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July 28, 1998 sees Congressional Record publish “EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.”

Volume 144, No. 103 covering the 2nd Session of the 105th Congress (1997 - 1998) 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 H6509-H6510 on July 28, 1998.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

10329. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Importation of Tomatoes from France, Morocco and Western Sahara, Chile, and Spain [Docket No. 97-016-2] (RIN: 0579-AA88) received July 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

10330. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting the Secretary's certification that the survivability and lethality testing of the Navy's CH-60 Fleet Combat Support Helicopter otherwise required by section 2366 would be unreasonably expensive and impractical, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2366(c)(1); to the Committee on National Security.

10331. A letter from the Director, Operation Test And Evaluation, Department of Defense, transmitting the Secretary's certification that the survivability and lethality testing of the DDG 51 Flight IIA otherwise required by section 2366 would be unreasonably expensive and impractical, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2366(c)(1); to the Committee on National Security.

10332. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the Air Force, transmitting a report on the Air Force's study of the reengineering of the 38th Engineering and Installation Wing (38 EIW) for implementation in late FY 99 or FY00; to the Committee on National Security.

10333. A letter from the Acting Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Logistics), Department of Defense, transmitting a report entitled ``Logistics Augmentation Program''; to the Committee on National Security.

10334. A letter from the Acting Comptroller of the Currency, transmitting the 1997 Annual Report of the Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 14; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

10335. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Housing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program [7 CFR Part 3565] received July 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

10336. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the certification that supplementary resources are needed to forestall or cope with an impairment of the international monetary system and that the International Monetary Fund has fully explored other means of funding; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

10337. 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; Indiana [IN75; FRL-6129-7] received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

10338. 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: South Carolina [SC-34-1-9816a: FRL-6129-9] received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

10339. 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; Minnesota; Control of Landfill Gas Emissions from Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [MN51-01-7276a; FRL-6128-8] received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

10340. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Extension of Operating Permits Program Interim Approval Expiration Dates [FRL-6128-9] (RIN: 2060-AF70) received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

10341. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Reconsideration of Petition Criteria and Incorporation of Montreal Protocol Decisions [FRL-6129-2]

(RIN: 2060-AG48) received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

10342. 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 Kentucky: Adoption of General Conformity Regulations [KY-90-1-9735a: FRL-6130-3] received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

10343. 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; Commonwealth of Kentucky [KY-100-1-9814a; FRL-6126-1] received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

10344. 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; Commonwealth of Kentucky [KY-93-9821a; FRL-6125-8] received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

10345. 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 and Redesignation of the South Coast Air Basin in California to Attainment for Nitrogen Dioxide [CA--189--0078 (a);#FRL-6127-1] received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

10346. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approval Numbers Under the Paperwork Reduction Act: Technical Correction

[FRL--6125-1] received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

10347. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Promulgation of Federal Implementation Plan for Arizona--Phoenix PM-10 Moderate Area; Disapproval of State Implementation Plan for Arizona--Phoenix PM-10 Moderate Area [FRL-6129-4] (RIN: 2060-ZA02) received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

10348. 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; Michigan: Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule [MI67-01-7275; FRL-6128-6] received July 23, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

10349. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations

(Pauls Valley, Ratliff City, and Sulphur, Oklahoma, Abilene, Bowie, Highland Village, Mount Pleasant, and Overton, Texas

[MM Docket No. 97-84; RM-9021; RM-9095] received July 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

10350. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Amendment of Rules Governing Procedures to Be Followed When Formal Complaints are Filed Against Common Carriers [CC Docket No. 96-238] received July 22, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

10351. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Adjustment of the Maximum Retrospective Deferred Premium (RIN: 3150-AG01) received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

10352. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a report on the effect of the U.S./Russian Highly Enriched Uranium Agreement on domestic uranium mining, conversion, and enrichment industries through April 1998; to the Committee on Commerce.

10353. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Taiwan [DTC 1-98] received July 20, 1998, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.

10354. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with the United Kingdom [DTC 17-98] received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on International Relations.

10355. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the 26th and 27th Annual Reports on the operation during water years 1996 and 1997 for the reservoirs along the Colorado River, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1544; to the Committee on Resources.

10356. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Texas Closure [I.D. 070298E] received July 21, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

10357. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on plans to establish a program to support the Iraqi democratic opposition; jointly to the Committees on International Relations and Appropriations.

10358. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting a report on Medicare coverage of lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS); jointly to the Committees on Commerce, Ways and Means, and Appropriations.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 144, No. 103