[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 21283]
[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:

       9882. A letter from the Administrator, Tobacco Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Flue-Cured Tobacco Advisory Committee; Amendment 
     of regulations [Docket No. TB-02-14] (RIN: 0581-AC11) 
     received November 4, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9883. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the retirement of Lieutenant General 
     Russell C. Davis, United States Air Force, and his 
     advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired 
     list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9884. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Uniform Compliance 
     Date for Food Labeling Regulations [Docket No. 98N-1149] 
     received October 31, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9885. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Indirect Food 
     Additives: Adhesives and Components of Coatings [Docket No. 
     92F-0443] received October 31, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9886. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Hematology and 
     Pathology Devices; Reclassification; Restricted Devices; OTC 
     Test Sample Collection Systems for Drugs of Abuse Testing; 
     Delay of Effective Date [Docket No. 97N-0135] received 
     October 31, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9887. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Medical Devices; 
     Reclassification and Codification of Home Uterine Activity 
     Monitor [Docket No. 97P-0350] received October 31, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       9888. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting a copy of 
     Transmittal No. 33-02 which informs you of our intent to sign 
     Amendment Number One to the Operations Support System (OSS) 
     and Command Control and Information System (CCIS) Co-
     operative Project Memorandum of Agreement (OSS/CCIS MOA) 
     between the United States and the Supreme Allied Commander 
     Atlantic (SACLANT), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9889. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the Month in Review: 
     September 2002 Reports, Testimony, Correspondence, and Other 
     Publications, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       9890. A letter from the White House Liaison, Department of 
     Education, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       9891. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Water and 
     Science, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's draft bill entitled, ``Pacific Northwest 
     Reclamation Project Habitat Restoration Act''; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       9892. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Government 
     Property--Instructions for Preparing NASA Form 1018 (RIN: 
     2700-AC33) received November 5, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       9893. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Service Connection by 
     Presumption of Aggravation of a Chronic Preexisting Disease 
     (RIN: 2900-AL20) received November 4, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       9894. A letter from the Chairman, U.S.-China Commission, 
     transmitting notification regarding the Commission's 
     ``classified annex'' to the first annual report; jointly to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means, International Relations, 
     and Armed Services.
       9895. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's legislative proposal 
     to authorize appropriations for the programs of the 
     Department of Commerce's Technology Administration, to amend 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act; 
     jointly to the Committees on Science, the Judiciary, Energy 
     and Commerce, and Government Reform.

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