[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 17, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H8395]
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                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

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

       8443. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, Pork, Lamb, 
     Chicken, Goat Meat, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, 
     Peanuts, Pecans, Ginseng, and Macadamia Nuts [Docket No. AMS-
     LS-07-0081] (RIN: 0581-AC26) received August 5, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8444. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Citrus Canker; Movement of Fruit From a 
     Quarantined Area; Bag Markings [Docket No. APHIS-2008-0080] 
     (RIN: 0579-AC81) received August 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8445. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Milk 
     in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Delay of 
     Effective Date [Docket No. AMS-DA-07-0026; AO-14-A77] 
     received September 8, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8446. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Specialty Crop Block Grant Program-Farm Bill; Notice of 
     Request for Approval of a New Information Collection [Docket 
     No. AMS-FV-08-0057; FV-08-379 IFR] (RIN: 0581-AC88) received 
     September 8, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8447. A letter from the Secretary of the Commission, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Identity Theft Red Flags and Address 
     Discrepancies Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions 
     Act of 2003 [Docket ID OCC-2007-0017] (RIN: 1557-AC87) 
     received August 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8448. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule -- Fair Housing and 
     Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability (RIN: 3064-AD31) 
     received September 8, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8449. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the System's final rule -- Truth 
     in Lending [Regulation Z; Docket No. R-1320] received August 
     8, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       8450. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the System's final rule -- Truth 
     in Lending [Regulation Z; Docket No. R-1305] received August 
     15, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       8451. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- In the Matter of Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Dilley and Cotulla, Texas) [MB Docket No. 07-183 
     RM-11394] received September 8, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8452. A letter from the Division Chief, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- In the Matter of The Commercial Mobile Alert 
     System [PS Docket No. 07-287] received September 8, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8453. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- In the Matter of Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. 
     (Arlington and Boardman, Oregon; Boise, Caldwell, 
     Grangeville, Hazelton, Iona, Jerome, McCall, Melba, Salmon, 
     and Sun Valley, Idaho; Elko and Owyhee, Nevada; Finley, 
     Pasco, and Walla Walla, Washington; and West Yellowstone, 
     Montana [MB Docket No. 06-72 RM-11245 RM-11340] received 
     September 8, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8454. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Modification of Interchange and Transmission Loading 
     Relief Reliability Standards; and Electric Reliability 
     Organization Interpretation of Specific Requirements of Four 
     Reliability Standards [Docket No. RM08-7-000; Order No. 713] 
     received August 11, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8455. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Listing, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Designation of Critical Habitat for the Devils River Minnow 
     [[FWS-R2-ES-2008-0018] [92210-1117-0000-B4]] (RIN: 1018-AV25) 
     received August 6, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8456. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- North Dakota Regulatory Program [SATS No: ND-
     050-FOR; Docket ID No. OSM-2008-0004] received September 9, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8457. 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; Modifications of the West 
     Coast Commercial Salmon Fishery; Inseason Action #3 and #4 
     [Docket No. 070430095 7095 01] (RIN: 0648-XH91) received 
     August 4, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       8458. 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 Fishery of the South Atlantic; 
     Closure of the 2008 Commercial Fishery for the Golden 
     Tilefish in the South Atlantic [Docket No. 040205043-4043-01] 
     (RIN: 0648-XI45) received September 8, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8459. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Tier 1 Issue: IRC Section 118 Abuse Directive 
     #4 [LMSB Control No. LMSB-4-0608-034] received August 14, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       8460. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Sec. 475 Valuation Safe Harbor 
     [Notice 2008-71] received August 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8461. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Tier 1 Issue: IRC Section 118 Abuse Directive 
     #4 [LMSB Control No. LMSB-4-0608-034] received August 5, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       8462. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- 26 CFR 601.202: Closing agreements. (Rev. Proc. 
     2008-50) received August 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8463. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- 26 CFR 601.105: Examination of 
     returns and claims for refund, credit, or abatement; 
     determination of tax liability (Rev. Proc. 2008-53) received 
     August 20, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8464. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- 26 CFR 601.204: Changes in accounting periods 
     and in methods of accounting. (Also Part I, 56, 61, 1.61-4, 
     77, 162, 1.162-12, 166, 167, 168, 171, 174, 179B, 181, 194, 
     197, 263, 263A, 267, 280F, 404, 446, 447, 448, 451, 454, 455, 
     460, 461, 467, 471, 472, 475, 481, 585, 832, 846, 861, 985, 
     1012, 1272, 1273, 1278, 1281, 1363, 1400I (Rev. Proc. 2008-
     52) received August 20, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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