[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 101 (Wednesday, June 18, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H5578-H5579]
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:

       7185. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- User 
     Fees for 2008 Crop Cotton Classification Services to Growers 
     [AMS-CN-07-0092; CN-08-001] (RIN: 0581-AC80) received June 
     11, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       7186. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendments to Rules of Practice Regulations Under the 
     Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) To Increase 
     Reparation Complaint Filing and Handling Fees [Docket Number 
     AMS-FV-06-0217; FV07-376] (RIN: 0581-AC72) received June 11, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7187. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Vidalia Onions Grown in Georgia; Increased Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0159; FV08-955-1 FR] received June 11, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7188. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- User 
     Fees for 2008 Crop Cotton Classification Services to Growers 
     [AMS-CN-07-0092; CN-08-001] (RIN: 0581-AC80) received June 
     11, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       7189. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Vidalia Onions Grown in Georgia; Increased Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0159; FV08-955-1 FR] received June 11, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7190. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendments to Rules of Practice Regulations Under the 
     Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) To Increase 
     Reparation Complaint Filing and Handling Fees [Docket Number 
     AMS-FV-06-0217; FV07-376] (RIN: 0581-AC72) received June 11, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7191. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's report entitled, 
     ``Assessment of the Livestock and Poultry Industries for FY 
     2007,'' pursuant to Public Law 106-472; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7192. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Funding and Fiscal Affairs, 
     Loan Policies and Operations, and Funding Operations; 
     Mission-Related Investments, Rural Community Investments 
     (RIN: 3052-AC42) received May 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7193. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Risk-Based Capital Regulation -- Loss Severity 
     Amendments (RIN: 2550-AA38) received June 11, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       7194. A letter from the General Counsel for Regulatory 
     Services, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Rehabilitation Training -- 
     Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program -- received June 
     11, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
       7195. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- West Virginia Regulatory Program [WV-114-FOR; 
     OSM-2008-0010] received June 11, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7196. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting notification of payments to eligible 
     governments in the State of California for Fiscal Year 2008 
     under the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       7197. A letter from the Associate General Counsel, 
     Government Accountability Office, transmitting the Office's 
     report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of 
     Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, and the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, entitled, ``Compensatory 
     Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources,'' pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(2)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.

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       7198. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Yellowfin Sole by Vessels Participating in the Amendment 80 
     Limited Access Fishery in Bycatch Limitation Zone 1 of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 
     071106673-8011-02] (RIN: 0648-XI14) received June 11, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       7199. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Guided Sport Charter Vessel 
     Fishery for Halibut [Docket No. 071031633-8385-02] (RIN: 
     0648-AW23) received June 11, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7200. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Operations, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Individual Fishing Quota Program; Community Development Quota 
     Program [Docket No. 070717351-8507-02] (RIN: 0648-AV64) 
     received June 11, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7201. 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 Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program 
     [Docket No. 070718364-8478-03] (RIN: 0648-AV19) received June 
     11, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       7202. 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; Snapper-Grouper Resources of the South Atlantic; 
     Trip Limit Reduction [Docket No. 060525140-6221-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XI05) received June 11, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7203. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Guideline Harvest Levels for 
     the Guided Recreational Halibut Fishery; Correction [Docket 
     No. 080515668-8669-01] (RIN: 0648-AW82) received June 11, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       7204. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's report on excess harvesting 
     capacity in U.S. fisheries, pursuant to Section 312 of the 
     Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7205. A letter from the Director, National Drug 
     Intelligence Center, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's report entitled, ``Cities in Which Mexican DTO's 
     Operate Within the United States''; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       7206. A letter from the Administrator, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting notification that funding 
     under Title V, subsection 503(b)(3) of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, has 
     exceeded $5 million for the cost of response and recovery 
     efforts for FEMA-3230-EM in the State of Illinois, pursuant 
     to 42 U.S.C. 5193; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7207. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's position on budgeting for the Lock and Dam 3 
     Mississippi River Navigation Safety and Embankments 
     Navigation Improvement Project, Minnesota and Wisconsin; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7208. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Update for Weighted Average Interest Rates, 
     Yield Curves, and Segment Rates [Notice 2008-53] received 
     June 11, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       7209. A letter from the United States Trade Representative, 
     Executive Office of the President, transmitting consistent 
     with Title I of the Trade and Development Act of 2000, the 
     ``2008 Comprehensive Report on U.S. Trade and Investment 
     Policy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa and Implementation of the 
     African Growth and Opportunity Act''; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       7210. A letter from the Acting Assistant Director, 
     Directives and Regulations Branch, Office of Regulatory and 
     Management Services, USDA Forest Service, Department of 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Clarifying 
     Prohibitions for Failure To Maintain Control of Fires That 
     Damage National Forest System Lands (RIN: 0596-AC30) received 
     June 13, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to 
     the Committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources.
       7211. A letter from the Commissioner, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting a copy of a draft bill entitled, 
     ``Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2008''; jointly to the 
     Committees on Natural Resources and the Judiciary.
       7212. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a report on the actuarial status of the 
     railroad retirement system, including any recommendations for 
     financing changes, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f-1; jointly to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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