[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[House]
[Pages 24280-24281]
[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:

       4662. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Zinc Phosphide; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-2003-
     0319; FRL-7329-9] received September 30, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4663. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a FY 2003 report 
     entitled, ``Performance of Commercial Activities,'' pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2461; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4664. A letter from the Counsel for Legislation and 
     Regulations, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Required Conversion of 
     Developments From Public Housing Stock [Docket No. FR-4475-F-
     02] (RIN: 2577-AC01) received September 29, 2003, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       4665. A letter from the Counsel for Legislation and 
     Regulations, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Voluntary Conversion of 
     Developments From Public Housing Stock [Docket No. FR-4476-F-
     04] (RIN: 2577-AC02) received September 29, 2003, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       4666. A letter from the Counsel for Legislation and 
     Regulations, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Housing Choice Voucher Program 
     Homeownership Option: Eligibility of Units Owned or 
     Controlled By a Public Housing Agency [Docket No. FR-4759-F-
     03] (RIN: 2577-AC39) received September 29, 2003, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       4667. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative 
     Services, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Special Demonstration Programs -- 
     Model Demonstration Projects -- Mentoring for Transistion-Age 
     Youth and Young Adults With Disabilities (RIN: 1820-ZA28) 
     received September 26, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4668. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's report on the 
     Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Activities: 
     Community Economic Development Program (CEDP) Projects Funded 
     During Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       4669. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Clean Air Act Area Designations; California 
     [CA087-DESIG; FRL-7568-3] received September 30, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       4670. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Revision to the California State Implementation 
     Plan, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control 
     District [CA 290-019a; FRL-7563-6] received September 30, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       4671. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Interim Final Determination that State has 
     Corrected a Deficiency in the California State Implementation 
     Plan, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control 
     District [CA 290-0419c; FRL-7565-4] received September 30, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       4672. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Gasoline 
     and Diesel Fuel Test Method Update [FRL-7566-3] received 
     September 30, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4673. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic 
     Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage 
     Vessels) for which Construction, Reconstruction, or 
     Modification Commenced After July 23, 1984 [Docket ID No. 
     OAR-2002-0046; FRL-7566-2] (RIN: 2060-AJ53) received 
     September 30, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4674. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Use of Alternative Analytical Test Methods in 
     the Reformulated Gasoline, Anti-Dumping, and Tier 2 Gasoline 
     Sulur Control Programs [FRL-7566-6] received September 30, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       4675. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to the Czech Republic for defense articles 
     and services, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       4676. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary For 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Revisions to the Export 
     Administration Regulations based on the 2003 Missile 
     Technology Control Regime Plenary Agreements [Docket No. 
     030825213-3213-01] (RIN: 0694-AC76) received September 29, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4677. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Memorandum of 
     Justification under section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     to provide assistance to support democracy and governance 
     programs in Afghanistan; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       4678. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 15-151, ``Fiscal 
     Year 2004 Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes Temporary Act of 
     2003,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       4679. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 15-150, 
     ``National Guard Association of the United States Real 
     Property Tax Exemption Reconfirmation and Modification 
     Temporary Act of 2003,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4680. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary for 
     Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's annual implementation report 
     required by the Federal Financial Assistance Management 
     Improvement Act of 1999, pursuant to Public Law 106--107, 
     section 5 (113 Stat. 1488); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       4681. A letter from the Administrator, Office of Management 
     and Budget, transmitting a copy of the report, ``Informing 
     Regulatory Decisions: 2003 Report to Congress on the Costs 
     and Benefits of Federal Regulations and Unfunded Mandates on 
     State, Local and Tribal Entities,'' pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 
     1538; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4682. A letter from the 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; Late Seasons and Bag 
     and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds (RIN: 
     1018-AI93) received September 26, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4683. A letter from the 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; Final Framework for 
     Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations (RIN: 1018-
     AI93) received September 26, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4684. A letter from the 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; Regulations on Certain 
     Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2003-04 
     Late Season (RIN: 1018-AI93) received September 26, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4685. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     Department of Interior, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Migratory Bird Hunting; Migratory Bird Hunting 
     Regulations and Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded 
     Lands for the 2003-04 Early Season (RIN: 1018-AI93) received 
     September 26, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4686. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the report on the 
     Administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act for the 
     six months ended December 31, 2002, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     621; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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       4687. A letter from the Attorney, Research and Special 
     Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Hazardous 
     Materials: Matter Incorporated by Reference [Docket No. RSPA-
     03-15574 (HM-189U)] (RIN: 2137-AD83) received September 26, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4688. A letter from the Attorney, Research and Special 
     Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Hazardous 
     Materials Regulations: Penalty Guidelines and Other 
     Procedural Regulations [Docket No. RSPA-03-15372 (RSP-5)] 
     (RIN: 2137-AD7) received September 23, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4689. A letter from the Assistant Division Chief, 
     Regulations & Procedures Division, Alcohol & Tobacco Tax and 
     Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Organic Claims in Labeling and 
     Advertising of Alcohol Beverages (2002R-288P) [T.D. ATF-483] 
     (RIN: 1512-AC87) received September 16, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4690. A letter from the Assistant Division Chief, 
     Regulations & Procedures Division, Alocohol and Tobacco Tax 
     and Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Realignment of the Alexander 
     Valley and Dry Creek Valley Viticultural Areas (2000R-298P) 
     [T.D. ATF-468; Re: Notice No. 910] (RIN: 1512-AAO7) received 
     September 16, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4691. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Requirements for Paid Feeding 
     Assistants in Long Term Care Facilities [CMS-2131-F] (RIN: 
     0938-AL04) received September 26, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Energy and Commerce.
       4692. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Attorney General and the Director of Central Intelligence, 
     acting jointly as described in subsection 111(b) of division 
     M of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Pub. 
     L. 108-7), entitled ``Report to Congress regarding the 
     Terrorism Information Awareness Program''; jointly to the 
     Committees on Armed Services, Intelligence (Permanent 
     Select), and the Judiciary.

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