[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 134 (Thursday, October 20, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H9040-H9042]
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:

       4624. A letter from the Chief, Regulatory Review Group, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Collection of State Commodity Assessments (RIN: 
     0560-AH35) received September 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4625. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Imported Fire Ant; Additions to Quarantined Areas in Arkansas 
     and Tennessee [Docket No. 05-030-1] received August 23, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.

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       4626. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Listing of Color 
     Additives Exempt From Certification; Tomato Lycopene Extract 
     and Tomato Lycopene Concentrate [Docket No. 2001C-0486] 
     (formerly Docket No. 01C-0486) received August 12, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4627. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Servcies, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Change of 
     Address; Technical Amendment--received July 29, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       4628. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Definition of 
     Primary Mode of Action of a Combination Product [Docket No. 
     2004-N-0194] received September 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4629. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Listing of Color 
     Additives Exempt from Certification; Mica-Based Pearlescent 
     Pigments [Docket No. 1998C-0431] (formelry 98C-0431) received 
     August 4, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4630. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Change of Name 
     and Address; Technical Amendment [Docket No. 2005N-0201] 
     received August 2, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4631. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Irradiation in 
     the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food [Docket No. 
     1999F-4372] received September 1, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4632. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Medical Devices; 
     Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of 
     Ribonucleic Acid Preanalytical Systems [Docket No. 2005N-
     0263] received September 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4633. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Medical Devices; 
     Dental Devices; Classification of Oral Rinse to Reduce the 
     Adhesion of Dental Plaque [Docket No. 2005N-0338] received 
     September 30, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4634. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Use of Materials 
     Derived From Cattle in Human Food and Cosmetics [Docket No. 
     2004N-0081] received September 26, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4635. A letter from the Director, Contract Policy Division, 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Federal Acquisition 
     Circular 2005-05; Introduction -- received August 4, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       4636. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and 
     Atmoshpheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon 
     Fisheries; Inseason Action #6 -- Adjustment from the U.S.-
     Canada Border to Cape Alava, Washington [Docket No. 
     050426117-5117-01; I.D. 082605A] received September 30, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4637. 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 Lottery in Areas 542 and 543 [Docket No. 041126332-
     5039-02; I.D. 081605D] received September 8, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4638. 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; 
     Yellowfin Sole in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No. 041126332-5039-02; I.D. 072105A] 
     received August 23, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4639. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Closed Area I 
     Scallop Access Area to General Category Scallop Vessels 
     [Docket No. 040809233-4363-03; I.D. 083105A] received 
     September 26, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4640. 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; Deep-
     water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 041126333-5040-02; I.D. 090705D] 
     received September 26, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4641. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Reallocation of 
     Pacific Sardine [Docket No. 041130335-5154-02; I.D. 091305E] 
     received September 30, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4642. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #8 -- 
     Adjustment of the Recreational Fishery from the U.S.-Canada 
     Border to Cape Alava, Washington [Docket No. 050426117-5117-
     01; I.D. 091405H] received September 30, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4643. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #7 -- 
     Closure of the Commercial Salmon Fishery from the U.S.-Canada 
     Border to Cape Falcon, Oregon [Docket No. 050426117-5117-01; 
     I.D. 091405G] received September 30, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4644. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Northeastern Multispecies Fishery; Modification of Access to 
     the Eastern U.S./Canada Area [Docket No. 040112010-4114-02; 
     I.D. 063005A] received August 12, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4645. 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 
     Pelagic Shelf Rockfish in the West Yakutat District of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 041126333-5040-02; I.D. 072005B] 
     received August 12, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4646. 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, 
     ``Other Rockfish'' in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 041126333-5040-02; I.D. 072905A] 
     received August 23, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4647. 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 Ocean Perch in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 041126333-5040-02; I.D. 080305B] 
     received August 23, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4648. 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; 
     Arrowtooth Flounder in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No. 041126332-5039-02; I.D. 080805B] 
     received September 1, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4649. 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; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 
     Fisheries [I.D. 080405B] received September 1, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4650. 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; Non-
     Community Development Quota Pollock with Trawl Gear in the 
     Chinook Salmon Savings Areas of the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Manamgement Area [Docket No. 041126332-5039-02; I.D. 
     080805D] received September 1, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

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       4651. 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; Deep-
     water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 041126333-5040-02; I.D. 082905C] 
     received September 20, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4652. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; 
     Restrictions for 2005 Longline Fisheries in the Eastern 
     Tropical Pacific Ocean [Docket No. 050719189-5231-05; I.D. 
     081105E] received September 20, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4653. 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 
     Mackeral in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
     Area [Docket No. 041126332-5039-02; I.D. 082305C] received 
     September 20, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4654. 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; 
     Pollock in Stastical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 041126333-5040-02; I.D. 090205A] received September 20, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4655. 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 Ocean Perch in the Eastern Aleutian District of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 
     041126332-5039-02; I.D. 070805A] received August 2, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4656. 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 Ocean Perch in the Central Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 041126333-5040-02; I.D. 071305A] 
     received August 2, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4657. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Subsistence Fishing; Correction 
     [Docket No. 050627169-5169-01; I.D. 051804C] received August 
     2, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       4658. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmpspheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Gulf 
     Grouper Recreational Management Measures [Docket No. 
     050708183-5183-01; I.D. 070505D] (RIN: 0648-AT45) received 
     August 4, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4659. A letter from the Administrator, Office of National 
     Programs, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Labor Condition Applications and Requirements 
     for Employers Using Nonimmigrants on H-1B Visas in Specialty 
     Occupations and as Fashion Models; Labor Attestations 
     Regarding H-1B1 Visas; -- received October 11, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4660. A letter from the Administrator, Office of National 
     Programs, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Labor Certification for the Permanent 
     Employment of Aliens in the United States; Backlog Reduction 
     (RIN: 1205-AB37) received October 11, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4661. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, CMS, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Medicare Program; Health Care 
     Infrastructure Improvement Program; Selection Criteria of 
     Loan Program for Qualifying Hospitals Engaged in Cancer-
     Related Health Care [CMS-1287-IFC] (RIN: 0938-AO03) received 
     September 30,2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4662. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Center for 
     Medicare Management, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Medicare Program; 
     Competitive Acquisition of Outpatient Drugs and Biologicals 
     Under Part B: Interpretation and Correction [CMS-1325-IFC2] 
     (RIN: 0938-AN58) received September 7, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.
       4663. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, CBC, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Medicare Program; Medicare 
     Prescription Drug Discount Card; Revision of Marketing Rules 
     for Endorsed Drug Card Sponsors [CMS-4063-F] (RIN: 0938-AN97) 
     received September 1, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.

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