[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 141 (Wednesday, October 8, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H9374-H9375]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       4693. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Ohio Regulatory Program [OH-249-FOR] received 
     September 29, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4694. 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; Removing Eriastrum hooveri (Hoover's woolly-star) 
     from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Species 
     (RIN: 1018-AG41) received October 2, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4695. A letter from the Deputy Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Delisting of the Berberis (=Mahonia) sonnei 
     (Truckee barberry) (RIN: 1018-AH47) received October 2, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4696. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Service/NWRS, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- 2003-2004 Refuge-Specific Hunting and Sport 
     Fishing Regulations (RIN: 1018-AI63) received October 2, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4697. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Pennsylvania Regulatory Program 
     [PA-144-FOR] received October 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4698. A letter from the Acting Assisting Secretary of Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Migratory Bird Permits; Regulations for Double-Crested 
     Cormorant Management (RIN: 1018-AI39) received October 6, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4699. A letter from the Assistant General Cousel for 
     Regulatory Law, Office of Environment, Safety, and Health, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Compliance With Floodplain and Wetland Environmental 
     Review Requirements (RIN: 1901-AA94) received September 8, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4700. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries,NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure [Docket No. 001005281-
     0369-02; I.D. 092303A] received October 3, 2003, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4701. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; 
     Groundfish Fisheries by Vessels using Hook-and-Line Gear in 
     the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 021122286-3036-02; I.D. 
     092403G] received October 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4702. A letter from the Acting 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; Atka 
     Mackerel in the Central Aleutian District [Docket No. 
     021212307-3037-02; I.D. 092403F] received October 3, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4703. A letter from the Acting 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; 
     Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bering Sea and 
     Aleution Islands Management Area [Docket No. 021212307-3037-
     02; I.D. 092403D] received October 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4704. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; Lake Michigan, Chicago, IL [CGD09-03-261] (RIN: 1625-
     AA00) received October 1, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4705. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Security Zones; San Francisco Bay, California [COTP San 
     Francisco Bay 03-002] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received October 3, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4706. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Special 
     Local Regulations for Marine Events; Choptank River, 
     Cambridge, MD [CGD05-03-124] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received 
     October 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4707. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; St. Johns River, mile 24.7 
     at Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida [CGD07-03-131] (RIN: 
     1625-AA09) received October 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       4708. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Regulated Navigation Area; Reporting Requirements for Barges 
     Loaded with Certain Dangerous Cargoes, Illinois Waterway 
     System Within the Ninth Coast Guard District [CGD09-03-241] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA11) received October 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4709. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Milwaukee, Menomonee, and 
     Kinnickinnic Rivers and South Menomonee and Burnham Canals, 
     Milwaukee, WI [CGD09-03-215] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received 
     October 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4710. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone for Outer Continental Shelf Facility in the Gulf of 
     Mexico for Viasca Knoll 915 [CGD08-02-045] (RIN: 1625- AG54) 
     received October 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4711. A letter from the Program Analyst, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30371; Amdt. No. 442] received 
     September 30, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4712. A letter from the FMCSA Regulatory Officer, Federal 
     Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Miscellaneous Technical 
     Amendments, received October 3, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4713. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers 
     for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2004 
     [CMS-1233-N] (RIN: 0938-AM67) received September 30, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

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