[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 71 (Monday, May 11, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H5403-H5405]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 2 of Rule XXIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       1685. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of General Counsel, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools -- received 
     March 27, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
       1686. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 18-65, ``View 14 
     Economic Development Temporary Act of 2009'', pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       1687. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 18-62, 
     ``Practice of Nursing Amendment Act of 2009'', pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       1688. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 18-66, ``Fire 
     Alarm Notice and Tenant Fire Saftey Temporary Amendment Act 
     of 2009'', pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1689. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 18-54, ``NoMA 
     Residential Development Tax Abatement Act of 2009'', pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1690. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 18-64, 
     ``Continuation of Health Coverage Temporary Amendment Act of 
     2009'', pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1691. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 18-67, ``Tenant 
     Opportunity to Purchase Preservation Clarification Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 2009'', pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1692. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 18-63, 
     ``Practices of Medicine and Naturopathic Medicine Amendment 
     Act of 2009'', pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1693. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 18-68, 
     ``Unemployment Compensation Extended Benefits Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 2009'', pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1694. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 18-55, 
     ``Practice of Occupational Therapy Amendment Act of 2009'', 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1695. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 18-69, 
     ``Woodland Tigers Funding Clarification Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 2009'', pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1696. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 18-56, 
     ``Practice of

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     Polysomnography Amendment Act of 2009'', pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1697. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 18-57, 
     ``Practice of Professional Counseling and Addiction 
     Counseling Amendment Act of 2009'', pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1698. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 18-70, ``Jury 
     and Marriage Amendment Act of 2009'', pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1699. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 18-59, 
     ``Practice of Dentistry Amendment Act of 2009'', pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       1700. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 18-61, ``Massage 
     Therapy Amendment Act of 2009'', pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1701. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 18-58, 
     ``Practice of Psychology Amendment Act of 2009'', pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       1702. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 18-60, 
     ``Practice of Podiatry Amendment Act of 2009'', pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       1703. A letter from the Acting Senior Procurement 
     Executive, GSA, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
     Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-31; Introduction [Docket 
     FAR 2009-0001, Sequence 2] received March 19, 2009, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1704. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Annual Report on 
     Category Rating for 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3319(d); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1705. A letter from the Acting Chair, Federal Subsistence 
     Board, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Subsistence Management Regulations 
     for Public Lands in Alaska-2009-10 and 2010-11 Subsistence 
     Taking of Fish Regulations [FWS-R7-EA-2007-0025; 70101-1335-
     0064L6] (RIN: 1018-AV72) receivedApril 2, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1706. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Migratory Bird Permits; Revision of Expiration Dates for 
     Double-Crested Cormorant Depredation Orders [[FWS-R9-MB-2008-
     0109] [91200-1231-9BPP]] (RIN: 1018-AW11) received April 2, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1707. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Pennsylvania Regulatory Program 
     [PA-152-FOR; Docket ID: OSM-2008-0019] received March 19, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1708. A letter from the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Final Rule To Identify the Western Great Lakes 
     Populations of Gray Wolves as a Distinct Population Segment 
     and To Revise the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     [[FWS-R3-ES-2008-0120] [92220-1113-000; ABC Code: C6]] (RIN: 
     1018-AW41) received April 1, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1709. 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 for American Fisheries Act Catcher Processors 
     Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 0810141351-9087-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XN91) received April 1, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1710. 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; 
     Shallow-Water Species Fishery by Amendment 80 Vessels Subject 
     to Sideboard Limits in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 
     0910091344-9056-02] (RIN: 0648-XN85) received April 1, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1711. 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 620 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No.: 09100091344-9056-02] (RIN: 0648-XN92) received April 1, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1712. 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 610 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No.: 09100091344-9056-02] (RIN: 0648-XO07) received April 1, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1713. 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 610 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No.: 09100091344-0956-02] (RIN: 0648-XN82) received April 1, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1714. 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 Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; 
     Reduction of Winter I Commercial Possession Limit [Docket 
     No.: 0809251266-81485-02] (RIN: 0648-XN60) received April 1, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1715. 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; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No.: 09100091344-9056-02] (RIN: 0648-XN84) received April 1, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1716. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery; Modification of the 
     Yellowtail Flounder Landing Limit for the U.S./Canada 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 0401120010-4114-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XN66) received April 1, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1717. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Bottomfish and Seamount 
     Groundfish Fisheries; 2008-09 Main Hawaiian Islands 
     Bottomfish Total Allowable Catch [Docket No.: 0811281532-
     9086-02] (RIN: 0648-XL64) received March 27, 2009, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       1718. A letter from the Director, Office Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch for Vessels in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Trawl Limited Access Fishery in the Eastern 
     Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 0810141351-9087-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XN18) received April 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1719. 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; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 
     0810141351-9087-02] (RIN: 0648-XN77) received April 14, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1720. 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; 
     Groundfish Fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area and Gulf of Alaska, Seabird Avoidance 
     Requirements Revisions for International Pacific Halibut 
     Commission Regulatory Area 4E [Docket No.: 080612764-8801-01] 
     (RIN: 0648-AW94) received April 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1721. 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; Gulf 
     of Alaska; 2009 and 2010 Final Harvest Specifications for 
     Groundfish [Docket No.: 0910091344-9056-02] (RIN: 0648-XL23) 
     received March 27, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1722. 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; Pacific Coast Groundfish 
     Fishery; Pacific Whiting Allocation [Docket No.: 080408542-
     8615-01] (RIN: 0648-XM20) received March 27, 2009, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       1723. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fraser River Sockeye Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Orders 
     (RIN: 0648-XM03) received March 27, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1724. 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 Processors Using Hook-and-Line Gear in 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket 
     No.: 071106673-8011-02] (RIN: 0648-XN23) received March 27, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1725. 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 Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 2009 Scup and 
     Black Sea Bass Specifications; Correction [Docket No.: 
     090311306-9309-01] (RIN: 0648-XN88) received April 14, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1726. 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 Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer [Docket No.: 0809251266-
     81485-02] (RIN: 0648-XM86) received March 27, 2009, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       1727. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     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; 2009-2010 Biennial 
     Specifications and Management Measures [Docket No.: 
     0809121213-9221-02] (RIN: 0648-AX24) received March 30, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1728. 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 Less Than 60 feet (18.3 m) 
     Length Overall Using Jig or Hook-and-Line Gear in the 
     Bogoslof Pacific Cod Exemption Area in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 071106673-8011-
     02] (RIN: 0648-XN00) received March 27, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1729. 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; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No.: 071106671-8010-02] (RIN: 0648-XM88) received March 27, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1730. 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 Vessels Participating in the Amendment 80 
     Limited Access Fishery in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 071106673-8011-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XM83) received March 27, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1731. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Reduction of the Landing 
     Limit for Eastern Georges Bank Cod in the U.S./Canada 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 071004577-8124-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XN46) received March 31, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1732. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery; Emergency Rule [Docket No.: 
     090206152-9249-01] (RIN: 0648-AX61) received March 30, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1733. 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 Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer [Docket No.: 0809251266-
     81485-02] (RIN: 0648-XN33) received March 30, 2009, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       1734. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator, 
     NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Atlantic 
     Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Swordfish Quotas [Docket 
     No.: 080404529-81598-02] (RIN: 0648-AW61) received April 24, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1735. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Delmarva Scallop 
     Access Area to General Category Scallop Vessels [Docket No.: 
     070817467-8554-02] (RIN: 0648-XN68) received April 24, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1736. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish 
     Fishery; Amendment 15, Correction [Docket No.: 071003556-
     81194-02] (RIN: 0648-AW08) received April 14, 2009, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       1737. A letter from the Director Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries in the Western Pacific; American Samoa Pelagic 
     Longline Limited Entry Program (RIN: 0648-XM69) received 
     March 27, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       1738. 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-XM81) 
     received March 27, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1739. 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; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure [Docket No.: 001005281-
     0369-02] (RIN: 0648-XM85) received March 27, 2009, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       1740. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
     Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan [Docket 
     No.: 0812101578-81580-01] (RIN: 0648-XM23) received March 27, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1741. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
     Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan [Docket 
     No.: 090115024-9027-01] (RIN: 0648-XM80) received March 27, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1742. 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 Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 0810141351-9087-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-XN69) received March 30, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1743. 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; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure [Docket No.: 001005281-
     0369-02] (RIN: 0648-XN55) received May 11, 2009, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1744. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-
     600 Series Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2008-0657; Directorate 
     Identifier 2007-NM-296-AD; Amendment 39-15787; AD 2009-01-08] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 27, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1745. A letter from the Director of Regulations Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (RIN: 2900-AN04) 
     received March 30, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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