[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 12, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H31-H39]
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:

       5199. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Apricots Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; 
     Decreased Assessment Rate [Doc. No: AMS-FV-09-0038; FV09-922-
     1FIR] received December 1, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5200. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Pistachios Grown in California; Changes to Handling 
     Regulations [Doc. No.: AMS-FV-09-0031; FV09-983-1FR] received 
     December 1, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5201. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Walnuts Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rate and 
     Changes to Regulations Governing Reporting and Recordkeeping 
     [Doc. No.: AMS-FV-09-0020; FV09-984-3FR] received December 1, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5202. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Decreased Assessment Rate [Doc. 
     No.: AMS-FV-09-0063; FV09-966-2IFR] received December 1, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5203. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Domestic Dates Produced or Packed in Riverside County, CA; 
     Increased Assessment Rate [Doc. No.: AMS-FV-09-0045; FV09-
     987-2FR] received December 1, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5204. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Onions Grown in South Texas; Decreased Assessment Rate [Doc. 
     No.: AMS-FV-09-0044; FV09-959-2FIR] received December 1, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5205. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Pistachios Grown in California; Order Amending Marketing 
     Order No. 983 [Doc. No.: AO-FV-08-0147; AMS-FV-08-0051; FV08-
     983-1] received December 1, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5206. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Domestic Dates Produced or Packed in Riverside County, CA; 
     Changes to Nomination Procedures and a Reporting Date [Doc. 
     No.: AMS-FV-09-0035; FV09-987-1FR] received December 1, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5207. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Risk 
     Management Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Common Crop Insurance 
     Regulations, Basic Provisions (RIN: 0563-AC23) received 
     December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5208. A letter from the Regulatory Analyst, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Poultry Contracts; Initiation, Performance, and Termination 
     (RIN: 0580-AA98) received December 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5209. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Dairy Economic Loss Assistance 
     Payment Program (RIN: 0560-AI07) received January 7, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5210. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Fenpyroximate; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0556; FRL-8799-2] received December 1, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5211. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Hexythiazox; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0330; FRL-8799-9] received December 1, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5212. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Cold Pressed Neem Oil; Exemption from 
     the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1025; FRL-
     8434-5] received December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5213. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a copy of the ``Annual Report on the 
     Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program'' for FY 2007 
     and 2008, pursuant to Public Law 101-510, section 831; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       5214. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the System's Buy 
     American Report pursuant to Title VIII, Subtitle C, Section 
     8306, of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina 
     Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 
     (Public Law 110-28), pursuant to Public Law 110-28; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       5215. A letter from the Assistant, Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the System's final 
     rule -- Risk-Based Capital Guidelines; Capital Adequacy 
     Guidelines; Capital Maintenance; Capital -- Residential 
     Mortgage Loans Modified Pursuant to the Home Affordable 
     Mortgage Program [Docket No.: R-1361] received December 8, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       5216. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Financial 
     Stability, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's summary of the actions taken in response to the 
     recommendations issued in the Government Accountability 
     Office eighth major report on the Troubled Asset Relief 
     Program; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5217. A letter from the Regulatory Specialist, LRAD, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Risk-Based Capital Guidelines; Capital Adequacy 
     Guidelines; Capital Maintenance; Capital-Residential Mortgage 
     Loans Modified Pursuant to the Home Affordable Mortgage 
     Program [Docket ID: OCC-2009-0018] (RIN: 1557-AD25) received 
     December 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       5218. A letter from the Regulatory Specialist, LRAD, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Final Model Privacy Form Under the Gramm-Leach-
     Bliley Act [Release Nos. 34-61003, IA-2950, IC-28997; File 
     No. S7-09-07] (RIN: 3235-AJO6) received December 9, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       5219. A letter from the Legal Information Assistant, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Risk-Based Capital Guidelines; Capital Adequacy 
     Guidelines; Capital Maintenance; Capital-Residential Mortgage 
     Loans Modified Pursuant to the Home Affordable Mortgage 
     Program [No. OTS-2009-0020] (RIN: 1550-AC34) received 
     December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       5220. A letter from the Legal Information Assistant, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Final Model Privacy Form Under the Gramm-Leach-
     Bliley Act [Docket ID: OTS-2009-0014] (RIN: 1550-AC12) 
     received December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5221. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report on 
     transactions involving U.S. exports to Hong Kong pursuant to 
     Section 2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as 
     amended, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       5222. A letter from the Deputy to the Chairman, Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 
     final rule -- Defining Safe Harbor Protection for Treatment 
     by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Conservator 
     or Receiver of Financial Assets Transferred by an Insured 
     Depository Institution in Connection With a Securitization or 
     Participation (RIN: 3064-AD53) received December 8, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       5223. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve Board, transmitting the Board'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] December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5224. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve Board, transmitting the Board's final rule -- Risk-
     Based Capital Guidelines; Leverage Capital Guidelines 
     [Regulations H and Y; Docket No. 1332] received December 8, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       5225. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve Board, transmitting the Board's final rule -- 
     Transactions Between Member Banks and Their Affiliates: 
     Exemption for Certain Purchases of Asset-Backed Commercial 
     Paper by a Member Bank from an Affiliate [Regulation W; 
     Docket No. R-1331] received December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5226. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' 
     final rule -- Proxy Disclosure Enhancements [Release Nos. 33-
     9089; 34-61175; IC-29092; File No. S7-13-09] (RIN: 3235-AK28) 
     received December 18, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5227. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' 
     final rule -- Custody of Funds or Securities of Clients by 
     Investment Advisers [Release No.: IA-2968; File No. S7-09-09] 
     (RIN: 3235-AK32) received January 5, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5228. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Student 
     Assistance General Provisions; Teacher Education Assistance 
     for College and Higher Education

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     (TEACH) Grant Program; Federal Pell Grant Program; Academic 
     Competitiveness Grant Program and National Science and 
     Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant Program [Docket ID: 
     ED-2009-OPE-0001] (RIN: 1840-AC96) received December 8, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
       5229. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Services, Office of General Counsel, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Institutions and Lender Requirements Relating to Education 
     Loans, Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins 
     Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and 
     William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (RIN: 1840-AC95) 
     received December 1, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       5230. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Service, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's ``Major'' final rule -- State Fiscal 
     Stabilization Fund Program [Docket ID: ED-2009-OESE-0007] 
     (RIN: 1810-AB04) received December 17, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       5231. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting report entitled ``Report to 
     Congress on the Provision of Services to Head Start Children 
     with Disabilities'' program year 2007-2008; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
       5232. A letter from the Acting Director, Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final 
     rule -- Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; 
     Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits received 
     December 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
       5233. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations Policy 
     and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Applications for Food and Drug Administration Approval to 
     Market a New Drug; Postmarketing Reports; Reporting 
     Information About Authorized Generic Drugs [Docket No. FDA-
     2008-N-0341] received December 1, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5234. A letter from the Staff Assistant, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Schedule of Fees Authorized by 49 U.S.C. 30141 Offer of Cash 
     Deposits or Obligations of the United States in Lieu of 
     Sureties on DOT Conformance Bonds [Docket No.: NHTSA-2007-
     0037; Notice 2] (RIN: 2127-AK10) received December 10, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       5235. A letter from the Staff Assistant, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Federal Motor Safety Standards, Child Restraint Systems 
     [Docket No.: 08-0137] (RIN: 2127-AK36) received December 10, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       5236. 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; California; Determination of 
     Attainment of the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard [EPA-R09-OAR-
     2009-0188; FRL-9086-7] received December 1, 2009, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       5237. 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; Minnesota [EPA-R05-OAR-2007-
     1130; FRL-9087-7] received December 1, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5238. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Kentucky; Source-Specific Revision for 
     Avis Rent-A-Car and Budget Rent-A-Car Facilities Located at 
     the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport [EPA-
     R04-OAR-2009-0023; FRL-9086-1] received December 1, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       5239. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Change of Address for Region 4 State 
     and Local Agencies; Technical Correction [FRL-8973-6] 
     received December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5240. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Kentucky: NOx SIP Call Phase 
     II [EPA-R04-OAR-2005-KY-0003; FRL-8972-2] received December 
     8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       5241. 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; Virginia; Revision to Clean Air 
     Interstate Rule Sulfur Dioxide Trading Program [EPA-R03-OAR-
     2009-0599; FRL-8971-4] received December 14, 2009, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       5242. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.622(i), 
     Post-Transition Table of DTV Allotments, Television Broadcast 
     Stations. (Fort Myers, Florida) [MB Docket No.: 09-170] 
     received December 3, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5243. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- amendment of Section 73.622(i), 
     Final DTV Table of Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations, 
     (Traverse City, Michigan) [MB Docket No.: 09-160] received 
     October 20, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5244. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.622(i), 
     Final DTV Table of Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations. 
     (St. Petersburg, Florida) [MB Docket No.: 09-159] received 
     October 20, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5245. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Standards for Business Practices and Communication 
     Protocols for Public Utilities [Docket No.: RM05-5-013; Order 
     No. 676-E] received December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5246. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's fifth 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.
       5247. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Report to Congress 
     on Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children: A Sixth 
     Follow-up Review of Industry Practices In the Motion Picture, 
     Music Recording & Electronic Game Industries; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5248. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in 
     Advertising received December 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5249. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Administrative Changes: 
     Clarification of the Location of Guidance for Electronic 
     Submission and other Miscellaneous Corrections [NRC-2009-
     0397] (RIN: 3150-AI73) received December 9, 2009, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       5250. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Turkey for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 09-70); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5251. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting pursuant to section 
     36(b)(5)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act, Transmittal No. 
     0B-09, relating to enhancements or upgrades from the level of 
     sensitivity of technology or capability described in Section 
     36(b)(1) AECA certification 08-102 of 26 September 2008; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5252. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 119-09, certification of a 
     proposed technical assistance agreement to include the export 
     of technical data, and defense services, pursuant to section 
     36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       5253. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 130-09, certification of a 
     proposed technical assistance agreement to include the export 
     of technical data, and defense services, pursuant to section 
     36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       5254. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 146-09, certification of a 
     proposed technical assistance agreement to include the export 
     of technical data, and defense services, pursuant to section 
     36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       5255. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 092-09, certification of a proposed technical assistance 
     agreement to include the export of technical data, and 
     defense services, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5256. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 133-09, certification of a 
     proposed technical assistance agreement to include the export 
     of technical data, and defense services, pursuant to section 
     36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       5257. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 137-09, certification of a 
     proposed

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     technical assistance agreement to include the export of 
     technical data, and defense services, pursuant to section 
     36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       5258. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 149-09, certification of a 
     proposed technical assistance agreement to include the export 
     of technical data, and defense services, pursuant to section 
     36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       5259. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 150-09, certification of a 
     proposed technical assistance agreement to include the export 
     of technical data, and defense services, pursuant to section 
     36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       5260. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting pursuant to section 3(d) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, as amended, certification regarding the proposed 
     transfer of major defense equipment to the Kingdom of Jordan 
     (Transmittal No. RSAT 09-1869); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       5261. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting pursuant to section 3(d) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, as amended, certification regarding the proposed 
     transfer of major defense equipment from the Kingdom of the 
     Netherlands (Transmittal No. RSAT 09-1865); to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
       5262. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 143-09, certification of a 
     proposed amendment to a manufacturing license agreement for 
     the manufacture of significant military equipment abroad, 
     pursuant to section 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5263. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 154-09, certification of a proposed manufacturing 
     license agreement for the manufacture of significant military 
     equipment abroad, pursuant to section 36(d) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5264. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 155-09, certification of a proposed technical assistance 
     agreement to include the export of technical data, and 
     defense services, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5265. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 134-09, certification of a proposed amendment to a 
     manufacturing license agreement for the manufacture of 
     significant military equipment abroad, and the export of 
     firearms abroad, pursuant to section 36(c) and 36(d) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5266. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 148-09, certification of a proposed technical assistance 
     agreement to include the export of technical data, and 
     defense services, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5267. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 157-09, certification of a proposed amendment to a 
     manufacturing license agreement for the export of defense 
     articles, to include technical data, and defense services, 
     pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export control Act; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5268. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 145-09 Certification of proposed issuance of an export 
     license, pursuant to sections 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5269. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 144-09, certification of a proposed technical assistance 
     agreement to include the export of technical data, and 
     defense services, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5270. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting report prepared by 
     the Department of State concerning international agreements 
     other than treaties entered into by the United States to be 
     transmitted to the Congress within the sixty-day period 
     specified in the Case-Zablocki Act; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       5271. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the Agency's formal 
     response to a GAO report entitled ``Democracy Assistance: 
     U.S. Agencies Takes Steps to Coordinate International 
     Programs but Lack Information on Some U.S.-funded 
     Activities'' (GAO-09-993); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       5272. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the Agency's formal 
     response to a GAO report entitled ``International Food 
     Assistance: USAID Is Taking Actions to Improve Monitoring and 
     Evaluations of Nonemergency Food Aid, but Weaknesses in 
     Planning Could Impede Efforts'' (GAO-09-980); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5273. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the Agency's formal 
     response to the GAO report entitled ``Rebuilding IRAQ: 
     Improved Management Controls and Iraqi Commitment Needed for 
     Key State and USAID Capacity-Building Programs'' (GAO-09-
     526); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5274. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the Inspector 
     General's semiannual report to Congress for the reporting 
     period ending September 30, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       5275. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the semiannual report from the 
     Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector 
     General for the period ending September 30, 2009, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5276. 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 April 
     1, 2009 through September 30, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act), section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       5277. A letter from the General Counsel, Corporation for 
     National & Community Service, transmitting Notice indicating 
     that the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation for 
     National and Community Service is no longer a position 
     requiring nomination by the President and confirmation by the 
     Senate; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5278. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's semiannual report 
     from the office of the Inspector General for the period 
     ending September 30, 2009; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       5279. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's FY 2009 Agency Financial 
     Report; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5280. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the forty-first Semiannual Report to Congress on 
     Audit Follow-Up, covering the six month period ending 
     September 30, 2009 in compliance with the Inspector General 
     Act Amendments of 1988; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       5281. 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 April 
     1, 2009 through September 30, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5282. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's FY 2009 Annual Report on 
     Performance and Accountability; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       5283. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's semiannual reports 
     from the Office of the Treasury Inspector General and the 
     Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5284. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5285. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5286. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5287. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration, 
     Executive Office of the President, transmitting accounting 
     expenditures from the Unanticipated Needs Account for fiscal 
     year 2009, pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 108; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5288. A letter from the Director, Human Resources 
     Management Division, Executive Office of the President, 
     Office of Administration, transmitting annual report on the 
     use of the category rating system and selection process 
     within the Office of the United States Trade Representative; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5289. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     semiannual report on the activities of the Office of 
     Inspector General of the Farm Credit Administration for the 
     period April 1, 2009 through September

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     30, 2009; and the semiannual Management Report on the Status 
     of Audits for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act), section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       5290. A letter from the Director, Congressional Affairs, 
     Federal Election Commission, transmitting the semiannual 
     report on the activities of the Office of the Inspector 
     General for the period from April 1, 2009 through September 
     30, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5291. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2009 
     through September 30, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act), section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       5292. A letter from the Acting Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting a semiannual report on 
     Office of Inspector General auditing activity, together with 
     a report providing management's perspective on the 
     implementation status of audit recommendations for the period 
     April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5293. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2009; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5294. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's report entitled ``As 
     Supervisors Retire: An Opportunity to Reshape 
     Organizations'', pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1204(a)(3); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5295. A letter from the Chairman, National Capital Planning 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for FY 2009; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5296. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Arts, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General and the Semiannual Report on Final Action Resulting 
     from Audit Reports, Inspection Reports, and Evaluation 
     Reports for the period April 1, 2009 through September 30, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5297. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Humanities, transmitting the Performance and 
     Accountability Report for fiscal year 2009, as required by 
     OMB Circular Number A-11; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       5298. A letter from the Director of Administration, 
     National Labor Relations Board, transmitting the Board's 
     Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2009; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5299. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting the Board's report on the actions 
     taken to ensure that audits are conducted of its programs and 
     operations for fiscal year 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     8G(h)(2); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       5300. A letter from the Chairman, Occupational Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting fiscal year 2009 
     Federal Information Security Management Act Report; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5301. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's semiannual report from 
     the office of the Inspector General and the Management 
     Response for the period April 1, 2009 through September 30, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5302. A letter from the Attorney General, Office of the 
     Attorney General, transmitting the Semiannual Management 
     Report to Congress for April 1, 2009 through September 30, 
     2009 and the Inspector General's Semiannual Report for the 
     same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       5303. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the 
     Inspector General and a separate management report for the 
     period April 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5304. A letter from the General Counsel, Selective Service 
     System, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       5305. A letter from the General Counsel, U.S. Trade and 
     Development Agency, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5306. A letter from the Administrator, United States Agency 
     for International Development, transmitting the semiannual 
     report on the activities of the Inspector General for the 
     period ending September 30, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       5307. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. 
     ACT 18-255, ``Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Support Act of 2009''; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5308. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. 
     ACT 18-138, ``Initiative Measure No. 59, Legalization of 
     Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999''; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5309. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. 
     ACT 18-244, ``F Street, N.W., Downtown Retail Priority Area 
     Clarification Amendment Act of 2009''; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5310. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. 
     ACT 18-243, ``Waterfront Park at the Yards Act of 2009''; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5311. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. 
     ACT 18-248, ``Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality 
     Amendment Act of 2009''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       5312. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. 
     ACT 18-246, ``Income Tax Joint Filing Clarification Act of 
     2009''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5313. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. 
     ACT 18-247, ``Cooperative Housing Association Economic 
     Interest Recordation Tax Temporary Amendment Act of 2009''; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5314. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. 
     ACT 18-245, ``Affordable Housing For-Sale and Rental 
     Distribution Amendment Act of 2009''; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5315. A letter from the Chair, Election Assistance 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Debt 
     Collection received December 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on House Administration.
       5316. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Final 
     rules and transmittal of regulations to Congress [Notice 
     2009-271] received December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on House Administration.
       5317. A letter from the Librarian of Congress, Library of 
     Congress, transmitting the annual report of the Library of 
     Congress Trust Fund Board for fiscal year 2008 and a request 
     for consideration in filling vacancies of the Library of 
     Congress Trust Fund Board; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
       5318. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the 2008 Annual Report for the Office 
     of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, pursuant to 30 
     U.S.C. 1211(f), 1267(g), and 1295; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       5319. A letter from the Division Chief, Regulatory Affairs, 
     Bureau of Land Management, transmitting the Bureau's final 
     rule -- Oil and Gas Leasing; National Petroleum Reserve-
     Alaska [WO-310-1310-PP-241A] (RIN: 1004-AD78) received 
     December 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       5320. A letter from the Director, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting a report entitled, ``Report to 
     Congress: Minerals Management Service Royalty in Kind 
     Operation Program'' for Fiscal Year 2008, pursuant to Section 
     342 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       5321. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Utah Regulatory Program [STATS No. UT-046-FOR; 
     Docket ID No. OSM-2009-0005] received December 2, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       5322. 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 Cirsium 
     Ioncholepis (La Graciosa Thistle) [FWS-R8-ES-2008-0078] (RIN: 
     1018-AV03) received December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5323. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's biennial report on the use of federal 
     assistance provided to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
     Commission covering FY 2007 and FY 2008, pursuant to Section 
     811(c)(2) of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative 
     Management Act; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5324. 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 by Vessels in the Amendment 80 Limited 
     Access Fishery in the Eastern Aleutian District of the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 
     0810141351-9087-02] (RIN: 0648-XS90) received December 16, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.

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       5325. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, 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; 
     Extension of Emergency Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of 
     the Toxin that Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning [Docket 
     No.: 050613158-5262-03] (RIN: 0648-AT48) received December 8, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       5326. 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 Management 
     Measures for Petrale Sole [Docket No.: 0907301200-91380-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-AY07) received December 1, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5327. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- List of Fisheries for 2010 [Docket No.: 090218194-91045-
     02] (RIN: 0648-AX65) received December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5328. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the 2008 annual report on 
     the activities and operations of the Public Integrity 
     Section, Criminal Division, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 529; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       5329. A letter from the Staff Director, United States 
     Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting notification that 
     the Commission recently appointed members to the 
     Massachusetts Advisory Committee; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       5330. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7, -7A, -7B, -
     9, -9A, -11, -15, and -17 Turbofan Engines [Docket No.: FAA-
     2009-0317; Directorate Identifier 79-ANE-18; Amendment 39-
     16087; AD 2009-24-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 14, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5331. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Clinch River, Mile Markers 0.5 to 1.5, 
     Kingston, TN [COTP Ohio Valley-06-035] (RIN: 1625 -- AA00) 
     received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5332. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Regulated Navigation Area; Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, 
     Portsmouth, NH [Docket No.: USCG-2009-0895] (RIN: 1625-AA11) 
     received December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5333. A letter from the Attorney, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; SR 90 Bridge, Assawoman Bay, Isle of Wight and Ocean 
     City, MD [Docket No.: USCG-2009-0956] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5334. A letter from the Attorney, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; Sea World December Fireworks, Mission Bay, San Diego, 
     CA [Docket No.: USCG-2009-0319] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5335. A letter from the Attorney -- Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC); 
     Seal Island, ME [Docket No.: USCG-2009-0595] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5336. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Regulated Navigation Area; East Rockaway Inlet to Atlantic 
     Beach Bridge, Nassau County, Long Island, NY [Docket No.: 
     USCG-2008-0085] (RIN: 1625-AA11) received December 8, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5337. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Regulated Navigation Areas; Bars Along the Coasts of 
     Oregon and Washington [Docket No.: USCG-2008-1017] (RIN: 
     1625-AA11) received December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5338. A letter from the Attorney, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; Blasting and Dredging Operations and Movement of 
     Explosives, Columbia River, Portland to St. Helens, OR 
     [Docket No.: USCG-2009-0946] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5339. A letter from the Attorney, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; Fireworks Displays, Potomac River, National Harbor, MD 
     [Docket No.: USCG-2009-0949] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5340. A letter from the Attorney, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; Corporate Party on Hornblower Yacht, Fireworks Display, 
     San Francisco, CA [Docket No.: USCG-2009-0907] (RIN: 1625-
     AA00) received December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5341. A letter from the Attorney, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; Perdido Regional Host Outer Continental Shelf Platform, 
     Gulf of Mexico [Docket No.: USCG-2008-1051] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5342. A letter from the Attorney -- Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone and Regulated Navigation Area, Chicago 
     Sanitary and Ship Canal, Romeoville, IL [Docket No.: USCG-
     2009-0942] (RIN: 1625-AA11) received December 8, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5343. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Ohio River, Miles 603.0 to 604.0, Louisville, 
     KY [COTP Ohio Valley 06-037] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5344. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone Ohio River, Miles 603.0 to 604.0, Louisville, 
     KY [COTP Ohio Valley 06-038] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5345. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Cincinnati, OH, Ohio River Mile 469.2 to 
     470.2 [COTP Ohio Valley 06-039] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5346. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Ohio River, Miles 449.0 to 451.0, New 
     Richmond, OH [COTP Ohio Valley 06-046] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5347. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Ohio River Miles 307.5 to 308.9, Huntington, 
     WV [COTP Ohio Valley 06-047] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5348. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Security Zone; Ohio River Mile 462.0 to 471.0, Port of 
     Cincinnati, OH [COTP Ohio Valley-06-048] (RIN: 1625-AA87) 
     received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5349. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Tennessee River, Mile Markers 256.3 to 260.0, 
     Florence, AL [COTP Ohio Valley-06-049] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5350. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Tennessee River Mile 332.8 to 333.8, 
     Huntsville, AL [COTP Ohio Valley-06-050] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5351. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Ohio River, Miles 467.0 to 475.0 and Licking 
     River, Miles 0.0 to 0.5; Cincinnati, OH [COTP Ohio Valley 06-
     051] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5352. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 164 to 
     Mile Marker 167, Above Head of Passes, Donaldsonville, VA 
     [COTP New Orleans-06-038] (RIN 1625-AA00) received January 7, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5353. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 111.0 to 
     Mile Marker 115.0, Above Head of Passes, Kenner, LA [COTP New 
     Orleans-06-039] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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       5354. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Intracoastal Waterway, Mile Marker 7.0, East 
     of Harvey Lock (EHL) to Mile Marker 12.5, EHL, New Orleans, 
     LA [COTP New Orleans-06-040] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5355. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 230 to 
     Mile Marker 231, Port Allen, LA [COTP New Orleans-06-042] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5356. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 229.5 to 
     Mile Marker 230.5, Baton Rouge, LA [COTP New Orleans-06-043] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5357. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; South Shore, Lake Pontchartrain, Metairie, LA 
     [COTP New Orleans-06-045] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 
     7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5358. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 94 to 
     Mile Marker 95, in the vicinity of Jackson Square, New 
     Orleans, LA [COTP New Orleans-06-046] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5359. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Above Head of 
     Passes, Mile Marker 175 to Mile Marker 176, Donaldsonville, 
     LA [COTP New Orleans-06-047] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5360. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Upper Mississippi River, Mile Markers 51.5 to 
     52.5, Cape Girardeau, MO [COTP Ohio Valley-06-029] (RIN: 
     1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5361. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Cincinnati, OH, Ohio River Mile 461.0 to 
     470.0 [COTP Ohio Valley 06-033] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5362. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; GICW MM295 to GICW MM377, Panama City, FL to 
     East of the Fenholloway River, FL [COTP Mobile-06-018] (RIN: 
     1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5363. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Tombigee River, Demopolis, AL [COTP Mobile-
     06-020] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       5364. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Pensacola Bay, Pensacola, FL [COTP Mobile-06-
     021] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5365. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Gulf of Mexico, Orange Beach, AL [COTP 
     Mobile-06-022] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5366. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Illinois Waterway, 
     Illinois [CGD08-06-017] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received January 7, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5367. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Bauernfind/Morris Wedding Fireworks, Betsie 
     Lake, Frankfort, MI [CGD09-06-115] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5368. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Commonwealth Edison Power Line Crossing, 
     Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal mile marker 319.2 to 319.7, 
     Chicago, IL [CGD09-07-019] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 
     7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5369. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; ACORA Garwood Classic Offshore Race, St. 
     Clair River, North Channel, Algonac, MI [CGD09-07-020] (RIN: 
     1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5370. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Veteran's Glass City Skyway Gala Fireworks, 
     Maumee River, Toledo, OH [CGD09-07-026] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5371. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Roostertail Fireworks, Detroit River, 
     Detroit, MI [CGD09-07-031] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 
     7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5372. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Military Water Survival Training, Vicinity of 
     Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, CA [COTP San Diego 07-005] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5373. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Fireworks, Lower Colorado River, Laughlin, NV 
     [COTP San Diego 07-025] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5374. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; North San Diego Bay July 4th Fireworks Show 
     [COTP San Diego 07-043] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5375. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Mission Bay, CA [COTP San Diego 07-052] (RIN: 
     1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5376. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Coronado Bridge, San Diego Bay, CA [COTP San 
     Diego 07-074] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5377. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Marine Events 
     in San Diego Harbor [COTP San Diego 07-069] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5378. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Mission Bay San Diego, CA [COTP San Diego 07-
     152] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5379. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; North San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA [COTP San 
     Diego 07-251] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5380. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Saftey Zone; Mission Bay, San Diego, CA [COTP San Diego 
     07-252] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       5381. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; South San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA [COTP San 
     Diego 07-352] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5382. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Kaiser Smokestack Demolition, Blair Waterway, 
     Tacoma, Washington [CGD13-06-032] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5383. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Security Zone; Waters Adjacent 10th Avenue Marine 
     Terminal, San Diego, CA [COTP San Diego 07-004] (RIN: 1625-
     AA87) received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5384. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Ybor Fireworks Display -- Ybor Turning Basin, 
     Tampa Bay, Florida [COTP St. Petersburg 06-105] (RIN: 1625-
     AA00) received

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     January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5385. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; City of Ft. Myers Fireworks Display, Vicinity 
     of Caloosahatchee River Bridge, Ft. Myers, Florida [COTP 
     Sector St. Petersburg 06-124] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5386. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; July 4th Fireworks Display in the vicinity of 
     Marco Island, Florida [COTP Sector St. Petersburg 06-137] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5387. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; 4th of July Fireworks Display, Venice Inlet, 
     Florida [COTP St. Petersburg 06-138] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5388. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Fireworks Display in the vicinity of 
     Bradenton Beach, Florida [COTP Sector St. Petersburg 06-139] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5389. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; San Carlos Bay, FL [COTP Sector St. 
     Petersburg 06-170] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5390. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone Regulations; Tampa Bay, FL [COTP Sector St. 
     Petersburg 06-255] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5391. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Crazy Horse Campground, Lake Havasu, Arizona 
     [COTP San Diego 05-030] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5392. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Tampa Bay, FL [COTP St. Petersburg 06-081] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5393. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; North San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA [COTP San 
     Diego 05-053] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5394. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; North San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA [COTP San 
     Diego 05-061] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5395. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; North San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA [COTP San 
     Diego 05-080] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5396. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; North San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA [COTP San 
     Diego 05-091] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5397. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; North San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA [COTP San 
     Diego 05-093] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5398. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; North San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA [COTP San 
     Diego 05-097] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5399. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA [COTP San Diego 
     05-100] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       5400. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; San Diego Fall Classic, San Diego, CA [COTP 
     San Diego 05-102] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5401. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone Zones; Port Valdez, Valdez, AK [COTP Prince 
     William Sound 07-001] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received January 7, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5402. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     to amend chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish a public transportation safety program; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5403. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B2-1C, A300 B2-
     203, A300 B2K-3C, A300 B4-103, A300 B4-203, and A300 B4-2C 
     Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0055; Directorate Identifier 
     2008-NM-194-AD; Amendment 39-16125; AD 2009-25-06] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5404. A letter from the Regulations Officer, Federal 
     Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Worker Visibility 
     [FHWA Docket No.: FHWA-2008-0157] (RIN: 2125-AF28) received 
     December 10, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5405. A letter from the Assistant Chief Counsel for General 
     Law, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Pipeline Safety: Control Room 
     Management/Human Factors [Docket ID: PHMSA-2007-27954; Amdt. 
     Nos. 192-112 and 195-93] (RIN: 2137-AE28) received December 
     10, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5406. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation 
     (Sikorsky) Model S-92A Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2009-
     1130; Directorate Identifier 2009-SW-40-AD; Amendment 39-
     16130; AD 2009-25-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 14, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5407. A letter from the Senior Regulations Analyst, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Oversales and Denied Boarding Compensation 
     [Docket No.: DOT-OST-01-9325] (RIN No.: 2105-AD63) received 
     December 10, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5408. A letter from the Senior Regulations Analyst, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug 
     and Alcohol Testing Programs [Docket No.: OST-2003-15245] 
     (RIN: 2105-AD55) received December 10, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5409. A letter from the Senior Regulations Analyst, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug 
     and Alcohol Testing Programs: Procedures for Non-Evidential 
     Alcohol Screening Devices [Docket OST-2007-26828] (RIN: 2105-
     AD64) received December 10, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5410. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-400 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0784; Directorate Identifier 
     2009-NM-109-AD; Amendment 39-16124; AD 2009-25-05] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 10, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5411. A letter from the Senior Regulations Analyst, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug 
     and Alcohol Testing Programs: State Laws Requiring Drug and 
     Alcohol Rule Violation Information [Docket OST-2008-0184] 
     (RIN: OST-2105-AD67) received December 10, 2009, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5412. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems Model 
     SAAB 2000 Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0654; Directorate 
     Identifier 2008-NM-083-AD; Amendment 39-16058 AD 2009-22-07] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5413. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. LTS101 
     Series Turboshaft and LTP101 Series Turboprop Engines [Docket 
     No.: FAA-2008-1019; Directorate Identifier 2007-NE-49-AD; 
     Amendment 39-16104; AD 2009-24-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5414. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; 
     Bombardier Model DHC-8-400, DHC-8-401, and DHC-8-402 
     Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2009-1106; Directorate Identifier 
     2009-NM-171-AD; Amendment 39-16122; AD 2008-09-24 R1] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5415. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendment of the South Florida Low Offshore Airspace Area; 
     Florida [Docket No.: FAA-2008-1167; Airspace Docket No. 08-
     ASO-16] received December 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5416. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendment of the Atlantic Low Offshore Airspace Area; East 
     Coast United States [Docket No.: FAA-2008-1170; Airspace 
     Docket No. 08-AEA-27] received December 14, 2009, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5417. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Mountain City, TN [Docket 
     No.: FAA-2009-0061; Airspace Docket No. 09-ASO-10] received 
     December 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5418. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Fort A.P. Hill, VA [Docket 
     No.: FAA-2009-0739; Airspace Docket No. 09-AEA-14] received 
     December 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5419. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Removal of Regulations Allowing for Polished Frost [Docket 
     No.: FAA-2007-29281; Amendment Nos. 91-310, 125-58, 135-119] 
     (RIN: 2120-AJ09) received December 10, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5420. A letter from the Assistant Chief Counsel for General 
     Law, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Hazardous Materials: Fuel Cell 
     Cartridges and Systems Transported On Board Passenger 
     Aircraft in Carry-On Baggage [Docket NO.: PHMSA-2006-25446 
     (HM-243)] (RIN: 2137-AE19) received December 10, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5421. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Jackson, AL [Docket No.: 
     FAA-2009-0937; Airspace Docket No. 09-ASO-27] received 
     December 10, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5422. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Fort Stewart 
     (Hinesville), GA [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0959; Airspace Docket 
     No. 09-ASO-30] received December 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5423. 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 [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0571; 
     Directorate identifier 2009-NM-004-AD; Amendment 39-16096; AD 
     2009-24-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 14, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5424. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-50C 
     Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2006-24171; 
     Directorate Identifier 2006-NE-08-AD; Amendment 39-16093; AD 
     2007-11-18R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 14, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5425. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 737-600, -700, -700C, and -
     800 Series Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0411; Directorate 
     Identifier 2008-NM-190-AD; Amendment 39-16095; AD 2009-24-07] 
     Received December 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5426. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc RB211-Trent 800 
     Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0674; 
     Directorate Identifier 2009-NE-25-AD; Amendment 39-16092; AD 
     2009-24-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 14, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5427. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A318-111 and -112 
     Series Airplanes, and Model A319, A320, and A321 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2009-1037; Directorate Identifier 
     2009-NM-174-AD; Amendment 39-16097; AD 2007-15-06 R1] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5428. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Scheibe-Flugzeugbau GmbH Models 
     Bergfalke-III, Bergfalke-II/55, SF 25C, and SF-26A Standard 
     Gliders [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0800 Directorate Identifier 
     2009-CE-041-AD; Amendment 39-16088; AD 2009-24-02] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5429. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Inc. Model CL-600-2C10 
     (Regional Jet Series 700, 701 & 702), CL-600-2D15 (Regional 
     Jet Series 705), and CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900) 
     Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2009-1075; Directorate Identifier 
     2009-NM181-AD; Amendment 39-16107; AD 2008-09-23- R1] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5430. A letter from the Trial Attorney, Federal Railroad 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Adjustment of Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail 
     Equipment Accidents/Incidents for Calendar Year 2010 [FRA-
     2008-0136, Notice No.1] (RIN: 2130-ZA02) received December 
     10, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5431. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Patents and Other Intellectual 
     Property Rights (RIN: 2700-AD45) received December 1, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science and Technology.
       5432. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Surety 
     Bond Guarantees; Size Standards (RIN: 3245-AF94) received 
     December 16, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
       5433. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Loan 
     Program for Systemically Important SBA Secondary Market 
     Broker-Dealers (RIN: 3245-AF95) received December 8, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
       5434. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Inflationary Adjustments to Acquisition-Related 
     Dollar Thresholds (RIN: 3245-AF74) received December 15, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
       5435. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- HUBZone and Government Contracting (RIN: 3245-
     AF44) received December 15, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       5436. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting a letter reporting the FY 2009 
     expenditures from the Pershing Hall Revolving Fund for 
     projects, activities, and facilities that support the mission 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs, pursuant to Public Law 
     102-86, section 403(d)(6)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       5437. A letter from the Chief, Border Security Regulations 
     Branch, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Extension of Port Limits of 
     Columbus, Ohio [Docket No.: USCBP-2008-0047] received 
     December 2, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5438. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's sixteenth annual report 
     prepared in accordance with section 207 of the Andean Trade 
     Preference Act (ATPA); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5439. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Sale 
     and Issue of Marketable Book-Entry Treasury Bills, Notes, and 
     Bonds; Customer Confirmation Reporting Requirement Threshold 
     Amount [Docket No.: BPD GSRS 09-02] received December 8, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       5440. A letter from the Director, Regulations and Rulings 
     Division, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Establishment of the Calistoga 
     Viticultural Area (2003R-496P) [Docket No.: TTB-2007-0067; 
     T.D. TTB-83; Ref: Notice Nos. 36 and 77] (RIN: 1513-AA92) 
     received December 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5441. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Report of tips by employee to employer (Rev. 
     Proc. 2009-53) received December 4, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5442. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- New Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive 
     Motor Vehicle Credit [Notice 2009-89] received December 4, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.

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       5443. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Rulings and determination letters (Rev. Proc. 
     2009-56) received December 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5444. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Permitted disparity in employer-provided 
     contributions or benefits (Rev. Rul. 2009-40) received 
     December 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5445. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Section 807(e)(4) Exception for 
     Section 338 Regulations [Notice 2010-1] received December 11, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       5446. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Remedial Amendment Period and Reliance for 
     Section 403(b) Plans [Announcement 2009-89] received December 
     11, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       5447. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Update for Weighted Average Interest Rates, 
     Yield Curves, and Segment Rates [Notice 2009-96] received 
     December 11, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5448. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Production Tax Credit for Refined 
     Coal [Notice 2009-90] received December 11, 2009, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5449. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Industry Director's Directive #2 Super 
     Completed Contract Method [LMSB Control No. LMSB-04-0209-006] 
     received December 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5450. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Interactions with Foreign Tax Officials, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5451. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Adjustments of underpayments (Rev. 
     Rul. 2009-39) received December 11, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5452. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Rulings and determination letters (Rev. Proc. 
     2009-55) received December 11, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5453. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Field Directive on the Use of Estimates from 
     Probability Samples [Control No. LMSB-4-0809-032] received 
     November 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5454. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Updated for Weighted Average Interest Rate, 
     Yield Curves, and Segment Rate [Notice 2009-88], pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5455. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Examination of returns and claims for refund, 
     credit, or abatement; determination of correct tax liability 
     (Rev. Proc. 2009-54) received December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5456. A letter from the Deputy, Regulations and Security 
     Standards, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- False Statements Regarding 
     Security Background Checks [Docket No.: TSA-2008-0011] (RIN: 
     1652-AA65) received December 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Homeland Security.
       5457. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicare Program; Applications of Certain 
     Appeals Provisions to the Medicare Prescription Drug Appeals 
     Process [CMS-4127-F] (RIN: 0938-AO87) received December 8, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
       5458. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicare Program: Changes to the Medicare 
     Claims Appeal Procedures [CMS-4063-F] (RIN: 0938-AM73) 
     received December 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and 
     Commerce.
       5459. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting Accounts containing unvouchered 
     expenditures potentially subject to audit by the General 
     Accounting Office, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3524(b); jointly to 
     the Committees on the Budget, Appropriations, and Oversight 
     and Government Reform.

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