[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 10748-10749]
[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:

       7463. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting notification that the Department of the 
     Air Force intends to award a multiyear contract for C-17 
     aircraft to the Boeing Company in FY 2003, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2306b(i)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7464. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's 2002 report entitled ``International Cooperative 
     Research and Development Program,'' pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2350a; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7465. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's five-year plan for the 
     manufacturing technology (ManTech) program, as required by 
     subsection 2521 (e) of title 10 of the United States Code; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       7466. A letter from the Principal Deputy, Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     National Guard ChalleNGe Program Annual Report for Fiscal 
     Year 2001, required under section 509(k) of title 32, United 
     States Code; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7467. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition, 
     Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report on Fiscal Year 2001 Funds Obligated 
     in Support of the Procurement of a Vaccine for the Biological 
     Agent Anthrax; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7468. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     NAFTA Procurement Threshold [DFARS Case 2002-D007] received 
     May 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       7469. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the annual report to 
     Congress outlining observed trends in the cost and 
     availability of retail banking services; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       7470. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule -- 
     Affordable Housing Program Amendments [No. 2002-15] (RIN: 
     3069-AB14) received May 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.

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       7471. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule -- Office 
     of Finance Board of Directors Meetings [No. 2002-16] (RIN: 
     3069-AB15) received May 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       7472. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the second annual 
     Trafficking in Persons Report; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       7473. A letter from the Deputy Chief Counsel, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Western Balkans Transactions Regulations -- received May 31, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       7474. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the report 
     required by the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 
     describing the current conditions in Hong Kong of interest to 
     the United States as of March 31, 2002; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       7475. A letter from the White House Liaison, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       7476. A letter from the Chairman, National Mediation Board, 
     transmitting the FY 2001 report pursuant to the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7477. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Brokerage Loans and Lines of Credit [Notice 2002-8] received 
     May 31, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
       7478. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Oklahoma Regulatory Program [OK-029-FOR] 
     received May 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       7479. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule -- Technical 
     Amendments to Qualified Trust Model Certificates Privacy and 
     Paperwork Notices (RIN: 3209-AA00) received May 16, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       7480. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-80A, 
     CF6-80C2, and CF6-80E1 Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 
     98-ANE-49-AD; Amendment 39-12707; AD 2002-07-12] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received May 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7481. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, A320, A321, 
     A330, and A340 Series Airplanes Equipped With Certain Thales 
     Avionics Digital Distance and Radio Magnetic Indicators 
     (DDRMIs) [Docket No. 2002-NM-80-AD, Amendment 39-12724; AD 
     2002-06-53] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 17, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7482. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-31 
     Airplane [Docket No. 2002-NM-37-AD; Amendment 39-12717; AD 
     2002-08-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 17, 2002; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7483. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737- 600, -700, and -
     700C Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2002-NM-109-AD; Amendment 
     39-12727; AD 2002-08-52] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 17, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7484. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company GE90 
     Series Turbofan Engines; Correction [Docket No. 98-ANE-39-AD; 
     Amendment 39-12668; AD 2002-04-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7485. A letter from the Trial Attorney, FRA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Control of Alcohol and Drug Use: Changes To Conform to New 
     DOT Transportation Workplace Testing Procedures [Docket No. 
     FRA 2000-8583; Notice 49] (RIN: 2130-AB43) received June 7, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7486. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Technical Amendment to the Customs 
     Regulations: Reusable Shipping Devices Arriving From Canada 
     and Mexico [T.D. 02-28] received May 20, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7487. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Appeals Settlement Guidelines Construction/Real Estate 
     Industry -- received May 20, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7488. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Paul Pekar v. Commissioner [T.C. Dkt. No. 15289-97] received 
     May 20, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       7489. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Notice and Opportunity for Hearing before Levy [TD 8980] 
     (RIN: 1545-AW90) received May 20, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7490. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Prohibited Transactions -- Proposed Class Exemption and the 
     Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (Announcement 2002-31) 
     received May 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7491. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting notification that the proposed plan for 
     the U.S. Army Communications -- Electronics Command (CECOM) 
     Research, Development, and Engineering Community (RDEC), have 
     been approved under authority of the National Defense 
     Authority Acts for Fiscal Years 1995 and 2001; jointly to the 
     Committees on Armed Services and Government Reform.
       7492. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting notification of an approved proposal 
     for the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command 
     (TACOM), under authority of the National Defense 
     Authorization Acts for Fiscal Years 1995 and 2001, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 4703(b)(4)(B); jointly to the Committees on Armed 
     Services and Government Reform.
       7493. A letter from the Controller, Office of Management 
     and Budget, transmitting recommendations for Statutory and 
     Administrative Changes Under the Federal Financial Assistance 
     Management Improvement Act of 1999; jointly to the Committees 
     on Government Reform, Ways and Means, Resources, and 
     Financial Services.
       7494. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Aquatic 
     Resources Trust Fund annual report and the Oil Spill 
     Liability Trust Fund annual report, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 
     9602(a); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy 
     and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education 
     and the Workforce, Resources, and Agriculture.

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