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June 22, 1999 sees Congressional Record publish “EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.”

Volume 145, No. 89 covering the 1st Session of the 106th Congress (1999 - 2000) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H4732-H4733 on June 22, 1999.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

2678. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--1999 Amendment to Cotton Board Rules and Regulations Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports [CN-99-002] received June 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

2679. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final--Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown In California; Final Free and Reserve Percentages for 1998-99 Zante Currant Raisins [Docket No. FV99-989-3 FIR] received June 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

2680. A letter from the Director, Test, Systems Engineering

& Evaluation, Department of Defense, transmitting notification of intent to obligate funds for out-of-cycle FY 1999 FCT projects and FY 2000 in-cycle FCT projects, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2350a(g); to the Committee on Armed Services.

2681. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting a report regarding the FY 1999 acquisition and support workforce reductions; to the Committee on Armed Services.

2682. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Full Approval of 40 CFR Part 70 Operating Permit Program; State of North Dakota [ND-001a; FRL-6360-3] received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

2683. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Colorado; Revisions Regarding Negligibly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds and Other Regulatory Revisions [CO-001-0027a, CO-001-0028a, & CO-001-0033a; FRL-6358-6] received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

2684. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Control of VOC Emissions from Decorative Surfaces, Brake Shoe Coatings, Structural Steel Coatings, and Digital Imaging [MD-3039a; FRL-6357-5] received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

2685. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program [PA 133-4087; FRL 6354-9] received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

2686. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision, South Coast Air Quality Management District [CA 187-150; FRL-6358-3] received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

2687. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Control of Emissions From Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators; State of Iowa [IA 070-1070a] received June 10, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

2688. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants: Louisiana [LA-51-1-7413a; FRL-6360-8] received June 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

2689. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants: Texas [TX-108-1-7408a; FRL-6361-4] received June 11, 1999, pursuant to 5. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

2690. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; 1990 NOx Base Year Emission Inventory for the Philadelphia Ozone Nonattainment Area

[PA121-4088a; FRL-6361-5] received June 11, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

2691. A letter from the Chief, Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Access Charge Reform [CC Docket No. 96-45; CC Docket No. 96-262] received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

2692. A letter from the Chief, Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Changes to the Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Services [CC Docket No. 97-21; CC Docket No. 96-45] received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

2693. A letter from the Chief, Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service [CC Docket No. 96-45] received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

2694. A letter from the Governor, State of Kansas, transmitting a letter to President Clinton regarding the Roberts amendment in the Supplemental Appropriations bill now in conference committee; to the Committee on Commerce.

2695. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of the Secretary's determination and justification for authorizing the use in year 1999 of Economic Support Funds to provide a modest crowd-control training package for the Indonesian police in support of the June elections, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2261(a)(2); to the Committee on International Relations.

2696. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, United States Information Agency, transmitting a report on U.S. Government-Sponsored International Exchanges and Training on a Review of the MESP and ATLAS Programs in South Africa; to the Committee on International Relations.

2697. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector General for the 6-month period ending March 31, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.

2698. A letter from the Comptroller General, transmitting a listing of new investigations, audits, and evaluations; to the Committee on Government Reform.

2699. A letter from the Governor, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, transmitting a report prepared to clarify some of the statements in the Fourth Annual Report; to the Committee on Resources.

2700. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of Justice, transmitting the annual report on the status of the United States Parole Commission; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2701. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, transmitting a report on the methods that are used to implement and enforce the International Management code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention under Chapter IX of the Annex to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 145, No. 89