Statutory Audit of 
     Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C for the Period October 1, 
     1995 through September 30, 1999,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 47-117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9679. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting List of all reports issued or 
     released by the GAO in June 2000, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9680. A letter from the Investing Manager, Treasury 
     Division, Army and Air Force Exchange Service, transmitting 
     transmitting the annual report disclosing the financial 
     condition of the Retirement Plan and Annual Report as 
     required by Public Law 95-595, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9681. A letter from the Attorney General, transmitting the 
     semiannual report on the activities of the Office of 
     Inspector General for the period October 1, 1999, through 
     March 31, 2000; and the semiannual management report for the 
     same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9682. A letter from the Chairman, Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors, transmitting the Fair Act of 1998 Commercial 
     Activities Inventory, in accordance with Public Law 105-270; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9683. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List: 
     Additions and Deletions--received July 28, 2000, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9684. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List: 
     Additions--received August 9, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9685. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List: 
     Additions and Deletions--received August 17, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       9686. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List: 
     Additions and Deletions--received August 25, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       9687. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Procurement List: 
     Additions--received August 18, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9688. A letter from the Comptroller General, transmitting a 
     report on General Accounting Office Employees detailed to 
     congressional committees as of July 14, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       9689. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and 
     Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments and 
     Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements 
     with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other 
     Non-Profit Organizations (RIN: 0503-AA16) received August 23, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       9690. A letter from the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
     Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark 
     Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Public Information, Freedom of Information and 
     Privacy (RIN: 0651-AB21) received August 25, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       9691. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Environmental Management, Department of Energy, transmitting 
     notification of intent to enter into a three-year extension 
     to contract DE-AC22-96EW96405 with MSE Technology 
     Applications, Incorporated (MSE-TA) using other competitive 
     procedures; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9692. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of Inspector General, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Implementation of the Privacy Act of 1974 [Docket 
     No. FR-4575-F-03] (RIN: 2508-AA11) received August 22, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       9693. A letter from the Management Analyst, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the Inspector General for the period October 1, 1999, through 
     March 31, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9694. A letter from the Director, Employee Benefits/
     Payroll/HRIS, Farm Credit District, transmitting transmitting 
     the annual report disclosing the financial condition of the 
     Retirement Plan and Annual Report as required by Public Law 
     95-595, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       9695. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of General 
     Counsel & Legal Policy, Office of Government Ethics, 
     transmitting the Office's final rule--Standards of Ethical 
     Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch; Definition of 
     Compensation for Purposes of Prohibition on Acceptance of 
     Compensation in Connection with Certain Teaching, Speaking 
     and Writing Activities (RIN: 3209-AAO4) received August 22, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       9696. A letter from the Director, Workforce Compensation 
     and Performance Service, Office of Personnel Management, 
     transmitting the Office's final rule--Cost-of-Living 
     Allowances (Nonforeign Areas); Guam and the Commonwealth of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands (RIN: 3206-AJ15) received August 
     4, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       9697. A letter from the Director, Workforce Compensation 
     and Performance Service, Office of Personnel Management, 
     transmitting the Office's final rule--Cost-of-Living 
     Allowances (Nonforeign Areas); Honolulu, HI (RIN: 3206-AI38) 
     received August 4, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9698. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the 
     Office's final rule--Pay Administration; Back Pay; Holidays; 
     and Physicians' Comparability Allowances (RIN: 3206-AI61) 
     received August 9, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9699. A letter from the Director, Employment Service, 
     Workforce Restructuring Office, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Career 
     Transition Assistance for Surplus and Displaced Federal 
     Employees (RIN: 3206-AI39) received August 9, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       9700. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Miscellaneous Changes to Certain Federal Wage 
     System Wage Areas (RIN: 3206-AJ21) received August 9, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       9701. A letter from the Director, WCPS/OCA/SWSD, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of the Philadelphia, PA, 
     Special Wage Schedule for Printing Positions (RIN: 3206-AJ22) 
     received August 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9702. A letter from the Librarian of Congress, transmitting 
     the report of the activities of the Library of Congress, 
     including the Copyright Office, for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 139; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
       9703. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the 1999 Annual Report for the Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), pursuant to 30 
     U.S.C. 1211(f), 1267(g), and 1295; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9704. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Engineering and Operations Division, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Oil and Gas and Sulpher Operations in the Outer 
     Continental Shelf-Subpart O-Well Control and Production 
     Safety Training (RIN: 1010-AC41) received August 7, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9705. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Office of Migratory Bird Management, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Migratory Bird Permits; Determination That the 
     State of Delaware Meets Federal Falconry Standards (RIN: 
     1018-AF93) received August 9, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9706. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--West Virginia Regulatory Program 
     [WV-085-FOR] received August 14, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9707. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land & 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Leasing of Solid Minerals Other 
     Than Coal and Oil Shale [WO-320-1990-01-24 A] (RIN: 1004-
     AC49) received August 16,

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     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9708. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Frameworks for Early-Season 
     Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations (RIN: 1018-AG08) received 
     August 18, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       9709. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Migratory Bird Hunting; Early Seasons and Bag and 
     Possessions Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds in the 
     Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and 
     the Virgin Islands (RIN: 1018-AG08) received August 29, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9710. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock for Processing by the 
     Inshore Component in the Bering Sea Subarea [Docket No. 
     000211040-0040-01; I.D. 072800A] received August 1, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9711. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Northern Rockfish in the Western 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 000211039-
     0039-01; I.D. 072400C] received August 1, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9712. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish by Vessels Using Trawling 
     Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska 
     [Docket No. 990304062-9062-02; I.D. 072400B] received August 
     1, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       9713. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western 
     Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     [Docket No. 000211040-0040-01; I.D. 072000A] received August 
     1, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       9714. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Domestic Fisheries Division, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Black Sea Bass Fishery; Commercial Quota 
     Harvested for Quarter 3 Period [Docket No. 000119014-0137-02; 
     I.D. 071800B] received August 1, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9715. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Highly Migratory 
     Species (HMS); Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Specifications and HMS 
     Regulatory Amendment [Docket No. 000515139-0203-02; I.D. 
     041200D] (RIN: 0648-AO03) received August 1, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9716. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     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. 
     000211039-0039-01; I.D. 072500A] received August 1, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9717. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pelagic Shelf Rockfish in the West 
     Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 000211039-
     0039-1] received August 1, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9718. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Other Rockfish in the West Yakutat 
     District of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 000211039-0039-01; 
     I.D. 072500D] received August 1, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9719. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Northern Rockfish in the Central 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 000211039-
     0039-01; I.D. 072500C] received August 1, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9720. A letter from the Under Secretary, Ocean and 
     Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the annual report of the Coastal Zone Management 
     Fund for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     for fiscal year 1999, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1456a(b)(3); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       9721. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Commercial Quota 
     Harvested for Summer Period [Docket No. 000119014-0137-02; 
     I.D. 072600E] received August 3, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9722. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries off the West Coast 
     States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish 
     Fishery; Trip Limit Adjustments [Docket No. 991223347-9347; 
     I.D. 071200C] received August 9, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9723. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Spiny Dogfish Fishery; Commercial 
     Quota Harvested for Period 1 [Docket No. 000426114-0114-01; 
     I.D. 072600D] received August 9, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9724. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; 
     Commercial Quota Harvested for Connecticut [Docket No. 
     000119014-0137-02; I.D. 072400E] received August 9, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9725. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Arrowtooth Flounder in the Western 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 000211039-
     0039-01; I.D. 073100A] received August 9, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9726. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the Western 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 000211039-
     0039-01; I.D. 073100B] received August 9, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9727. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Highly Migratory 
     Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna [I.D. 061500D] received August 
     9, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       9728. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Highly Migratory 
     Species Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna [I.D. 072100C] 
     received August 14, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       9729. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Atlantic Highly Migratory 
     Species; Pelagic Longline Management [Docket No. 991210332-
     0212-02; I.D. 110499B] (RIN: 0648-AM79) received August 14, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9730. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Closure of Critical Habitat 
     Pursuant to a Court Order [Docket No. 991228352-0229-04; I.D. 
     080800A] (RIN: 0648-A044) received August 16, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9731. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting

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     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Areas 620 
     and 630 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 991228352-0012-02; 
     I.D. 081800B] received August 25, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9732. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Allocation of Pacific Cod Among 
     Vessels Using Hook-and-line or Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 000511130-0237-02 I.D. 032900C] 
     (RIN: 0648-AN25) received August 25, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9733. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf 
     of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery off 
     the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 12 [Docket No. 
     000502120-0215-02; I.D. 041000E] (RIN: 0648-AN39) received 
     August 25, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       9734. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework 
     Adjustment 35 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery 
     Management Plan [Docket No. 000803226-0226-01; I.D. 070500D] 
     (RIN: 0648-AO15) received August 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9735. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries Service, NMFS, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off 
     Alaska; Shallow-water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl 
     Gear in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 000211039-0039-01; 
     I.D. 08100C] received August 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9736. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf 
     of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf 
     of Mexico; Red Snapper Management Measures [Docket No. 
     000810231-0231-01; I.D. 042400I] (RIN: 0648-AM04) received 
     August 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       9737. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries; 
     Vessel Monitoring Systems [Docket No. 981216308-9124-02; I.D. 
     040500B] (RIN: 0648-AJ67) received August 29, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9738. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries; Atlantic 
     Bluefin Tuna [I.D. 080300A] received August 29, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9739. 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 Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure [Docket No. 970930235-
     8028-02; I.D. 082300B] received August 29, 2000, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9740. 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; 
     Deep-water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 000211039-0039-01; I.D. 082200A] 
     received August 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       9741. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the report on the 
     administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act 
     covering the six months ended December 31, 1999, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 621; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9742. A letter from the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
     Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark 
     Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals 
     [Docket No. 980826226-0202-03] (RIN: 0651-AA98) received 
     August 25, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       9743. A letter from the General Counsel, Executive Office 
     for Immigration Review, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Professional Conduct for 
     Practitioners--Rules and Procedures [EOIR No. 112F; A.G. 
     Order No. 2309-2000] (RIN: 1125-AA13) received August 9, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       9744. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Environmental 
     Impact Review Procedures for the VOI/TIS Grant Program 
     [OJP(OJP)-1277] (RIN: 1121-AA52) received August 9, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       9745. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of 
     Enforcement Policy, Wage and Hour Division, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule--Attestations 
     by Facilities Temporarily Employing H-1C Nonimmigrant Aliens 
     as Registered Nurses (RIN: 1205-AB27) received August 23, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       9746. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Documentation of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants 
     Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended--Change 
     in Procedures for Payment of Immigrant Visa Fees [Public 
     Notice 3377] received August 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9747. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended--Waiver of 
     Nonimmigrant Visa Fees for Members of Observer Missions to 
     the United Nations--received August 25, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9748. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended--Addition of 
     Department of Labor for Approval of Certain Nonimmigrant 
     Petitions--received August 25, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9749. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Twenty-Second 
     Annual Report to Congress pursuant to section 7A of the 
     Clayton Act, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 18a(j); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       9750. A letter from the Director, Office of General Counsel 
     & Legal Policy, Office of Government Ethics, transmitting the 
     Office's final rule--Exemption Under 18 U.S.C. 208(b) (2) for 
     Financial Interests of Non-Federal Government Employers in 
     the Decennial Census (RIN: 3209-AA09) received August 1, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       9751. A letter from the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
     Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark 
     Office, transmitting the Office's final rule--Revision of 
     Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2001 (RIN: 0651-AB01) received 
     August 7, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       9752. A letter from the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
     Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark 
     Office, transmitting the Office's final rule--Request for 
     Continued Examination Practice and Changes to Provisional 
     Application Practice (RIN: 0651-AB13) received August 10, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       9753. A letter from the Chair, United States Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting the 1999 annual report of the 
     activities of the Commission, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 997; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9754. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30120; Amdt. No. 2001] received July 
     31, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9755. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30121; Amdt. No. 2002] received July 
     31, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9756. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Stemme GmbH & Co. KG Models S10-V 
     and S10-VT Sailplanes [Docket No. 99-CE-25-AD; Amendment 39-
     11832; AD 2000-15-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 31, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9757. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 99-NM-335-AD; Amendment 39-11810; AD 2000-14-01] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 31, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9758. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas

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     Model DC-10-10, -15, -30, and -40 Series Airplanes; Model MD-
     10-10F and MD-10-30F Series Airplanes; and KC-10A (Military) 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-288-AD; Amendment 39-11820; AD 
     2000-14-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 31, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       9759. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 99-NM-64-AD; Amendment 39-11821; AD 2000-14-11] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 31, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9760. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-200, -300, -400, 
     and -500 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2000-NM-103-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11823; AD 2000-14-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) July 31, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9761. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-60 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 2000-NM-12-AD; Amendment 39-11818; AD 
     2000-14-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 31, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       9762. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations; Harbour Town Fireworks Display, Calibogue Sound, 
     Hilton Head, SC [CGD07-00-062] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     August 4, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9763. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 
     Manchester Fourth of July Fireworks, Manchester, 
     Massachusetts [CGD1-00-157] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 
     4, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9764. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone 
     Regulations, Seafair Blue Angels Performance, Lake 
     Washington, WA [CGD13-00-022] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     August 4, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9765. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--United States Army 
     Bridge Exercise across the Arkansas River [COTP Memphis, TN 
     Regulation 00-014] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 4, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9766. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: USS 
     JOHN F. KENNEDY, Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts [CGD01-
     00-130] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 4, 2000, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9767. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; 
     Gastineau Channel, Juneau, AK [COTP Southeast Alaska 00-005] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 4, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9768. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: New 
     York Harbor, Western Long Island Sound, East and Hudson 
     Rivers Fireworks [CGD01-00-004] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     August 4, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9769. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2000-NM-30-AD; Amendment 39-
     11829; AD 2000-14-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 4, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9770. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-501, 
     AT-502, and AT-501A Airplanes [Docket No. 2000-CE-40-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11837; AD 2000-14-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 4, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9771. A letter from the Acting Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Security Zone: 
     Dignitary Arrival/Departure and United Nations Meetings, New 
     York, NY [CGD01-00-146] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 7, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9772. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety and Security 
     Zones: Presidential Visit, Martha's Vineyard, MA [CGD01-00-
     190] (RIN: 2115-AA97A) received August 7, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9773. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Temporary 
     Regulations: OPSAIL 2000, Port of New London, CT [CGD01-99-
     203] (RIN: 2115-AA98, AA84, AE46) received August 7, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9774. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: Staten 
     Island Fireworks, Arthur Kill [CGD01-00-015] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received August 7, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9775. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone 
     Regulation for San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico [COTP San Juan 
     00-065] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 7, 2000, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9776. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-400 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 2000-NM-151-AD; Amendment 39-11831; AD 
     2000-15-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 14, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9777. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, -200, -300, 
     747SR, and 747SP Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-Nm-88-Ad; 
     Amendment 39-1748; AD 2000-10-23] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 14, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9778. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes 
     Modified in Accordance with Valsan Supplemental Type 
     Certificate (STC) SA4363NM [Docket No. 2000-NM-248-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11838; AD 90-15-12R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 14, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9779. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E airspace, North Bend, OR [Airspace Docket 
     No. 99-ANM-12] received August 10, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9780. A letter from the Attorney, RSPA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 
     RSPA-99-6213 (HM-218)] (RIN: 2137-AD16) received August 10, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9781. A letter from the ACC for General Law, NHTSA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--State Highway Safety Data and Traffic Records 
     Improvements [Docket No. NHTSA-98-4532] (RIN: 2127-AH43) 
     received August 10, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9782. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-501, 
     AT-502, and AT-502A Airplanes [Docket No. 2000-CE-40-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11837; AD 2000-14-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 10, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9783. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Atwood, KS; Correction 
     [Airspace Docket No. 00-ACE-19] received August 17, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9784. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Restricted Area R-3302 Savanna; IL [Airspace 
     Docket No. 00-AGL-21] (RIN:

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     2120-AA66) received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9785. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of VOR Federal Airway V-162 [Airspace Docket No. 
     00-AEA-1] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received August 17, 2000, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       9786. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E airspace; Wenatchee, WA [Airspace 
     Docket No. 00-ANM-07] received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9787. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace, Englewood, CO [Airspace Docket 
     No. 00-ANM-01] received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9788. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Washington, MO [Airspace 
     Docket No. 00-ACE-24] received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9789. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace; Chicago, Aurora Municipal 
     Airport, IL; and modification of Class E Airspace; Chicago, 
     Aurora Municipal Airport, IL [Airspace Docket No. 00-AGL-15] 
     received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9790. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace; Gary, IN; and modification 
     of Class E Airspace; Gary, IN [Airspace Docket No. 00-AGL-16] 
     received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9791. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Marquette, MI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 00-AGL-02] received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9792. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Realignment of Jet Route J-151 (RIN: 2120-AA 66) received 
     August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9793. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class D Airspace; Boca Raton, FL [Airspace 
     Docket No. 00-ASO-22] received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9794. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Minneapolis, Crystal 
     Airport, MN Correction [Airspace Docket No. 00-AGL-10] 
     received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9795. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Ionia, MI [Airspace Docket 
     No. 00-AGL-13] received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9796. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Greenwood/Wonder Lake, IL 
     [Airspace Docket No. 00-AGL-12] received August 17, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9797. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification pf Class E Airspace; Shelbyville, IN [Airspace 
     Docket No. 00-AGL-11] received August 11, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9798. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Elkhart, KS [Airspace Docket 
     No. 00-ACE-22] received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9799. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class D Airspace; Kissimmee, FL [Airspace 
     Docket No. 00-ASO-23] received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9800. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class D Airspace; Oak Grove, NC [Airspace 
     Docket No. 00-ASO-24] received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9801. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. 
     TFE731-2, -3, -4, and -5 Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 
     99-NE-10-AD; Amendment 39-11841; AD 2000-15-09] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9802. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 2000-NM-100-AD; Amendment 39-11843; AD 
     2000-15-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 17, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9803. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -
     10F, -15, -30, -30F (KC-10A and KDC-10 Military), -40, and -
     40F Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-211-AD; Amendment 39-
     11834; AD 2000-15-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 17, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9804. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-214-AD; Amendment 39-
     11835; AD 2000-15-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 17, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9805. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-215-AD; Amendment 39-
     11836; AD 2000-15-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 17, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9806. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 
     Model 407 Helicopters [Docket No. 2000-SW-10-AD; Amendment 
     39-11827; AD 2000-14-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 17, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9807. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McCauley Propeller Model 
     4HFR34C653/L106FA-0 [Docket No. 2000-NE-17-AD; Amendment 39-
     11842; AD 2000-15-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 17, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9808. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model 
     S-76 Series Helicopters [Docket No. 2000-SW-26-AD; Amendment 
     39-11861; AD 2000-11-52] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 17, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9809. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Hellicopter Textron Canada 
     Model 430 Helicopters [Docket No. 99-SW-84-AD; Amendment 39-
     11860; AD 2000-16-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 17, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9810. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.-
     manufactured Model HH-1K, TH-1F, TH-1L, UH-1A, UH-1B, UH-1E, 
     UH-1F, UH-1H, UH-1L, and UH-1P; and Southwest Florida 
     Aviation SW204, SW204HP, SW205, and SW205A-1 Helicopters 
     [Docket No. 2000-SW-01-AD; Amendment 39-11854; AD 2000-15-21] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9811. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA-365N, 
     N1, and AS-365N2, N3 Helicopters [Docket No. 2000-SW-09-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11852; AD 2000-15-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9812. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319,

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     A320, and A321 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-331-AD; 
     Amendment 39-11769; AD 2000-11-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9813. A letter from the Regulations Officer, FHA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Payroll and Related Expenses of Public Employees; 
     General Administration and Other Overhead; and Cost 
     Accumulation Centers and Distribution Methods (RIN: 2125-
     AE74) received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9814. A letter from the Regulations Officer, FHA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Temporary Matching Fund Waiver (RIN: 2125-AE76) 
     received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9815. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     General Rulemaking Procedures [Docket No. FAA 1999-6622; 
     Amendment No. 11-46] (RIN: 2120-AG95) received August 17, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9816. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations; Eighth Coast Guard District Annual Marine Events 
     [CGD 08-99-066] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received August 17, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9817. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--SAFETY ZONE 
     REGULATIONS; Guayanilla Bay, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico [COTP 
     San Juan 00-059] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 17, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9818. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operating Regulation; Bayou Boeuf, LA [CGD08-00-017] received 
     August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9819. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 
     739.2, Jacksonville, FL [CGD 07-00-066] (RIN: 2115-AE47) 
     received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9820. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Elizabeth River, NJ [CGD01-00-194] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE47) received August 17, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9821. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations for Marine Events; Chesapeake Challenge, Patapsco 
     River, Baltimore, Maryland [CGD05-00-032] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received August 25, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9822. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Traffic Separation 
     Schemes: Off San Francisco, in the Santa Barbara Channel, in 
     the Approaches to Los Angeles-Long Beach, California [USCG-
     1999-5700] (RIN: 2115-AF84) received August 25, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9823. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Harlem River, NY [CGD01-00-205] (RIN: 
     2115-AE47) received August 25, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9824. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30149; Amdt. No. 2004] received August 
     25, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9825. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revisions to Digital Flight Data Recorder Requirements for 
     Airbus Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2000-7830; Amendment Nos. 
     121-278 & 125-34] (RIN: 2120-AH08) received August 25, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9826. A letter from the Attorney, NHTSA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Open Container Laws [Docket No. NHTSA-99-4493] (RIN: 2127-
     AH41) received August 25, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9827. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Saint Lawrence 
     Seaway Development Corporation, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Seaway Regulations 
     and Rules: Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. SLSDC 2000-
     7543] (RIN: 2135-AA11) received August 25, 2000, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9828. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 
     Fireworks Display, Hudson River, Pier 84, NY [CGD01-00-204] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9829. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; 
     Chesapeake Bay, Hampton, VA [CGD05-00-035] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received August 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9830. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--SAFETY ZONE: 
     McArdle (Meridian Street) Bridge, Chelsea River, Chelsea, 
     Massachusetts [CGD01-00-203] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 
     22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9831. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Westchester Creek, Bronx River, and 
     Hutchinson River, NY [CGD01-99-070] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received 
     August 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9832. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Gowanus Canal, NY [CGD01-99-067] (RIN: 
     2115-AE47) received August 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9833. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Newtown, Creek, Dutch Kills, English 
     Kills and their tributaries, NY [CGD01-99-069] (RIN: 2115-
     AE47) received August 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9834. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone 
     Regulations: Tampa Bay, Florida [COTP Tampa 00-061] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received August 22, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9835. A letter from the Trial Attorney, Federal Railroad 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Policy on the Safety of Railroad 
     Bridges [Docket No. RST-94-3, Notice No. 2] received August 
     29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9836. A letter from the Assistant Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Fitness 
     Procedures [Docket No. FMCSA-99-5467 (Formerly Docket No. 
     FHWA-99-5467)] (RIN: 2126-AA42 (Formerly RIN: 2125-AE56)) 
     received August 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9837. A letter from the Small Business Advocacy Chair, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Identification of Approved and Disapproved 
     Elements of the Great Lakes Guidance Submission From the 
     States of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, and Final 
     Fule [FRL-6846-3] received August 1, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9838. A letter from the Small Business Advocacy Chair, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Fiscal Year 2001 Chesapeake Bay Program Activity 
     Grants: Request for Proposals and Guidelines and Application 
     Package--received August 10, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9839. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Effluent Limitations Guidelines,

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     Pretreatment Standards, New Source Performance Standards for 
     the Centralized Waste Treatment Point Source Category [FRL-
     8663-8] received August 28, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9840. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--NOAA Climate and Global Change Program, Program 
     Announcement [Docket No. 000616180-0180-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA91) 
     received August 25, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Science.
       9841. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Procedural 
     Revisions for Awards Resulting from Broad Agency 
     Announcements--received July 28, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       9842. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Contract 
     Bundling--received July 28, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       9843. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Cost Accounting 
     Standards Waivers--received August 11, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       9844. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Central 
     Contractor Registration (CCR)--received August 22, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       9845. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Satellite and Information Services, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Program Notice of Financial Assistance [Docket 
     No. 000712204-0204-01] (RIN: 0648-XA56) received August 22, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       9846. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Financial Assistance, Small Business Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Business Loan 
     Program--received August 1, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       9847. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Office of 
     Government Contracting, Small Business Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Government 
     Contracting Programs--received August 3, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       9848. A letter from the Associate Deputy Administrator for 
     Government Contracting and Minority Enterprise Development, 
     Small Business Administration, transmitting the annual report 
     on Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development 
     for fiscal year 1999, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 636(j)(16)(B); to 
     the Committee on Small Business.
       9849. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Office of 
     Size Standards, Small Business Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Small Business Size 
     Standards; Arrangement of Transportation of Freight and 
     Cargo--received August 25, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       9850. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the annual report on employment and training programs for 
     veterans during program year 1998 (July 1, 1998 through June 
     30, 1998) and fiscal year 1999 (October 1, 1998 through 
     September 30, 1999), pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 2009(b); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       9851. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Veterans Training: Vocational Rehabilitation Subsistence 
     Allowance Rates (RIN: 2900-AI74) received August 23, 2000, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       9852. A letter from the The President Of The United States, 
     transmitting notification of his intention to add Nigeria to 
     the list of beneficiary developing countries under the 
     Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), pursuant to Public 
     Law 104-188, section 1952(a) (110 Stat. 1917); (H. Doc. No. 
     106-287); to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to 
     be printed.
       9853. A letter from the The President Of The United States, 
     transmitting notification of his intention to grant Nigeria 
     preferential treatment under the Generalized System of 
     Preferences (GSP), pursuant to Public Law 104-188, section 
     1952(a) (110 Stat. 1917); (H. Doc. No. 106-290); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
       9854. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the twenty-third annual report on the 
     Child Support Enforcement Program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     652(a)(10); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9855. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Clarification of Schedule P (Form 1120-FSC) [Notice 2000-49] 
     received August 25, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9856. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of Public 
     Debt, Office of Chief Counsel, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--U.S. Treasury 
     Securities--State and Local Government Series--received 
     August 30, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       9857. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Petitions for Relief: Seizures, 
     Penalties, and Liquidated Damages [T.D. 00-57] (RIN: 1515-
     AC01) received August 29, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9858. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 2000-18] 
     received July 28, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9859. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Information Reporting for Discharges of Indebtedness [Notice 
     2000-22] received July 28, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9860. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Definition of Grantor [TD 8890] (RIN: 1545-AX25) received 
     July 28, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       9861. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Loans 
     From a Qualified Employer Plan to Plan Participants or 
     Beneficiaries [TD 8894] (RIN: 1545-AE41) received July 28, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       9862. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Eligible Deferred Compensation Plans under Section 457 
     [Notice 2000-38] received August 1, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9863. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Comprehensive Case Resolution Pilot Program [Notice 2000-43] 
     received August 9, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9864. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Coordinated Issue Life Insurance Industry Loss Utilization in 
     a Life-Nonlife Consolidated Return Separate v. Single Entity 
     Approach UIL 1503.05-00--received August 9, 2000, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9865. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Department Store Indexes-June 2000 [Notice 2000-39] received 
     August 7, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       9866. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     Forms and Instructions [Rev. Procedure 2000-35] received 
     August 8, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       9867. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Modification of Tax Shelter Rules [TD 8896] (RIN: 1545-AY37) 
     received August 11, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9868. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Acquisition of Corporate Indebtedness--received August 16, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       9869. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Increase In Cash-Out Limit Under Sections 411(a)(7), 
     411(a)(11), and 417(e)(1) for Qualified Retirement Plans [TD 
     8891] (RIN: 1545-AW59) received August 15, 2000, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9870. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Department Store Indexes--July 2000 [Rev. Ruling 2000-47] 
     received August 25, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9871. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Optional Per Diem Rates for Employees, Self-employed 
     Individuals, and Other Taxpayers Used in Computing Deductible 
     Costs [Notice 2000-48] received August 25, 2000, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9872. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting

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     the Service's final rule--Determination of Issue Price in the 
     Case of Certain Debt Instruments Issued for Property--
     received August 18, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9873. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Extension of Due Date for Electronically Filed Information 
     Returns; Limitation of Failure to Pay Penalty for Individuals 
     During Period of Installment Agreement [TD 8895] (RIN: 1545-
     AX31) received August 18, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9874. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     Avoidance Using Artificially High Basis [Notice 2000-44] 
     received August 18, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9875. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Rules 
     for Property Produced In A Farming Business--received August 
     18, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       9876. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Preproductive Periods of Certain Plants [Notice 2000-45] 
     received August 18, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9877. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Child Welfare Outcomes 1998: 
     Annual Report entitled, ``Safety Permanency Well-being''; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9878. A letter from the Regulations Officer, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Mental 
     Disorders and Traumatic Brain Injury [Regulation Nos. 4 and 
     16] (RIN: 0960-AC74) received July 31, 2000, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9879. A letter from the Chair, Christopher Columbus 
     Fellowship Foundation, transmitting the FY 1999 Annual Report 
     of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, pursuant 
     to Public Law 102-281, section 429(b) (106 Stat. 145); 
     jointly to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services 
     and Science.
       9880. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Civil 
     Rights, Department of Education, transmitting the annual 
     report summarizing the compliance and enforcement activities 
     of the Office for Civil Rights and identifying significant 
     civil rights or compliance problems, pursuant to Public Law 
     105-244 section 101(a) (112 Stat. 633); jointly to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce and the Judiciary.
       9881. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on the Low Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 8629(b); jointly to 
     the Committees on Commerce and Education and the Workforce.
       9882. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's ``Major'' rule--Health Insurance Reform: 
     Standard for Electric Transactions [HCFA-0149-F] (RIN: 0938-
     AI58) received August 16, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Ways 
     and Means.
       9883. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report entitled, ``Appropriateness 
     of Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios in Nursing Homes Summer 
     2000''; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Ways and 
     Means.
       9884. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a report authorizing the 
     transfer of up to $100M in defense articles and services to 
     the Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-107, section 540(c) (110 Stat. 736); jointly to the 
     Committees on International Relations and Appropriations.
       9885. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report required 
     by section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 5852; jointly to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Appropriations.
       9886. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary, Health 
     Care Financing Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's ``Major'' rule--Medicare Program; Provisions 
     of the Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999; Hospital 
     Inpatient Payments Rates and Costs of Graduate Medical 
     Education [HCFA-1131-IFC] (RIN: 0938-AK20) received August 9, 
     2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       9887. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary, Health 
     Care Financing Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's ``Major'' rule--Medicare Program; 
     Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for 
     Skilled Nursing Facilities--Update [HCFA-1112-F] (RIN: 0938-
     AJ93) received August 9, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.
       9888. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary, Center 
     for Health Plans and Providers, Health Care Financing 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System for 
     Hospital Outpatient Services: Revisions to Criteria to Define 
     New or Innovative Medical Devices, Drugs, and Biological 
     Eligible for Pass-Through Payments and Corrections to the 
     Criteria for the Grandfather Provision for Certain Federally 
     Qualified Health Centers [HCFA-1005-IFA] (RIN: 0938-AI56) 
     received August 10, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       9889. A letter from the Deputy Executive Secretary, Health 
     Care Financing Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's ``Major'' rule--Medicare Program; Changes to 
     the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal 
     Year 2001 Rates [HCFA-1118-F] (RIN: 0938-AK09) received 
     August 10, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.

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