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Oct. 12, 1999: Congressional Record publishes “EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.”

Volume 145, No. 137 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 H9897-H9898 on Oct. 12, 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:

4712. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Scale Requirements for Accurate Weights, Repairs, Adjustments, and Replacement After Inspection--received October 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

4713. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--General Administrative Regulations; Interpretations of Statutory and Regulatory Provisions (RIN: 0563-AB74) received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

4714. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Avocados Grown in South Florida and Imported Avocados; Revision of the Maturity Requirements for Fresh Avocados [Docket No. FV99-915-2FR] received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

4715. A letter from the Office of the Under Secretary, Department of the Navy, transmitting notification of a decision to study certain functions performed by military and civilian personnel in the Department of the Navy for possible performance by private contractors, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2461; to the Committee on Armed Services.

4716. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Food Labeling: Declaration of Ingredients [Docket No. 98P-0968] received October 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

4717. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Internal Analgesic, Antipyretic, and Antirheurmatic Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use; Final Rule for Professional Labeling of Aspirin, Buffered Aspirin, and Aspirin in Combination with Antacid Drug Products; Technical Amendments

[Docket No. 77N-094A] received October 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

4718. 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; Delaware; 15 Percent Rate of Progress Plan [DE027-1027a; FRL-6453-5] received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

4719. 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; Texas Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan for the Collin Country Lead Nonattainment Area [TX-112-1-7421a; FRL-6449-5] received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

4720. 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: Approval of Revisions to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan [NC-083-1-9938a; FRL-6453-8] received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

4721. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Massachusetts: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision [FRL-6454-1] received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

4722. 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

(Wellsville and Canaseraga, New York) [MM Docket No. 98-207, RM-9408, RM-9497] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

4723. A letter from the Special Assistatnt 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

(Choteau, Montana) [MM Docket No. 99-219 RM-9638]

(Hubbardston, Michigan) [MM Docket No. 99-80 RM-9493]

(Ingram, Texas) [MM Docket No. 99-235 RM-9643] (Parowan, Utah) [MM Docket No. 99-224 RM-9605] (Toquerville, Utah) [MM Docket No. 99-226 RM-9603] (Valier, Montana) [MM Docket No. 99-228 RM-9612] (Washburn, Wisconsin) [MM Docket No. 99-18 RM-9414] (Breckenridge, Texas) [MM Docket No. 99-243 RM-9675]

(Alberton, Montana) [MM Docket No. 99-218 RM 9637] Received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

4724. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Changes, Tests, and Experiments (RIN: 3150-AF94) received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

4725. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to Australia for defense articles and services (Transmittal No. 00-06), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.

4726. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Eastern South Dakota and Wyoming Appropriated Fund Wage Areas (RIN: 3206-AI74) received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.

4727. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing Rate Systems; Change in Survey Cycle for the Southwestern Michigan Appropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AI68) received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.

4728. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 990304063-9063-01; I.D. 092499K] received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

4729. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery [Docket No. 990422103-9209-02; I.D. 090799A] received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

4730. 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--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Vessels Catching Pollock for Processing by the Inshore Component In the Bering Sea Subarea

[Docket No. 990304063-9063-01; I.D. 092899B] received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

4731. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off West Coast States in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; End of the Primary Season and Resumption of Trip Limits for the Shoreside Whiting Sector [Docket No. 98123133-9127-03; I.D. 091399B] received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

4732. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Rules of Practice, Procedure, and Evidence for Administrative Proceedings of the Coast Guard [USCG-1998-3472] (RIN: 2115-AF59) received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4733. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; Kansas City, MO [Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-34] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4734. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA-360C, SA-365C, C1, and C2 Helicopters [Docket No. 99-SW-15-AD; Amendment 39-11344; AD 99-21-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4735. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; Hayward, WI [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-40] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4736. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; Cable Union, WI [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-41] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4737. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of Class D Airspace; Bellville, IL [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-39] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4738. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Establishment of Class E Airspace; Mountain Village, AK

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-9] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4739. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge Operation Regulation: Passaic River, NJ [CGD01-99-171] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4740. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--User Fees for Licenses, Certificates of Registry, and Merchant Mariner Documents [USCG-1997-2799] (RIN: 2115-AF49) received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4741. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Establishment of Class E Airspace; Aniak, AK Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. Mary's, AK [Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-7] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4742. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Establishment of Class E Airspace; Kalskag, AK [Airspcae Docket No. 99-AAL-14] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4743. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; Georgetown, TX [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-18] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4744. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; Mineral Wells, TX [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-20] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4745. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; Alice, TX [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-23] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4746. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; Falfurrias, TX [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-21] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4747. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; Corpus Christi, TX [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-22] received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4748. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Chesapeake Bay, Hampton, VA [CGD 05-99-090] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4749. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone Regulations; Mile 94.0 to Mile 96.0, Lower Mississippi River, Above Head of Passes [COTP New Orleans, LA Regulation 99-026]

(RIN: 2115-AA97) received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4750. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Swannee River, Florida [CGD07-98-054]

(RIN: 2115-AE47) received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4751. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Gulf Intercoastal Waterway, Algiers Alternate Route, Louisiana [CGD08-99-057] (RIN: 2115-AE57) received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4752. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, LA

[CGD08-99-011] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received October 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4753. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--Enrollment-Provision of Hospital and Outpatient Care to Veterans (RIN: 2900-AJ18) received October 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

4754. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule--Returned and Canceled Checks (RIN: 2900-AJ61) received October 6, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 145, No. 137