[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 92 (Thursday, June 18, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H7019-H7021]
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:

       2285. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas [Docket No.: 
     APHIS-2009-0036] received June 4, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2286. A letter from the President, European Security and 
     Defence Assembly Assembly of Western European Union, 
     transmitting notification that the Assembly will be holding 
     its 56th Session in Paris from Tuesday June 2 to Thursday 
     June 4; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2287. A letter from the Federal Co-Chair, Appalachian 
     Regional Commission, transmitting the Commission's semiannual 
     report from the office of the Inspector General for the 
     period October 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009, pursuant to 
     Section 5(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       2288. A letter from the Members, Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors, transmitting the Board's semiannual report from 
     the office of the Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     2008 through March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       2289. A letter from the Acting Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation for National and Community Service, transmitting 
     the Corporation's semiannual report from the office of the 
     Inspector General for the period October 1, 2008 through 
     March 31, 2009, pursuant to Section 5 of the Inspector 
     General Act; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       2290. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's fiscal year 2008 annual report 
     prepared in accordance with Section 203 of the Notification 
     and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act 
     of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       2291. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's semiannual report 
     from the office of the Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009, pursuant to Public 
     Law 95-452; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       2292. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's semiannual report from the 
     office of the Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     2008 through March 31, 2009, pursuant to Section 5 of the 
     Inspector General Act; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       2293. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting the Commission's semiannual report from 
     the office of the Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     2008 through March 31, 2009, pursuant to Section 5(a) of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       2294. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's semiannual report 
     from the office of the Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009, pursuant to Public 
     Law 95-452, section 5; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       2295. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's semiannual 
     report from the Office of the Inspector General during the 6-
     month period ending March 31, 2009, pursuant to Public Law 
     95-452; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       2296. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's semiannual report from the office of the 
     Inspector General for the period October 1, 2008 through 
     March 31, 2009, pursuant to Section 5 of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       2297. A letter from the Director Congressional Affairs, 
     Federal Election Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     semiannual report from the office of the Inspector General 
     for the period October 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       2298. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's semiannual report 
     from the office of the Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009, pursuant to Section 
     5(b) of the Inspector General Act, as amended; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       2299. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's semiannual report from the 
     office

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     of the Inspector General for the period October 1, 2008 
     through March 31, 2009, pursuant to Section 5(b) of the 
     Inspector General Act, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       2300. A letter from the Acting Administrator, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's semiannual report from the office of the 
     Inspector General for the period ending March 31, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       2301. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's semiannual 
     report from the office of the Inspector General for the 
     period October 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009, pursuant to 
     Section 5(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       2302. A letter from the Acting Chairman, National Endowment 
     for the Arts, transmitting the Endowment's semiannual report 
     from the office of the Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     5; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       2303. A letter from the Chairman and General Counsel, 
     National Labor Relations Board, transmitting the Board's 
     semiannual report from the office of the Inspector General 
     for the period October 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009, 
     pursuant to Section 5(b) of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       2304. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Fiscal Year 2010 
     Performance Budget; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       2305. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's semiannual report from 
     the office of the Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     2008 through March 31, 2009, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5, as amended; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       2306. A letter from the Sr. VP and Chief Financial Officer, 
     Potomac Electric Power Company, transmitting the Balance 
     Sheet of Potomac Electric Power Company as of December 31, 
     2008, pursuant to D.C. Code Ann. 34-1113 (2001); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       2307. A letter from the Acting Administrator, United States 
     Agency for International Development, transmitting the 
     Agency's semiannual report from the office of the Inspector 
     General for the period ending March 31, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       2308. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Listing, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Wintering 
     Population of the Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) in Texas 
     [FES-R2-ES-2008-0055; 92210-1117-0000-FY09-B4] (RIN: 1018-
     AV46) received May 28, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2309. A letter from the Branch Chief, Endangered Species 
     Listing, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Peninsular 
     Bighorn Sheep and Determination of a Distinct Population 
     Segment of Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) 
     [FWS-R8-ES-2007-0005 92210-1117-0000-B4] (RIN: 1018-AV09) 
     received May 28, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2310. 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; Deep-
     Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No.: 09100091344-0956-02] (RIN: 0648-XO93) 
     received June 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2311. 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; 
     Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Limited Access 
     General Category Scallop Fishery to Individual Fishing Quota 
     Scallop Vessels [Docket No.: 070817467-8554-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XP03) received June 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2312. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's 2008 report on 
     Apportionment of Membership on the Regional Fishery 
     Management Councils, pursuant to Section 302(b)(2)(B) of the 
     Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2313. 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; Deep-
     Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No.: 09100091344-0956-02] (RIN: 0648-XO93) 
     received June 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2314. 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 Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Gulf Reef 
     Fish Longline Restriction [Docket No.: 0902224234-9270-01] 
     (RIN: 0648-AX68) received June 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2315. 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; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of 
     the 2009 Gulf of Mexico Recreational Fishery for Red Snapper 
     [Docket No.: 970730185-7206-02] (RIN: 0648-XO98) received 
     June 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       2316. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Operations, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 2009 
     Specifications for the Spiny Dogish Fishery [Docket No.: 
     090206149-9658-02] (RIN: 0648-AX57) received June 9, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       2317. A letter from the 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; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of 
     the 2009 Commercial Fishery for Tilefishes [Docket No.: 
     040205043-4043-01] (RIN: 0648-XO64) received June 9, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       2318. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Snapper-grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 
     Closure of the 2009 Commercial Fishery for Black Sea Bass in 
     the South Atlantic [Docket No.: 040205043-4043-01] (RIN: 
     0648-XP20) received June 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2319. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Operations, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Bluefish Fishery; 2009 Atlantic Bluefish Specifications 
     [Docket No.: 090206144-9697-02] (RIN: 0648-AX49) received 
     June 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       2320. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator For 
     Fisheries, 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 [Docket No.: 090428799-9802-01] (RIN: 
     0648-AX24) received June 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2321. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator For 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Guided Sport Charter Vessel 
     Fishery for Halibut [Docket No.: 0808061071-9666-02] (RIN: 
     0648-AX17) received June 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2322. 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 and in the Western 
     Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2009 Management 
     Measures [Docket No.: 090324366-9371-01] (RIN: 0648-AX81) 
     received June 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2323. 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; 
     Northern Rockfish, Pacific Ocean Perch, and Pelagic Shelf 
     Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area and West Yakutat 
     District of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 09100091344-9056-
     02] (RIN: 0648-XN93) received June 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2324. 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; 
     Northern Rockfish and Pelagic Shelf Rockfish for Trawl 
     Catcher Vessels Participating in the Entry Level Rockfish 
     Fishery in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska 
     [Docket No.: 0910091344-9056-02] (RIN: 0648-XN95) received 
     June 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       2325. 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

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     Groundfish; Management Measures for the Northern Mariana 
     Islands [Docket No.: 070720390-9588-04] (RIN: 0648-AV28) 
     received May 21, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2326. A letter from the Acting Assistant Adminstrator For 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast 
     Multispecies Fishery; Secretarial Interim Action [Docket No.: 
     080521698-9067-02] (RIN: 0648-AW87) received May 20, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       2327. 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; Closure of the Eastern U.S./
     Canada Management Area [Docket No.: 071004577-8124-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XO25) received May 20, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2328. 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 Ocean Perch for Vessels in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Trawl Limited Access Fishery in the Central 
     Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 0810141351-9087-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XN17) received May 20, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2329. 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 Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 
     30B [Docket No.: 070719384-9260-05] (RIN: 0648-AV80) received 
     May 20, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       2330. 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 Using Trawl Gear in the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 
     0810141351-9087-02] (RIN: 0648-XO14) received May 20, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       2331. 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.: 0810141351-9087-02] (RIN: 0648-XO12) 
     received May 20, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2332. A letter from the Director of Regulations Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Headstone and Marker Application Process (RIN: 
     2900-AM53) received June 2, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2333. A letter from the Director of Regulations Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Pension Management Center Manager (RIN: 2900-
     AN22) received June 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2334. A letter from the Director of Regulations Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Severance Pay, Separation Pay, and Special 
     Separation Benefits (RIN: 2900-AN25) received June 9, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       2335. A letter from the Director of Regulations Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Traumatic 
     Injury Protection Program (RIN: 2900-AN00) received June 9, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.

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