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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H8318-H8319 on Oct. 2, 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:
5304. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Carfentrazone-ethyl; Temporary Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300554; FRL-5744-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
5305. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Exception Decisions to Early Entry Prohibition, Worker Protection Standard; Technical Amendment [OPP-250122; FRL-5599-3] (RIN: 2070-AC95) received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
5306. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Glyphosate Oxidoreductase and the Genetic Material Necessary for Its Production in All Plants; Exemption From Tolerance Requirement On All Raw Agricultural Commodities [OPP-300552; FRL-5745-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
5307. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting notification that it is estimated that the limitation on the Government National Mortgage Association's (``Ginnie Mae's'') authority to make commitments for a fiscal year will be reached before the end of that fiscal year, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1721 nt.; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
5308. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the report on State member bank compliance with the national flood insurance program, pursuant to Public Law 103--325, section 529(a) (108 Stat. 2266); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
5309. A letter from the Assistant to the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's final rule--Electronic Fund Transfers [Regulation E; Docket No. R-0959] received September 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
5310. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Acquisition Regulation; Revisions to Organizational Conflicts of Interest (RIN: 1991-AB26) received September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
5311. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule--Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Energy Conservation Standards for Refrigerators, Refrigerator-freezers and Freezers [Docket No. EE-RM-93-801] received September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
5312. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Hydraulic Brake Systems; Passenger Car Brake Systems (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket 85-06; Notice 13]
(RIN: 2127-AG35) received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
5313. 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; Maryland; 15% Rate of Progress Plan for the Baltimore Ozone Nonattainment Area [MD 053-3020; FRL-5905-8] received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
5314. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revocation of Significant New Use Rules for Certain Acrylate Substances
[OPPTS-50625B; FRL-5744-6] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
5315. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Latex Condoms; User Labeling; Expiration Dating [Docket No. 95N-0374] (RIN: 0910-AA32) received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
5316. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting the report on shareholder proposals, pursuant to Public Law 104--290, section 510(b)(2) (110 Stat. 3450); to the Committee on Commerce.
5317. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting a report on the status of efforts to obtain Iraq's compliance with the resolutions adopted by the U.N. Security Council, pursuant to Public Law 102--1, section 3 (105 Stat. 4); (H. Doc. No. 105--138); to the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed.
5318. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting ILO Convention No. 177 and Recommendation No. 184 concerning Home Work; Convention No. 178 and Recommendation No. 185 concerning the Inspection of Seafarers' Working and Living Conditions; Convention No. 179 and Recommendation No. 186 concerning the Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers; Convention No. 180 concerning Seafarers' Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships; Recommendation No. 187 concerning Seafarers' Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships; and Protocol of 1996 to the Merchant Shipping Convention, 1976, pursuant to Art. 19 of the Constitution of the International Labor Organization; to the Committee on International Relations.
5319. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a memorandom of justification for use of section 506(a)(2) authority to draw down articles, services, and military education and training from the Department of Defense, pursuant to Public Law 101--513, section 547(a) (104 Stat. 2019); to the Committee on International Relations.
5320. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Satellite fuel, Ground Support Equipment, Test Equipment, Payload Adapter/Interface Hardware, and Replacement Parts for the Preceeding Items, When Included with a Specific Commercial Communications Satellite Launch [Docket No. 960918265-7203-04] (RIN: 0694-AB09) received September 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
5321. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the ATF's revised strategic plan, pursuant to Public Law 103--62; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
5322. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Acquisition Regulation: Elimination of Non-Statutory Certification Requirements (RIN: 1991-AB31) received September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
5323. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments, Universities, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations [FRL-5881-5] received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
5324. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection Board, transmitting the Board's report entitled ``Adherence to the Merit Principles in the Workplace: Federal Employees' Views,'' pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1204(a)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
5325. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, transmitting the report to Congress under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(2); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
5326. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting the report on the U.S. Antarctic Marine Living Resource Directed Research Program, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.; to the Committee on Resources.
5327. A letter from the Chair, Advisory Council on California Indian Policy, transmitting the ACCIP Historical Overview Report: The Special Circumstances of California Indians, pursuant to Public Law 102--416; Public Law 104--109; to the Committee on Resources.
5328. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule--Gifts; Acquisition of Lands or Interest in Lands by Purchase or Condemnation [WO-130-1820-00-24 1A] (RIN: 1004-AC98) received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
5329. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Simultaneous De-designation and Termination of the Mud Dump Site and Designation of the Historic Area Remediation Site [FRL-5885-1] received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
5330. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Coastal Service's Center Broad Area Announcement
[Docket No. 9707-14173-7173-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA31) received September 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
5331. 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 Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 092697A] received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
5332. A letter from the 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; Nontrawl Sablefish Mop-Up Fishery
[Docket No. 961227373-6373-01; I.D. 092497C] received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
5333. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's final rule--Visas: Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended [Public Notice 2600] received September 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
5334. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Adding Slovenia to the List of Countries Authorized to Participate in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program and Designating Ireland as a Permanent Participating Country (Formerly with Probationary Status) [INS No. 1786-96] (RIN: 1115-AB93) received October 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
5335. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Interim Designation of Acceptable Documents for Employment Verification [INS No. 1818-96] (RIN: 1115-AE94) received October 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
5336. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 1996 Progress Report on the Transition to Quieter Airplanes, pursuant to Public Law 101--508, section 9308(g) (104 Stat. 1388--383); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
5337. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-ANE-35; Amendment 39-10134; AD 97-19-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
5338. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-ANE-32; Amendment 39-10133; AD 97-19-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
5339. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Enstrom Helicopter Corporation Model F-28A, F-28C, 280 and 280C Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-SW-31-AD; Amendment 39-10142; AD 97-20-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
5340. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-7 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-36-AD; Amendment 39-10141; AD 97-20-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
5341. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Model L-188A and L-188C Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-07-AD; Amendment 39-10140; AD 97-20-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
5342. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes
(Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-237-AD; Amendment 39-10139; AD 97-20-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
5343. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. TSCP700-4B and -5 Auxillary Power Units (Federal Aviation Administration)
[Docket No. 97-ANE-03; Amendment 39-10138; AD 97-19-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
5344. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models 1900, 1900C, and 1900D Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-60-AD; Amendment 39-10131; AD 97-15-13 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
5345. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Hazardous Materials in Intrastate Commerce; Delay of Compliance Date, Technical Amendments, Corrections and Response to Petitions for Reconsideration (Research and Special Programs Administration) [Docket HM-200; Amdt. Nos. 171-154 and 173-262] (RIN: 2137-AB37) received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
5346. A letter from the Chairman, Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research, transmitting the Committee's biennial report to Congress, pursuant to Public Law 101--380, section 7001(e) (104 Stat. 564); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
5347. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, transmitting a report entitled ``Implementation of the National Intelligent Transportation System Program,'' pursuant to Public Law 102--240, section 6054(c); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
5348. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--NOAA Pan-American Climate Studies (PACS), Program Announcement--September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
5349. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule-- Appeals Regulations: Remand for Further Development (RIN: 2900-AI50) received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
5350. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Regulations Governing the Offering of United States Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company Tax and Loss Bonds [Department of the Treasury Circular, Public Debt Series No. 3-68] received September 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
5351. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Import Restrictions Imposed on Archeological Artifacts from Guatemala [T.D. 97-81] (RIN: 1515-AC24) received October 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
5352. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Department of Labor, transmitting a report concerning Recommendations to Ensure Compliance by Federal Contractors and Subcontractors, pursuant to Public Law 104--208, section 8118 (110 Stat. 3009--114); jointly to the Committees on National Security and Veterans' Affairs.
5353. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, transmitting a report entitled ``Successful Telecommuting Programs in the Public and Private Sectors,'' pursuant to Public Law 104--50, section 345; jointly to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and Appropriations.
5354. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting the Seventh Annual Report for the Demonstration and Commercial Application of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technologies Program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 12006; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Science.
5355. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, transmitting the Department's report entitled ``Importing Noncomplying Motor Vehicles'' for calendar year 1996, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30169(b); jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Ways and Means.
5356. A letter from the Executive Director, Office of Compliance, transmitting a notice of proposed rulemaking
(proposing amendments to procedural rules previously adopted) for publication in the Congressional Record, pursuant to Public Law 104--1, section 303(b) (109 Stat. 28); jointly to the Committees on House Oversight and Education and the Workforce.
5357. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Secretary's certification to the Congress regarding the incidental capture of Sea Turtles in commercial shrimping operations, pursuant to Public Law 101--162, section 609(b)(2) (103 Sat. 1038); jointly to the Committees on Resources and Appropriations.
5358. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report to Congress on Iran-Related Multilateral Sanction Regime Efforts, pursuant to Public Law 104--172, section 4(b) and 10(a); jointly to the Committees on International Relations, Banking and Financial Services, and Ways and Means.
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