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Congressional Record publishes “EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” on April 3, 2000

Volume 146, No. 39 covering the 2nd 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 H1672-H1673 on April 3, 2000.

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:

6875. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Importation of Pork and Pork Products [Docket No. 95-027-2] received January 10, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

6876. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Disqualification Penalties for Intentional Program Violations (RIN: 0584-AC65) received January 7, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

6877. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Glufosinate ammonium; Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300953; FRL-6394-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 5, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

6878. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting amendments to the FY 2001 budget requests for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Energy, Health and Human Services, State, Transportation, and the Treasury; the Corps of Engineers; the Office of the United States Trade Representative, International Assistance Programs; the Small Business Administration; and, the Coporation for National and Community Service, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 106-222); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.

6879. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation Division, Office of Legislative Liasison, Department of Defense, transmitting notification that the Air Force has initiated an independent business analysis to determine whether significant savings can be achieved or significant performance improvements are likely by waving the Office of Management and Budget A-76 procedures for the acquisition of Aircraft Maintenance and Supply functions at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2461; to the Committee on Armed Services.

6880. A letter from the Under Secretary, Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting the Incentive-Based Crime Reporting Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.

6881. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting the certification pertaining to destruction of Russia's chemical weapons and the report on proposed obligations for chemical weapons destruction activities in Russia; to the Committee on Armed Services.

6882. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Assessments (RIN: 3064-AC31) received January 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

6883. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Devolution of Corporate Goverance Responsibilities [No. 99-62] (RIN: 3069-AA-89) received January 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

6884. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Amendment of Affordable Housing Program Regulation [No. 99-68] (RIN: 3069-AA82) received January 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

6885. A letter from the General Counsel, Central Office, National Credit Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Loans in Areas Having Special Flood Hazards--received January 12, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

6886. A letter from the Director,, Office of Management and Budget, transmitting the reports, as required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended; to the Committee on the Budget.

6887. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Summer Food Service Program; Implementation of Legislative Reforms (RIN: 0584-AC23) received January 7, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

6888. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Summer Food Service Program: Program Meal Service During the School Year, Paperwork Reduction, and Targeted State Monitoring (RIN: 0584-AC06) received January 5, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

6889. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Child and Adult Care Food Program: Overclaim Authority and Technical Changes to the Meal Pattern Requirements (RIN: 0584-AB19) received January 3, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

6890. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Direct Certification of Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk in Schools

(RIN: 0584-AB35) received January 7, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

6891. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, Department of Energy, transmitting the report on the Identification of Preferred Alternatives for the Department of Energy's Waste Management Program: Low-Level Waste and Mixed Low-Level Waste Disposal Sites; to the Committee on Commerce.

6892. 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; and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Indiana [IN116-1a, FRL-6522-1] received January 13, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

6893. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--#35 Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, hospitals, and other non-profits organizations--received January 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

6894. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--#36 How to Complete your Application for Federal Assistance--received January 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

6895. 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 Implementation Plans: Alaska [AK-21-1709-a; FRL-6515-3] received January 5, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

6896. 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 Plan for Louisiana: Transportation Conformity Rule [LA-26-1-6965a; FRL-6514-6] received January 5, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

6897. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202.(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Farmington, Grass Valley, Jackson, Lindon, Placerville, and Fair Oaks, California, and Carson City and Sun Valley, Nevada) [MM Docket No. 90-189, RM-6904, RM-7114, RM-7186, RM-7415, RM-7298] received January 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

6898. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Bureau Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Whitewright and Van Alstyne, Texas) [MM Docket No. 98-196, RM-9325, RM-9476] received January 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

6899. 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.

6900. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Direct Investment Surveys: BE-10, Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad--1999

[Docket No. 9908102129310- 02] (RIN: 0691-AA36) received January 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.

6901. A letter from the Bureau of Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Revisions to Encryption Items [Docket No. 000110010-0010-01] (RIN: 0694-AC11) received January 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.

6902. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, transmitting the consolidated report for the year ending September 30, 1999, on the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act and the status of our internal audit and investigative activities; to the Committee on Government Reform.

6903. A letter from the Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; Deobligation Authority [FAC 97-15; FAR Case 99-015; Item IV]

(RIN: 9000-AI56) received January 24, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.

6904. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--#34 Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments--received January 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.

6905. A letter from the Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the semiannual report of the Office of Inspector General covering the period April 1, 1999 through September 30, 1999, and the semiannual Management Report on Audits, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.

6906. A letter from the Chair, Federal Labor Relations Authority, transmitting the Fiscal Year 1999 Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) Report for the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA); to the Committee on Government Reform.

6907. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting the annual report in compliance with the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act (``FMFIA''); to the Committee on Government Reform.

6908. A letter from the Deputy Director, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, transmitting the FY 1999 report pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.

6909. A letter from the Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; Pollution Control and Clean Air and Water [FAC 97-15; FAR Case 97-033; Item I]

(RIN: 9000-AI19) received January 24, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.

6910. A letter from the Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy, National Air and Space Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal Acquisition Regulation; Contract Bundling [FAC 97-15; FAR Case 1997-306 (97-306); Item III] (RIN: 9000-AI55) received January 24, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.

6911. A letter from the Director, Workforce Compensation and Performance Service, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Miscellaneous Changes in Compensation Regulations (RIN: 3206-AH11) received January 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.

6912. A letter from the Director, Workforce Compensation and Performance Service, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Retention Allowances

(RIN: 3206-AI31) received January 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.

6913. A letter from the Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, transmitting the fiscal year 1999 reports required by the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act; to the Committee on Government Reform.

6914. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting the Annual Program Performance Report for fiscal year (FY) 1999; to the Committee on Government Reform.

6915. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Closure of Purse Seine Fishery for Bigeye Tuna [Docket No. 991207319-9319-01; I.D. 113099A] received January 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

6916. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisherie's Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Interim 2000 Harvest Specifications [Docket No. 991223348-9348-01; I.D. 122199B] received January 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

6917. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Emergency Interim Rule to Implement Major Provisions of the American Fisheries Act [Docket No. 991228352-0012-02; I.D. 011100D] (RIN: 0648-AM83) received January 31, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

6918. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisherie's Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Permit Requirements for Vessels, Processors, and Cooperatives Wishing to Participate in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Pollock Fishery Under the American Fisheries Act [Docket No. 991228352-9352-01; I.D. 121099C] (RIN: 0648-AM83) received January 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

6919. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Foreign Fishing; Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Annual Specifications and Management Measures [Docket No. 991223347-9347-01; I.D. 120299C] (RIN: 0648-AM21) received January 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

6920. A letter from the Independent Counsel, transmitting the annual report for the Office of Independent Counsel-Barrett, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 595(a)(2); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

6921. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Boarding of Vessels in the United States [T.D. 00-4] (RIN: 1515-AC29) received January 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

6922. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Fiscal Service, Bureau of the Public Debt, Department of Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Notice of Call for Redemption: 8\1/4\ Percent Treasury Bonds of 2000-05--received January 20, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

6923. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Binding Arbitration [Announcement 2000-4, 2000-3] received January 5, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

6924. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Equity Options With Flexible Terms; Special Rules and Definitions [TD 8866] (RIN: 1545-AV48) received January 24, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

6925. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Safe Harbor Explanation-Certain Qualified Plan Ditributions

[Notice 2000-1] received January 24, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

6926. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Definitions relating to coporate reoganizations [Rev. Rul. 2000-5, 2000-5 I.R.B.] received January 24, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

6927. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Disclosure of Return Information to Officers and Employees of the Department of Agriculture for Certain Statistical Purposes and Related Activities [TD 8854] (RIN: 1545-AX70) received January 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

6928. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Treatment of Income and Expense From Certain Hyperinflationary, Nonfunctional Currency Transactions and Certain Notional Principal Contracts [TD 8860] (RIN: 1545-AP78) received January 12, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

6929. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--EP/EO Technical Advice Procedures [Rev. Proc. 2000-5] received January 5, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

6930. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Purchase Price Allocations in Deemed and Actual Asset Acquisitions [TD 8858] (RIN: 1545-AV58) received January 21, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 146, No. 39