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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H9513-H9515 on Oct. 6, 1999.
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EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:
4665. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Mangement and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imazapic-Ammonium; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [FRL-6382-3] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
4666. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting the approved retirement of Lieutenant General David K. Heeber, United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
4667. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Flood Insurance Programs; Procedures and Fees for Processing Map Changes (RIN: 3067-AC88) received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
4668. A letter from the Acting Inspector General, Department of Defense, transmitting the FY 1998 Department of Defense Superfund Financial Transactions; to the Committee on Commerce.
4669. 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; Indiana [IN96-2; FRL-6452-6] received October 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
4670. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a legislative proposal to amend certain provisions of the Weather Assistance Program for Low-Incomed Persons; to the Committee on Commerce.
4671. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, transmitting A copy of a report entitled, ``Audit of the People's Counsel Agency Fund for Fiscal Year 1998,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform.
4672. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to and Deletions from the Procurement List--received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
4673. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United States, General Accounting Office, transmitting the Research Notification System through September 7, 1999; to the Committee on Government Reform.
4674. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor, transmitting a report entitled ``Observed Weakness in the District's Early Out Retirement Incentive Program''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
4675. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor, transmitting a report entitled ``Auditor's Review of Unauthorized Transactions Pertaining to ANC 1A''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
4676. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia, Auditor, transmitting a copy of a report entitled, ``Examination of the People's Counsel Agency for Fiscal Year 1997''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
4677. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment by Mexico to Appendix III Listing of Bigleaf Mahogany under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (RIN: 1018-AF58) received June 9, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
4678. A letter from the Commissioner, Department of the Interior, transmitting draft legislation to authorize not new feasibility investigations for three water resource development projects within the Pacific Northwest; to the Committee on Resources.
4679. A letter from the Commissioner, Department of the Interior, transmitting a draft bill ``To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to refund certain collections received pursuant to the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982''; to the Committee on Resources.
4680. 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; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 092499J] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
4681. 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; Atka Mackerel in the Central Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 990304063-9063-01; I.D. 092399E] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
4682. 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; Pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 091799B] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
4683. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Local Area Mangement Plan for the Halibut Fishery in Sitka Sound
[Docket No. 990416100-9256-02; I.D. 031999C] (RIN: 0648-AL18) received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
4684. 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; Pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062-9062-01; I.D. 092399A] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
4685. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Fixed Gear Sablefish Mop-Up [DOcket No. 981231333-8333-01; I.D. 091399D] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
4686. 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; Pollock by Vessels Catching Pollock for Processing by the Mothership Component in the Bering Sea Subarea [Docket No. 990304063-9063-01; I.D. 092499N] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
4687. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, FBI, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule--Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division Systems and Procedures [AG Order No. 2258-99] (RIN: 1105-AA63) received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
4688. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Technical Amendments; Organizational Changes; Miscellaneous Editorial Changes and Conforming Amendments [USCG-1999-6216] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
4689. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, 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 99-022]
(RIN: 2115-AA97) received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
4690. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regualtions and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local Regulations; Tall Stacks 1999 Ohio River Mile 467.0-475.0, Cincinnati, OH [CGD08-99-052] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
4691. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: Wedding on the Lady Windridge Fireworks, New York Harbor, Upper Bay [CGD01-99-163] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
4692. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Noise Transition Regulations; Approach of Final Compliance Date--received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
4693. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney PW2000 Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 99-NE-02-AD; Amendment 39-11333; AD 99-20-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
4694. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whittney JT9D-7R4 Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 99-NE-06-AD; Amendment 39-11334; AD 99-20-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
4695. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-270-AD; Amendment 39-11335; AD 99-20-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
4696. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Industrie Model A320 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 99-NM-48-AD; Amendment 39-11336; AD 99-20-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
4697. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Establishment of Class E Airspace; Pikeville, KY [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-13] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
4698. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; Center TX [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-14] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
4699. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--High Density Airports; Allocation of Slots [Docket No. FAA-1999-4971, Amendment No. 93-78] (RIN: 2120-AG50) received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
4700. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 Series Airplanes (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
4701. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 29753; Amdt. No. 1950] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
4702. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Standard Instrument Approach; Miscellaneous Amendments
[Docket No. 29754; Amt. No. 1951] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
4703. A letter from the Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, Department of Transportation, transmitting a report on the Coast Guard's findings the Chicago area search and rescue standards and procedures; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
4704. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting a draft bill to authorize major facility projects and lease programs for Fiscal Year 2000; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
4705. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Section 846 Discount Factors for 1999 [Revenue Procedure 99-36] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
4706. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Section 832 Discount Factors for 1999 [Revenue Procedure 99-37] received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
4707. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Service, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Mutual Insurance, Inc. v. Commissioner--received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
4708. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Medical Savings Accounts--Number--received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
4709. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting the notification you that Department of Health and Human Services is alloting emergency funds to be made available to the State of North Carolina; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Education and the Workforce.
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