[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 132 (Tuesday, December 5, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H8730-H8742]
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:

       10074. A letter from the Chairman, Committee on Ways and 
     Means, transmitting authorization of the printing of the 
     document entitled, ``United States House of Representatives, 
     The Committee on Ways and Means: A History, 1789-2006,'' as 
     required by H.Con.Res. 495; (H. Doc. No. 109-155); and 
     ordered to be printed.
       10075. A letter from the General Counsel/Chief of Staff, 
     Committee on the Judiciary, transmitting the printing of the 
     History of the House Committee on the Judiciary 1813-2007, 
     pursuant to H. Con. Res. 423; (H. Doc. No. 109-153); and 
     ordered to be printed.
       10076. A letter from the Chairman, Farm Credit 
     Administration, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Organization; Standards of Conduct 
     and Referral of Known or Suspected Criminal Violations; 
     Eligibility and Scope of Financing; Loan Policies and 
     Operations; Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan Policies and 
     Operations, and Funding (RIN: 3052-AC15) received November 
     14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       10077. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- 2005 Dairy Disaster Assistance Payment Program 
     (RIN: 0560-AH59) received November 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10078. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Gypsy Moth Generally Infested 
     Areas; Addition of Areas in Virginia [Docket No. APHIS-2006-
     0171] received November 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10079. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Oriental Fruit Fly; Add a Portion 
     of San Bernadino County, CA, to the List of Quarantined Areas 
     [Docket No. APHIS-2006-0151] received November 17, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10080. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- 2005 Cottonseed Payment Program (RIN: 0560-
     AH63) received November 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10081. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Noxious Weeds; South African 
     Ragwort and Madagascar Ragwort [Docket No. APHIS-2006-0019] 
     received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10082. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Change in Disease Status of 
     Namibia With Regard to Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Rinderpest 
     [Docket No. APHIS-2006-0037] received October 30, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       10083. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Removal of Obsolete Regulations (RIN: 0560-
     AH65) received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10084. A letter from the COngressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Asian Longhorned Beetle; Additions 
     to Quarantined Areas [Docket No. APHIS-2006-0127] received 
     October 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       10085. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Mgmt. Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Food Labeling; 
     Guidelines for Voluntary Nutrition Labeling of Raw Fruits, 
     Vegetables, and Fish [Docket No. 2001N-0548] (formerly Docket 
     No. 01N-0548) received October 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10086. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Combating Trafficking in Persons 
     (DFARS Case 2004-D017) (RIN: 0750-AF11) received November 9, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       10087. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; PAN Carbon Fiber -- Deletion of 
     Obsolete Restriction (DFARS Case 2006-D033) (RIN: 0750-AF48) 
     received November 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       10088. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Foreign Acquisition Procedures [DFARS 
     Case 2005-D012] (RIN: 0750-AF21) received November 9, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       10089. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Definition of Terrorist Country (DFARS 
     Case 2006-D034) (RIN: 0750-AF47) received November 9, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       10090. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Trade Agreements Threshold and Morocco 
     Free Trade Agreement (DFARS Case 2005-D017) (RIN: 0750-AF29) 
     received November 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       10091. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Free Trade Agreements -- Guatemala and 
     Bahrain (DFARS Case 2006-D028) (RIN: 0750-AF49) received 
     October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       10092. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Congressional Notification of 
     Architect-Engineer Services/Military Family Housing Contracts 
     (DFARS Case 2006-D015) (RIN: 0750-AF41) received October 18, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       10093. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Berry Amendment Notification 
     Requirement (DFARS Case 2006-D006) (RIN: 0750-AF33) received 
     October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       10094. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulaiton Supplement; Acquisition of Major Weapon Systems as 
     Commercial Items (DFARS Case 2006-D012) (RIN: 0750-AF38) 
     received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       10095. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Buy American Act Exemption for 
     Commercial Information Technology (DFARS Case 2005-D011) 
     (RIN: 0750-AF23) received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       10096. A letter from the Liaison Officer, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Department of Defense Personnel Security Program Regulation 
     [DoD-2006-OS-0038] received October 19, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       10097. A letter from the Liaison Officer, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Settling 
     Personnel and General Claims and Processing Advance Decision 
     Requests [DOD-2006-OS-132] (RIN: 0790-AG47) received October 
     19, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.

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       10098. A letter from the Liaison Officer, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Waiver 
     of Debts Resulting from Erroneous Payments of Pay and 
     Allowances [DOD-2006-OS-133] (RIN: 0790-AG90) received 
     October 19, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       10099. A letter from the Attorney, Office of Assistant 
     General Counsel for Legislation and Regulatory Law, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Counterintelligence Evaluation Regulations [Docket 
     No. CN-03-RM-01] (RIN: 1992-AA33) received October 18, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       10100. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification of His decision to take no 
     action to suspend or prohibit the proposed merger between 
     Alcatel and Lucent Technologies, Inc., pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     app. 2170; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       10101. A letter from the Under Secretary for Rural 
     Development, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Business and Industry Guaaranteed 
     Loan Program (RIN: 0570-AA54) received November 17, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       10102. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations -- received October 
     24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       10103. A letter from the Counsel for Legislation and 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Disposition of 
     HUD -- Acquired Single Family Property; Good Neighbor Next 
     Door Sales Program [DOcket No. FR-4712-F-03] (RIN: 2502-AH72) 
     received November 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       10104. A letter from the Counsel for Legislation and 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Disposition of 
     HUD -- Acquired Single Family Property; Disciplinary Actions 
     Against HUD -- Qualified Real Estate Brokers [Docket No. FR-
     4871-F-02] (RIN: 2502-AI08) received November 17, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       10105. A letter from the Counsel for Regulations, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Extension of Minimum Funding Under 
     the Indian Housing Block Grant Program [Docket No. FR-5093-I-
     01] (RIN: 2577-AC69) received October 26, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       10106. A letter from the Counsel for Regulations, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Demolition or Disposition of 
     Public Housing Projects [Docket No. FR-4598-F-02] (RIN: 2577-
     AC20) received November 2, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       10107. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Coporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule -- Assessment Dividends (RIN: 
     3064-AD07) received November 2, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       10108. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Deposit 
     Insurance Regulations; Inflation Index; Certain Retirement 
     Accounts and Employee Benefit Plan Accounts (RIN: 3064-AD01) 
     received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       10109. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule -- One-Time Assessment Credit 
     (RIN: 3064-AD08) received November 2, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       10110. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Revisions To 
     Reflect the Merger of the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund (RIN: 3064-AD04) received October 
     18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       10111. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule -- 
     Affordable Housing Program Amendments [No. 2006-17] (RIN: 
     3069-AB26) received November 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       10112. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule -- Federal 
     Home Loan Bank Elective Directors [No. 2006-12] (RIN: 3069-
     AB31) received November 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       10113. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule -- General Lending Maturity Limit and Other Financial 
     Services (RIN: 3133-AD30) received November 9, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       10114. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule -- Share Insurance and Appendix (RIN: 3133-AD18) 
     received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       10115. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Amendments to the Tender Offer Best-Price Rules [Release Nos. 
     34-54684; IC-27542; File No. S7-11-05] (RIN: 3235-AJ50) 
     received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       10116. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program -- 
     Revisions to Administrative Provisions (RIN: 0524-AA32) 
     received September 25, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       10117. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary, Food, 
     Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Special 
     Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and 
     Children (WIC): Miscellaneous Provisions (RIN: 0584-AB10) 
     received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       10118. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- For-
     Profit Center Participation in the Child and Adult Care Food 
     Program (RIN: 0584-AD66) received October 30, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       10119. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Discretional Grant Programs -- received October 17, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       10120. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Office 
     of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Upward Bound 
     Program -- received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       10121. A letter from the Asst. Gen. Counsel, Div. of 
     Regulatory Services, Department of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Upward Bound Program -- 
     received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       10122. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of General Counsel, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs 
     or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (RIN: 
     1870-AA11) received October 27, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       10123. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Services, Department of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Title I -- Improving the 
     Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged (RIN: 1810-AA97) 
     received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       10124. A letter from the Asst. Gen. Counsel, Division of 
     Regulatory Services, Department of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Student Assistance General 
     Provisions; Federal Pell Grant Program; Academic 
     Competitiveness Grant Program; and National Science and 
     Mathmatics Access to Retain Talent Grant Program (RIN: 1840-
     AC86) received November 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       10125. A letter from the Asst. Gen. Counsel. Division of 
     Regulatory Services, Department of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Federal Student Aid Programs 
     (RIN: 1840-AC87) received November 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       10126. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Services, Department of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Discretionary Grant Programs 
     -- received November 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       10127. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs 
     or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (RIN: 
     1870-AA11) received November 1, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       10128. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Head Start Program (RIN: 0970-
     AC26) received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       10129. A letter from the Director, Directorate of Standards 
     and Guidance, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Occupational Exposure to 
     Hexavalent Chromium [Docket No. H054A] (RIN: 1228-AB45) 
     received November 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       10130. A letter from the Director, OLMS, Office of Policy, 
     Rpts. & Disclosure, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Labor Organization Annual 
     Financial Reports for Trusts in Which a Labor Organizations 
     Is Interested, Form T-1 (RIN: 1225-AB54) received October 17, 
     2006,

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     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       10131. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, EBSA, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 2006-16; Class 
     Exemption To Permit Certain Loans of Securities by Employee 
     Benefit Plans [Application Nos. D-08295 and D-10365] (RIN: 
     1210-ZA10) received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       10132. A letter from the Interim Director, Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final 
     rule -- Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; 
     Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest 
     Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits -- received 
     October 26, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       10133. A letter from the Attorney, Office of Assistant 
     General Counsel for Legislation and Regulatory Laws, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- State Energy Program (RIN: 1904-AB63) received 
     October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10134. A letter from the Attorney, Office of Assistant 
     General Counsel for Legislation and Regulatory Law, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Procedures for the Acquisition of Petroleum for the 
     Strategic Petroleum Reserve (RIN: 1901-AB16) received 
     November 2, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10135. A letter from the Attorney, Office of Assistant 
     General Counsel for Legislation and Regulatory Law, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for 
     Distribution Transformers; Correction [Docket No. EE-TP-98-
     550] (RIN: 1904-AA85) received October 17, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       10136. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Mgmt. Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Recordkeeping 
     Requirements for Human Food and Cosmetics Manufactured From, 
     Processed With, or Otherwise Containing, Material From Cattle 
     [Docket No. 2004-N-0257] (RIN: 0910-AF48) received October 
     26, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       10137. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Office of Diversion Control, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Schedule of 
     Controlled Substances: Placement of Embutramide Into Schedule 
     III [Docket No. DEA-269F] received October 24, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       10138. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [EPA-R07-OAR-2006- 
     0837; FRL-8239-3] received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10139. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Ohio Particulate Matter [EPA-OAR-R05-
     2005-OH-0005; FRL-8228-2] received November 7, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       10140. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality 
     Planning Purposes; North Carolina; Redesignation of the Rocky 
     Mount 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment [EPA-R04-
     OAR-2006-0676-200622 (a); FRL-8239-5] received November 7, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       10141. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Nitrogen Oxides 
     Allowance Allocations for 2008 [EPA-R03-OAR-2006-0629; FRL-
     8239-9] received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10142. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Administrative Reporting Exemption 
     for Certain Air Releases of NOx (NO and NO2) [EPA-HQ-SFUND-
     2003-0022; FRL-8227-7] (RIN: 2050-AF02) received October 18, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       10143. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Consumer and Commercial Products, 
     Group II: Control Techniques Guidelines in Lieu of 
     Regulations for Flexible Packaging Printing Materials, 
     Lithographic Printing Materials, Letterpress Printing 
     Materials, Industrial Cleaning Solvents, and Flat Wood 
     Paneling Coatings [EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0672; FRL-8228-4] received 
     October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10144. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Final Rule to Implement the 8-Hour 
     Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard -- Phase 2; Final 
     Rule to Implement Certain Aspects of the 1990 Amendments 
     Relating to New Source Review and Prevention of Significant 
     Deterioration as they Apply in Carbon Monoxide, Particulate 
     Matter and Ozone NAAQS; Final Rule for Reformulated Gasoline; 
     Correction [OAR-2003-0079; FRL-8227-6] (RIN: 2060-AJ99) 
     received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10145. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Revisions to Ambient Air 
     Monitoring Regulations [EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0018; FRL-8227-2] 
     (RIN: 2060-AJ25) received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10146. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Standards of Performance for New 
     Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing 
     Soiurces: Other Solid Waste Incineration Units [EPA-HQ-OAR-
     2003-0156; FRL-824608] (RIN: 2060-AN95) received November 20, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       10147. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of State 
     Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants: Bernalillo 
     County, New Mexico [EPA-R06-OAR-2006-0570 FRL-8246-9] 
     received November 20, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10148. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans Florida: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics 
     Company [EPA-R04-OAR-2005-FL-0002-200530(a); FRL-8246-2] 
     received November 20, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10149. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Louisiana; Baton Rouge Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area Vehicle Miles Traveled Offset Analysis 
     [EPA-R06-OAR-2006-0390; FRL-8244-6] received November 20, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       10150. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Standards of Performance for 
     Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units 
     [EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0497; FRL-8243-2] (RIN: 2060-AN96) received 
     November 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10151. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Adequacy of Nebraska Municipal 
     Solid Waste Landfill Program [EPA-R07-RCRA-2006-0878; FRL-
     8242-6] received November 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10152. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Adequacy of Missouri Municipal 
     Solid Waste Landfill Program [EPA-R07-RCRA-2006-0877; FRL-
     8242-9] received November 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10153. A letter from the Attorney, Wireline Competition 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Biennial Regulatory Review of 
     Regulations Administered by the Wireline Competition Bureau 
     [WC Docket No. 02-313] received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       10154. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor, Chief, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Children's Television Obligations 
     of Digital Television Broadcasters [MM Docket No. 00-167] 
     received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10155. A letter from the Chief of Staff/Assoc. Chief, 
     Wireless Telecom. Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Part 
     97 of the Commission's Rules Governing the Amateur Radio 
     Services [WT Docket No. 04-140] received October 24, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       10156. A letter from the 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. 
     (Lake Park, Florida) [MB Docket No. 05-147; RM-10823] 
     Reclassification of License of Station WHYI-FM, Fort 
     Lauderdale, Florida [BLH-20050225AAQ] received October 24, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.

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       10157. A letter from the Associate Bureau Chief, WTB, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of the Commission's 
     Rules Regarding Dedicated Short-Range Communication Services 
     in the 5.850-5.925 GHz Band (5.9 GHz Band) [WT Docket No. 01-
     90] Amendment of Part 2 and 90 of the Commission's Rules to 
     Allocate the 5.850-5.925 GHz Band to te Mobile Service for 
     Dedicated Short Range Communications of Intelligent 
     Transportation Services [ET Docket No. 98-95; RM-9096] 
     received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10158. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- New PURPA Section 210(m) Regulations Applicable to 
     Small Power Production and Cogeneration Facilites [Docket No. 
     RM06-10-000] received November 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10159. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Revisions to the Blanket Certificate Regulations and 
     Clarification Regarding Rates [Docket No. RM06-7-000; Order 
     No. 686] received November 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10160. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Regulations Implementing the Regulatory Policy 
     Act of 2005: Coordinating the Processing of Federal 
     Authorizations for Applications under Section 3 and 7 of the 
     Natural Gas Act and Maintaining a Complete Consolidated 
     Record [Docket No. RM06-1-000] received November 9, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       10161. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Charges for Reproducing Records 
     (RIN: 3150-AH66) received October 19, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10162. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Facility Change Process Involving 
     Items Relied On For Safety (RIN: 3150-AH96) received October 
     19, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       10163. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting Pursuant to 
     Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) 
     of Executive Order 11958, Transmittal No. 23-06 informing of 
     an intent to sign the Cooperation in Global Positioning 
     System and Navigation Warfare Research, Development, Test and 
     Evaluation Memorandum of Understanding between the United 
     States and Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, 
     Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, South Korea, 
     Sweden, and the United Kingdom, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       10164. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting Pursuant to 
     Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) 
     of Executive Order 11958, Transmittal No. 22-06 informing of 
     an intent to sign the Joint Strike Fighter Initial 
     Operational Test and Evaluation Memorandum of Understanding 
     between the United States and the United Kingdom, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       10165. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the Department's report on the 
     activities of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) and 
     U.S. participation in that organization for the period 
     January 16, 2004, to January 15, 2005, pursuant to Public Law 
     97-132, section 6; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       10166. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting as required by Executive Order 13313 of 
     July 31, 2003 a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to Burma declared by Executive Order 
     13047 of May 20, 1997, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10167. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting as required by Executive Order 13313 of 
     July 31, 2003, a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to the Development Fund for Iraq that 
     was declared in Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       10168. 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; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10169. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's report on employment of United States citizens 
     by certain international organizations, pursuant to Public 
     Law 102-138, section 181; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       10170. 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; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10171. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, as amended, Transmittal No. 07-05, concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Saudi Arabia for defense articles and services; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       10172. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, as amended, Transmittal No. 07-04, concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Pakistan for defense articles and services; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       10173. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     certification regarding the proposed export defense articles 
     or services to the Government of Italy (Transmittal No. DDTC 
     067-06); to the Committee on International Relations.
       10174. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     pursuant to Section 620C(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, as amended, and in accordance with section 1(a)(6) of 
     Executive Order 13313, a report prepared by the Department of 
     State and the National Security Council on the progress 
     toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus question covering 
     the period August 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       10175. A letter from the Acting U.S. Global AIDS 
     Coordinator, Department of State, transmitting a report on 
     the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief: Gender-Based 
     Violence and HIV/AIDS, as requested in House Report 109-152, 
     accompanying H.R. 3057; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       10176. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the heading ``Loan Guarantees to Israel'' 
     in Chapter 5 of Title I of the Emergency Wartime Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2003 (Pub. L. 108-11); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       10177. A letter from the Assistant Director, Policy, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations; Terrorism 
     Sanctions Regulations; Foreign Terrorist Organizations 
     Sanctions Regulations--received October 19, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       10178. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 
     204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c), a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to Syria that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       10179. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an alternative plan for locality pay 
     increase payable to civilian Federal employees covered by the 
     General Schedule (GS) and certain other pay systems in 
     January 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5305(a)(3); (H. Doc. No. 
     109-154); to the Committee on Government Reform and ordered 
     to be printed.
       10180. A letter from the Administrator and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Department of Energy, transmitting the 2006 Annual 
     Report of the Bonneville Power Administration, pursuant to 16 
     U.S.C. 839(h)(12)(B) Public Law 96-501, section 4(h)(12)(A) 
     (94 Stat. 2711); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10181. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period April 1, 2006 to 
     September 30, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10182. A letter from the President, African Development 
     Foundation, transmitting a letter fulfilling the annual 
     requirements contained in the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
     as amended, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10183. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the semiannual 
     report on the activities of the Office of Inspector General 
     for the six-month period ending September 30, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       10184. A letter from the Executive Director, Christopher 
     Columbus Fellowship Foundation, transmitting pursuant to the 
     Accountability of Tax Dollars Act, the Foundation's Form and 
     Content Reports for the year ended September 30, 2006, as 
     prepared by the U.S. General Services Administration; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       10185. A letter from the Chairman, Commission on Civil 
     Rights, transmitting the Commission's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for fiscal year 2006, pursuant to the 
     Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 and the Office 
     of Management and Budget Memorandum M-04-20; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       10186. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission,

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     transmitting the Commission's FY 2006 Performance and 
     Accountability Report; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10187. A letter from the Chief Human Capital Officer, 
     Corporation for National & Community Service, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10188. A letter from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation for National & Community Service, transmitting 
     the Corporation's Report on Final Action as a result of 
     Audits in respect to the semiannual report of the Office of 
     the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2006 
     through September 30, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       10189. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board, transmitting the Board's Performance 
     and Accountability Report for FY 2006, as required by the 
     Government Performance and Results Act and the Accountability 
     of Tax Dollars Act of 2002; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       10190. A letter from the Secretary, Deparment of Labor, 
     transmitting the FY 2006 Annual Report on Performance and 
     Accountability; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10191. A letter from the Director for Acquisitions 
     management and Procurement Executive, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's Annual Progress Report to 
     Congress, covering interagency activities and DoC-specific 
     activities between June 1, 2005 and August 31, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       10192. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Board's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for FY 2006, as required by the 
     Government Performance and Results Act and the Accountability 
     of Tax Dollars Act of 2002; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       10193. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's Fiscal Year 2006 
     Performance and Accountability Report; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       10194. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's Performance and Accountability 
     Report for FY 2006; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10195. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's FY 2006 Performance 
     and Accountability Report; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       10196. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10197. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10198. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's FY 2006 
     Report on Performance and Accountability; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       10199. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting a copy of the Government 
     National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) management report 
     for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10200. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General 
     for Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's FY 2006 Performance and Accountability Report; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10201. A letter from the Assistant Secy for Administration 
     & Management, Department of Labor, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       10202. A letter from the Human Resources Specialist, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       10203. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General of the National Labor Relations 
     Board for the period April 1, 2006 through September 30, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     8G(h)(2); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10204. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's FY 2006 
     Performance and Accountability Report; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       10205. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting the Department's Annual Performance and 
     Accountability Report for FY 2006; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       10206. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's Fiscal Year 2006 
     Performance and Accountability Report; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       10207. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     April 1, 2006, through September 30, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       10208. A letter from the Deputy Director of Communications 
     and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's (EEOC's) Year 2006 
     Inventories of Commercial and Inherently Governmental 
     Activities in accordance with the Federal Activities 
     Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       10209. A letter from the Deputy Director of Communications 
     and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting the Board's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for FY 2006; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       10210. A letter from the Chairman, Farm Credit System 
     Insurance Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 
     consolidated report addressing the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act and the Inspector General Act 
     Amendments of 1978, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10211. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's FY 2006 
     Performance and Accountability Report, prepared in 
     conformance with the Government Performance and Results Act 
     (GPRA) of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-62) and OMB Circular A-11; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       10212. A letter from the President, Federal Financing Bank, 
     transmitting the Annual Management Report of the Federal 
     Financing Bank for fiscal year 2006, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9106; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10213. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule -- Privacy 
     Act and Freedom of Information Act; Implementation [No. 2006-
     19] (RIN: 3069-AB32) received November 15, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10214. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting the Board's annual report, also referred 
     to as the Performance and Accountability Report, for fiscal 
     year 2006; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10215. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's semiannual report 
     on the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the 
     period April 1, 2006 to September 30, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 8G(h)(2); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       10216. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting a report in 
     compliance with the Inspector General Act and the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       10217. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     from April 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       10218. A letter from the Acting Senior Procurement 
     Executive, OCAO, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Federal 
     Acquisition Regulations; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-13 
     [Docket FAR-2006-0023, Sequence 5] received November 9, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       10219. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's thirty-
     fifth report on audit final action, as well a s the 
     semiannual report on the Office of Inspector General for the 
     period April 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       10220. A letter from the Director and Chief Financial 
     Officer, Holocaust Memorial Museum, transmitting the 
     Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for Fiscal Year 
     2006 for the Museum as required under the Accountability of 
     Tax Dollars (ATD) Act; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10221. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the Commission's 
     Performance and Accountability Report for FY 2006; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       10222. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for FY 2006, required by the Government 
     Performance and Results Act, the Accountability of Tax 
     Dollars Act, and the Federal Managers Financial Integrity 
     Act; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10223. A letter from the Archivist, National Archives and 
     Records Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     Fiscal Year 2006 Performance and Accountability Report; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       10224. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Arts, transmitting pursuant to the ``Accountability of 
     Tax Dollars Act of 2002'' and related guidance from the 
     Office of Management and Budget, the Endowment's Performance 
     and Accountability Report for FY 2006; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       10225. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Humanities, transmitting the Performance and 
     Accountability Report for fiscal year 2006, as required by 
     OMB Circular Number A-11; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.

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       10226. A letter from the Chairman, National Mediation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for FY 2006; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       10227. A letter from the Director, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for FY 2006; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       10228. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting the Board's report on the actions 
     taken to ensure that audits are conducted of its programs and 
     operations for fiscal year 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     8G(h)(2); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10229. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the FY 2006 Performance and 
     Accountability Report, prepared in accordance with the 
     Reports Consolidation Act of 2000 and the Government 
     Performance and Results Act of 1993; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       10230. A letter from the Inspector General, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's Fiscal 
     Year 2006 Performance Report, in accordance with the 
     Government Performance and Results Act of 1993; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       10231. A letter from the General Counsel, Occupational 
     Safety and Health Review Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Regulations Implementing the 
     Privacy Act of 1974 -- received October 17, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10232. A letter from the General Counsel, Occupational 
     Safety and Health Review Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Regulations Implementing the 
     Freedom of Information Act -- received October 17, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       10233. A letter from the Chairman, Occupational Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting the FY 2006 Annual 
     Program Accountability Report, required by the Government 
     Performance and Results Act; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       10234. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the Office's Fiscal Year 2006 
     Performance and Accountability Report; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       10235. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- 
     Soliciation of Federal Civilian and Uniformed Service 
     Personnel For Contributions to Private Voluntary 
     Organizations -- Eligibility and Public Accountability 
     Standards (RIN: 3206-AL05) received November 17, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       10236. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- 
     Suspension of Enrollment in the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits (FEHB) Program for Peace Corps Volunteers (RIN: 
     3203-AK90) received November 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10237. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- 
     Allotments From Federal Employees (RIN: 3206-AJ88) received 
     November 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       10238. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- Absence 
     and Leave; SES Annual Leave (RIN: 3206-AK72) received October 
     24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       10239. A letter from the President & CEO, Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's annual 
     report in compliance with the Inspector General Act 
     Amendments of 1988; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10240. A letter from the President & CEO, Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's annual 
     Management Report for FY 2006, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       10241. A letter from the Director, Peace Corps, 
     transmitting the Peace Corps' Performance and Accountability 
     Report for FY 2006; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10242. A letter from the Interim Director, Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's Annual 
     Management Report for Fiscal Year 2006, as required under OMB 
     Circular No. A-11, Section 230-3, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10243. A letter from the Chairman, Postal Rate Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's System Security Plan; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       10244. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a copy of the Board's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2006, including the 
     Office of Inspector General's Auditor's Report, Report on 
     Internal Control, and Report on Compliance with Laws and 
     Regulations; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10245. A letter from the Director of Legislative Affairs, 
     Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's Strategic 
     Plan for 2006 through 2011; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       10246. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for fiscal year 2006; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       10247. A letter from the Director, Selective Service 
     System, transmitting the annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act for FY 2006, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10248. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's Fiscal Year 
     2006 Performance and Accountability Report; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       10249. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Postal Service, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     Inspector General for the period ending September 30, 2006 
     and the Management Response for the same period, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 8G(h)(2); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       10250. A letter from the Director, U.S. Trade and 
     Development Agency, transmitting the Agency's Performance and 
     Accountability Report including audited financial statements 
     for fiscal year 2006; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       10251. A letter from the Acting Assistant, Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 
     Rota Bridled White-eye (Zosterops rotensis) (RIN: 1018-AU32) 
     received October 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       10252. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- New Mexico Regulatory Program [NM-
     045-FOR] received October 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10253. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Migratory Bird 
     Hunting; Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations 
     and Ceded Lands for the 2006-07 Late Season (RIN: 1018-AU42) 
     received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       10254. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programsn, 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 Western 
     Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     [Docket No. 060216045-6045-01; I.D. 100406B] received October 
     24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       10255. 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; Atka 
     Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
     Area [Docket No. 060216045-6045; I.D. 100506C] received 
     October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       10256. 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; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of 
     the 2006 Golden Tilefish and Snowy Grouper Commercial 
     Fisheries [Docket No. 060525140-6221-02; I.D. 092606D] 
     received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       10257. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, NMFS, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Altantic Highly Migratory 
     Species; Recreational Atlantic Blue and White Marlin Landings 
     Limit; Amendments to the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic 
     Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks and the Fishery Management Plan 
     for Atlantic Billfish [Docket No. 030908222-6241-02; I.D. 
     051603C] (RIN: 0648-AQ65) received October 24, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10258. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast 
     (NE) Multispecies Fishery; Emergency Secretarial Action; 
     Extension [Docket No. 060209031-6092; I.D. 020606C] received 
     October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       10259. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of teh Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka 
     Mackeral in the Western Aleutian District of the Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands Management [Docket No. 060216045-6045-
     01; I.D. 100506B] received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10260. 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; 
     Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands [Docket No. 060216045-6045-01; I.D. 100306D] received 
     October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.

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       10261. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of teh Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area [Docket No. 060216045-6045-01; I.D. 
     100306E] received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10262. 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; Pacific Coast Groundfish 
     Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; End of the Pacific Whiting 
     Primary Season for the Mothership Sector [Docket No. 
     051014263-6028-03; I.D. 100206A] received October 24, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10263. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Adminitrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish 
     Fishery' Specifications and Management Measures; Correction 
     [Docket No. 051014263-6249-04; I.D. 120805A] (RIN: 0648-AU00} 
     received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       10264. 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; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 060216044-6044-01; I.D. 092606B] received October 24, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10265. 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 Central Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [DOcket No. 060216044-6044-01; I.D. 100206B] 
     received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       10266. 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; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 060216044-6044-01; I.D. 092606C] received October 24, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10267. 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. 091306A] received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10268. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish 
     Fishery; Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason 
     Adjustments [Docket No. 051014263-6028-03; I.D. 092106A] 
     received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       10269. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustianable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Trawl 
     Gear in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 060216044-6044-01; 
     I.D. 100606A] received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10270. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico [Docket No. 
     051128312-6192-02; I.D. 111605A] (RIN: 0648-AS15) received 
     October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       10271. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     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; Amendment 
     18A [Docket No. 060425111-6205-02; I.D. 041906B] (RIN: 0648-
     AN09) received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10272. 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; 
     Shallow-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in 
     the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 060216044-6044-01; I.D. 
     091806B] received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10273. 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; 
     Adjustments of Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch Amount in 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 060216045-
     6045-01; I.D. 091806A] received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10274. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic 
     States, Amendment 13C [Docket No. 060525140-6221-02; I.D. 
     051106B] (RIN: 0648-AT75) received October 18, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10275. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Operations, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Hawaii-based Shallow-set 
     Longline Fishery [Docket No. 060317076-6076-01; I.D. 031606D] 
     (RIN: 0648-AU41) received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10276. 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. 092506B] received October 17, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10277. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Spiny Dogfish 
     Fishery; Commercial Period 1 Quota Harvested [Docket No. 
     060418103-6181-02; I.D. 091806D] received October 17, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10278. A letter from the 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 -- 
     Adjustments of the Recreational Fishery from U.S.-Canada 
     Border to Cape Falcon, Oregon [Docket No. 060427113-6113-01; 
     I.D. 092106D] received October 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10279. A letter from the 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 Commercial Salmon Fishery from Horse 
     Mountain to Point Arena, California [Docket No. 060427113-
     6113-01; I.D. 092106C] received October 17, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10280. A letter from the 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 Actions #5 and 
     #6 -- Modifications of the Commercial Salmon Fishery from 
     U.S. -- Canada Border, to Cape Falcon, Oregon [Docket No. 
     060427113-6113-01; I.D. 092006E] received October 17, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10281. A letter from the 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 #4 -- 
     Adjustments of the Recreational Fishery from U.S. -- Canada 
     Border, to Cape Falcon, Oregon [Docket No. 060427113-6113-01; 
     I.D. 092006D] received October 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10282. A letter from the 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 #9 -- 
     Adjustments of the Commercial Salmon Fishery from Cape 
     Falcon, Oregon to U.S. -- Canada Border [Docket No. 
     060427119-6113-01; I.D. 092106B] received October 17, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10283. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, 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 #3 -- Adjustment of the 
     Commercial Salmon Fishery from the U.S. -- Canada Border to 
     Cape Falcon, Oregon [Docket No. 060427113-6113-01; I.D. 
     092106E] received October 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10284. 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 Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Herring Fishery; Total Allowable Catch Harvested for 
     Management Area 1A [Docket No. 051130316-6047-02; I.D. 
     101706A] received November 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

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       10285. 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 Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for New York 
     [Docket No. 051104293-5344-02; I.D. 102706A] received 
     November 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       10286. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     (Magnuson-Stevens Act) Provisions; Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery, 
     Framework Adjustment 42; Monkfish Fishery, Framework 
     Adjustment 3 [Docket No. 060606150-6240-02; I.D. 053106A] 
     (RIN: 0648-AT24) received November 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10287. 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; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher Processor Vessels Using Pot Gear in 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket 
     No. 060216045-6045-01; I.D. 101206F] received November 9, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10288. 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 Non-American Fisheries Act Crab Vessels 
     Catching Pacific Cod for Processing by the Offshore Component 
     in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 060216044-6044-01; I.D. 101106A] received November 9, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10289. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Sea Turtle 
     Conservation [Docket No. 050315074-6117-02; I.D. 022405B] 
     (RIN: 0648-AS92) received November 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10290. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fraser River Sockeye Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Orders 
     [I.D. 102406A] received November 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10291. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Norteastern United States; Atlantic 
     Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Correction [Docket 
     No. 060719196-6271-02; I.D. 071106F] (RIN: 0648-AU54) 
     received November 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10292. 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; Gulf 
     of Alaska; Revision to the Final 2006 and 2007 Harvest 
     Specifications for Groundfish [Docket No. 060606148-6274-02; 
     I.D. 112805A] received November 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10293. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific 
     Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish Fisheries; Guam Bottomfish 
     Management Measures [Docket No. 060724200-6275-02; I.D. 
     071106G] received November 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       10294. 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 Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fisheries; Suspension of Minimum 
     Atlantic Surfclam Size Limit for Fishing Year 2007 [Docket 
     No. 900124-0127; I.D. 101906A] received November 14, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       10295. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Office of Diversion Control, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Control of Sodium 
     Permanganate as a List II Chemical [Docket No. DEA-254F] 
     (RIN: 1117-AA90) received November 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       10296. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Office of Diversion Control, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Schedules of 
     Controlled Substances: Exempt Anabolic Steroid Products 
     [Docket No. DEA-277F] (RIN: 1117-AA98) received November 9, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       10297. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Office of Diversion Control, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Technical 
     Correction of Two Anabolic Steroid Names [Docket No. DEA-
     288F] (RIN: 1117-AB02) received November 9, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       10298. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Office of Diversion Control, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Schedules of 
     Controlled Substances: Exempt Anabolic Steroid Products 
     [Docket No. DEA-289I] (RIN: 1117-AB04) received October 18, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       10299. A letter from the Rules Administrator, Federal 
     Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Bureau of Prisons Central Office, 
     Regional Offices, Institutions, and Staff Training Centers: 
     Removal of Addresses From Rules [BOP-1136-F] (RIN: 1120-AB36) 
     received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       10300. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Review of Custody Determinations [EOIR Docket No. 143F; AG 
     Order No. 2838-2006] (RIN: 1125-AA47) received October 17, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       10301. A letter from the Senior Counsel, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Review 
     of Custody Determinations [EOIR Docket No. 143F; AG Order No. 
     2838-2006] (RIN: 1125-AA47) received October 25, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       10302. A letter from the Administrator, Office of Foreign 
     Labor Certification, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Labor Condition Applications and 
     Requirements for Employers Using Nonimmigrants on H-1B Visas 
     in Speciality Occupations and as Fashion Models; Labor 
     Attestations Regarding H-1B1 Visas (RIN: 1205-AB38) received 
     November 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       10303. A letter from the Federal Register Certifying 
     Officer, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Federal Process Agents of Surety 
     Corporations (RIN: 1520-AB08) received October 18, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       10304. A letter from the Federal Register Certifying 
     Officer, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Obtaining Payments from the 
     Judgement Fund and Under Private Relief Bills (RIN: 1510-
     AA52) received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       10305. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Shipping and 
     Transportation; Technical, Organizational, and Conforming 
     Amendments [USCG-2006-25697] (RIN: 1625-ZA10) received 
     October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10306. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Geographical 
     Extension of Coast Guard Authority to Enforce Naval Vessel 
     Protection Zones; Conforming Amendment [USCG-2006-25411] 
     (RIN: 1625-ZA11) received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10307. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Vessel 
     Documentation: Lease Financing for Vessel Engaged in the 
     Coastwise Trade [USCG-2005-20258] (RIN: 1625-AA95) received 
     October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10308. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway 
     (NJICW), Grassy Sound Channel, Great Channel, and Townsend 
     Inlet, NJ [CGD05-06-045] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received October 
     24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10309. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Broad Creek, Cedar Creek, and 
     Nanticoke River, DE [CGD05-06-044] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received 
     October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10310. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Special 
     Regulations for Marine Events; Patapsco River, Inner Harbor, 
     Baltimore, MD [CGD05-06-078] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received 
     October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10311. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Special Local 
     Regulations for Marine Events; Back River, Poquoson, VA 
     [CGD05-06-075] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received October 24, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10312. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department

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     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; John H. 
     Kerr Reservoir, Clacksville, VA [CGD05-06-068] (RIN: 1625-
     AA08) received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10313. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Special Local 
     Regulations for Marine Events; Sunset Lake, Wildwood Crest, 
     NJ [CGD05-06-066] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received October 24, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10314. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbrigde 
     Operation Regulations; Housatonic River, Stratford, CT 
     [CGD01-06-111] received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10315. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Harvey, LA 
     [CGD08-06-035] received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10316. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Chelsea River, Chelsea and East 
     Boston, MA [CGD01-06-121] received October 24, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       10317. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Kennebec River, Bath and Woolwich, ME 
     [CGD01-06-120] received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10318. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway mile 
     1072.2, Hollywood, Broward County, FL [CGD07-06-204] (RIN: 
     1625-AA09) received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10319. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; BART 
     Transbay Tube Seismic Upgrade, San Francisco, CA [COTP San 
     Francisco Bay 06-022] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received October 24, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10320. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; Gulf 
     of Alaska, Narrow Cape, Kodiak Island, AK [COTP Western 
     Alaska 06-003] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received October 24, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10321. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Susquehanna River, Havre de Grace, MD [CGD05-06-093] (RIN: 
     1625-AA00) received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10322. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Special Local 
     Regulation; Sunfish World Championship Regatta, Charleston 
     Harbor, SC [CGD07-06-174] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received October 
     24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10323. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Special Local 
     Regulations, Strait Thunder Hydroplane Races, Port Angeles, 
     WA [CGD13-06-044] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received October 24, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10324. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de 
     Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135BJ, -135ER, -135KE, -
     135KL, and -135LR Airplanes; and Model EMB-145, -145ER, -
     145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP Airplanes [Docket 
     No. FAA-2004-19676; Directorate Identifier 2004-NM-138-AD; 
     Amendment 39-14717; AD 2006-16-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10325. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42-500 
     Airplanes and Model ATR72-212A Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-
     2006-25610; Directorate Identifier 2005-NM-260-AD; Amendment 
     39-14727; AD 2006-17-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 
     7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10326. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 050 
     Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2006-25641; Directorate Identifier 
     2006-NM-114-AD; Amendment 39-14730; AD 2006-17-09] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10327. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MU-
     2B Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2006-23884; Directorate 
     Identifier 2006-CE-13-AD; Amendment 39-14726; AD 2006-17-05] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10328. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MU-
     2B Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2006-23883; Directorate 
     Identifier 2006-CE-12-AD; Amendment 39-14722; AD 2006-17-01] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10329. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; GROB-WERKE GMBH & CO KG Model 
     G102 ASTIR CS Sailplanes [Docket No. FAA-2006-24253; 
     Directorate Identifier 2006-CE-23-AD; Amendment 39-14723; AD 
     2006-17-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 7, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10330. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, 
     and A321 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2006-23889; Directorate 
     Identifier 2005-NM-252-AD; Amendment 39-14714; AD 2006-16-14] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10331. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-10-
     10F and MD-10-30F Airplanes and Model MD-11 and MD-11F 
     Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2006-23850; Directorate Identifier 
     2005-NM-126-AD; Amendment 39-14715; AD 2006-16-15] received 
     November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10332. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company 
     Models 172R, 172S, 182T, T182T, 206H, and T206H Airplanes 
     [Docket No. FAA-2006-25262; Directorate Identifier 2006-CE-
     39-AD; Amendment 39-14725; AD 2006-17-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10333. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Stemme GmbH & Co. KG Models S10, 
     S10-V, and S10-VT Sailplanes [Docket No. FAA-2006-24641; 
     Directorate Identifier 2006-CE-27-AD; Amendment 39-14724; AD 
     2006-17-03] (RIN: 2120-AA46) received November 7, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10334. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de 
     Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135BJ Airplanes [Docket 
     No. FAA-2006-24366; Directorate Identifier 2006-NM-040-AD; 
     Amendment 39-14716; AD 2006-16-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10335. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-102, -
     103, and -106 Airplanes, and Model DHC-8-200 and DHC-8-300 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2006-24867; Dierctorate 
     Identifier 2006-NM-064-AD; Amendment 39-14773; AD 2006-20-04] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10336. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited 
     Model BAe 146 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2005-22974; 
     Directorate Identifier 2005-NM-180-AD; Amendment 39-14774; AD 
     2006-20-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 7, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10337. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Airplanes 
     [Docket No. FAA-2006-24865; Directorate Identifier 2005-NM-
     194-AD; Amendment 39-14771; AD 2006-20-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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       10338. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Corporation Models 
     250-C30, 250-C40, and 250-C47 Series Turboshaft Engines 
     [Docket No. FAA-2005-23392; Directorate Identifier 2005-NE-
     47-AD; Amendment 39-14776; AD 2006-20-07] received November 
     7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10339. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-802 
     and AT-802A Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2006-24710; Directorate 
     Identifier 2006-CE-29-AD; Amendment 39-14779; AD 2006-20-10] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10340. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines (L)0-360, (L)-
     IO-360, AEIL-360, O-540, IO-540. AEIO-540, (L)TIO-540, IO-
     580, and IO-720 Series Reciprocating Engines. [Docket No. 
     FAA-2006-24785; Directorate Identifier 2006-NE-20-AD; 
     Amendment 39-14778; AD 2006-20-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10341. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Model AS350B, B1, B2, 
     B3, BA, D, and AS355E Helicopters [Docket No. FAA-2006-25773; 
     Directorate Identifier 2006-SW-16-AD; Amendment 39-14758; AD 
     2006-19-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 7, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10342. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell RCZ-833J/K, -851J/K, 
     and -854J Communication (COM) Units, Equipped with XS-852E/F/ 
     Mode S Transponders; and Honeywell XS-856A/B and -857A Mode S 
     Transponders; Installed on But Not Limited to Certain 
     Transport Category Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2006-24639; 
     Directorate Identifier 2005-NM-171-AD; Amendment 39-14761; AD 
     2006-19-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 7, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10343. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10 
     and DC-10-10F Airplanes; Model DC-10-15 Airplanes; Model DC-
     10-30 and DC-10-30F, (KC-10A and KDC-10) Airplanes; Model DC-
     10-40 and DC-10-40F Airplanes; Model MD-10-10F and MD-10-30F 
     Airplanes; and Model MD-11 and MD-11F Airplanes [Docket No. 
     FAA-2006-24787; Directorate Identifier 2006-NM-043-AD; 
     Amendment 39-14760; AD 2006-19-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10344. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B4-600, B4-
     600R, and F4-600R Series Airplanes, and Model A300 C4-605R 
     Variant F Airplanes (Collectively Called A300-600 Series 
     Airplanes) [Docket No. FAA-2006-25047; Directorate Identifier 
     2006-NM-028-AD; Amendment 39-14759; AD 2006-19-02] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10345. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Cirrus Design Corporation Models 
     SR20 and SR22 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2006-24254; 
     Directorate Identifier 2006-CE-24-AD; Amendment 39-14767; AD 
     2006-19-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 7, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10346. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330, A340-200 and 
     A340-300 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2006-24793; Directorate 
     Identifier 2006-NM-056-AD; Amendment 39-14764; AD 2006-19-07] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10347. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Model 
     B300 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2005-22103; Directorate 
     Identifier 2005-CE-42-AD; Amendment 39-14766; AD 2006-19-09] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10348. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Gippsland Aeronautics Pty. Ltd. 
     Model GA8 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2006-24955; Directorate 
     Identifier 2006-CE-31-AD; Amendment 39-14768; AD 2006-19-11] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10349. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200 and -300 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2005-22874; Directorate 
     Identifier 2005-NM-173-AD; Amendment 39-14769; AD 2006-19-12] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10350. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 Airplanes 
     [Docket No. FAA-2006-25421; Directorate Identifier 2006-NM-
     074-AD; Amendment 39-14770; AD 2006-20-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10351. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, A320, and 
     A321 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2006-24990; Directorate 
     Identifier 2006-NM-013-AD; Amendment 39-14772; AD 2006-20-03] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10352. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B16 
     (CL-604) Airplanes and Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 
     100 & 440) Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2006-15724; Directorate 
     Identifier 2006-NM-197-AD; Amendment 39-14742; AD 2006-18-04] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10353. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200LR Series 
     Airplanes Powered by General Electric (GE) Model GE90-110B 
     Engines, and Model 777-300ER Series Airplanes Powered by GE 
     Model GE90-115B Engines [Docket No. FAA-2006-26028; 
     Directorate Identifier 2006-NM-222-AD; Amendment 39-14786; AD 
     2006-20-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 7, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10354. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Establishment of Class E Airspace; Kokohanok, AK [Docket 
     No. FAA-2006-25180; Airspace Docket No. 06-AAL-19] received 
     November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10355. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Revision of Class E Airspace; Mountain Village, AK [Docket 
     No. FAA-2006-25181; Airspace Docket No. 06-AAL-20] received 
     November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10356. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Revision of Class E Airspace; Iliamna, AK [Docket No. FAA-
     2006-25182; Airspace Docket No. 06-AAL-21] received November 
     7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10357. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Revision of Class E; Saint (St.) Mary's, AK [Docket No. 
     FAA-2006-25184; Airspace Docket No. 06-AAL-22] received 
     November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10358. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Modification of Class E Airspace; West Plains, MO. [Docket 
     No. FAA-2006-25502; Airspace Docket No. 06-ACE-10] received 
     November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10359. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Establishment of Class E Airspace; Mineral Point, WI 
     [Docket No. FAA-2006-24448; Airspace Docket No. 06-AGL-02] 
     received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10360. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Revision of Class E Airspace; Pinedale, WY [Docket No. 
     FAA-2005-23361; Airspace Docket No. 05-ANM-17] received 
     October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10361. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Amendment to Class E Airspace; Kalispell MT [Docket No. 
     FAA-2005-23157; Airspace Docket No. 05-ANM-15] received 
     October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10362. A letter from the Trial Attorney, FRA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Track

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     Safety Standards; Inspections of Joints in Continuous Welded 
     Rail (CWR) [Docket No. FRA-2005-22522] (RIN: 2130-AB71) 
     received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10363. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Chief Counsel, 
     FRA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Passenger Equipment Safety 
     Standards; Miscellaneous Amendments and Attachment of Safety 
     Appliances on Passenger Equipment [Docket No. FRA-2005-23080, 
     Notice No. 2] (RIN: 2130-AB67) received November 7, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10364. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, Weather Takeoff 
     Minimums; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 30500, Amdt. 
     No. 3172] received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10365. A letter from the FMCSA Regulatory Ombudsman, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Enforcement of Operating Authority Requirements 
     [Docket No. FMCSA-2002-13015] (RIN: 2126-AA78) received 
     October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10366. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Additional Types of Child Restraint Systems that May be 
     Furnished and Used on Aircraft [Docket No. FAA-2006-25334; 
     Amendment Nos. 91-292; 121-326; 125-51; and 135-106] (RIN: 
     2120-AI76) received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10367. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Guidelines for Awarding Clean 
     Water Act Section 319 Base Grants to Indian Tribes and 
     Request for Proposals from Indian Tribes for Competitive 
     Grants Under Clean Water Act 319 in FY 2007 (CFDA 66.460 -- 
     Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants; Funding Opportunity 
     Number EPA-OW-OWOW-07-1) received October 24, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       10368. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- NASA 
     Implementation of Earned Value Management (EVM) (RIN: 2700-
     AD29) received November 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       10369. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Code of Conduct for 
     International Space Station Crew (RIN: 2700-AC40) received 
     October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Science.
       10370. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Small 
     Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business 
     Technology Transfer (RIN: 2700-AD17) received October 24, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       10371. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- NASA Grant 
     and Cooperative Agreement Handbook -- Training Grant and 
     Award Procedures (RIN: 2700-AD30) received October 30, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       10372. A letter from the Associate Chief Counsel for Import 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Procedures for Importation of 
     Supplies for Use in Emergency Relief Work [Docket No. 
     060602144-6270-02] (RIN: 0625-AA71) received November 9, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       10373. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting the seventh annual report on 
     the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, 
     as required by Title I of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       10374. A letter from the Chief, Trade and Commercial 
     Regulations Branch, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Entry of Softwood 
     Lumber Products From Canada (RIN: 1505-AB73) received October 
     17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       10375. A letter from the Administrator, Office of Workforce 
     Security, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program 
     (UC); Confidentiality and Disclosure of State UC Information 
     (RIN: 1205-AB18) received November 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10376. A letter from the Director, Regulations & Rulings 
     Div., Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Establishment of the Tracy Hills 
     Viticultural Area (2003R-508P) [T.D. TTB-54; Re: Notice No. 
     54] (RIN: 1513-AA89) received November 20, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10377. A letter from the Director, Regulations & Rulings 
     Div., Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Los Carneros Viticultural Area; 
     Technical Amendment (2006R-224P) [T.D. TTB-55] (RIN: 1513-
     AB32) received November 20, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10378. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Publications Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Transition Relief for Indian 
     Tribal Governmental Plans [Notice 2006-89] received October 
     18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       10379. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Publications, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- User Fees Relating to Enrollment [TD 
     9288] (RIN: 1545-BF68) received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10380. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Additional Transition Relief under Section 409A [Notice 2006-
     79] received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10381. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Delay in the Effective Date of New 
     User Fee Charges for Processing Form 882 [Notice 2006-90] 
     received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10382. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Examination of returns and claims 
     for refund, credit, or abatement; determination of correct 
     tax liability (Rev. Proc. 2006-41) received October 18, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       10383. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Administrative Appeal of Proposed 
     Adverse Determination of Tax-Exempt Status of Bond Issue 
     (Rev. Proc. 2006-40) received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10384. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Alternative Fuel and Alternative Fuel 
     Mixtures; Blood Collector Organizations [Notice 2006-92] 
     received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10385. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Extension of Replacement Period 
     of Livestock Sold on Account of Drought in Specified Counties 
     [Notice 2006-91] received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10386. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Changes in accounting periods and 
     in methods of accounting. (Rev. Proc. 2006-45) received 
     October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       10387. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- TIPRA Amendments to Section 199 [TD 
     9293] (RIN: 1545-BF88) received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10388. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Bureau of Labor Statistics Price 
     Indexes for Department Stores -- August 2006 (Rev. Rul. 2006-
     53) received October 30, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10389. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Guidance Regarding Appraisal 
     Requirements for Noncash Charitable Contributions [Notice 
     2006-96] received October 30, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10390. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Attained Age of the Insured Under 
     Section 7702 [TD 9287] (RIN: 1545-CD00) received October 30, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       10391. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Use of Electronic Media for 
     Providing Employee Benefit Notices and Making Employee 
     Benefit Elections and Consents [TD 9294] (RIN: 1545-BD68) 
     received October 30, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10392. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Election of Alternative Funding 
     Schedule (Announcement 2006-70) received September 30, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       10393. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue

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     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- Bureau of 
     Labor Statistics Prices Indexes for Department Stores -- July 
     2006 (Rev. Rul. 2006-48) received October 2, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10394. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Fringe Benefits Aircraft Valuation 
     Formula (Rev. Rul. 2006-47) received October 2, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       10395. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Guidance on the Application of 
     Section 911 to U.S. Individuals Working at Guantanamo Bay 
     [Notice 2006-84] received October 2, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10396. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Attained Age of the Insured Under 
     Section 7702 [TD 9287] (RIN: 1545-BE53) received October 2, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       10397. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Determination of Issue Price in the 
     Case of Certain Debt Instruments Issued for Property (Rev. 
     Rul. 2006-50) received October 2, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10398. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Examination of returns and claims for 
     refund, credit, or abatement; determination of correct tax 
     liability (Rev. Proc. 2006-38) received October 2, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       10399. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- ``Tie-breaking'' Rule for Two or 
     More Taxpayers Claiming a Child as a QualifyingChild [Notice 
     2006-86] received October 2, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10400. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Electricity Produced and Open-loop-Biomass [Notice 2006-88] 
     received October 2, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10401. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Low-Income Housing Credit (Rev. Rul. 2006-51) received 
     October 2, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       10402. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Appeals Settlement Guidelines: 
     Discounts on Family Limited Partnerships -- received October 
     30, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       10403. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Changes in accounting periods and 
     in methods of accounting (Rev. Proc. 2006-46) received 
     October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       10404. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Standards for Calculating Energy 
     Savings for the New Energy Efficient Home Credit Internal 
     Revenue Code 45L (Announcement 2006-88) received November 7, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       10405. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Treatment of Income in Excess of 
     Daily Accruals on Residual Interests (Rev. Rul. 2006-58) 
     received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10406. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Guidance Concerning Use of 2001 CSO 
     Tables Under Section 7702 [Notice 2006-95] received November 
     7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       10407. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- AJCA Modifications to the Section 
     6011, 6111, and 6112 Regulations [TD 9295] (RIN: 1545-BF98) 
     received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10408. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Taxation and Reporting of Excess 
     Inclusion Income by REITs, RICs, and Other Pass-Through 
     Entities [Notice 2006-97] received November 7, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10409. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- United States Income Tax Treaties 
     That Meet the Requirements of Section 1(h)(11)(C)(i)(II) 
     [Notice 2006-101] received November 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10410. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Phase-out of Credit for New Qualified 
     Hybrid Motor Vehicles and New Advanced Lean Burn Technology 
     Motor Vehicles [Notice 2006-78] received October 2, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       10411. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Treatment Under Section 367(b) of 
     Property Used to Purchase Parent Stock in Certain Triangular 
     Reorganizations [Notice 2006-85] received October 2, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       10412. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Miscellaneous Changes to Collection 
     Due Process Procedures Relating to Notice and Opportunity for 
     Hearing upon Filing of Notice of Federal Tax Lien [TD 9290] 
     (RIN: 1545-BB96) received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10413. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Determination of Issue Price in the 
     Case of Certain Debt Instruments Issued for Property (Rev. 
     Rul. 2006-55) received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10414. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Miscellaneous Changes to Collection 
     Due Process Procedures Relating to Notice and Oportunity for 
     Hearing Prior to Levy [TD 9291] (RIN: 1545-BB97) received 
     October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       10415. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Changes in accounting periods and 
     in methods of accounting (Rev. Proc. 2006-43) received 
     October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       10416. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule -- Methods of Determining Paragraph (e)(1) Wages for 
     Purposes of the Section 199(b)(1) Wage Limitation on the 
     Section 199 Deduction (Rev. Proc. 2006-47) received October 
     24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       10417. A letter from the Acting Branch Chief, Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule -- Partner's 
     Distributive Share: Foreign Tax Expenditures [TD 9292] (RIN: 
     1545-BB11) received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10418. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Reimbursements and other expenses 
     allowance arrangements: Anti-abuse provision (Rev. Rul. 2006-
     56) received November 20, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10419. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Credit for Increasing Research 
     Activities [TD 9296] (RIN: 1545-BD60) received November 20, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       10420. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Weighted Average Interest Rates 
     Update [Notice 2006-104] received November 20, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10421. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Residence Rules Involving U.S. 
     Possessions [TD 9297] (RIN: 1545-BG02) received November 20, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       10422. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Substantiation of Expenses of 
     Native Alaskan Whaling Captains (Rev. Proc. 2006-50) received 
     November 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       10423. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- 2007 Standard Mileage Rates (Rev. 
     Proc. 2006-49) received November 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10424. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Tax forms and instructions (Rev. 
     Proc. 2006-51) received November 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10425. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Taxation of DISC Income to 
     Shareholders (Rev. Rul. 2005-54) received November 15, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       10426. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications & 
     Regulations Branch, Internal

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     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Revenue Procedure: Reduction of Penalty for Understanding Tax 
     by Adequate Disclosure of an Item on Return (Rev. Proc. 2006-
     48) received November 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10427. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Weighted Avergae Interest Rates 
     Updates [Notice 2006-94] received October 17, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10428. A letter from the Acting SSA Regulations Officer, 
     Social Security Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Continuing Disability Review 
     Failure to Cooperate Process [Docket No. SSA 2006-0083] (RIN: 
     0960-AG19) received November 2, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10429. A letter from the Acting SSA Regulations Officer, 
     Social Security Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Representatives Payment 
     Policies and Administrative Procedure for Imposing Penalties 
     for False or Misleading Statements or Withholding of 
     Information (RIN: 0960-AG09) received October 30, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       10430. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; 
     Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CT 2007 
     Payment Rates; CY 2007 Update to the Ambulatory Surgical 
     Center Covered Procedures List; Medicare Administrative 
     Contractors; and Reporting Hospital Quality Data for FY 2008 
     Inpatient Prospective Payment System Annual Payment Update 
     Program -- HCAHPA Survey, SCIP, and Mortality [CMS-1506-FC; 
     CMS-4125-f] (RIN: 0938-AO15) received November 29, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees 
     on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
       10431. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Home 
     Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar 
     Year 2007 and Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Changes to 
     Medicare Payment for Oxygen Equipment and Capped Rental 
     Durable Medical Equipment; Final Rule [CMS-1304-F] (RIN: 
     0938-AN76) received November 29, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.
       10432. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; 
     Revisions to Payment Policies, Five-Year Review of Work 
     Relative Value Units, Changes to the Practice Expense 
     Methodology Under the Physician Fee Schedule, and Other 
     Changes to Payment Under Part B; Revisions to the Payment 
     Policies of Ambulance Services Under the Fee Schedule for 
     Ambulance Services; and Ambulance Inflation Factor Update for 
     CY 2007 [CMS-1321-FC and CMS-1317-F] (RIN: 0938-AO24) 
     received November 23, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.
       10433. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, CMS, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Medicaid Program; State Allotments 
     for Payment of Medicare Part B Premiums for Qualifying 
     Individuals: Federal Fiscal Year 2006 and Fiscal Year 2007 
     [CMS-2231-F] (RIN: 0938-AO31) received October 17, 2006, 
     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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