Volume 143, No. 80 covering the 1st Session of the 105th Congress (1997 - 1998) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H3657-H3658 on June 10, 1997.
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:
3693. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Melons Grown in South Texas; Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV97-979-1 FIR] received June 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
3694. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Imported Fire Ant; Approved Treatments
[Docket No. 96-063-4] received June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
3695. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous Products; Revision of Standard Requirements for Clostridium Perfringens Types C and D Toxoids and Bacterin-Toxoids
[Docket No. 92-090-2] received June 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
3696. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous Products; Definition of Biological Products and Guidelines
[Docket No. 93-152-2] (RIN: 0579-AA65) received June 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
3697. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bifenthrin; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300495; FRL-5719-3]
(RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
3698. A letter from the Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, transmitting the Service's ``Major'' final rule--Environmental Quality Incentives Program
[Workplan Number 96-004] (RIN: 0578-AA19) received June 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
3699. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting his requests for an FY 1997 supplemental appropriation and for FY 1998 budget amendments that will adjust his pending budget requests to be consistent with the recently negotiated Bipartisan Budget Agreement between the President and the Leadership of Congress, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 105--95); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
3700. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule-- Reservists' Education: Increase in Rates Payable Under the Montgomery GI Bill --Selected Reserve
(RIN: 2900-AI54) received May 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
3701. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Federal Housing Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Community Support Requirement [Docket No. 97-39] (RIN: 3069-AA35) received June 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
3702. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Federal Housing Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Technical Amendments to Definition of Deposits in Banks or Trust Companies [Docket No. 97-38] (RIN: 3069-AA63) received June 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
3703. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule--Executive Order 12933 of October 20, 1994--
``Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Certain Contracts'' (Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division) (RIN: 1215-AA95) received May 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
3704. A letter from the Chairperson, National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, transmitting the twenty-fifth annual report of the activities of the Commission covering the period October 1, 1995 through September 30, 1996, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1504; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
3705. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] Receiving June 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
3706. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to assist states and secondary and postsecondary schools to develop, implement, and improve career preparation education so that every student has an opportunity to acquire academic and technical knowledge and skills needed for postsecondary education, further learning, and a wide range of opportunities in high-skill and high-wage careers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
3707. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule--Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Animal Proteins Prohibited in Ruminant Feed [Docket No. 96N-0135] (RIN: 0910-AA91) received June 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
3708. 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: Revisions to Several Chapters and Appendices of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) Administration Code for the Air Pollution Control Program [AL-044-1 9710a; FRL-5829-9] received June 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
3709. 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; Ohio Ozone Maintenance Plan [OH104-2a; FRL-5840-8] received June 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
3710. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste Management System; Testing and Monitoring Activities [FRL-5839-6] received June 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
3711. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste Management System; Carbamate Production, Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste; Land Disposal Restrictions; Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Programs; and CERCLA Hazardous Substance Designation and Reportable Quantities
[EPA530-Z-97; FRL-5839-7] (RIN: 2050-AD59) received June 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
3712. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations Policy Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers [Docket No. 96F-0369] received June 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
3713. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Neurological Devices; Effective Date of Requirement for Premarket Approval of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulators
[Docket No. 93N-0027] received June 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
3714. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting a draft of an Administration legislative proposal for revitalizing the Public Health Service; to the Committee on Commerce.
3715. A letter from the Director, Resource Management and Planning Staff, Trade Development, International Trade Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Market Development Cooperative Program [Docket No. 970424097-7097-01] (RIN: 0625-ZA05) received June 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
3716. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the Office of the Inspector General and the Secretary's semiannual report on final action taken on Inspector General audits for the period from October 1, 1996 through March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
3717. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Directors, Panama Canal Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 1996, through March 31, 1997; and the semiannual management report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
3718. A letter from the Deputy Director for Administration, Central Intelligence Agency, transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
3719. A letter from the Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Social Security Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 1996, through March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
3720. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting certification that lands for the North Cannonball Unit, Standing Rock Indian Reservation have had an adequate soil survey, land classification has been made and that the lands to be irrigated are susceptible to agricultural production by irrigation, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 390a; to the Committee on Resources.
3721. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, Department of Energy, transmitting a summary of the Department of Energy's ``Final Waste Management Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement''; to the Committee on Resources.
3722. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Change in Listing Status of Steller Sea Lion (RIN: 1018-AE10) received June 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
3723. 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 Halibut and Red King Crab Bycatch Rate Standards for the Second Half of 1997 [Docket No. 900833-1095; I.D. 052997D] received June 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
3724. 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; Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Apportionment of Reserve [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 052397B] received June 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
3725. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, transmitting the report on the administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act covering the six months ended June 30, 1996, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 621; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
3726. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, United States Information Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Exchange Visitor Program [22 CFR Part 514] received May 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
3727. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Fitness Procedures; Safety Ratings (Federal Highway Administration) [FHWA Docket No. MC-94-22; FHWA-97-2252]
(RIN: 2125-AC71) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
3728. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Procedures for Participating in and received Data from the National Driver Register Problem Driver Pointer System
(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket No. 84-02; Notice 11] (RIN: 2127-AG21) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
3729. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Hazardous Materials: Use of Non-specification Open-Head Fiber Drum Packagings (Research and Special Programs Administration) [Docket No. RSPA-97-2501 (HM-221B)] (RIN: 2137-AD04) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
3730. A letter from the Deputy Administrator, General Services Administration, transmitting an informational copy of a Report of Building Project Survey for the Department of Transportation (DOT) Headquarters Replacement in Washington, DC, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
3731. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to ease administration of the railroad retirement and railroad unemployment insurance programs; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
3732. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, transmitting a copy of the report entitled ``The Regional Attorney Pilot Project,'' pursuant to Public Law 102--365, section 4(b)(3) (106 Stat. 973); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
3733. A letter from the Acting Associate Deputy Administrator for Government Contracting and Minority Enterprise Development, Small Business Administration, transmitting the revised annual report on Minority Small business and Capital Ownership Development for fiscal year 1996 to replace EC3250 which was transmitted on May 8, 1997, pursuant to Public Law 100--656, section 408 (102 Stat. 3877); to the Committee on Small Business.
3734. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the housing loan programs for veterans and eligible persons; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
3735. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting a letter informing Congress that the proposal required by Section 4008(k)(1) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 was transmitted with the President's fiscal year (FY) 1998 budget and associated legislative language; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
3736. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting a report on the initial estimate of the applicable percentage increase in inpatient hospital payment rates for Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 1998, pursuant to Public Law 101--508, section 4002(g)(1)(B) (104 Stat. 1388--36); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
3737. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation that would clarify the treatment of military and National Guard aircraft as public aircraft; jointly to the Committees on National Security and Transportation and Infrastructure.
3738. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the third report on environmental estuarine monitoring of organotin concentrations, pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 2406; jointly to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and National Security.
3739. A letter from the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``NHTSA Plan for Achieving Harmonization of the U.S. and European Side Impact Standards,'' pursuant to Public Law 104--205; jointly to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Commerce.
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