[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H9969-H9971]
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:

       8638. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- National Animal Identification System; Use of 
     840 Animal Identification Numbers for U.S.-Born Animals Only 
     [Docket No. APHIS-2008-0077] (RIN: 0579-AC84) received 
     September 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8639. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Tuberculosis; Amend the Status of California 
     From Accredited Free to Modified Accredited Advanced [Docket 
     No. APHIS-2008-0067] received September 18, 2008, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8640. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Pesticides; Food Packaging Treated 
     with a Pesticide [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0175; FRL-8382-3] received 
     September 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8641. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Pendimethalin; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0405; FRL-8368-8] received September 23, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8642. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter to report a violation of the 
     Antideficiency Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       8643. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting an amendment to the list of payment-in-
     kind (PIK) projects required by U.S. Army Europe, pursuant to 
     Public Law 101-510, section 2921; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       8644. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's 2008 Report to Congress on Sustainable Ranges, 
     pursuant to Section 366 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8645. A letter from the Regulatory Specialist Legislative 
     and Regulatory Activities Division, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Assessment of Fees [Docket No. OCC-2008-0013] (RIN: 1557-
     AD06) received September 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8646. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the System's final rule -- 
     Transactions Between Member Banks and Their Affiliates: 
     Exemption for Certain Securities Financing Transactions 
     Between a Member Bank and an Affiliate [Regulation W; Docket 
     No. R-1330] received September 25, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8647. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule 
     -- COMMISSION GUIDANCE AND REVISIONS TO THE CROSS-BORDER 
     TENDER OFFER, EXCHANGE OFFER, RIGHTS OFFERINGS, AND BUSINESS 
     COMBINATION RULES AND BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING RULES 
     FOR CERTAIN FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS [RELEASE NOS. 33-8957; 34-
     58597; FILE NO. S7-10-08] (RIN: 3235-AK10) received September 
     23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       8648. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     annual report to Congress on the FY 2005 operations of the 
     Office of Workers' Compensation Programs; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
       8649. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Communications and Information, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Household 
     Eligibility and Application Process of the Coupon Program for 
     Individuals Residing in Nursing Homes, Intermediate Care 
     Facilities, Assisted Living Facilities and Households that 
     Utilize Post Office Boxes [Docket

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     Number: 080324461-81121-02] (RIN: 0660-AA17) received 
     September 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8650. A letter from the Attorney, Office of General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Coordination of 
     Federal Authorizations for Electric Transmission Facilities 
     (RIN: 1901-AB18) received September 24, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8651. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a draft bill to 
     amend the Toxic Substances Control Act; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8652. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Standards of Performance for Petroleum 
     Refineries [EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0011; FRL-8721-5] (RIN: 2060-
     AN72) received September 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8653. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Addition of Certain Persons to the 
     Entity List; Removal of General Order from the Export 
     Administration Regulations (EAR) [Docket No. 0809021173-
     81210-01] (RIN: 0694-AE46) received September 22, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       8654. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report from the Accountability Review Board, pursuant to 2 
     U.S.C. 4831 et seq., section 301; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       8655. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-503, ``St. 
     Martin Apartments Tax Exemption Temporary Act of 2008,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8656. A letter from the Assistant Administrator Bureau for 
     Legislative and Public Affairs, Agency for International 
     Development, transmitting Year 2007 A-76 Inventory of 
     Commercial Activities for FY 2006 for the U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, pursuant to the Federal Activities 
     Inventory Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       8657. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's Strategic Plan for 
     Fiscal Years 2008-2013, pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8658. A letter from the Acting Assoc. Gen. Counsel for 
     General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8659. A letter from the Acting White House Liaison, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       8660. A letter from the Acting White House Liaison, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       8661. A letter from the Acting White House Liaison, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       8662. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Arts, transmitting the Endowment's FY 2008 inventory of 
     commercial activities performed by Federal employees, 
     pursuant to Public Law 105-270; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       8663. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of 
     National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the 
     President, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       8664. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- 
     National Security Personnel System (RIN: 3206-AL62) received 
     September 25, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8665. A letter from the Acting Chief, Regulatory Affairs, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Minerals Management: Adjustment of Cost 
     Recovery Fees [WO-310-1310-PP-24 1A] (RIN: 1004-AE01) 
     received September 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8666. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Recovery and 
     Delisting, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Final Rule Removing the Virginia Northern Flying 
     Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus) From the Federal List of 
     Endangered and Threatened Wildlife [[FWS-R5-ES-2008-
     0005][92220-1113-0000-C6]] (RIN: 1018-AT37) received 
     September 25, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       8667. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Alabama Regulatory Program [SATS No. AL-074-
     FOR; Docket No. OSM-2008-0015] received September 18, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8668. 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 Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area [Docket No. 071106673-8011-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XJ32) received September 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8669. 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; 
     Pelagic Shelf Rockfish for Catcher Processors Participating 
     in the Rockfish Limited Access Fishery in the Central 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 071106671-
     8010-02] (RIN: 0648-XJ38) received September 23, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8670. 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; 
     Shortraker Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 071106671-8010-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XJ64) received September 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8671. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka 
     Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
     Area [Docket No. 071106673-8011-02] (RIN: 0648-XK14) received 
     September 20, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       8672. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial 
     Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments 
     [Docket No. 060824226-6322-02] (RIN: 0648-AX02) received 
     September 25, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       8673. 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; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts [Docket No. 071030625-7696-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-XJ37) received September 25, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8674. 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; Coastal Pelagic Species 
     Fisheries; Closure [Docket No. 080326475-8686-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XJ27) received September 25, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8675. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a letter designating additional 
     members of the special exposure cohort under the Energy 
     Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 
     2000, pursuant to 42 C.F.R. pt. 83; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       8676. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's feasibility report on the Whitewater River 
     Basin, California; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8677. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's interim feasibility report for Port Mahon, 
     Delaware; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8678. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Financial 
     Responsibility for Water Pollution (Vessels) and OPA 90 
     Limits of Liability (Vessels and Deepwater Ports) [Docket No. 
     USCG-2005-21780] (RIN: 1625-AA98) received September 25, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8679. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Training and 
     Service Requirements for Merchant Marine Officers [Docket no. 
     USCG-2006-26202] (RIN: 1625-AB10) received September 25, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8680. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; Gulf 
     of Mexico -- Johns Pass, FL [Docket No. USCG-2008-0290] (RIN: 
     1625-AA00) received September 25, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8681. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of

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     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Patchogue Bay, Patchogue, NY [Docket No. 
     USCG-2008-0264] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 25, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8682. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone; 
     Potomac River, Boundary Channel and Pentagon Lagoon, 
     Washington, DC [Docket No. USCG-2008-0902] (RIN: 1625-AA87) 
     received September 25, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8683. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone: 
     Rocket Launch, NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), Wallops 
     Island, VA [Docket No. USCG-2008-0823] (RIN: 1625-AA87) 
     received September 25, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8684. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 
     and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No. 30604; Amdt. No 3266] received September 25, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8685. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; De Havilland Support Limited Model 
     Beagle B.121 Series 1, 2, and 3 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-
     2007-0248 Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-084-AD; Amendment 
     39-15500; AD 2008-09-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 
     25, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8686. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, 
     DC-10-10F, DC-10-15, and MD-10-10F Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-
     2008-0015; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-328-AD; Amendment 
     39-15498; AD 2008-09-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 
     25, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8687. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus A318, A319, A320, and A321 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2007-0081; Directorate 
     Identifier 2007-NM-186-AD; Amendment 39-15497; AD 2008-09-16] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 25, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8688. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company 172, 175, 
     180, 182, 185, 206, 207, 208, 210, and 303 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. FAA-2008-0471; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-
     025-AD; Amendment 39-15508; AD 2008-10-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received September 25, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8689. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200, -200LR, -300, 
     and -300ER Series Airplanes Approved for Extended-range Twin-
     engine Operational Performance Standards (ETOPS) [Docket No. 
     FAA-2008-0673; Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-117-AD; 
     Amendment 39-15606; AD 2008-14-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 25, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8690. A letter from the Regulations Officer, Federal 
     Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Advance 
     Construction of Federal-Aid Projects [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-
     2007-0020] (RIN: 2125-AF23) received September 19, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8691. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace LP Model Astra 
     SPX, 1125 Westwind Astra, and Gulfstream 100 Airplanes 
     [Docket No. FAA-2008-0299; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-
     254-AD; Amendment 39-15593; AD 2008-13-30] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received September 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8692. A letter from the Director, Regulation Policy & 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Schedule of Rating Disabilities; 
     Evaluation of Residuals of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) (RIN: 
     2900-AM75) received September 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       8693. A letter from the Director, Regulation Policy & 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Presumption of Service Connection 
     for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (RIN: 2900-AN05) received 
     September 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       8694. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Inpatient Hospital 
     Deductible and Hospital and Extended Care Services 
     Coinsurance Amounts for Calendar Year 2009 [CMS-8034-N] (RIN: 
     0938-AP03) received September 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8695. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Part A Premium for 
     Calendar Year 2009 for the Uninsured Aged and for Certain 
     Disabled Individuals Who Have Exhausted Other Entitlement 
     [CMS-8035-N] (RIN: 0938-AP04) received September 19, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       8696. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Change in Method of Accounting [Announcement 
     2008-84] received September 26, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8697. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Tax-Exempt Bond Partnerships: 
     Eligibility for Monthly Closing Elections [Notice 2008-80] 
     received September 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8698. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Tax-exempt Money Market funds -- Temporary 
     Treasury Program to Support Money Market Funds -- No 
     Violation of Restrictions Against Federal Guarantees of Tax-
     exempt bonds Under Section 149(b) [Notice 2008-81] received 
     September 25, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8699. 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, 61, 1001) (Rev. Proc. 2008-58) 
     received September 25, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8700. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a draft bill to 
     amend the Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act, the 
     Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, and the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in relation to fees, and 
     for other purposes; jointly to the Committees on Agriculture 
     and Energy and Commerce.
       8701. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report entitled, 
     ``Report On Alternative Measures To Address Cracks In the 
     Monument At The Tomb Of The Unknowns At Arlington National 
     Cemetary, Virginia,'' pursuant to Public Law 110-181, section 
     2873; jointly to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and 
     Armed Services.
       8702. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Medicare Part B 
     Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rate, and Annual Deductible 
     Beginning January 1, 2009 [CMS-8036-N] (RIN: 0938-APOO) 
     received September 19, 2008, 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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