[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 44 (Thursday, April 1, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H2014-H2018]
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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:

       7397. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--6-Benzyladenine; Exemption from the Requirement 
     of a Tolerance [OPP-2004-0013; FRL-7347-6] received March 31, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7398. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab2; Amended Exemption 
     From Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-2004-0029; FRL-7345-4] 
     received March 31, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7399. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Bacillus Thuringiensis CryIF Protein in Cotton; 
     Extension of Temporary Exemption From Requirement of a 
     Tolerance [OPP-2004-0007; FRL-7242-3] received March 31, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7400. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Flumioxazin; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-2004-0089; 
     FRL-7351-2] received March 31, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7401. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Bacillus Thuringiensis Cry3Bb1; Exemption from 
     the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-2003-0415; FRL-7350-5] 
     received March 24, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7402. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Rhamnolipid Biosurfactant; Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-2003-0281; FRL-7347-7] 
     received March 24, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7403. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Time-Limited Exemption from Requirement of a 
     Tolerance; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance 
     [OPP-2004-0035; FRL-7350-8] received March 24, 2004, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7404. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Zoxamide; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency 
     Exemptions [OPP-2004-0052; FRL-7349-3] received March 24, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7405. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Antideficiency 
     Act by the Department of the Air Force, Case Number 03-02, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       7406. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Antideficiency 
     Act by the Department of the Navy, Case Number 02-09, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       7407. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Antideficiency 
     Act by the Department of the Navy, Case Number 00-06, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       7408. A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting notification that the Program 
     Acquisition Unit Cost and the Average Procurement Unit Cost 
     for the Joint Strike Fighter (F-35) Program exceeds the 
     Acquisition Program Baseline values by more than 15 percent, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2433(e)(1); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       7409. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting the National Defense Stockpile (NDS) 
     Annual Materials Plan (AMP) for FY 2005 along with revisions 
     to the FY 04 Annual Materials Plan and AMPs for the 
     succeeding four years, FY 06 through FY 09, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 98h-5; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7410. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the annual assessment of the DoD voting 
     assistance program, pursuant to 10 U.S. C. 1566 Public Law 
     107-107, section 1602; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7411. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary, 
     Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's consolidated report on the Critical Skills 
     Retention Bonus (CSRB) Program, pursuant to 37 U.S.C. 5 Sec 
     323 Public Law 106-398, section 633(a); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       7412. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary, 
     Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of the impending closure of the commissary 
     located on Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, 
     pursuant to Section 8132 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act for FY 2004; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       7413. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Dennis D. Cavin, United States Army, and 
     his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7414. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Vice 
     Admiral Albert

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     H. Konetzni, Jr., United States Navy, and his advancement to 
     the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       7415. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the annual report on the operations of 
     the Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF) for fiscal year 2003, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5302(c)(2); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       7416. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting appropriations reports containing OMB 
     discretionary cost estimates and detail on estimating 
     differences with CBO; to the Committee on the Budget.
       7417. A letter from the Executive Secretary, Harry S. 
     Truman Scholarship Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's 
     annual report for 2003, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 2012(b); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       7418. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report entitled ``Medical 
     Nutrition Therapy,'' pursuantto Public Law 106-554, section 
     105(f) (114 Stat. 2763A-472); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       7419. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's FY 2003 annual 
     financial report to Congress required by the Prescription 
     Drug User Fee Act of 1992 (PDUFA), pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 379g 
     note; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7420. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting 
     notification that the Energy Information Administration's 
     (EIA's), ``Performance Profiles of Major Energy Producers 
     2002'' is being released electronically on the World Wide 
     Web; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7421. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Grants to States for Operation of Qualified High 
     Risk Pools [CMS-2179-F] (RIN: 0938-AM2) received March 31, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       7422. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Sta., FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medical 
     Devices; Hermatology and Pathology Devices; Classification of 
     the Factor V Leiden DNA Mutation Detection Systems Devices 
     [Docket No. 2004P-0044] received March 31, 2004, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       7423. A letter from the Director, Regulations Polcy and 
     Management Sta., FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medical 
     Devices: Cardiovascular Devices; Reclassification of the 
     Arrhythmia Detector and Alarm; Correction [Docket Nos. 1994N-
     0418 and 1996P-0276] received March 30, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7424. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Sta., FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Benton, KS [Docket FAA 
     2003-16756; Airspace Docket 03-ACE-94] received March 30, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       7425. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Sta., FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Application of 30-Month Stays on Approval of Abbreviated New 
     Drug Applications and Certain New Drug Applications 
     Containing a Certification That a Patent Claiming the Drug is 
     Invalid or Will Not Be Infringed; Technical Amendment [Docket 
     No. 2003N-0417] received March 30, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7426. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Sta., FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medical 
     Device Reports; Reports of Corrections and Removals; 
     Establishment Registration and Device Listing; Premarket 
     Approval Supplements; Quality System Regulation; Importation 
     of Electronic Products; Technical Amendments--March 30, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       7427. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; North Dakota; State Implementation Plan 
     Corrections [SIP Nos. ND7-001-6882 and ND-001-0004; FRL-7641-
     8] received March 31, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7428. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Delaware and Maryland: Adequacy of State Solid 
     Waste Landfill Permit Programs Under RCRA Subtitle D [FRL-
     7642-8] received March 31, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7429. 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; Amendments to Regulation 24, 
     Section 10--Aerospace Coatings [DE 070-1043a; FRL-7639-4] 
     received March 24, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7430. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans 
     Florida; Tampa Bay Area Maintenance Plan Update [FL-90-
     200322(a); FRL-7640-6] received March 24, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7431. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Determination of Nonattainment as of November 15, 
     1996 and Reclassification of the Beaumont/Port Arthur Ozone 
     Nonattainmnent Area; State of Texas; Final Rule [TX-122-1-
     7612; FRL-7641-2] received March 24, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7432. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to Chief, 
     Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.606(b), 
     Table of Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations. (Saranac 
     Lake, New York) [MB Docket No. 03-213; RM-10794] received 
     March 24, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7433. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to Chief, 
     Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.622(b), 
     Table of Allotments, Digital Television Broadcast Stations. 
     (Albany, New York) [MB Docket No. 02-92; RM-10363] received 
     March 24, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7434. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to the Chief, 
     Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Florence, 
     Quinby, Greeleyville, and Wedgefield, South Carolina, and 
     Savannah, Georgia) [MB Docket No. 03-35; RM-10646; RM-10713; 
     RM-10714] received March 24, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7435. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to Chief, 
     Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.606(b), 
     Table of Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations. (Bend, 
     Oregon) [MM Docket No. 01-82; RM-10068] received March 24, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       7436. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to Chief, 
     Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.606(b), 
     Table of Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations. (Osage 
     Beach, Missouri) [MB Docket No. 03-207; RM-10769] received 
     March 24, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7437. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to the Bureau 
     Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), FM Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Upper Sandusky and Caledonia, Ohio) [MB Docket No. 
     03-7; RM-10596] received March 24, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7438. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to the Bureau 
     Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Brazil and Spencer, Indiana) [MB Docket No. 03-
     192; RM-10763] received March 24, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7439. A letter from the Associate CHief, Competition Policy 
     Division, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Sec.272(b)(1)'s ``Operate 
     Independently'' Requirement for Sec.272 Affiliates [Dkt.03-
     228] Petition of SBC for Forbearance from the Prohibition of 
     Sharing Operating, Installation, and Maintenance Functions 
     under Secs.53.202(a)(2) and 53.203(a)(3) of the Rules and 
     Modification of Operating, Installation, and Maintenance 
     Conditions Contained in the SBC/Ameritech Merger Order 
     [Dkts.96-149,98-141] Petition of BellSouth Corporation for 
     Forbearance from the Prohibition of Sharing Operating, 
     Installation, and Maintenance Functions Under 
     Sec.53.203(a)(2)-(3) of the Rules [Dkt.96-149] Review of 
     Regulatory to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7440. A letter from the Division Chief, Wireline 
     Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Multi-Association 
     Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services on 
     Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and 
     Interexchange Carriers [CC Docket No. 00-256]; Federal-State 
     Joint Board on Universal Service [CC Docket No. 96-45] 
     received March 24, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7441. A letter from the Assistant Division Chief, PSCI 
     Division, CI, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule--Revision of the Commission's 
     Rules To Ensure Compatibility with Enhanced 911 Emergency 
     Calling Systems; Petition of City of Richardson,

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     Texas [CC Docket No. 94-102] received March 24, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       7442. A letter from the Legal Advisor, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of 
     Sections 309(j) and 337 of the Communications Act of 1934 as 
     Amended [WT Docket No. 99-87]; Promotion of Spectrum 
     Efficient Technologies on Certain Part 90 Frequencies [RM-
     9332] received March 24, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7443. A letter from the Legal Advisor, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of the 
     Commission's Rules Concerning Maritime Communications [PR 
     Docket No. 92-257]; Petition of Rule Making files by Regionet 
     Wireless License, LLC [RM-9664] received March 24, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       7444. A letter from the Legal Advisor, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule-- Amendment of Parts 
     13 and 80 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Maritime 
     Communications [WT Docket No. 00-48]; Petition for Rule 
     Making Filed by Globe Wireless, Inc. [RM-9499]; Amendment of 
     the Commission's Rules Concerning Maritime Communications [PR 
     Docket No. 92-257] received March 24, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7445. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Review of Part 87 
     of the Commission's Rules Concerning the Aviation Radio 
     Service [WT Docket No. 01-289] received March 24, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       7446. A letter from the Chief, Policy and Rules Division, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment of Part 2 of the 
     Commission's Rules to Realign the 76-81 GHz band and the 
     Frequency Range Above 95 GHz Consistent with the 
     International Allocation Changes [ET Docket No. 03-102]; 
     Amendment of Part 2 of the Commission's Rules to Allocate 
     Additional Spectrum to the Inter-Satellite, Fixed, and Mobile 
     Services and to Permit Unlicensed Devices to Use Certain 
     Segments in the 50.2-50.4 GHz and 51.4-71.0 GHZ Bands [ET 
     Docket No. 99-261] received March 24, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7447. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and defense articles to Russia and Kazakhstan (Transmittal 
     No. DDTC 019-04), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       7448. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and defense articles to Australia (Transmittal No. DDTC 008-
     04), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       7449. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and defense articles to Russia, Ukraine, and Norway 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 018-04), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       7450. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and defense articles to Japan and Russia (Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 020-04), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       7451. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       7452. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     export of items to Iraq in the national interest of the 
     United States pursuant to section 1504 of the Emergency 
     Wartime Supplemental Appropriation Act, 2003 (Transmittal No. 
     DTC 02IZ-04); to the Committee on International Relations.
       7453. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Fourth Annual 
     Report to Congress on the Inter-American Convention Against 
     Corruption; to the Committee on International Relations.
       7454. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a draft bill 
     entitled, ``To reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation 
     Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2007, and for other 
     purposes''; to the Committee on International Relations.
       7455. A letter from the President and CEO, Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 2003 
     Annual Report; to the Committee on International Relations.
       7456. A letter from the White House Liaison and Executive 
     Director, White House Commission on the National Moment of 
     Remembrance, transmitting the second Annual Report of the 
     White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance, 
     pursuant to 36 U.S.C.116 note Public Law 106-579, section 6 
     (b)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7457. A letter from the Director of Engineering, 
     Maintenance and Operations, American Battle Monuments 
     Commission, transmitting a report of its administration of 
     the Freedom of Information Act for Fiscal Year 2003, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 522 Public Law 99-570; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       7458. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board, transmitting the Board's Performance 
     Report for FY 2003; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7459. A letter from the Director, Office of White House 
     Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       7460. A letter from the Chief Information Officer, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Final Regulations--Privacy Act Regulations--received 
     March 31, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       7461. A letter from the Solicitor General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting Determination not to petition for a 
     writ of certiorari in the case Foretich v. United States, No. 
     02-5224 (D.C. Circuit), pursuant to D.C. Code 11-925; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       7462. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Secretary's Report on 
     Management Decisions and Final Actions on Office of Inspector 
     General Audit Recommendations for the period ending September 
     30, 2003, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       7463. A letter from the Senior Vice President and Chief 
     Financial Officer, Export-Import Bank of the United States, 
     transmitting the Bank's Annual Management Report for the 
     fiscal year ended September 30, 2003, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9106; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7464. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's FY 2003 Annual 
     Program Performance Report, as required by the Government 
     Performance and Results Act of 1993; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       7465. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 2004 Annual 
     Performance Plan, pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       7466. A letter from the Archivist of the United States, 
     National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's 2003 Annual Report; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       7467. A letter from the Secretary, Postal Rate Commission, 
     transmitting a copy of the annual report in compliance with 
     the Government in the Sunshine Act during the calendar year 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       7468. A letter from the Chief Judge, Superior Court of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting the Superior Court's 
     Family Court Transition Plan, pursuant to Public Law 107-114; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7469. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the second biennial report of all 
     Federal programs related to ocean and coastal activities, 
     pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 857-19 note Public Law 106-256, section 
     5; to the Committee on Resources.
       7470. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting a draft bill, the ``National Heritage 
     Partnership Act'' to promote and enhance community and 
     regional heritage conservation efforts and to establish a 
     program of National Heritage Areas in the United States and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       7471. A letter from the Corporation Agent, Legion of Valor 
     of the United States of America, Inc., transmitting a copy of 
     the Legion's annual audit as of April 30, 2003, pursuant to 
     36 U.S.C. 1101(28) and 1103; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       7472. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Paralyzed 
     Veterans of America, transmitting a copy of the annual audit 
     report of the Paralyzed Veterans of America for the fiscal 
     year 2003, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1166; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       7473. A letter from the Under Secretary, Emergency 
     Preparedness and Response, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting notification that funding under Title V of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act, as amended, will exceed $5 million for the response to 
     the emergency declared on January 15, 2004, for the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a result of the record/near 
     record snow on December 6-7, 2003, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     5193; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7474. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Neponset River, MA. [CGD01-04-016] 
     received March 24, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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       7475. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Hackensack River, NJ. [CGD01-04-020] 
     received March 24, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7476. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operations Regulations; Delaware River, NJ [CGD05-04-040] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA09) received March 24, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7477. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Allowing 
     Alternatives to Incandescant Lights, and Establishing 
     Standards for New Lights, in Private Aids to Navigation 
     [USCG-2000-7466] (RIN: 1625-AA55) received March 24, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7478. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone 
     Regulations, New Tacoma Narrows Bridge Construction Project; 
     Correction [CGD13-03-025] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received March 24, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7479. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final ruleq--Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model 
     ATR72 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-NM-376-AD; Amendment 
     39-13456; AD 2004-03-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 26, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7480. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Learjet Model 31, 31A, 
     35, 35A (C-21A), 36, and 36A Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-NM-
     366-AD; Amendment 39-13452; AD 2004-03-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7481. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B4-
     600, B4-600R, and F4-600R (Collectively Called A300-600) 
     Series Airplanes; and Model A310 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     2001-NM-303-AD; Amendment 39-13454; AD 2004-03-10] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received March 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7482. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-200C 
     and -200F Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-NM-278-AD; Amendment 39-
     13455; AD 2004-03-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 26, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7483. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems 
     (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) Model 4101 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 2001-NM-355-AD; Amendment 39-13448; AD 2004-03-04] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received March 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7484. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2002-NM-320-AD; Amendment 39-
     13449; AD 2004-03-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 26, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7485. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320-111, 
     -211, and -231 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2002-NM-118-AD; 
     Amendment 39-13463; AD 2004-03-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     March 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7486. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 
     0070 and 0100 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2004-NM-10-AD; 
     Amendment 39-13447; AD 2004-03-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     March 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7487. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; General Electric 
     Company CT58 Series and T58 Series Turboshaft Engines [Docket 
     No. 2003-NE-66-AD; Amendment 39-13487; AD 2004-04-06] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received March 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7488. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness DIrectives; Boeing Model 777-200 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2004-NM-28-AD; Amendment 39-
     13489; AD 2004-04-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 26, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7489. A letter from the Administrator, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report on the foreign aviation 
     authorities to which the Federal Aviation Administration 
     provided services for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003, pursuant to 
     Public Law 103--305, section 202; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7490. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; General Electric 
     Company (GE) CF6-80 Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 2004-
     NE-05-AD; Amendment 39-13488; AD 2004-04-07] received March 
     26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7491. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320-111, 
     -211, -212, and -231 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-NM-
     107-AD; Amendment 39-13451; AD 2004-03-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7492. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319 and 
     A320 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2002-NM-183-AD; Amendment 
     39-13450; AD 2004-03-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 26, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7493. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Falcon 
     900EX Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-NM-283-AD; Amendment 
     39-13470; AD 2004-03-26] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 26, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7494. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-200 
     and -300 Series Airplanes Equipped with a Main Deck Cargo 
     Door Installed in Accordance with Supplemental Type 
     Cartificate (STC)SA2969SO [Docket No. 2003-NM-170-AD; 
     Amendment 39-13467; AD 2004-03-23] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     March 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7495. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Corporation 
     (formerly Allison Engine Company) AE 3007 Series Turbofan 
     Engines [Docket No. 2000-NE-29-AD; Amendment 39-13486; AD 
     2004-04-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 26, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7496. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model 
     MD-90-30 Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-NM-275-AD; Amendment 39-
     13513; AD 2004-05-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 26, 
     2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7497. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767-200 
     and -300 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2003-NM-49-AD; 
     Amendment 39-13511; AD 2004-05-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     March 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7498. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; Johnson, KS. 
     [Docket No.FAA-2004-17151; Airspace Docket No.04-ACE-17] 
     received March 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7499. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Modification of Class E Airspace; Cassville, MO. 
     [Docket No. FAA-2004-17152; Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-18] 
     received March 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7500. A letter from the National Railroad Retirement 
     Investment Trust, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting The 
     National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust's FY 2003 
     management report on its operations and financial condition, 
     pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231n Public Law 107--90, section105; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7501. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the Annual Report on Minority 
     Small Business and Capital Ownership Development for Fiscal 
     Year 2002, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 636(j)(16)(B); to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
       7502. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Department of 
     Health and Human

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     Services, transmitting notification concerning an action 
     taken by the Department, fulfilling the requirement to report 
     to Congress on a payment system for long-term care hospitals 
     (LTCHs), with respect to section 123 of the Medicare, 
     Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7503. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting notification 
     concerning the report mandated by section 4201(b) of the 
     Balanced Budget Act of 1997; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       7504. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting a request to consider 
     publication of the Proposed Prospective Payment System 
     Methodology for Psychiatric Hospitals and Units published in 
     the Federal Register on November 28, 2003 as the report to 
     Congress required by Section 4415 of the Balanced Budget Act 
     (BBA) of 1997; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7505. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Pursuant to 
     section 1511(a)(6) of the National Defense Authorization Act, 
     1994 (Pub. L. 103-160), certification and waiver of the 
     application of the restriction of restoration of duty-free 
     treatment accorded to articles of Serbia and Montenegro under 
     the Generalized System of Preferences, and accompanying 
     Memorandum of Justification; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       7506. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting draft of proposed legislation ``To improve the 
     efficiency of the Department of Energy's Energy Employee 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program, and for other 
     purposes''; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
     Education and the Workforce.
       7507. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Medicare Program; Physicians' Referrals to Health 
     Care Entities With Which They Have Financial Relationships 
     (Phase II) [CMS-1810-IFC] (RIN: 0938-AK67) received March 26, 
     2004, 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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