[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H10972-H10974]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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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:

       9794. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Modification of Pesticide Tolerance 
     Revocation for Diazinon [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1170; FRL-8390-7] 
     received November 21, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9795. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Chlorothalonil; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1106; FRL-8387-9] received November 26, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9796. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Diflubenzuron; Pesticide Tolerances 
     for Emergency Exemptions [EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0714; FRL-8388-9] 
     received November 26, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9797. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Glyphosate; Pesticide Tolerances [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2007-0147; FRL-8385-7] received November 26, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9798. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Ipconazole; Pesticide Tolerances [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2007-0226; FRL-8389-1] received November 18, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9799. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Polyoxin D Zinc Salt; Exemption from 
     the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0417; FRL-
     8389-5] received November 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9800. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Pesticide Regulations; Technical 
     Amendments [EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0247; FRL-8146-6] received 
     December 8, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9801. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Etofenprox; Pesticide Tolerance [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2008-0567; FRL-8390-9] received December 8, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9802. A letter from the Chairman, National Labor Relations 
     Board, transmitting notification of two violations of the 
     Antideficiency Act, as required by section 1351 of Title 31, 
     United States Code; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       9803. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 
     Installations and the Environment, Department of the Navy, 
     transmitting notification of a public-private competition for 
     Commander, Navy Installations Command, (CNIC) Non-Guard 
     Security Support Service functions being performed by four-
     hundred sixty-one (461) civilian employees and one-thousand 
     four-hundred and eighty (1,480) military authorizations 
     located nationwide, including Hawaii and Guam; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       9804. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations -- received 
     December 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       9805. A letter from the Under Secretary for International 
     Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a 
     legislative proposal to complete the reauthorization of the 
     U.S. Commitment to the International Development Association 
     (IDA); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       9806. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Ireland pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       9807. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to the Netherlands pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) 
     of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       9808. A letter from the Acting Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation for National & Community Service, transmitting 
     the Corporation's Annual Financial Report for FY 2008, in 
     accordance with the Office of Management and Budget Circular 
     A-136; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       9809. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- The Treatment of Data Influenced by 
     Exceptional Events (Exceptional Event Rule): Revised 
     Exceptional Event Data Flagging Submittal and Documentation 
     Schedule for Monitoring Data Used in Designations for the 
     2008 Ozone NAAQS [EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0159; FRL-8743-2] (RIN: 
     2060-AP28) received November 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9810. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Rhode Island Update to 
     Materials Incorporated by Reference [RI-19-1222c; FRL-8733-6] 
     received November 21, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9811. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, Imperial County Air Pollution Control 
     District, Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District, 
     South Coast Air Quality Management District, and Ventura 
     County Air Pollution Control District [EPA-R09-OAR-2008-0590; 
     FRL-8732-4] received November 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9812. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Amendments to National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: 
     Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Facilities [EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-
     0083; FRL-8747-1] (RIN: 2060-AM71) received November 26, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       9813. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; 2002 Base Year 
     Inventory for the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley 8-Hour Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area [EPA-R03-OAR-2007-0453; FRL-8741-5] 
     received November 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9814. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Tennessee; Approval of 
     Revisions to the Knox County Portion of the Tennessee State 
     Implementation Plan -- ``Permit by Rule'' Provision [EPA-R04-
     OAR-2008-0052-200803(a); FRL-8743-8] received November 18, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       9815. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) or Superfund, Section 
     128(a); Notice of Grant Funding Guidance for State and Tribal 
     Response Programs [FRL-8742-3] received November 18, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       9816. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: 
     Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Test Methods [EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0558; 
     FRL-8742-6] received November 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9817. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Standards Applicable to Generators of 
     Hazardous Waste; Subpart K -- Alternative Requirements for 
     Hazardous Waste Determination and Accumulation of Unwanted 
     Material at Laboratories Owned by Colleges and Universities 
     and Other Eligible Academic Entities Formally Affiliated with 
     Colleges and Universities [EPA-HQ-RCRA-2003-0012; FRL-8743-9] 
     (RIN: 2050-AG18) received November 21, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9818. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Regulation of Fuels and Fuel 
     Additives: Modifications to Renewable Fuel Standard [EPA-HQ-
     OAR-2005-0161; FRL-8745-2] (RIN: 2060-AO80) received November 
     21, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       9819. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Rulemaking to Reaffirm the 
     Promulgation of Revisions of the Acid Rain Program Rules 
     [EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0744; FRL-8750-8] received December 8, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       9820. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Rulemaking to Reaffirm the 
     Promulgation of Revisions of the Acid Rain Program Rules 
     [EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0774; FRL-8750-9] (RIN: 2060-AP35) December 
     8, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       9821. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Connecticut ; Enhanced Vehicle 
     Inspection and Maintenance Program [EPA-R01-OAR-2008-

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     0194; A-1-FRL-8717-9] received December 2, 2008, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       9822. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Texas; Control of Emissions of Nitrogen 
     Oxides (NOx) From Stationary Sources [EPA-R06-OAR-2007-0523; 
     FRL-8747-6] received December 2, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9823. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Repeal of Obsolete Regulations under 
     the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act 
     Regarding Interim Ocean Dumping Sites, Interim Ocean Dumping 
     Permits, and Interim Ocean Dumping Criteria [FRL-8748-4] 
     (RIN: 2040-AF01) received December 2, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9824. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, South Coast Air Quality Management 
     District [EPA-R09-OAR-2008-0788; FRL-8745-4] received 
     December 2, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9825. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, Great Basin Unified Air Pollution 
     Control District and Kern County Air Pollution Control 
     District [EPA-R09-OAR-2007-0290, FRL-8745-6] received 
     December 2, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9826. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Standards of Performance for Fossil-
     Fuel-Fired Steam Generators for Which Construction is 
     Commenced After August 17, 1971; Standards of Performance for 
     Electric Utility Steam Generating Units for Which 
     Construction is Commenced After September 18, 1978; Standards 
     of Performance for Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam 
     Generating Units; and Standards of Performance for Small 
     Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units 
     [EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0031; FRL-8748-2] (RIN: 2060-AO61) Received 
     December 2, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9827. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Control of Air Pollution From New 
     Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle Engines; Regulations 
     Requiring Onboard Diagnostic Systems on 2010 and Later Heavy-
     duty Engines used in Highway Applications Over 14,000 Pounds; 
     Revisions to Onboard Diagnostic Requirements for Diesel 
     Highway Heavy-duty Vehicles Under 14,000 Pounds [EPA-HQ-OAR-
     2005-0047; FRL-8750-3] (RIN: 2060-AL92) received December 8, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       9828. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- In the Matter of Digital 
     Television Distributed Transmission System Technologies [MB 
     Docket No. 05-312] received November 21, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9829. 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 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allotments, Television 
     Broadcast Stations. (Madison, Wisconsin) [MB Docket No. 08-
     127 RM-11459] received November 21, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9830. 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 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allotments, Television 
     Broadcast Stations. (Bryan, Texas) [MB Docket No. 08-175 RM-
     11484] received November 21, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9831. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's fourth annual 
     report on Ethanol Market Concentration, pursuant to Section 
     1501(a)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       9832. 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: Persons Acting Contrary to the National Security 
     or Foreign Policy Interests of the United States [Docket No. 
     0809191235-81395-01] (RIN: 0694-AE48) received December 5, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       9833. A letter from the Executive Director, Christopher 
     Columbus Fellowship Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's 
     Financial Statements for 2008 which ended on September 30, 
     2008, pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9834. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive and 
     Director for Acquisition Management, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's FY 2007 inventory of commercial 
     activities performed by Federal employees, pursuant to Public 
     Law 105-270; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       9835. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting noitification 
     that the Department will comply with the guidelines of the No 
     FEAR Act; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       9836. A letter from the Administrator and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's 
     2008 Annual Report, in accordance with Pub. L. 89-448 and 
     Pub. L. 101-576; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       9837. A letter from the Chair, Election Assistance 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2008; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9838. A letter from the Chairman, National Capital Planning 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for FY 2008; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       9839. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's FY 2008 
     Agency Financial Report; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       9840. A letter from the President & CEO, Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's FY 
     2008 annual report on audit and investigative coverage 
     required by the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9841. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting notification that the Department will 
     issue an additional payment to the counties and local 
     jurisdictions in your State for Fiscal Year 2008 under the 
     Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       9842. A letter from the Assistant Sec. for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Importation, Exportation, and 
     Transportation of Wildlife; Inspection Fees, Import/Export 
     Licenses, and Import/Export License Exemptions [[FWS-R9-LE-
     2008-0024][99011-1224-0000-9B]] (RIN: 1018-AV31) received 
     December 8, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       9843. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Gulf of the Farallones 
     National Marine Sanctuary Regulations; Monterey Bay National 
     Marine Sanctuary Regulations; and Cordell Bank National 
     Marine Sanctuary Regulations [Docket No. 080302355-81415-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-AT14, 0648-AT15, 0648-AT16) received December 5, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       9844. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Papahanaumokuakea Marine 
     National Monument Proclamation Provisions [Docket No. 
     080227317-81455-02] (RIN: 0648-AW44) received December 5, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       9845. A letter from the Chief, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Office of the Executive Secretariat, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Special Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Religious Workers [CIS 
     No. 2302-05; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2005-0030] (RIN: 1615-AA16) 
     received December 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9846. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting noitification 
     that the Solicitor General has decided not to appeal the 
     final judgement in Linares, et al. v. Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development, et al., No. CV-06-876 (E.D.N.Y.), 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 530D; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       9847. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting a progress 
     report, pursuant to Section 145 of the Adam Walsh Child 
     Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109-248; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       9848. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's 
     quarterly report of the Office of Privacy and Civil 
     Liberties, pursuant to Public Law 110-53, 121 Stat. 266, 360; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9849. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation 
     Adjustment Rule [FRL-8750-4] (RIN: 2020-AA46) received 
     December 8, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       9850. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Security Related Considerations in the Design and Operation 
     of Transport Category Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2006-26722; 
     Amendment Nos. 25-127, 121-341] (RIN: 2120-AI66) received 
     November 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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       9851. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Standards; Propellers [Docket No.: FAA-2007-
     27310; Amendment Nos. 23-59, 25-126, 33-28, and 35-5] (RIN: 
     2120-AI95) received November 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9852. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Security Related Considerations in the Design and Operation 
     of Transport Category Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2006-26722; 
     Amendment Nos. 25-127, 121-341] (RIN: 2120-AI66) received 
     November 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9853. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Special Awareness Training for the Washington, DC 
     Metropolitan Area; OMB Approval of Information Collection 
     [Docket No. FAA-2006-25250; Amdt. No. 91-303] (RIN: 2120-
     AI63) received November 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9854. A letter from the Progam Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Standards; Propellers [Docket No.: FAA-2007-
     27310; Amendment Nos. 23-59, 25-126, 33-28, and 35-5] (RIN: 
     2120-AI95) received November 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9855. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Enhanced Airworthiness Program for Airplane Systems/Fuel Tank 
     Safety (EAPAS/FTS); Technical Correction [Docket No. FAA-
     2004-18379; Amendment No. 26-0] (RIN: 2120-AI31) received 
     October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9856. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Reservation System for Unscheduled Arrivals at Chicago's 
     O'Hare International Airport [Docket No. FAA-2005-19411; 
     Amdt. No. 93-89] (RIN: 2120-AI47) received November 18, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9857. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Reservation System for Unscheduled Arrivals at Chicago's 
     O'Hare International Airport [Docket No. FAA-2005-19411; 
     Amdt. No. 93-89] (RIN: 2120-AI47) received November 14, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9858. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company (Type 
     Certificate previously held by Columbia Aircraft 
     Manufacturing) Models LC40-550FG, LC41-550FG, and LC42-550FG 
     Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2007-27628; Directorate Identifier 
     2007-CE-025-AD; Amendment 39-15713; AD 2008-22-17] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received November 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9859. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, 
     -300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-
     1147; Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-128-AD; Amendment 39-
     15719; AD 2008-13-12 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 
     14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9860. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747SP Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. FAA-2008-0585; Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-
     027-AD; Amendment 39-15704; AD 2008-22-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9861. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. FAA-2008-0151; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-347-AD; 
     Amendment 39-15708; AD 2008-22-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9862. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330-200, A330-300, 
     and A340-300 Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-0667; 
     Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-009-AD; Amendment 39-15717; AD 
     2008-22-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 14, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9863. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. FAA-2008-0849; Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-
     080-AD; Amendment 39-15709; AD 2008-22-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9864. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Standards; Propellers: Correction [Docket No.: 
     FAA-2007-27310; Amendment Nos. 23-59, 25-126, 33-28, and 35-
     5] (RIN: 2120-AI95) received November 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9865. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Modification of Class D and E Airspace; Brunswick, ME [Docket 
     No. FAA-2008-0203; Airspace Docket No. 08-ANE-99] received 
     October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9866. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 30635 ; 
     Amdt. No. 477 ] received November 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9867. 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. 30634; Amdt. No. 3293] received November 14, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9868. 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. 30633; Amdt. No 3292] received November 4, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9869. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Estabishment of Class E Airspace; Kwethluk, AK [Docket No. 
     FAA-2008-0453; Airspace Docket No. 08-AAL-12] received 
     November 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9870. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Modification to the Norton Sound Low, Woody Island Low, 
     Control 1234L and Control 1487L Offshore Airspace Areas; AK 
     [Docket No. FAA-2007-28391; Airspace Docket No. 07-AAL-10] 
     received November 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9871. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Transportation, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's annual financial 
     audit and management report, in accordance with OMB Circular 
     A-136; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9872. 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 12 Species of Picture-
     wing Flies from the Hawaiian Islands [[FWS-R1-ES-2007-0006] 
     [92210-1117-0000-B4]] (RIN: 1018-AU93) received December 8, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9873. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill 
     Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule; Revisions to 
     the Regulatory Definition of ``Navigable Waters'' [EPA-HQ-
     OPA-2008-0569; FRL-8746-1] (RIN: 2050-AG48) received November 
     21, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9874. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Section 1274.---Determination of 
     Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt Instruments Issued 
     for Property (Also Sections 42, 280G, 382, 412, 467, 468, 
     482, 483, 642, 807, 846, 1288, 7520, 7872.) (Rev. Rul. 2008-
     53) received November 20, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9875. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revisions to the EDA Regulations [Docket No.: 080213181-8811-
     01] (RIN: 0610-AA64) received December 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Financial Services.

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