[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 11782-11783]
[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:

       8411. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, 
     Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- 2002 Farm Bill Regulations -- 
     Loan Eligibility Provisions (RIN: 0560-AG81) received June 7, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8412. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Indoxacarb; Tolerances for Residues; Technical 
     Correction [OPP-2004-0169;FRL-7362-4] received June 4, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8413. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Humates; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance [OPP-2004-0166; FRL-7361-6] received June 4, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8414. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Streptomyces Iydicus WYEC 108; Exemption from 
     the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-2004-0041; FRL-7361-3] 
     received June 2, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       8415. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Novaluron; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-2004-0125; 
     FRL-7359-2] received June 2, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8416. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting the Department's legislative 
     initiatives for inclusion in the National Defense 
     Authorization Bill for FY 2005; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       8417. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report to Congress on the 
     Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund (NHRLF) for Fiscal Years 
     2000 and 2001, pursuant to Section 803A(g)(1) of the Native 
     American Programs Act of 1974, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       8418. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicaid Programs; Provider Qualifications for 
     Audiologists [CMS-2132-F] (RIN: 0938-AM26) received May 28, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8419. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Sta., FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Antidiarrheal Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use; 
     Amendment for Final Monograph [Docket No. 1978N-036T] (RIN: 
     0910-AC82) received June 4, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8420. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, Great Basin Unified Air Pollution 
     Control District and Ventura County Air Pollution Control 
     District [CA 295-0441a; FRL-7667-8] received June 4, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8421. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Delegation of National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories; State of 
     Nevada; Nevada Division of Environmental Protection -- Bureau 
     of Air Pollution Control [NV053-0076a; FRL-7670-1] received 
     June 4, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8422. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Capacity Building for Morocco NGOs and the 
     Department of Environment -- received June 4, 2004, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8423. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of State 
     Implementation Plans; Minnesota [MN79-3; FRL-7620-5] received 
     June 4, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8424. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
     Plans; Nevada -- Las Vegas Valley PM-10 Nonattainment Area; 
     Serious Area Plan for Attainment for the Annual and 24-Hour 
     PM-10 Standards [NV-040-0075; FRL-7663-4] received June 4, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8425. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Virginia; VOC Emission Standards for 
     Portable Fuel Containers in the Metropolitan Washington, DC 
     Ozone Nonattainment Area [VA 148-5078a; FRL-7671-1] received 
     June 4, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8426. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Virginia; Revisions to Regulations for 
     General Compliance Activities and Source Surveillance; 
     Correction [VA133-5066a; FRL-7670-8] received June 4, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8427. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of Virginia; VOC Emission 
     Standards for Solvent Metal Cleaning Operations in the 
     Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Ozone Nonattainment Area 
     [VA149-5076a; FRL-7671-6] received June 4, 2004, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8428. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: 
     Analytical Method for Uranium [OW-2003-0067; FRL-7668-9] 
     (RIN: 2040-AE62) received June 2, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8429. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule -- Rulemaking on Section 126 Petitions from New 
     York and Connecticut Regarding Sources in Michigan; Revisions 
     of Definition of Applicable Requirement for Title V Operating 
     Permit Programs [FRL-7669-6] (RIN: 2060-AJ36) received June 
     2, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       8430. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Label 
     for Email Messages Containing Sexually Oriented Material 
     (RIN: 3084-AA96) received May 11, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8431. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Inspection of Alloy 82/182/600 
     Materials Used in the Fabrication of Pressurizer Penetrations 
     and Steam Space Piping Connections at Pressurized-Water 
     Reactors -- received June 4, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8432. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 2003 to 
     March 31, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8433. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the Inspector 
     General's Semiannual Report for the period ending March 31, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8434. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the 
     six-month period ending March 31, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       8435. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Management, Department of the Treasury, transmitting purusant 
     to Section 647(b) of Division F of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, FY 2004, Pub. L. 108-199, a report on the 
     Department's competitive sourcing efforts; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       8436. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector 
     General for the period October 1, 2003 through March 31, 
     2004, pursuant to Public Law 95--452, section 5; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       8437. A letter from the Acting Assitant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's report concerning minority employment and 
     recruitment submitted pursuant to Sections 324 and 325(c) in 
     the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003

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     (Pub. L. 107-228); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8438. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       8439. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     2003 Competitive Sourcing Report, as required by Section 
     647(b) of Division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
     FY 2004, Pub. L. 108-199; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       8440. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting the semiannual report on the activities 
     of the Office of Inspector General ending March 31, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       8441. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Inspector General for October 1, 2003, 
     through March 31, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 8G(h)(2); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8442. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Arts, transmitting the Semiannual Report to the Congress 
     of the Inspector General and the Chairman's Semiannual Report 
     on Final Actions Resulting from Audit Reports for the period 
     of October 1, 2003 through March 31, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       8443. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Humanities, transmitting pursuant to Section 647(b) of 
     Division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY 2004 
     (Pub. L. 108-199), a report stating that the Endowment did 
     not undertake any competitive sourcing activities in FY 2003, 
     nor is it conducting any such competitions in the current 
     fiscal year; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8444. A letter from the Chairman, National Science Board, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector Generalfor the period October 1, 2003 
     through March 31, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8445. A letter from the Director, Peace Corps, transmitting 
     the semiannual report on the activities of the Office of 
     Inspector General for the period October 1, 2003 through 
     March 31, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8446. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft bill ``To modify the boundary of the Harry S. Truman 
     National Historic Site in the State of Missouri, and for 
     other purposes''; to the Committee on Resources.
       8447. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled, ``Buckle Up America: The National Initiative for 
     Increasing Safety Belt Use, Sixth Report To Congress and 
     Fourth Report to the President'' June 2004, as required by 
     House Report 105-188 and Executive Order 13043; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8448. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the Annual Report on Minority 
     Small Business and Capital Ownership Development for Fiscal 
     Year 2003, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 636(j)(16)(B); to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
       8449. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting notification of an intent to transfer funds from 
     the Defense Working Capital Funds to the Operation and 
     Maintenance Appropriations of the Army, pursuant to Public 
     Law 108-87, section 8006; jointly to the Committees on Armed 
     Services and Appropriations.
       8450. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicare Program; Elimination of Statement of 
     Intent Procedures for Filing Medicare Claims [CMS-1185-F] 
     (RIN: 0938-AK79) received April 28, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.

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