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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H255-H258 on Feb. 12, 2001.
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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:
745. A letter from the Acting Secretary of the Army, Department of Defense, transmitting a report on assistance provided by the Department of Defense (DoD) to civilian sporting events in support of essential security and safety needs; to the Committee on Armed Services.
746. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Cost or Pricing Data Threshold [DFARS Case 2000-D026] received January 24, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
747. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Overseas Use of the Purchase Card in Contingency, Humanitarian, or Peacekeeping Operations [DFARS Case 2000-D019] received January 24, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
748. A letter from the Senior Banking Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Financial Subsidiaries (RIN: 1505-AA77) received January 23, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
749. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Community Development Revolving Loan Program for Credit Unions--received January 22, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
750. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Operations, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule--National Medical Support Notice: Delay of Effective Date (RIN: 1210-AA72) received January 25, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
751. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Revisions to the Requirements Applicable to Blood, Blood Components, and Source Plasma; Confirmation in Part and Technical Amendment [Docket No. 98N-0673] received January 23, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
752. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers
[Docket No. 99F-2336] received January 25, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
753. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds; Decoquinate, Monensin, and Tylosin--received January 23, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
754. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Reasonably Available Control Technology for Oxides of Nitrogen [MD106-3063; FRL-6922-7] received January 25, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
755. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; Revisions to New Source Review [DE043-1030a; FRL-6941-3] received February 2, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
756. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New York 15 and 9 Percent Rate of Progress Plans, Phase I Ozone Implementation Plan [Region 2 Docket No. NY47-218, FRL-6940-1] received February 2, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
757. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Environmental Program Grants-State, Interstate, and Local Government Agencies: Delay of Effective Date [FRL-6942-7] (RIN: 2030-AA55) received February 2, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
758. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Amendments to Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources; Monitoring Requirements: Delay of Effective Date [FRL-6942-8] (RIN: 2060-AG22) received February 2, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
759. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Environmental Program Grants for Tribes, Final Rule: Delay of Effective Date [FRL-6943-5] (RIN: 2030-AA56) received February 7, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
760. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Significant New Uses of Certain Chemical Substances; Delay of Effective Date [OPPTS-50638A; FRL-6769-7] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received February 7, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
761. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Rhode Island; Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program [RI-01-043-6991a; A-1-FRL-6943-3] received February 7, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
762. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; New Source Review Regulations
[MD107-3062; FRL-6922-8] received February 7, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
763. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Approval of Opacity Recodifications and Revisions to Visible Emissions Requirements COMAR 26.11.06.02 [MD105-3054; FRL-6916-6] received February 7, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
764. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), FM Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Susquehanna and Hallstead, Pennsylvania) [MM Docket No. 00-15; RM-9804] received January 17, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
765. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.622(b), Table of Allotments, Digital Television Broadcast Stations
(Richmond, Virginia) [MM Docket No. 00-97; RM-9865] received January 17, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
766. A letter from the Special Assistant to the 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 (Florence and Comobabi, Arizona) [MM Docket No. 00-107; RM-9891] received January 17, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
767. A letter from the Special Assistant to the 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 (Lewistown, Montana) [MM Docket No. 00-150; RM-9944] received January 17, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
768. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), FM Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Strattanville and Farmington Township, Pennsylvania) [MM Docket No. 99-58; RM-9461; RM-9611] received January 17, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
769. A letter from the Special Assistant to the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), FM Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Indian Wells and Indio, California) [MM Docket No. 98-29; RM-9190; RM-9275] received January 17, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
770. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2001-02 Guidance On Risk-Informed DecisionMaking In License Amendment Reviews--received January 25, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
771. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Implementation of Presidential Announcement of January 10, 2001: Revisions to License Exception CTP [Docket No. 010112014-1014-01] (RIN: 0694-AC41) received January 25, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
772. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act Inventory and annual report; to the Committee on Government Reform.
773. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Threatened Status for the Mountain Plover (RIN: 1018-AF35) received January 22, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
774. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries; Pelagic Shark Species [I.D. 121200G] received January 17, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
775. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--National Marine Aquaculture Initiative: Request for Proposals FY-2001 [Docket No. 000309067-0365-02] (RIN: 0648-ZA82) received January 23, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
776. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Emergency Interim Rule to Revise Certain Provisions of the American Fisheries Act [Docket No. 010111009-1009-01; I.D. 122600A] (RIN: 0648-AO72) received January 25, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
777. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bycatch Rate Standards for the First Half of 2001 [I.D. 122200B] received January 25, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
778. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for the Groundfish Fisheries Off Alaska; Final 2001 Harvest Specifications and Associated Management Measures for the Groundfish Fisheries Off Alaska [Docket No. 010112013-1013-01; I.D. 011101B] (RIN: 0648-AO82) received January 25, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
779. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision to Federal Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Standard for Recreational Vessel Operators [USCG-1998-4593] (RIN: 2115-AF72) received January 23, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
780. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Regattas and Marine Parades [CGD 95-054] (RIN: 2115-AF17) received January 23, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
781. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Elizabeth River, Eastern Branch, Norfolk, Virginia [CGD05-98-090] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received January 23, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
782. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Wrangell Narrows, Petersburg, AK [COTP Southeast Alaska; 01-001] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received January 23, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
783. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment of Legal Description of V-66 in the Vicinity of Dallas/Fort Worth; TX [Airspace Docket No. 00-ASW-6] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
784. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of Colored Federal Airways; AK [Airspace Docket No. 00-AAL-16] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
785. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; Gulkana, AK [Airspace Docket No. 00-AAL-5] received January 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
786. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; Willits, CA [Airspace Docket No. 00-AWP-8] received January 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
787. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment of Class E5 Airspace; Meridian, MS [Airspace Docket No. 00-ASO-44] received January 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
788. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; Pella, IA [Airspace Docket No. 00-ACE-26] received January 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
789. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; Fayetteville, AR [Airspace Docket No. 2000-ASW-17] received January 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
790. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace, Walnut Ridge, AR [Airspace Docket No. 2000-ASW-14] received January 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
791. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace, Tulsa, OK [Airspace Docket No. 2000-ASW-15] received January 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
792. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; Bloomfield, IA [Airspace Docket No. 00-ACE-32] received January 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
793. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; Washington, MO [Airspace Docket No. 00-ACE-24] received January 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
794. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; Albia, IA [Airspace Docket No. 00-ACE-33] received January 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
795. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Amend Legal Description of Jet Route J-501 [Airspace Docket No. 00-ANM-20] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
796. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; Iliamna, AK [Airspace Docket No. 00-AAL-17] received January 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
797. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E Airspace; Wainwright, AK [Airspace Docket No. 00-AAL-6] received January 12, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
798. 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 [Docket No. 2000-NM-194-AD; Amendment 39-12065; AD 2000-26-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 25, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
799. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-300 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2000-NM-349-AD; Amendment 39-12063; AD 2000-26-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 25, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
800. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; Pittsburg, KS [Airspace Docket No. 00-ACE-28] received January 25, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
801. A letter from the Senior Regulations Analyst, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs [Docket OST-99-6578] (RIN: 2105-AAC49) received January 25, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
802. A letter from the Assistant Chief Counsel for Hazardous Materials Safety, Research and Special Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Harmonization with the United Nations Recommendations and the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code [Docket No. RSPA-2000-7702 (HM-215D)]
(RIN: 2137-AD41) received January 25, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
803. A letter from the Regulations Officer, FMCSA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Definition of Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV); Requirements for Operators of Small Passenger-Carrying CMV's [Docket Nos. FMCSA-97-2858 and 99-5710 (formerly FHWA-97-2858 and 99-5710)] (RINs: 2126-AA51 and 2126-AA44 [formerly RINs 2125-AE22 and 2125-AE60]) received January 23, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
804. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportion, transmitting the Department's final rule--Establishment of Class E Airspace; Indian Mountain, AK
[Airspace Docket No. 00-AAL-15] received January 25, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
805. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--NOAA Climate and Global Change Program, Program Announcement [Docket No. 001027299-0299-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA95) received January 24, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
806. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Guidance to federally recognized Indian tribal governments about their Federal Unemployment Tax Act obligations for 2000--received January 31, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
807. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 2001-3] received January 17, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
808. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade Commission, transmitting notification that the Commission has transmitted to the President the confidential version of its report on Investigation No. TA-204-3, Lamb Meat: Monitoring Developments in the Domestic Industry; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
809. A letter from the Secretaries, Department of the Army and the Department of Agriculture, transmitting a report on a Joint Order Interchanging Administrative Jurisdiction of Department of the Army Lands and National Forest Lands; jointly to the Committees on Agriculture and Transportation and Infrastructure.
810. A letter from the Secretary and Attorney General, Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice, transmitting a report entitled, ``Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report For FY 2000''; jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
811. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting a report entitled, ``Social Health Maintenance Organizations: Transition into MedicareChoice''; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.
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