[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 669-671]
[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:

       6466. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Yucatan Peninsula; Addition to the 
     List of Regions Considered Free of Exotic Newcastle Disease 
     [Docket No. 02-036-2] received January 28, 2004, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6467. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Lactic Acid, n-Butyl Ester, (S) and Lactic 
     Acid, Ethyl Ester, (S); Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance [OPP-2003-0341; FRL-7338-4] received January 26, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6468. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Sulfuryl Fluoride; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-
     2003-0373; FRL-7342-1] received January 26, 2004, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6469. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting A report on the implementation of the 
     recommendations submitted by the Defense Task Force on 
     Domestic Violence, pursuant to Public Law 107--248 section 
     8148(c) (116 Stat. 1572); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       6470. A letter from the Secretary of the Air Force, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting notification that the 
     Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Program exceeds both 
     the 15 percent and 25 percent Nunn-McCurdy Program APUC and 
     PAUC thresholds, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2433(e)(1); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       6471. A letter from the Under Secretary, Departent of 
     Defense, transmitting Approval of Captain Arthur J. Johnson 
     to wear the insignia of rear admiral (lower half) in 
     accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       6472. A letter from the Director, Procurement & Industrial 
     Base Policy, Department of the Army, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Foreign Acquisition (RIN: 0702-
     AA38) received January 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       6473. A letter from the Director, Procurement & Industrial 
     Base Policy, Department of the Army, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Solicitation Provisions and 
     Contract Clauses (RIN: 0702-AA39) received January 26, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       6474. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Free Trade Agreements-Chile and 
     Singapore [DFARS Case 2003-D088] received January 23, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       6475. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Implementation of the Equal Access to Justice 
     Act in Agency Proceedings -- received January 23, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       6476. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Biological Products; Bacterial Vaccines and 
     Toxoids; Implementation of Efficacy Review [Docket No. 1980N-
     0208] received January 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6477. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Pediculicide Drug Products for Over-the-Counter 
     Human Use; Amendment of Final Monograph [Docket No. 2002N-
     0058] (RIN: 0910-AA01) received January 26, 2004, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       6478. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
     Plans Revisions to South Carolina State Implementation Plan: 
     Transportation Conformity Rule [SC-50-200405(a); FRL-7614-7] 
     received January 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6479. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
     Plans; Indiana [IN 144-4; FRL-7611-5] received January 26, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       6480. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
     Plans; New York State Implementation Plan Revisions; 1-Hour 
     Ozone Control Programs [Region 2 Docket No. NY65-270, FRL-
     7610-7] received January 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6481. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Allocation 
     of Essential Use Allowances for Calendar Year 2004 [FRL-7615-
     3] (RIN: 2060-AM01) received January 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6482. 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.
       6483. A letter from the Secretary, Department of State, 
     transmitting convening of a Accountability Review Board to 
     examine the October 15, 2003 attack on a U.S. Embassy Tel 
     Aviv motorcade in Gaza, which resulted in the wounding of one 
     and deaths of three DynCorp personnel, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     4834(d)(1); to the Committee on International Relations.
       6484. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting pursuant to Section 6 of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979, as amended, the Department's 2004 
     Report on Foreign Policy-Based Export Controls, as prepared 
     by the Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       6485. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Lifting of U.N. Sanctions Against 
     UNITA [Docket No. 031219324-3324-01] (RIN: 0694-AC86) 
     received January 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       6486. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Inspector General for the period April 1, 
     2003 through September 30, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       6487. A letter from the President, African Development 
     Foundation, transmitting a letter fulfilling the annual 
     requirements

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     contained in the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       6488. A letter from the Chairman, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting in accordance with the 
     Accountability of Tax Dollars Act, the Commission's Audited 
     Financial Statements for FY 2003; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       6489. A letter from the Director, Office of White House 
     Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       6490. A letter from the Director, Office of White House 
     Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       6491. A letter from the Director, Office of White House 
     Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       6492. A letter from the Director, Office of White House 
     Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       6493. A letter from the Director, Office of White House 
     Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       6494. A letter from the Director, Office of White House 
     Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       6495. A letter from the Director, Office of White House 
     Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       6496. A letter from the Acting Director of Communications 
     and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's annual report on 
     the Government in the Sunshine Act for Calendar Year 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       6497. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       6498. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the report in compliance with the 
     Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6499. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the Office's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for FY 2003, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6500. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- Senior 
     Executive Service Pay and Performance Awards (RIN: 3206-AK32) 
     received January 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6501. A letter from the Chair, Federal Election Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Travel on Behalf 
     of Candidates and Political Committees [Notice 2003-24] 
     received December 10, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on House Administration.
       6502. A letter from the Office of Independent Counsel, 
     transmitting the 2003 annual report for the Office of 
     Independent Counsel-Barrett, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 595(a)(2); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6503. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary for 
     Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the Patent and 
     Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- January 2004 Revision of Patent 
     Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure [Docket No. 2003-P-
     021] (RIN: 0651-AB61) received October 22, 2002, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6504. A letter from the Deputy Assoc. General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Implementation of the United 
     States Visitor and Immigration Status Indicator Technology 
     Program (``US-VISIT''); Biometric Requirements (RIN: 1651-
     AA54) received January 8, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6505. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Civil Monetary 
     Penalties -- Adjustments for Inflation [USCG-2003-15486] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA73) received December 29, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6506. A letter from the Rules Administrator, Federal Bureau 
     of Prisons, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Comments on UNICOR Business 
     Operations: Clarification of Addresses [BOP-1115-I] (RIN: 
     1120-AB15) received January 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6507. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Water Quality Standards for Puerto Rico [FRL-
     7613-2] received January 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6508. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- NASA Grant 
     and Cooperative Agreement Handbook -- Central Contractor 
     Registration (RIN: 2700-AC95) received January 23, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       6509. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- NASA Grant 
     and Cooperative Agreement Handbook -- Investigative 
     Requirements (RIN: 2700-AC74) received January 23, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       6510. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting the Special Medical Advisory Group's 
     Annual Report to Congress for FY 2003, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 
     4112(a); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       6511. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Br., Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Exemination of returns and claims for 
     refund, credit, or abatement; determination of correct tax 
     liability (Rev. Proc. 2004-2) received December 17, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       6512. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Br., Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Rulings and determination letters 
     (Rev. Proc. 2004-1) received January 8, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6513. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Br., Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Electronic Delivery of Form 1099 and 
     Form 5498 Payee Statements [Notice 2004-10] received January 
     28, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       6514. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Br., Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Prohibited allocation of securities 
     in an S corporation. (Rev. Rul. 2004-4) received January 28, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       6515. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Br., Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Correction of User Fee in Appendix A 
     of Rev. Proc. 2004-1 -- received January 28, 2004, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6516. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Br., Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Low-Income Housing Credit Allocation 
     Certifcation; Electronic Filing [TD 9112] (RIN: 1545-BC90) 
     received January 28, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6517. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Determination of Issue Price in the 
     Case of Certain Debt Instruments Issued for Property (Rev. 
     Rul. 2004-9) received January 28, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6518. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Br., Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Administrative, Procedural, and 
     Miscellaneous [Notice 2004-9] received January 28, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       6519. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Last-in, first-out inventories. (Rev. 
     Rul. 2004-7) received January 28, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6520. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Sidney L. Olsen and Miriam K. Olsen 
     v. Commissioner 48 T.C. 855, supplemented, 49 T.C. 84(1967), 
     acq. 1968-2 C.B.2 [Docket Numbers: 1713-65, 1714-65, 1715-65, 
     1716-65, 3328-65] received January 28, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6521. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Br., Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Adjusted Gross Income Defined (Rev. 
     Rul. 2004-1) received Janaury 28, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6522. A letter from the SSA Regulations Officer, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting the Adminsitration's 
     final rule -- Federal Old-Age, Survivors and Disability 
     Insurance and Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, 
     Blind, and Disabled; Administrative Review Process; Video 
     Teleconferencing Appearanced Before Administrative Law Judges 
     of the Social Security

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     Administration (RIN: 0960-AE97) received December 10, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       6523. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office, transmitting a report on ``Unauthorized 
     Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations,'' pursuant to 2 
     U.S.C. 602(f)(3); jointly to the Committees on the Budget and 
     Appropriations.

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