[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 150 (Monday, September 22, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H8575-H8577]
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:

       8506. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Tuberculosis; Amend the Status of New Mexico 
     From Accredited Free to Modified Accredited Advanced [Docket 
     No. APHIS-2008-0068] received September 17, 2008, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8507. A letter from the Director, Specialty Lenders 
     Division, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Intermediary Relending Program 
     (RIN: 0570-AA70) received September 17, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8508. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia; Interstate 
     Movement and Import Restrictions on Certain Live Fish [Docket 
     No. APHIS-2007-0038] (RIN: 0579-AC74) received September 10, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8509. A letter from the Assistant Director, Directives and 
     Regulations Branch, Office of Regulatory and Management 
     Services, USDA Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Predecisional 
     Administrative Review Process for Hazardous Fuel Reduction 
     Projects Authorized Under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
     of 2003 (RIN: 0596-AC15) received September 15, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8510. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting a report on an Anti-
     Deficiency Act violation, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1351; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       8511. A letter from the Principal Deputy, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting authorization of Colonel John B. 
     Cooper, United States Air Force, to wear the authorized 
     insignia of the grade of brigadier general, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8512. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Robert T. Dail, 
     United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       8513. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations -- received September 
     15, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       8514. A letter from the Deputy Director, Terrorism Risk 
     Insurance Program, Department of the Treasury, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Terrorism Risk Insurance 
     Program; Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act 
     Implementation (RIN: 1505-AB93) received September 17, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       8515. A letter from the Chief, Division of Statutory 
     Programs, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Amendment to Guidelines for Processing 
     Applications for Assistance To Conform to Sections 3013(h) 
     and 3031 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient 
     Transportation Equity Act--A Legacy for Users and To Improve 
     Processing for Administrative Efficiency (RIN: 1215-AB58) 
     received September 10, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       8516. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's annual report, 
     covering the fiscal year from October 1, 2006, through 
     September 30, 2007, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 797(d); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8517. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Mgmt. Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Supplemental 
     Applications Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs, 
     Biologics, and Medical Devices [[Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0032] 
     (formerly Docket No. 2008N-0021)] (RIN: 0910-ZA32) received 
     September 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8518. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Mgmt. Staff, Department of

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     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Irradiation in the Production, Processing and 
     Handling of Food [[Docket No.FDA-1999-F-2405] (formerly 
     1999F-5522)] received September 10, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8519. A letter from the Chief, Policy Division, 
     International Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- In the Matter of 
     Spectrum and Service Rules for Ancillary Terrestrial 
     Components in the 1.6/2.4 GHz Big LEO Bands Globalstar 
     Licensee LLC, Authority to Implement an Ancillary Terrestrial 
     Component [IB Docket No. 07-253 Call Sign S2115] received 
     September 10, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8520. 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), FM Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. Watermill and Noyack, New York [MB Docket No. 03-44 
     RM-10650 RM-11396] received September 10, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8521. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Industry Codes and Standards; 
     Amended Requirements [NRC-2007-0003] (RIN: 3150-AH76) 
     received September 15, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8522. 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 Foreign Affairs.
       8523. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's intent to sign the NATO Alliance Ground 
     Surveillance Programme Memorandum of Understanding, pursuant 
     to Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8524. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8525. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8526. A letter from the Law Clerk, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       8527. A letter from the Law Clerk, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       8528. A letter from the Executive Director, Election 
     Assistance Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Freedom of Information, Government in the Sunshine, 
     and Privacy Act Requirements (RIN: 3265-AA00) received 
     September 15, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8529. A letter from the Director, Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy, transmitting the Office's report entitled, 
     ``Fiscal Year 2007 Accounting of Drug Control Funds''; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8530. A letter from the Executive Director, Election 
     Assistance Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Testimony by Commission Employees Relating to 
     Official Information and Production of Official Records in 
     Legal Proceedings, Standards of Conduct for Commission 
     Employees, and Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in 
     Programs or Activities Conducted by the U.S. Election 
     Assistance Commission (RIN: 3265-AA01) received September 15, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
       8531. A letter from the Assistant Secretary -- Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Bonus or Royalty Credits for 
     Relinquishing Certain Leases Offshore Florida [Docket ID: 
     MMS-2007-OMM-0064] (RIN: 1010-AD44) received September 17, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8532. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Special Regulation: Areas of 
     the National Park System (RIN: 1024-AD53) received September 
     16, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       8533. A letter from the Director, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting a report entitled, ``Report to 
     Congress: Minerals Management Service Royalty In Kind 
     Operation Program,'' pursuant to Section 342 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8534. A letter from the Assistant Field Supervisor, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting a report entitled, 
     ``Flow-Overbank Inundation Relationship For Potential Fall-
     Run Chinook Salmon and Steelhead/Rainbow Trout Juvenile 
     Outmigration Habitat In The Tuolumine River,'' pursuant to 34 
     U.S.C. 3406(b)(1)(B) Public Law 102-575; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8535. 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 Catcher Vessels 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA and Longer 
     Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area [Docket No. 071106673-8011-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XK13) received September 15, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8536. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 071106671-8010-02] (RIN: 0648-XK11) received September 
     10, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       8537. 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; 
     Greenland Turbot in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No. 071106673-8011-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XJ95) received September 10, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8538. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E5 Airspace; Long Prairie, MN [Docket 
     No. FAA-2008-023; Airspace Docket No. 08-AGL-1] received 
     September 15, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8539. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Long Prairie, MN [Docket 
     No. FAA-2008-0023; Airspace Docket No. 08-AGL-1] received 
     September 15, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8540. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Philippi, WV 
     [Docket No. FAA-2008-0131; Airspace Docket 08-AEA-12] 
     received September 15, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8541. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting a legislative proposal 
     to extend existing legislative authority to make payments to 
     Russia for astronaut crew transport and rescue support for 
     the international space station; to the Committee on Science 
     and Technology.
       8542. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's annual 
     report for fiscal year 2007 on Minority Small Business and 
     Capital Ownership Development, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 
     636(j)16(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       8543. A letter from the Chief, Trade and Commercial 
     Regulations Branch, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Extension of 
     Import Restrictions Imposed on Aarchaeological Material from 
     Cambodia [CBP Dec. 08-40 Docket No. USCBP-2008-0076] (RIN: 
     1505-AB99) received September 17, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8544. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Tier I Issue: IRC Section 118 Abuse Directive 
     #5 [LMSB Control No: LMSB-4-0808-041] received September 16, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       8545. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- 26 CFR 601.601: Rules and 
     regulations. (Also Part I, 163) (Rev. Proc. 2008-51) received 
     September 15, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8546. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Part I -- Rulings and Decisions Under the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Section 401. -- Qualified 
     Pension, Profit-sharing, and Stock Bonus Plans 26 CFR 1.401-
     1: Qualified pension, profit-sharing, and stock bonus plans. 
     (Also, 414.) (Rev. Rul. 2008-45) received September 15, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       8547. 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 2008-69] received 
     September 15, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8548. A letter from the Director, Homeland Security 
     Institute, transmitting the Institute's annual report; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
       8549. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Office of Diversion Control, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Control of a 
     Chemical Precursor Used in the Illicit Manufacture of 
     Fentanyl as a List 1 Chemical [Docket No. DEA-299F] (RIN: 
     1117-AB12) received

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     September 15, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and the 
     Judiciary.

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