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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1775 on March 30, 1998.
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:
8288. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area Classifications; Florida [Docket No. 98-014-1] received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
8289. A letter from the General Sales Manager and Vice President of Commodity Credit Corporation, Foreign Agricultural Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Foreign Donation of Agricultural Commodities (RIN: 0551-0035) received March 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
8290. A letter from the Director, Administration and Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule--Department of Defense Grant and Agreement Regulations (RIN: 0790-AG28) received March 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
8291. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department of the Navy's plans to initiate a multiyear procurement for the AV-8B Harrier aircraft beginning in fiscal year 1998 and continuing through fiscal year 2001; to the Committee on National Security.
8292. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal Reserve System, transmitting the System's final rule--Bank Holding Companies and Change in Bank Control; Clarification to the Board's Section 20 Orders [Regulation Y; Docket No. R-1010] received March 24, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
8293. A letter from the Administrator of National Banks, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, transmitting the Office's final rule--Lending Limits [Docket No. 98-04 ] (RIN: 1557-AB55) received March 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
8294. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final rule--Notice of a Final Funding Priority for Fiscal Years 1998-1999 for a Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center--received March 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
8295. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Head Start Program
(RIN: 0970-AB53) received March 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
8296. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the semi-annual report for the period April 1, 1998 to September 30, 1998 listing Voluntary Contributions made by the United States Government to International Organizations, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2226(b)(1); to the Committee on International Relations.
8297. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Removal of Solvent Free Basis Calculation Requirement and Trace Quantity Exemption [Docket No. 980219044-8044-01] (RIN: 0694-AB66) received March 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
8298. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Reserve System, transmitting a copy of the annual report in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
8299. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection Board, transmitting the Board's report entitled ``The Changing Federal Workplace: Employee Perspectives,'' pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1204(a)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
8300. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing Rate Systems; Survey Order Month Change for Jefferson, New York, Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AI01) received March 30, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
8301. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule-- Labor Certification Process for the Permanent Employment of Aliens; Researchers Employed by Colleges and Universities, College and University Operated Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, and Certain Federal Agencies (RIN: 1205-AB11) received March 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
8302. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Fingerprinting Applicants and Petitioners for Immigration Benefits; Establishing a Fee for Fingerprinting by the Service; Requiring Completion of Criminal Background Checks Before Final Adjudication of Naturalization Applications (RIN: 11150-AF03) received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
8303. A letter from the Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Modification of the Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing for Certain Cheeses From Hungary [7 CFR Part 6] received March 20, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
8304. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, International Trade Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Procedures for Conducting Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders [Docket No. 980313063-8063-01]
(RIN: 0625-AA51) received March 19, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
8305. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to provide the Secretary of Agriculture with the authority to pay employees of the Food Safety and Inspection Service working in establishments subject to the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act for overtime and holiday work perfomed by such employees at rates the Secretary deems appropriate; jointly to the Committees on Agriculture and Government Reform and Oversight.
8306. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, Department of Energy, transmitting the Savannah River Site Nuclear Material Stablization Activities report for fiscal year 1998, as requested in the Conference Report 105-27; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Appropriations.
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