[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16086-16104]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       8381. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Citrus Canker; Removal of Quarantined Area [Docket No. 02-
     029-2] received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8382. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Listing of 
     Biological Agents and Toxins and Requirements and Procedures 
     for Notification of Possession [Docket No. 02-082-1] (RIN: 
     0579-AB47) received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8383. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Microchip Implants as an Official Form of Identification for 
     Pet Birds [Docket No. 01-023-2] received August 23, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8384. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Enviromental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Azoxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerances 
     for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-2002-0210; FRL-7195-9] received 
     August 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8385. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Chlorsulfuron; Pesticide

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     Tolerance [OPP-2002-0181; FRL-7192-9] received August 7, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8386. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Acephate, Amitraz, Carbaryl, 
     Chlorpyrifos, Cryolite, et al.; Tolerance Revocations [OPP-
     2002-0155; FRL-7191-4] received July 31, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8387. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Fludioxonil; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [OPP-2002-0158; FRL-7188-7] received July 31, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8388. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- 1-Methylcyclopropene; Exemption 
     from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-2002-0142; FRL-7187-
     4] received July 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8389. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Bifenthrin; Pesticide Tolerances 
     for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-2002-0145; FRL-7187-8] received 
     July 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8390. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 
     polymer with ethyl 2-propenoate and methyl 2-methyl-2-
     propenoate, ammonium salt; Tolerance Exemption [OPP-2002-
     0148; FRL-7188-3] received August 2, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8391. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Metsulfuron Methyl; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-2002-0160; FRL-7189-2] received August 2, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8392. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Methyl Anthranilate; Exemption 
     from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-2002-0106; FRL-7189-
     7] received August 2, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8393. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Dichlormid; Extension of Time-
     Limited Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-2002-0149; FRL-7192-5] 
     received August 2, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8394. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Triflumizole; Pesticide Tolerance 
     for Emergency Exemption [OPP-2002-0183; FRL-7194-4] received 
     August 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8395. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Thiophanate-methyl; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-2002-0140; FRL-7192-1] received August 21, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8396. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Iprovalicarb; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [OPP-2002-0203; FRL-7194-3] received August 21, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8397. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Clomazone; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [OPP-2002-0178; FRL-7192-2] received August 21, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8398. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Pyriproxyfen; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [OPP-2002-0215; FRL-7195-7] received August 27, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8399. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Imazethapyr; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [OPP-2002-0189; FRL-7193-4] received August 27, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8400. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Fosetyl-Al; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [OPP-2002-0144; FRL-7195-1] received August 27, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8401. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Diflufenzopr; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [OPP-2002-0220;FRL-7195-8] received August 27, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8402. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Sulfentrazone; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-2002-0176; FRL-7191-
     5] received August 15, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8403. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Imidacloprid; Re-Establishment of 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-2002-0150; FRL-7188-
     4] received August 15, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8404. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting requests for FY 2003 budget amendments 
     for the Department of Energy; (H. Doc. No. 107--255); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       8405. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request to make available 
     appropriations for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance 
     Program of the Department of Health and Human Services, in 
     accordance with Public Law 107-116; (H. Doc. No. 107--256); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       8406. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for FY 2003 budget 
     amendments for the Departments of Health and Human Services 
     and Transportation, and for International Assistance 
     Programs; (H. Doc. No. 107--260); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       8407. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification of the intention to 
     reallocate funds previously transferred from the Emergency 
     Response Fund; (H. Doc. No. 107--258); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       8408. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for emergency FY 2002 
     supplemental appropriations for the Forest Service within the 
     Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Land Management 
     within the Department of the Interior; (H. Doc. No. 107--
     259); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       8409. A letter from the Executive Director, Air 
     Transportation Stabilization Board, transmitting a report of 
     a violation of the Antideficiency Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1351; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       8410. A letter from the Chairperson, National Council On 
     Disability, transmitting a report of a violation of the 
     Antideficiency Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1351; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       8411. A letter from the Director, Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy, transmitting a letter to advise how ONDCP 
     will obligate the Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 High Intensity Drug 
     Trafficking (HIDTA) Program discretionary funds; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       8412. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting certification that realistic survivability and 
     lethality testing of the OHIO Class Guided Missile Nuclear 
     Submarine (SSGN) would be unreasonably expensive and 
     impractical, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2366(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       8413. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Force 
     Management Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     annual report on the number of waivers granted to aviators 
     who fail to meet operational flying duty requirements, 
     pursuant to 37 U.S.C. 301(a); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       8414. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting notification of the 
     Department's decision to study certain functions performed by 
     military and civilian personnel in the Department of the Navy 
     for possible performance by private contractors, pursuant to 
     10 U.S.C. 2461; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8415. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's certification with 
     respect to the CH-47F Improved Cargo Helicopter (ICH), 
     Chemical Demilitarization Program, LPD 17 Amphibious 
     Transport Dock Ship, Multiple Launch Rocket System Upgrade, 
     Space Based Infrared System High, and United States Marine 
     Corps H-1 Upgrades, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2433(e)(2)(B)(i); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8416. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) for the 
     quarter ending June 30, 2002, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2432; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.

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       8417. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the National Defense Stockpile Annual 
     Materials Plan for fiscal year 2003, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     98h--5; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8418. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting certification that it would be unreasonably 
     expensive and impracticable to conduct Full-Up, System-Level 
     Live Fire Test and Evaluation on all three variants of the 
     Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2366(c)(1); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8419. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition, 
     Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on restructuring costs associated with Business 
     Combinations, March 1, 2002, pursuant to Public Law 105--85 
     section 804(a)(1) (111 Stat. 1832); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       8420. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's final report on the 
     Pharmacy Benefits Program, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1074g(b) 
     note Public Law 106--65, section 701; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       8421. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter notifying Congress of the intent to 
     obligate funds for one new FY 2002 out-of-cycle Foreign 
     Comparative Testing (FCT) project, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2350a(g); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8422. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting a report on 
     the Department's certification with respect to the CH-47F 
     Improved Cargo Helicopter (ICH), Chemical Demilitarization 
     Program, LPD 17 Amphibious Transport Dock Ship, Multiple 
     Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Upgrade, Space Based Infrared 
     System (SBIRS) High, and United States Marine Corps (USMC) H-
     1 Upgrades major defense acquisition programs, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2433(e)(2)(B)(i); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8423. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report on Federally Funded Research 
     and Development Center's Estimated FY 2003 Staff-years of 
     Technical Effort, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2367(d)(1); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       8424. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Multiyear Contracting [DFARS Case 2000-D303/304] received 
     July 15, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       8425. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Performance-Based Contracting Using Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Part 12 Procedures [DFARS Case 2000-D306] received 
     July 15, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       8426. A letter from the Register Liaison Officer, DOD, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed 
     Service (CHAMPUS): Enuretic Devices, Breast Reconstructive 
     Surgery, PFPWD Valid Authorization Period, Early Intervention 
     Services (RIN: 0720-AA70) received July 11, 2002, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8427. A letter from the General Counsel of the Air Force, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Wake Island Code (RIN: 0701-AA65) received July 11, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       8428. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report required by Section 731 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 
     entitled, ``Mental Health Counselors Demonstration Project''; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8429. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Reporting Requirements Update [DFARS Case 2002-D010] received 
     July 19, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       8430. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Force 
     Management Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of the revised closure date for the commissary 
     at Point Mugu, California; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       8431. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a Report on the Technology Development 
     Efforts, Concept-of-Operations, and Acquisition Plans to Use 
     Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Chemical and Biological Defense; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8432. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting notification that the Defense Finance and 
     Accounting Service is assessing whether to acquire desktop 
     computer management services from a commercial source; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       8433. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting notification of the intention to pay 
     Critical Skills Retention Bonuses to selected military 
     personnel and of each military skill to be designated 
     critical; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8434. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting notification that the President approved a new 
     Unified Command Plan that specifies the missions and 
     responsibilities, including geographic boundaries, of the 
     unified combatant commands; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       8435. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Paul K. Carlton, Jr., United States Air 
     Force, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general 
     on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8436. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Institutions of Higher Education [DFARS Case 99-D303] 
     received August 7, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8437. A letter from the Senior Paralegal, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Mutual 
     Savings Associations, Mutual Holding Company Reorganizations, 
     and Conversions From Mutual to Stock Form [Docket No. 2002-
     34] (RIN: 1550-AB24) received August 1, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8438. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Requirement of 
     HUD Approval Before a Grantee May Undertake CDBG-Assisted 
     Demolition of HUD-Owned Housing Units [Docket No. FR-4698-F-
     02] (RIN: 2506-AC10) received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8439. A letter from the Director, Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety and Soundness Regulation (RIN: 2550-AA22) received 
     August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       8440. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Manufactured 
     Housing Program Fee [Docket No. FR-4665-F-02] (RIN: 2502-
     AH62) received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8441. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Public Housing 
     Agency Plans: Deconcentration-Amendments to ``Established 
     Income Range'' Definition [Docket No. FR-4677-F-02] (RIN: 
     2577-AC31) received August 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8442. A letter from the Vice Chairman, Export-Import Bank 
     of the United States, transmitting a report involving U.S. 
     exports to the Republic of Korea, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8443. A letter from the Vice Chairman, Export-Import Bank 
     of the United States, transmitting a report involving U.S. 
     exports to Taiwan, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       8444. A letter from the Vice Chairman, Export-Import Bank 
     of the United States, transmitting a report involving U.S. 
     exports to Mexico, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       8445. A letter from the Vice Chairman, Export-Import Bank 
     of the United States, transmitting a report involving U.S. 
     exports to Canada, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       8446. A letter from the Vice Chairman, Export-Import Bank 
     of the United States, transmitting a report involving U.S. 
     exports to Mexico, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       8447. A letter from the Vice Chairman, Export-Import Bank 
     of the United States, transmitting a report involving U.S. 
     exports to Nigeria, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
       8448. A letter from the Vice Chairman, Export-Import Bank 
     of the United States, transmitting a report involving U.S. 
     exports to Thailand, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
       8449. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations -- received July 30, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       8450. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations -- received July 
     30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.

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       8451. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. FEMA-D-
     7525] received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8452. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Final Flood Elevation Determinations -- received August 23, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       8453. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. 
     FEMA-P-7612] received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8454. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve Board, transmitting the Board's final rule -- Credit 
     by Brokers and Dealers; List of Foreign Margin Stocks 
     [Regulation T] received August 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8455. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the annual report of the Securities 
     Investor Protection Corporation for the year 2001, pursuant 
     to 15 U.S.C. 78ggg(c)(2); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       8456. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule 
     -- Customer Margin Rules Relating to Security Futures 
     [Release No. 34-46292; File No. S7-16-01] (RIN: 3235-AI22) 
     received August 6, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8457. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting Final Priority -- One Rehabilitation 
     Research Training Center Program, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       8458. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Services, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Impact Aid 
     Programs (RIN: 1810-AA94) received August 21, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       8459. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Services, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Title I-Improving 
     the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged (RIN: 1810-
     AA92) received August 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       8460. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulations, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) 
     Program -- received August 1, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       8461. A letter from the Executive Secretary, Harry S. 
     Truman Scholarship Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's 
     annual report for 2001, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 2012(b); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       8462. A letter from the National Council on Disability, 
     transmitting the Council's report entitled ``National 
     Disability Policy: A Progress Report,'' pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 
     781(a)(8); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       8463. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's report on 
     Government dam use charges under section 10(e)(2) of the 
     Federal Power Act, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 803; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8464. A letter from the Chief Counsel, National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Mandatory Reimbursement Rules for Frequency Band or 
     Geographic Relocation of Federal Spectrum-Dependent Systems 
     [001206341-2027-02] received July 16, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8465. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Greening the Government 
     Requirements in Contracting [AL-2002-05] received July 16, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8466. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Domestic and Foreign Procurement 
     Preference Rules -- received August 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8467. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Technical Change to Requirements for the Group 
     Health Insurance Market; Non-Federal Governmental Plans 
     Exempt From HIPAA Title I Requirements [CMS-2033-IFC] (RIN: 
     0938-AK00) received July 25, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8468. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Standards for Privacy of Individually 
     Identifiable Health Information (RIN: 0991-AB14) received 
     August 9, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8469. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Food Additives 
     Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; 
     Neotame [Docket Nos. 98F-0052 and 99F-0187] received July 24, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8470. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Advisory Committee: Change of Name and Function; Technical 
     Amendment -- received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8471. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Food Additives 
     Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Selenium 
     Yeast [Docket No. 98F-0196] received July 26, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8472. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Medical Devices; 
     Reclassification of Polymethyl-
     methacrylate (PMMA) Bone Cement [Docket No. 02P-0294] 
     received August 6, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8473. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Medical Devices; 
     Apnea Monitor; Special Controls [Docket No. 00N-1457] 
     received August 6, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8474. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Listing of Color 
     Additives Exempt From Certification; Sodium Copper 
     Chlorophyllin; Confirmation of Effective Date [Docket No. 
     00C-0929] received August 13, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8475. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Office of Diversion Control, DEA, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Schedules of 
     Controlled Substances: Rescheduling of the Food and Drug 
     Administration Approved Product Containing Synthetic 
     Dronabinol [(--)-Delta9-(trans)-Tetrahydrocannabinol] in 
     Sesame Oil and Encapsulated in Soft Gelatin Capsules From 
     Schedule II to Schedule III [DEA-180F] received July 9, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8476. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Anthropomorphic Test Devices; Six-year-old Crash Test Dummy 
     [Docket No. NHTSA-02-12541] (RIN: 2127-AI00) received July 
     18, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       8477. A letter from the Attorney-Adviser, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Anthropomorphic Test Devices; Hybrid III 5th Percentile 
     Female Test Dummy, Alpha Version; Final Rule; Response to 
     Petitions for Recondsideration [Docket No. NHTSA-2000-6940] 
     (RIN: 2127-AI01) received July 16, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8478. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality 
     Planning Purposes: Oregon; Medford Carbon Monoxide 
     Nonattainment Area [Docket No: OR-01-006a; FRL-7240-9] 
     received July 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8479. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Minnesota Designation of Areas for Air 
     Quality Planning Purposes; Minnesota [MN72-7297a; FRL-7251-5] 
     received July 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8480. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Clean Air Act Finding of 
     Attainment; Portneuf Valley PM-10 Nonattainment Area, Idaho 
     [Docket No. Id-00-001; FRL-7251-3] received July 24, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8481. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental

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     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Finding of Failure to Attain; California-San Joaquin Valley 
     Nonattainment Area; PM-10 [CA081-FTA; FRL-7250-5] received 
     July 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8482. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- New York: Incorporation by 
     Reference of State Hazardous Waste Management Program [FRL-
     7232-3] received July 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8483. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval of Section 112(1) Program 
     of Delegation; Minnesota [MN 67-01-7292(a); FRL-7248-0] 
     received July 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8484. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Underground Injection Control 
     Program Revision; Aquifer Exemption Determination for 
     Portions of the Lance Formation Aquifer in Wyoming [FRL-7247-
     7] received July 17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8485. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 261-0362a; FRL-7247-8] received July 17, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8486. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; New Hampshire; VOC RACT Order 
     and Regulation [NH-047-7173a; A-1-FRL-7243-2] received July 
     17, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       8487. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans North Carolina: Approval of Revisions to 
     Open Burning Regulations Within the Forsyth County Local 
     Implementation Plan [NC 93-200122b; FRL-7206-9] received 
     August 7, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8488. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Indiana [IN 143-1a; FRL-7249-4] 
     received August 7, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8489. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Revision to the Arizona State 
     Implementation Plan, Maricopa County Environmental Services 
     Department [AZ 112-0052a; FRL-7253-5] received August 7, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8490. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Interim Final Determination that 
     the State of Arizona Has Corrected Deficiencies and Stay of 
     Sanctions, Maricopa County Environmental Services Department 
     [AZ 112-0052c; FRL-7253-7] received August 7, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8491. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Delaware: Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision [FRL-7256-
     8] received August 7, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8492. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Rhode Island: Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision [FRL-7256-
     7] received August 2, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8493. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans Reinstatement of Redesignation of Area 
     for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Kentucky Portion of the 
     Cincinnati-Hamilton Area [KY-116; KY-119-200214(d); FRL-7252-
     8] received July 31, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8494. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, South Coast Air Quality Management 
     District, Ventura County Air Pollution Control District 
     [CA246-0353a; FRL-7254-8] received August 7, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8495. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Completeness Status of Oxides of 
     Nitrogen Regulations; Submission of a Complete Plan by the 
     State of Ohio [OH152-1; FRL-7255-3] received July 31, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8496. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans: North Carolina: Permitting Rules and 
     Other Miscellaneous Revisions [NC-96; 97-200231(a); FRL-7254-
     2] received July 31, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8497. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Michigan: Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision [FRL-7252-
     4] received July 31, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8498. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Clean Air Act Redesignation and 
     Reclassification, Searles Valley Nonattainment Area; 
     Designation of Coso Junction, Indian Wells Valley, and Trona 
     Nonattainment Areas; California; Determination of Attainment 
     of the PM-10 Standards for the Coso Junction Area; 
     Particulate Matter of 10 microns or less (PM-10). [CA-034-
     FIN; FRL-7256-1] received August 2, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8499. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Control of Air Pollution From New 
     Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle Engines; Non-Conformance 
     Penalties for 2004 and later Model Year Emission Standards 
     for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines and Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles 
     [AMS-FRL-7256-5] (RIN: 2060-AJ73) received August 2, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8500. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Transportation Conformity Rule 
     Amendments: Minor Revision of 18-Month Requirement for 
     Initial SIP Submissions and Addition of Grace Period for 
     Newly Designated Nonattainment Areas [FRL-7256-3] (RIN: 2060-
     AJ70) received August 2, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8501. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, Santa Barbara County Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 265-0363a; FRL-7266-5] received August 
     21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       8502. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the Arizona State 
     Implementation Plan, Maricopa County Environmental Services 
     Department [AZ 100-0056a; FRL-7266-3] received August 21, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8503. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Revision to the Arizona State 
     Implementation Plan, Maricopa County Environmental Services 
     Department [AZ 111-0050a; FRL-7261-7] received August 21, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8504. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Determination of Attainment of the 
     1-Hour Ozone Standard for San Diego County, California [CA-
     082-FOAa; FRL-7263-9] received August 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8505. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [MO 160-1160a; FRL-
     7267-6] received August 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8506. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [MO 158-1158a; FRL-
     7267-3] received August 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8507. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [MO 157-1157a; FRL-
     7266-9] received August 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8508. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Hazardous Waste Management System; 
     Identification and Listing of

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     Hazardous Waste; Final Exclusion [FRL-7264-1] received August 
     21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       8509. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality 
     Planning Purposes; State of New Jersey [Region II Docket No. 
     NJ52-243(a); FRL-7264-6] received August 21, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8510. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 264-0355a; FRL-7258-3] received August 
     21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       8511. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Determination of Attainment of the 
     1-Hour Ozone Standard for the Santa Barbara County Area, 
     California [CA 268-0360; FRL-7263-8] received August 21, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8512. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- South Carolina; Final Approval of 
     State Underground Storage Tank Program [FRL-7268-9] received 
     August 27, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8513. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Clean Air Act Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans for the 
     State of Montana; Revisions to the Administrative Rules of 
     Montana [SIP Nos. MT-001-0042a, MT-001-0044a, MT-001-0045a; 
     FRL-7261-1] received August 27, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8514. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans and Operating Permits Program; State of 
     Missouri [MO 161-1161a; FRL-7269-2] received August 27, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8515. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plan; Massachusetts; Rate-of-Progress 
     Emission Reduction Plans for the Boston-Lawrence-Worcester 
     Serious Area [MA-085a; A-1-FRL-7268-7] received August 27, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8516. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans Tennessee; Approval of Revisions to 
     Tennessee Implementation Plan [TN-186; TN-187; TN-202; TN-
     203-200207a; FRL-7270-6] received August 27, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8517. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; State of Kansas [KS 162-1162a; FRL-
     7270-4] received August 27, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8518. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans Florida: Approval of Revisions to the 
     Florida State Implementation Plan [FL-85-1-200107a; FRL-7259-
     6] received August 15, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8519. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans for Kentucky: Regulatory Limit on 
     Potential to Emit [KY 125-200233(a); FRL-7259-7] received 
     August 15, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8520. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Final Effective Date Modification 
     for the Determination of Nonattainment as of November 15, 
     1999, and Reclassification of the Baton Rouge Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area [FRL-7262-3] received August 15, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8521. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the Definitions and 
     the Continuous Emission Monitoring Provisions of the Acid 
     Rain Program and the NOx Budget Trading Program; Correction 
     [FRL-7259-0] (RIN: 2060-AJ43) received August 15, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8522. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Nebraska; Final Approval of State 
     Underground Storage Tank Program [FRL-7261-9] received August 
     15, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       8523. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Florida: Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision [FRL-7262-
     6] received August 15, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8524. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Florida: Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision [FRL-7262-
     5] received August 15, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8525. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to the Bureau 
     Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communication Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Table of 
     Allotments, Digital Television Broadcast Stations 
     (Huntington, West Virginia) [MM Docket No. 01-56, RM-10033] 
     received July 12, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8526. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to the Bureau 
     Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communication Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Wodbury, Georgia) [MM 
     Docket No. 01-13, RM-10038]; (Reliance, Wyoming) [MM Docket 
     No. 01-20, RM-10049]; (Eagle Lake, Texas) [MM Docket No. 01-
     80, RM-10089]; (Montana City, Montana), [MM Docket No. 01-81, 
     RM-10090]; (Plainville, Georgia) [MM Docket No. 01-102, RM-
     10100]; (Rosholt, Wisconsin) [MM Docket No. 01-103, RM-
     10102]; (Morgantown, Kentucky) [MM Docket No. 01-114, RM-
     10128]; (Boswell, Oklahoma) [MM Docket No. 01-136, RM-10155]; 
     (Frederic, Michigan) [MM Docket No. 01-201, Rm-10216] 
     Received July 12, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8527. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to the Bureau 
     Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Table of 
     Allotments, Digital Television Broadcast Stations 
     (Clarksburg, West Virginia) [MM Docket No. 01-165, RM-9768] 
     received July 12, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8528. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to the Bureau 
     Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Table of 
     Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations; and Section 
     73.622(b), Table of Allotments Digital Broadcast Television 
     Stations (Springfield, Illinois) [MM Docket No. 02-27, RM-
     10367] received July 12, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8529. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to the Bureau 
     Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Table of 
     Allotments, Digital Television Broadcast Stations (Boca 
     Raton, Florida) [MM Docket No. 00-138, RM-9896] received July 
     12, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       8530. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to the Bureau 
     Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commissions final rule -- Table of 
     Allotments, Digital Television Broadcast Stations 
     (Charleston, South Carolina) [MM Docket No. 01-128, RM-10133] 
     received July 12, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8531. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor, Media Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Memphis, 
     Tennessee, Olive Branch and Horn Lake, Mississippi) [MM 
     Docket No. 02-31; RM-10351] received July 30, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8532. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor, Media Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Honor, Bear 
     Lake, Ludington, Walhalla, and Custer, Michigan) [MM Docket 
     No. 01-186; RM-9976, RM-10320] received July 30, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8533. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to the Bureau 
     Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. [Alberta, Virginia and Whitakers, North Carolina; 
     Dinwiddie, Virginia and Garysburg, North Carolina) [MM Docket 
     No. 00-245; RM-991, RM-10185, RM10186] received July 30, 
     2002,

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     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8534. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to the Chief, 
     Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 
     73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. 
     (Chester and Westwood, California) [MM Docket No. 02-42; RM-
     10382] received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8535. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor, Media Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Mason, Texas) 
     [MM Docket No. 01-133; RM-10143, RM-10150] received July 30, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8536. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to the Chief, 
     Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 
     73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. 
     (Fremont and Sunnyvale, California) [MM Docket No. 01-322; 
     RM-10332] received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8537. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to the Bureau 
     Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commision's final rule -- FM Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Pierce, Nebraska) [MM 
     Docket No. 01-340, RM-10345]; (Coosada, Alabama) [MM Docket 
     No. 01-341, RM-10346]; (Pineview, Georgia) [MM Docket No. 01-
     342, RM-10347]; (Diamond Lake, Oregon) [MM Docket No. 01-343, 
     RM-10348] received July 12, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8538. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to the Bureau 
     Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Table of 
     Allotments, Digital Television Broadcast Stations (Cocoa, 
     Florida) [MM Docket No. 01-162, RM-10183] received July 12, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8539. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to the Bureau 
     Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Wickenburg and Salome, 
     Arizona) [MM Docket No. 01-345, RM-10344] received July 12, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8540. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisorto the Bureau 
     Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Table of 
     Allotments, Digital Television Broadcast Stations (Lakin, 
     Kansas) [MM Docket No. 02-3, RM-10349] received July 12, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8541. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to the Bureau 
     Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Table of 
     Allotments, Digital Television Broadcast Stations (Bryan, 
     Texas) [MM Docket No. 00-124, RM-9893] received July 12, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8542. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to the Bureau 
     Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Table of 
     Allotments, Digital Television Broadcast Stations 
     (Alexandria, Minnesota) [MM Docket No. 01-207, RM-10206] 
     received July 12, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8543. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to the Bureau 
     Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), FM Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Paducah, Texas) [MM Docket No. 01-156; RM-10177] 
     (Paulden, Arizona) [MM Docket No. 01-158; RM-10179] received 
     July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8544. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to the Bureau 
     Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b); Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations. (Parker, Arizona) [MM Docket No. 01-69; RM-10081] 
     received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8545. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Policy and Rules 
     Division, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review-
     Conducted Emissions Limits Below 30 MHz for Equipment 
     Regulated under Parts 15 and 18 of the Commission,s Rules [ET 
     Docket No. 98-80] received July 12, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8546. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Policy and Rules 
     Division, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Part 15 of the 
     Commission's Rules Regarding Spread Spectrum Devices [ET 
     Docket No. 99-231] received July 12, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8547. A letter from the Assistant Bureau Chief, 
     International Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 2000 Biennial 
     Regulatory Review, Amendment of Parts 43 and 63 of the 
     Commission's Rules [IB Docket No. 00-231] received July 12, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8548. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Telecom Access Policy 
     Division, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Federal-State Joint Board on 
     Universal Service [CC Docket No. 96-45]; Multi-Association 
     Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of 
     Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and 
     Interexchange Carriers [CC Docket No. 00-256] received July 
     12, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       8549. A letter from the Assistant Chief, Telcom Access 
     Policy Division, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Federal-State 
     Joint Board on Universal Service [CC Docket No. 96-45]; 
     Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of 
     Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange 
     Carriers and Interexchange Carriers [CC Docket No. 00-256] 
     received July 12, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8550. A letter from the Associate Division Chief, WCB, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Implementation of the 
     Telecommunications Act o f 1996: Telecommunications Carriers' 
     Use of Customer Proprietary Network In formation and Other 
     Customer Information [CC Docket No. 96-115]; Implementation 
     of the Non-Accounting Safeguards of Sections 271 and 272 of 
     the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended [CC Docket No. 96-
     149]; 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review -- Review of Policies 
     and Rules Concerning Unauthorized Changes of Consumers' Long 
     Distance Carriers [CC Docket No. 00-257] Received August 27, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8551. A letter from the Senior Legal Advisor to the Bureau 
     Chief, Media Bureau, Federal CommunicationCommission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Table of 
     Allotments, Digital Television Broadcast Stations (Calais, 
     Maine) [MM Docket No. 01-167, RM-10180] received July 12, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8552. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Final Flood Elevation Determination -- received July 30, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       8553. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Rule 
     Concerning Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and Water 
     Use of Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required 
     Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (``Appliance 
     Labeling Rule'') received July 31, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8554. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Electronic Maintenance and 
     Submission of Information (RIN: 3150-AF61) received August 
     28, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       8555. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- List of Approved Spent Fuel 
     Storage Casks: HI-STORM 100 Revision (RIN: 3150-AG97) 
     received July 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8556. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a six month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Libya that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12543 of January 7, 1986, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1641(c) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 107--251); 
     to the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       8557. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a six month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Iraq that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12722 of August 2, 1990, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1641(c) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 107--252); 
     to the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       8558. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the Iraqi emergency is 
     to continue in effect beyond August 2, 2002, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 107--253); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       8559. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a six month periodic report on the 
     national emergency, declared in Executive Order 12947 of 
     January 23, 1995, with respect to terrorists

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     who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. 
     No. 107--254); to the Committee on International Relations 
     and ordered to be printed.
       8560. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the emergency 
     regarding export control regulations is to continue in effect 
     beyond August 17, 2002, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. 
     Doc. No. 107--257); to the Committee on International 
     Relations and ordered to be printed.
       8561. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a report of enhancement or 
     upgrade of sensitivity of technology or capability for Italy 
     (Transmittal No. OB-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(5)(A); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8562. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting a copy of 
     Transmittal No. 23-02 which informs our intent to sign a 
     Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. and France 
     Concerning Test and Evaluation Program Cooperation (TEP 
     MOU)., pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8563. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting a copy of 
     Transmittal No. 22-02 which informs of our intent to sign a 
     Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. and Canada 
     concerning Test and Evaluation Program Cooperation (CANUSTEP 
     MOU), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8564. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Japan 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 188-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8565. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to India (Transmittal 
     No. DTC 130-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8566. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to India (Transmittal 
     No. DTC 122-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8567. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to India (Transmittal 
     No. DTC 135-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8568. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to India (Transmittal 
     No. DTC 132-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8569. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to India (Transmittal 
     No. DTC 134-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8570. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to India (Transmittal 
     No. DTC 92-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8571. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to India (Transmittal 
     No. DTC 94-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8572. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to India (Transmittal 
     No. DTC 93-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8573. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to India (Transmittal 
     No. DTC 35-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8574. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to India (Transmittal 
     No. DTC 100-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8575. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to India (Transmittal 
     No. DTC 112-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8576. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to India (Transmittal 
     No. DTC 114-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8577. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to India and Pakistan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 125-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8578. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Pakistan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 201-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8579. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Pakistan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 74-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8580. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Pakistan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 203-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8581. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Pakistan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 190-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8582. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Pakistan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 192-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8583. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Pakistan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 103-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8584. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Pakistan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 69-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8585. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Pakistan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 85-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8586. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Pakistan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 80-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8587. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Pakistan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 82-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8588. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Pakistan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 67-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8589. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Pakistan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 66-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8590. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Pakistan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 68-02), pursuant

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     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       8591. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Pakistan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 108-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8592. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Pakistan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 104-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8593. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Japan (Transmittal 
     No. DTC 159-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8594. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold under a contract to Pakistan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 105-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8595. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to Turkey 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 128-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8596. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to 
     Russia, Ukraine and Norway [Transmittal No. DTC 148-02], 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8597. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to Japan 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 019-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8598. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to Russia 
     and Kazakhstan [Transmittal No. DTC 147-02], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8599. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to 
     Australia and Poland [Transmittal No. DTC 143-02], pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c)and 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       8600. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to Italy 
     and Greece [Transmittal No. DTC 158-02], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c) and 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8601. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to 
     Turkey, Australia, Italy, Germany, Norway and Canada 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 204-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c)and 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8602. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially under a contract to Canada 
     [Transmittal No. DTC 056-02], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c)and 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8603. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the bimonthly report on progress toward 
     a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question covering the 
     period June 1, 2002 through July 31, 2002, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8604. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8605. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       8606. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a resolution of advice and consent to 
     ratification of the Convention on the Prohibition of the 
     Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical 
     Weapons and on Their Destruction, adopted by the Senate of 
     the United States on April 24, 1997, in accordance with 
     Condition 9; to the Committee on International Relations.
       8607. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Revisions and Clarifications to 
     the Export Administration Regulations ---- Nuclear 
     Nonproliferation Controls: Nuclear Suppliers Group [Docket 
     No. 020717170-2170-01] (RIN: 0694-AC52) received August 23, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8608. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     shipment of U.S.-origin defense articles intended for 
     transfer to a U.S. company which proceeded without the 
     required U.S. Government consent; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       8609. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 14-458, ``Child 
     Restraint Amendment Act of 2002'' received August 21, 2002, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       8610. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 14-446, 
     ``Honoraria Amendment Temporary Act of 2002'' received August 
     21, 2002, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       8611. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 14-445, 
     ``Special Education Task Force Temporary Act of 2002'' 
     received August 21, 2002, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8612. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 14-444, ``Back-
     to-School Sales Tax Holiday Temporary Act of 2002'' received 
     August 21, 2002, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8613. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 14-443, ``Public 
     Health Laboratory Fee Temporary Amendment Act of 2002'' 
     received August 21, 2002, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8614. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 14-441, 
     ``Domestic Relations Laws Clarification Act of 2002'' 
     received August 21, 2002, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8615. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 14-459, 
     ``Technical Amendment Act of 2002'' received August 21, 2002, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       8616. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 14-440, 
     ``Improved Child Abuse Investigations Amendment Act of 2002'' 
     received August 21, 2002, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8617. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled, ``Audit of Advisory 
     Neighborhood Commission 7D for Fiscal Years 2000, 2001, and 
     2002 Through March 31, 2002,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     47--117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8618. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a list of all reports issued 
     or released in May 2002, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       8619. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Implementation of 
     the Electronic Freedom of Information Act [Docket No. FR-
     4716-F-02] (RIN: 2508-AA12) received July 30, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       8620. A letter from the Attorney/Advisor, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       8621. A letter from the Attorney/Advisor, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       8622. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Retirement 
     Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's final rule 
     -- Correction of Administrative Errors; Expanded and 
     Continuing Eligibility; Death Benefits; Loan Program -- 
     received August 13, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8623. A letter from the Inspector General, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Office's Audit Report 
     Register for the period ending March 31, 2002, pursuant to

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     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       8624. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting the Board's draft legislation 
     that would exempt case related predecisional documents that 
     have been prepared by Board attorneys from disclosure under 
     the Privacy Act; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8625. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for Human 
     Resources and Education, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       8626. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's letter regarding 
     the certification of a Final Rule entitled, ``Medical Use of 
     Byproduct Material (RIN: 3150-AF74)''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       8627. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the Office's Fiscal Year 2002 Inventory 
     of Commercial Activities; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       8628. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- Awards 
     (RIN: 3206-AJ65) received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8629. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- 
     Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of San Joaquin County, 
     California, as a Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3205-
     AJ35) received August 13, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8630. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Prevailing Rate Systems; Change in the Survey Cycle for the 
     Portland, Oregon, Appropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-
     AJ60) received August 13, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8631. A letter from the Special Counsel, Office of Special 
     Counsel, transmitting the Annual Report of the Office of 
     Special Counsel (OSC) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 1211; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8632. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Reorganization of Regulations on ``Contribution'' and 
     ''Expenditure'' [Notice 2002-12] received July 30, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
       8633. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Procedures for Establishing 
     Spring/Summer Subsistence Harvest Regulations for Migratory 
     Birds in Alaska (RIN: 1018-AH88) received August 13, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8634. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of Nonessential 
     Experimental Population Status and Reintroduction of Four 
     Fishes in the Tellico River (RIN: 1018-AF96) received August 
     13, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       8635. A letter from the Director, Endangered Species, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Determination of Endangered Status for the Tumbling Creek 
     Cavesnail (RIN: 1018-AI19) received August 13, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8636. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish, 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 
     Northern Great Plains Breeding Population of the Piping 
     Plover (RIN: 1018-AH96) received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8637. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 
     Newcomb's Snail (RIN: 1018-AH95) received August 21, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8638. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants: Removal of Potentilla robbinsiana (Robbins' 
     cinquefoil) From the Federal List of Endangered and 
     Threatened Plants (RIN: 1018-AH56) received August 23, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8639. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Water and 
     Science, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Public Conduct on 
     Bureau of Reclamation Lands and Projects (RIN: 1006-AA44) 
     received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       8640. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Trust Management Reform: Repeal of 
     Outdated Rules (RIN: 1076-AE20) received August 23, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8641. A letter from the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
     Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the activities of the Northwest 
     Atlantic Fisheries Organization for 2001; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8642. A letter from the Division Chief, Marine Mammal 
     Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Taking and Importing 
     Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Navy 
     Operations of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low 
     Frequency Active Sonar [Docket No. 990927266-2137-03; I.D. 
     072699A] (RIN: 0648-AM62) received August 6, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8643. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Adjustment 2-
     Closure of the Commercial Fishery from U.S.-Canada Border to 
     Cape Falcon, OR [Docket No. 020430101-2101-01; I.D. 070202C] 
     received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       8644. 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 in the Western Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 011218304-1304-01; I.D. 071502B] 
     received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       8645. 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; 
     Pelagic Shelf Rockfish in the West Yakutat District of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 01121834-1304-01; I.D. 071502C) 
     received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       8646. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Adjustment 3-
     Adjustment of the Commercial Fishery from the U.S.-Canada 
     Border to Cape Falcon, OR [Docket No. 020430101-2101-01; I.D. 
     070902D] received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8647. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Northern Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf 
     of Alaska [docket No. 011218304-1304-01; I.D. 071702A] 
     received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       8648. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Pelagic Longline 
     Fishery; Shark Gillnet Fishery; Sea Turtle and Whale 
     Protection Measures [Docket No. 020325067-2161-02; I.D. 
     080901B] (RIN: 0648-AP49) received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8649. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Sea Grant National Strategic 
     Investments in Aquatic Nuisance Species, Oyster Disease, and 
     Gulf of Mexico Oyster Industry: Request for Proposals for FY 
     2003 [Docket No. 990125030-2149-03] (RIN: 0648-ZA56) received 
     August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       8650. 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; 
     Northeast Multispecies Fishery [Docket No. 020409080-2174-05; 
     I.D. 061402D] (RIN: 0648-AP78) received August 27, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8651. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Black Sea 
     Bass Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for Quarter 3 Period 
     [Docket No.; I.D. 073002A] received August 23, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

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       8652. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Fishery 
     Management Plan for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea 
     Bass Fisheries; Recreational Measures for the 2002 Fisheries 
     [Docket No. 010710173-2184-05; I.D. 032102A] (RIN: 0648-AN70) 
     received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       8653. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; Adjustment to 
     the 2002 Scup Winter II Commercial Quota [Docket No. 
     011109274-1301-02; I.D. 072202B] received August 27, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8654. 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 in the Central Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 011218304-1304-01; I.D. 080502A] 
     received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       8655. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Removal of the 
     Sablefish Size Limit South of 36 degrees N. Latitude for 
     Limited Entry Fixed Gear and Open Access Fisheries [Docket 
     No. 011231309-2090-03; I.D. 072902E] received August 23, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8656. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action 7 -- 
     Adjustment of the Commercial Fishery from the U.S. -- Canada 
     Border to Cape Falcon, OR [Docket No. 020430101-2101-01; I.D. 
     080202E] received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8657. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Shallow-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in 
     the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 011218304-1304-01; I.D. 
     080202F] received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8658. A letter from the Division Chief, Marine Mammal 
     Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Taking and Importing 
     Marine Mammals; Taking Bottlenose Dolphins and Spotted 
     Dolphins Incidental to Oil and Gas Structure Removal 
     Activities in the Gulf of Mexico [Docket No. 020326071-2166-
     02; I.D. 061402E] (RIN: 0648-AP83) received August 21, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8659. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; Precious Corals Fisheries; Harvest Quotas, 
     Definitions, Size Limits, Gear Restrictions, and Bed 
     Classification [Docket No. 000816233-1154-02; I.D. 050200A] 
     (RIN: 0648-AK23) received August 13, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8660. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries; Atlantic 
     Bluefin Tuna [I.D. 071202D] received August 13, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8661. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; End of the Primary 
     Season and Resumption of Trip Limits for the Shore-based 
     Fishery for Pacific Whiting [Docket No. 020402077-01; I.D. 
     071202E] received August 13, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8662. 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; 
     Pelagic Shelf Rockfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 011218304-1304-01; I.D. 071902B] 
     received August 13, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       8663. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Northern Rockfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 011218304-1304-01; I.D. 071902C] 
     received August 13, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       8664. 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; 
     Species in the Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/``Other Flatfish'' 
     Fishery Category by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 011218304-
     1304-01; I.D. 072902C] received August 13, 2002, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8665. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Reopening 
     of the Commercial Red Snapper Component [I.D. 072302B] 
     received August 13, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       8666. A letter from the Acting Division Chief, Marine 
     Mammal Division, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Taking of 
     Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; 
     Tuna Purse Seine Vessels in the Eastern Tropical Pacific 
     Ocean (ETP) [Docket 990324081-9336-02, ID072098G] (RIN: 0648-
     A185) received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8667. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the annual report on the status of the 
     United States Parole Commission, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 4201 
     nt.; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8668. A letter from the Director, Regulations and Forms 
     Services Division, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Reduced Course Load for Certain F 
     and M Nonimmigrant Students In Border Communities [INS No. 
     2220-02] (RIN: 1115 -AG75) received August 27, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8669. A letter from the Rules Administrator, Federal Bureau 
     of Prisons, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Administrative Remedy Program: 
     Excluded Matters [BOP-1076-F] (RIN: 1120-AA72) received 
     August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       8670. A letter from the Senior Counsel, DOJ, Civil 
     Division, Torts Branch, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Claims Under the Radiation 
     Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2000; Technical 
     Amendments [CIV100F; AG Order No. 2604-2002] (RIN: 1105-AA75) 
     received August 22, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8671. A letter from the Director, Regulations and Forms 
     Services Division, INS, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Allowing in Certain 
     Circumstances for the Filing of Form I-140 Visa Petition 
     Concurrently With a Form I-485 Application [INS No. 2104-00] 
     (RIN: 1115-AG00) received August 1, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8672. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Visas: Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act: XIX Olympic Winter Games and 
     VIII Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, UT, 2002 -- 
     received 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       8673. A letter from the Director, Federal Judicial Center, 
     transmitting the Federal Judicial Center's Annual Report for 
     2001, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 623(b); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       8674. A letter from the Staff Director, United States 
     Commission On Civil Rights, transmitting the list of state 
     advisory committees recently rechartered by the Commission; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8675. A letter from the Clerk, United States Court of 
     Federal Claims, transmitting the court's report for the year 
     ended September 30, 2001, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 791(c); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8676. A letter from the Administrator, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the sixth annual report of 
     actions the Federal Aviation Administration has taken in 
     response to Section 304 of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration Authorization Act of 1994, pursuant to 49 
     U.S.C. 40101nt.; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8677. A letter from the Attorney, RSPA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Pipeline Safety: High Consequence Areas For Gas Transmission 
     Pipelines [Docket No. RSPA-00-7666; Amendment 192-77] (RIN: 
     2137-AD64) received August 9, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       8678. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's report 
     on navigation improvements for the Arthur Kill Channel-
     Howland Hook Marine Terminal, New York and New Jersey; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8679. A letter from the Program Analyst, Directorate of 
     Civil Works, Operations Division, Department of Defense, Army 
     Corps of Engineers, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- United States Navy Restricted Area, Hampton Roads and 
     Willoughby Bay, Virginia -- received July 9, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8680. A letter from the Program Analyst, Directorate of 
     Civil Works, Operations Division, Department of Defense, Army 
     Corps of Engineers, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- United States Navy Restricted Area, Elizabeth River, 
     Virginia -- received July 9, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8681. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report on the voluntary 
     national guidelines for ballast water management; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8682. A letter from the Regulations Officer, FMCSA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Commercial Driver's License Standards, 
     Requirements and Penalties; Commercial Driver's License 
     Program Improvements and Noncommercial Motor Vehicle 
     Violations [Docket Nos. FMCSA-2001-9709 and FMCSA-00-7382] 
     (RIN: 2126-AA60 and RIN: 2126-AA55) received July 18, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8683. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30317; Amdt. No. 3012] received July 
     26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8684. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Change Using Agency to Restricted Area R-4305; Lake Superior, 
     MN [Docket No. FAA-2002-12100; Airspace Docket No. 02-AGL-5] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8685. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendment of Class D Airspace; Marietta Dobbins ARB (NAS 
     Atlanta), GA [Airspace Docket No. 02-ASO-5] received July 26, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8686. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30319; Amdt. No. 3013] received July 
     26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8687. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30316; Amdt. No. 3011] received July 
     26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8688. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Jet Route [Docket No. FAA 2001- 10666; Airspace 
     Docket No. ASD 01-ASW-12] received July 26, 2002, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8689. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives [Docket No. FAA-2000-8460; Amdt. No. 
     39-9474] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 26, 2002, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8690. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Inc. Models DHC-2 Mk. 
     I, DHC-2 Mk. II, and DHC-2 Mk. III Airplanes [Docket No. 97-
     CE-70-AD; Amendment 39-12796; AD 2002-13-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received July 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8691. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; CFE Company Model CFE738-1-1B 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 99-NE-39-AD; Amendment 39-12791; 
     AD 99-27-16R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 26, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8692. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc. Model 369D, 
     369E, 369F, and 369FF Helicopters [Docket No. 2001-SW-40-AD; 
     Amendment 39-12793; AD 2002-13-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     July 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8693. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 2001-NM-233-AD; Amendment 39-12785; AD 2002-12-
     13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8694. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International (CFMI) CFM56-2, -
     2A, -2B, -3, -3B, -3C, -5, -5B, -5C, and -7B Series Turbofan 
     Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-38-AD; Amendment 39-12790; AD 
     2002-13-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 26, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8695. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-100, -200, 
     and -300 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-NM-69-AD; 
     Amendment 39-12783; AD 2002-12-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     July 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8696. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney PW4000 Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 2000-NE-49-AD; Amendment 39-
     12787; AD 2002-12-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 26, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8697. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 2000-NM-197-AD; Amendment 39-12788; AD 
     2002-13- 01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 26, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8698. A letter from the Attorney, RSPA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Hazardous Materials: Revision to Standards for Infectious 
     Substances [Docket No. RSPA-98-3971] (RIN: 2137-AD13) 
     received August 9, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8699. A letter from the Attorney, RSPA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Brake Performance Requirements for Commercial Motor Vehicles 
     Inspected by Performance-Based Brake Testers [Docket No. 
     FCMSA-99-6266] (RIN: 2126-AA46) received August 9, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8700. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone; 
     Lake Michigan, Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant [CGD09-01-137] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 16, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8701. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone: 
     Saint Lawrence River, Massena, NY [CGD09-01-128] (RIN: 2115-
     AA97) received July 16, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8702. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone; 
     Lake Michigan, Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant [CGD09-01-138] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 16, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8703. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone, 
     Lake Ontario, Rochester, NY [CGD09-01-125] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received July 16, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8704. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone; 
     Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Chesapeake Bay, Calvert 
     County, MD [CGD05-01-071] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 16, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8705. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zones; 
     Cruise Ships, Port of San Diego, CA [COTP San

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     Diego 02-013] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 16, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8706. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; Gary 
     Air and Water Show, Lake Michigan, Gary, IN [CGD09-02-020] 
     received July 16, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8707. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, LA 
     (CGD08-01-018) received July 16, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8708. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zones; 
     Captain of the Port Chicago Zone, Lake Michigan [CGD09-02-
     008] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 18, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8709. A letter from the Senior Rulemaking Analyst, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Investigative and Enforcement Procedures 
     [Docket No. TSA-2002-12777] (RIN: 2110-AA09) received August 
     6, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8710. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-300, 
     AT-301, AT-302, AT-400, and AT-400A Airplanes [Docket No. 
     2002-CE-22-AD; Amendment 39-12789; AD 2002-13-02] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received July 25, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8711. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -700C, 
     and -800 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2002-NM-76-AD; 
     Amendment 39-12732; AD 2002-08-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     July 25, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8712. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc.Tay Model 650-15 
     and 651-54 Turbofan Engines; Correction [Docket No. 2001-NE-
     36-AD; Amendment 39-12735; AD 2002-09-02] received July 25, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8713. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767-200 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 2000-NM-382-AD; Amendment 39-12777; AD 
     2002-12-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 25, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8714. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. 
     (Formerly AlliedSignal Inc. and Garrett Turbine Engine 
     Company) TPE331-11U, -12B, -12JR, -12UA, -12UAR, and -12UHR 
     Series Turboprop Engines [Docket No. 2001-NE-39-AD; Amendment 
     39-12781; AD 2002-12-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 25, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8715. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2C10 
     (Regional Jet Series 700 and 701) Series Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 2002-NM-99-AD; Amendment 39-12731; AD 2002-08-19] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received July 25, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8716. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier-Rotax GmbH 914 F Series 
     Reciprocating Engines [Docket No. 2002-NE-07-AD; Amendment 
     39-12760; AD 2002-10-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 25, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8717. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-215-1A10 and 
     CL-215-6B11 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2000-NM-398-AD; 
     Amendment 39-12784; AD 2002-12-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     July 25, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8718. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH (ECD) 
     Model BO-105A, BO-105C, B0-105 C-2, BO-105 CB-2, BO-105 CB-4, 
     BO-105S, BO-105 CS-2, BO-105 CBS-2, B0-105 CBS-4, and BO-
     105LS A-1 Helicopters [Docket No. 2002-SW-07-AD; Amendment 
     39-12794; AD 2002-13-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 25, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8719. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA330F, G, 
     J, and AS332C, L, and L1 Helicopters [Docket No. 2002-SW-34-
     AD; Amendment 39-12786; AD 2002-12-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received July 25, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8720. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Teledyne Continental Motors [Docket 
     No. 2000-NE-19-AD; Amendment 39-12792; AD 2002-13-04] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received July 25, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8721. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Chelsea River Safety Zone for McArdle Bridge Repairs, Chelsea 
     River, East Boston, Massachusetts [CGD01-02-096] (RIN: 2115-
     AA97) received July 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8722. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Flagler Memorial, Atlantic 
     Intracoastal Waterway, Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, FL 
     [CGD07-02-094] received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8723. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone: 
     Vessel Launches, Bath Iron Works, Kennebec River, Bath, Maine 
     [CGD01-01-155] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 30, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8724. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zones; 
     Captain of the Port Milwaukee Zone, Lake Michigan [CGD09-02-
     007] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8725. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     North Pacific Ocean, Gulf of the Farallones, Offshore of San 
     Francisco, CA [COTP San Francisco Bay 02-008] (RIN: 2115-
     AA97) received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8726. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Hackensack River, NJ [CGD01-02-077] 
     received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8727. A letter from the FHWA Regulations Officer, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Planning and Research Program Administration 
     [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-2001-8874] (RIN: 2125-AE84) received 
     July 18, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8728. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zones, 
     Naval Submarine Base Bangor and Naval Submarines, Puget Sound 
     and Strait of Juan De Fuca, WA [CGD13-01-015] (RIN: 2115-
     AA97) received July 18, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8729. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety and 
     Security Zones; Portsmouth Harbor, Portsmouth, New Hampshire 
     [CGD01-01-192] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 11, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8730. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety and 
     Security Zones; Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant, Plymouth, 
     Massachusetts [CGD01-02-002] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 
     11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8731. A letter from the FHWA Regulations Officer, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- State Certification of Size and Weight 
     Enforcement [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-97-2219; 9328] (RIN: 2125-
     AC60) received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       8732. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone: 
     Port Valdez and Valdez Narrows, Valdez, Alaska [COTP Prince 
     William Sound 02-011] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 30, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8733. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zones; 
     Captain of the Port Houston-Galveston Zone [COTP Houston-
     Galveston-02-011] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 11, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8734. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zones; 
     Lower Mississippi River, Southwest Pass Sea Buoy to Mile 
     Marker 96.0, New Orleans, Louisiana [COTP New Orleans -02-
     004] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8735. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operating Regulation; Bonfouca Bayou, LA [CGD08-02-013] 
     received July 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8736. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     North Pacific Ocean, Gulf of the Farallones, Offshore of San 
     Francisco, CA [COTP San Francisco Bay 02-008] (RIN: 2115-
     AA97) received July 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8737. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone; 
     Upper Mississippi River, Mile Marker 507.3 to 506.3, Left 
     Descending Bank, Cordova, IL [COTP St. Louis-02-003] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received July 16, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8738. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone; 
     Missouri River, Mile Marker 646.0 to 645.6, Fort Calhoun, 
     Nebraska [COTP St. Louis-02-001] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     July 16, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8739. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zones; 
     San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA [COTP San Francisco Bay 
     01-012] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 16, 2002, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8740. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zones; 
     Captain of the Port Toledo Zone, Lake Erie [CGD09-02-011] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 16, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8741. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Limited Service 
     Domestic Voyage Load Lines for River Barges on Lake Michigan 
     [USCG-1998-4623] (RIN: 2115-AF38) received July 16, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8742. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone; 
     Waters Adjacent to San Onofre, San Diego County, CA [COTP San 
     Diego 02-015] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 16, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8743. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zones; 
     Captain of the Port Detroit Zone, Selfridge Air National 
     Guard Base, Lake St. Clair [CGD09-02-004] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received July 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8744. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Charles' Engagement Fireworks Display, Black Point, CT 
     [CGD01-02-061] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 11, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8745. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Swimming Across San Juan Harbor, San Juan, Puerto Rico [COTP 
     San Juan-02-049] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 11, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8746. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; Fore 
     River Channel -- Weymouth Fore River -- Weymouth, 
     Massachusetts [CGD01-02-031] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 
     11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8747. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Portland Harbor, Oilrig Construction Project [CGD01-02-064] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8748. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Carquinez Strait, Vallejo and Crockett, California [COTP San 
     Francisco Bay 02-003] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 21, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8749. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Offshore Gran Prix Powerboat Race, Long Beach, California 
     [COTP Los Angeles-Long Beach 02-011] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received July 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8750. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Chesapeake Bay, Hampton Roads, James River, VA [CGD05-02-033] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8751. A letter from the Attorney, Research and Special 
     Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Pipeline Safety; 
     Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Accident Reporting Revisions 
     [Docket No. RSPA-01-8663; Amdt. 195-75] (RIN: 2137-AD56) 
     received July 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8752. A letter from the Attorney, Research and Special 
     Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drug and Alcohol 
     Testing for Pipeline Facility Employees [Docket No. RSPA-00-
     8417; Amdt. 199-19] (RIN: 2137-AD55) received July 11, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8753. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Modification of Class E Airspace; St. Ignace, 
     MI [Airspace Docket No. 02-AGL-06] received July 11, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8754. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Establishment of Class E Airspace; Flint, MI 
     [Airspace Docket No. 01-AGL-18] received July 11, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8755. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Modification of Class E Airspace; Mount Vernon, 
     OH [Airspace Docket No. 01-AGL-15] received July 11, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8756. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Modification of Class E Airspace; Washington 
     Court House, OH [Airspace Docket No. 01-AGL-20] received July 
     11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8757. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone: 
     Port Valdez and Valdez Narrows, Valdez, Alaska [COTP Prince 
     William Sound 02-009] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 11, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8758. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; Lake 
     Macatawa Triathlon, Holland, MI [CGD09-02-026] (RIN: 2115-
     AA97) received July 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8759. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Saginaw River, MI [CGD09-02-017] (RIN: 
     2115-AE47) received July 26, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       8760. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law. USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 
     1055.0 at Pompano Beach, Broward County, FL [CGD07-02-098] 
     received August 9, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8761. A letter from the Attorney, Research and Special 
     Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Hazardous 
     Materials: Retention of Shipping Papers [Docket No. RSPA-01-
     10568 (HM-207B)] (RIN: 2137-AC64) received July 11, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8762. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Modification of Class E Airspace; Portsmouth, 
     OH [Airspace Docket No. 01-AGL-16] received July 11, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8763. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Amendment to Class E Airspace; Fremont, NE 
     [Airspace Docket No. 02-ACE-5] received July 11, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8764. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Modification of Class D Airspace; Rockford, IL; 
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Rockford, IL; Correction 
     [Airspace Docket No. 01-AGL-01] received July 11, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8765. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell 
     International, Inc. (formerly AlliedSignal Inc., and Textron 
     Lycoming) ALF502 and LF507 Series Turbofan Engines [Docket 
     No. 99-NE-51-AD; Amendment 39-12780; AD 2002-12-08] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received July 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8766. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems 
     (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) Model 4101 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. 2001-NM-151-AD; Amendment 39-12773; AD 2002-12-01] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received July 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8767. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney (PW) 
     PW2000 Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-61-AD; 
     Amendment 39-12778; AD 2002-12-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     July 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8768. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter 
     Textron Canada Model 407 Helicopters [Docket No. 2001-SW-54-
     AD; Amendment 39-12770; AD 2002-11-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received July 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8769. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France 
     Model AS332L2 Helicopters [Docket No. 2001-SW-60-AD; 
     Amendment 39-12774; AD 2002-12-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     July 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8770. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France 
     Model AS332L2 Helicopters [Docket No. 2001-SW-63-AD; 
     Amendment 39-12775; AD 2002-12-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     July 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8771. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757-200, 
     -200CB, and -200PF; and 767-200, -300, and -300F Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-NM-75-AD; Amendment 39-12776; AD 
     2002-12-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 11, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8772. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas 
     Model MD-90-30 Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-NM-130-AD; 
     Amendment 39-12782; AD 2002-12-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     July 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8773. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft 
     Company Models E55, E55A, A56TC, 58, 58A, 58P, 58PA, 58TC and 
     58TCA Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-CE-43-AD; Amendment 39-
     12768; AD 2002-11-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 11, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8774. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Modification of the Cincinnati/Northern 
     Kentucky International Airport Class B Airspace Area; KY 
     [Docket No. FAA-2001-10912; Airspace Docket No. 00-AWA-6] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8775. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Revision of Jet Route [Docket No. FAA 2001-
     10666; Airspace Docket No. ASD 01-ASW-12] received July 11, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8776. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Change Using Agency to Restricted Area R-4305; 
     Lake Superior, MN [Docket No. FAA-2002-12100; Airspace Docket 
     No. 02-AGL-5] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 11, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8777. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Temporary 
     Requirements for Notification of Arrival in U.S. Ports [USCG-
     2001-10689] (RIN: 2115-AG24) received July 18, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       8778. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Basic rates and 
     charges on Lake Erie and the navigable waters from Southeast 
     Shoal to Port Huron, MI [USCG-2002-12840] (RIN: 2115-AG46) 
     received July 18, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8779. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Revised Options 
     for Responding to Notices of Violations [USCG-2001-9175] 
     (RIN: 2115-AG15) received July 16, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8780. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Protection of 
     Naval Vessels [LANT AREA-02-001] (RIN: 2115-AG33) received 
     July 18, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8781. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Transition to an All Stage 3 Fleet Operating in the 48 
     Contiguous United States and the District of Columbia [Docket 
     No. FAA-2002-12771; Amendment No. 91-276] (RIN: 2120-AH41) 
     received July 25, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8782. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 2001-NM-233-AD; Amendment 39-12785; AD 2002-12-
     13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8783. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300; A300 B4-600, B4-
     600R, and F4-600R (Collectively Called A300-600); and A310 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2002-NM-75-AD; Amendment 39-
     12686; AD 2002-06-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8784. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -800, 
     and -900 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2002-NM-127-AD; 
     Amendment 39-12820; AD 2002-14-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8785. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767-300 Series 
     Airplanes Equipped with Rolls Royce RB211-524H Series Engines 
     [Docket No. 2002-NM-108-AD; Amendment 39-12802; AD 2002-14-
     02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       8786. A letter from the Chief Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Special Local 
     Regulations for Marine Events; Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic City, 
     New Jersey [CGD05-02-059] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received August 
     21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8787. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and -
     11F Airplanes [Docket No. 2002-NM-168-AD; Amendment 39-12803; 
     AD 2002-14-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8788. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 
     S.A. [Docket No. 2002-NM-129-AD; Amendment 39-12823; AD 2002-
     14-23] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8789. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca S.A. Arriel Models 1A, 
     1A1, 1B, 1D, and 1D1 Turboshaft Engines [Docket No. 2001-NE-
     35-AD; Amendment 39-12826; AD 2002-14-26] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8790. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation 
     Model 568F-1 Propellers [Docket No. 2002-NE-02-AD; Amendment 
     39-12831; AD 2002-15-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8791. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Hamilton Sundstrand power Systems 
     (formerly Sundstrand Power Systems, Turbomach, and Solar) (T-
     62T Series Auxiliary Power Units [Docket No. 2002-NE-01-AD; 
     Amendment 39-12830; AD 2002-15-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8792. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 
     S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 AND -145 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 2002-NM-131-AD; Amendment 39-12825; AD 2002-14-
     25] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8793. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH 
     Models DG-400 and DG-800A Sailplanes [Docket No. 2002-CE-12-
     AD; Amendment 39-12818; AD 2002-14-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8794. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -
     10F, -15, -30, -30F, -30F (KC10A and KDC-10), -40, and -40F 
     Airplanes; Model MD-10-10F and -30F Airplanes; and Model MD-
     11 and -11F Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-NM-46-AD; Amendment 
     39-12798; AD 2002-13-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8795. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-10, -
     30, -30F, and -40 Series Airplanes, and Model C-9 Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 2002-NM--36-AD; Amendment 39-12800; AD 2002-13-
     12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8796. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS332L and 
     AS332L1 Helicopters [Docket No. 2001-SW-46-AD; Amendment 39-
     12801; AD 2002-14-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8797. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 98-ANE-43-AD; Amendment 39-
     12797; AD 2002-13-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8798. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and -
     11F Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-NM-65-AD; Amendment 39-12811; 
     AD 2002-14-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8799. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and -
     11F Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-NM-61-AD; Amendment 39-12808; 
     AD 2002-14-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8800. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and -
     11F Airplanes Equipped with United Technologies Pratt & 
     Whitney Engines [Docket No. 2001-NM-64-AD; Amendment 39-
     12810; AD 2002-14-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8801. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and -
     11F Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-NM-60-AD; Amendment 39-12807; 
     AD 2002-14-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8802. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and -
     11F Airplanes Equipped with General Electric Tail Engine 
     Buildup Units (EBU) [Docket No. 2001-NM-159-AD; Amendment 39-
     12814; AD 2002-14-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8803. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and -
     11F Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-NM-157-AD; Amendment 39-12812; 
     AD 2002-14-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8804. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and -
     11F Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-NM-158-AD; Amendment 39-12813; 
     AD 2002-14-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8805. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and 
     MD-11F Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-NM-63-AD; Amendment 39-
     12809; AD 2002-14-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8806. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-NM-244-AD; Amendment 39-12816; AD 
     2002-14-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8807. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Rockwell Collins, Inc. ADC-85, ADC-
     85A, ADC-850D, and ADC-850F Air Data Computers [Docket No. 
     2000-CE-14-AD; Amendment 39-12819; AD 2002-14-19] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8808. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 
     and PC-12/45 Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-CE-44-AD; Amendment 
     39-12822; AD 2002-14-22] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8809. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-600, -700, and -
     800 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2000-NM-367-AD; Amendment 
     39-12821; AD 2002-14-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 23, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8810. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Notification of 
     Arrival: Addition of Charterer to Required Information [USCG-
     2001-8659] (RIN: 2115-AG06) received August 21, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8811. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Traffic 
     Separation Scheme: In Prince William Sound, Alaska [USCG-
     2001-10254] (RIN: 2115-AG20) received August 21, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8812. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zones; 
     Captain of the Port Chicago Zone, Lake Michigan [CGD09-02-
     001] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8813. A letter from the Regulations Officer, FHWA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Traffic Control Devices on Federal-Aid and 
     Other Streets and Highways; Color Specifications for 
     Retroreflective Sign and Pavement Marking Materials [FHWA 
     Docket No. FHWA-99-6190] (RIN: 2125-AE67) received August 21, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8814. A letter from the Regulations Officer, FHWA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Revision of the Manual on Uniform Traffic 
     Control Devices; Accessable Pedestrian Signals [FHWA Docket 
     No. FHWA-2001-88 46] (RIN: 2125-AE83) received August 21, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8815. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 30318; 
     Amdt. No. 436] received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8816. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 30318; 
     Amdt. No. 436] received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8817. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class D Airspace; Marquette, MI; 
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Marquette, MI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 02-AGL-01] received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8818. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Tecumseh, MI [Airspace 
     Docket No. 02-AGL-02] received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8819. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Jackson, OH [Airspace 
     Docket No. 02-AGL-03] received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8820. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; San 
     Francisco Bay, CA [COTP San Francisco 02-017] received August 
     21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8821. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Regulated 
     Navigation Area; Lower Mississippi River Mile 529.8 to 532.3, 
     Greenville, Mississippi [CGD08-02-015] (RIN: 2115-AE84) 
     received July 25, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8822. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30320; Amdt. No. 3014] received July 
     25, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8823. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Special Local 
     Regulations for Marine Events; Prospect Bay, Kent Island 
     Narrows, Maryland [CGD05-02-049] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     July 25, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8824. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Fireworks Display, Columbia River, Astoria, Oregon [CGD13-02-
     011] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8825. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Oklawaha River, Marion County, FL 
     [CGD07-02-008] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received August 6, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8826. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Passaic River, NJ [CGD01-02-091] 
     received August 6, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8827. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Salem Heritage Days Fireworks, Salem, Massachusetts [CGD1-02-
     094] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 6, 2002, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8828. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Financial Responsibility Requirements for Nonperformance of 
     Transportation -- Discontinuance of Self-Insurance and the 
     Sliding Scale, and Guarantor Limitations [Docket No. 02-07] 
     received July 9, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8829. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting the Board's correspondence with 
     OMB regarding H.R. 4466, the National Transportation Safety 
     Board Reauthorization Act of 2002, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
     1113; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8830. A letter from the Acting Deputy General Counsel, 
     Small Business Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Small Business Size 
     Regulations; 8(a) Business Development/Small Disadvantaged 
     Business Status Determinations; Rules of Procedure Governing 
     Cases before the Office of Hearings and Appeals (RIN: 3245-
     AE71) received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       8831. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting a report covering those cases in which 
     equitable relief was granted in calendar year 2001, pursuant 
     to 38 U.S.C. 210(c)(3)(B); to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       8832. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Veterans 
     Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Duty Periods; 
     Inactive Duty for Training (RIN: 2900-AL21) received July 30, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       8833. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Veterans 
     Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Monetary 
     Allowances for Certain Children of Vietnam Veterans; 
     Identification of Covered Birth Defects (RIN: 2900-AK67) 
     received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       8834. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Department 
     of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice-Attorney Fee 
     Matters; Notice of Disagreement Requirement (RIN: 2900-AL25) 
     received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       8835. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Law, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department 
     of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Schedule for Rating Disabilities; Intervertebral Disc 
     Syndrome (RIN: 2900-AI22) received August 23, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       8836. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Law, Regional Office and Insurance Center, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- National Service Life Insurance (RIN: 2900-
     AK43) received August 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       8837. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Department 
     of Veterans' Affairs, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Schedule for rating disabilities; The Skin (RIN: 
     2900-AF00) received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       8838. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting a report concerning the operations 
     and status of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 
     Fund and the G-Fund between May 16 and June 28, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8348l(1); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       8839. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Audit Guidance for External Auditors of Qualified 
     Intermediaries (Revenue Procedure 2002-55) received August 
     21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.

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       8840. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Manufacturing Substitution Drawback: Duty 
     Apportionment [T.D. 02-38] (RIN: 1515-AD02) received July 18, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       8841. A letter from the Acting Chief, Regulations Branch, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Administrative Rulings (RIN: 1515-AC56) 
     received August 12, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8842. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Inpatient 
     Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for FY 
     2003 [CMS-1205-N] (RIN: 0938-AL22) received July 31, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       8843. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System 
     for Long-Term Care Hospitals: Implementation and FY 2003 
     Rates (RIN: 0938-AK69) received August 29, 2002, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8844. A letter from the Administrator, Office of Workforce 
     Development, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Temporary Extended Unemployment 
     Compensation Act of 2002 -- received August 9, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8845. A letter from the Administrator, Office of Workforce 
     Security, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Unemployment Insurance Program letter No. 39-
     97, Change 2 -- received July 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8846. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, 
     Department of Treasury, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Elimination of the Tariff-Rate Quotas on Imported 
     Lamb Meat [T.D. 02-36] (RIN: 1515-AD09) received July 11, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       8847. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, 
     Department of Treasury, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Merchandise Processing Fee Eligible to be Claimed as 
     Unused Merchandise Drawback [T.D. 02-39] (RIN: 1515-AC67) 
     received July 19, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8848. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, Department of Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Pleasure Vessels of Marshall 
     Islands Entitled to Cruising Licenses [T.D. 02-48] received 
     August 9, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8849. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Information Reporting for Payments of Interest on Qualified 
     Education Loans; Magnetic Media Filing Requirements for 
     Information Returns [TD 8992] (RIN: 1545-AW67) received July 
     19, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       8850. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Equity Options with Flexible Terms; Qualified Covered Call 
     Treatment [TD 8990] (RIN: 1545-AX66) received July 19, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       8851. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Distribution of Stock and Securities of a Controlled 
     Corporation (Rev. Rul. 2002-49) received July 26, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       8852. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Information Reporting Requirements for Certain Payments Made 
     on Behalf of Another Person, Payments to Joint Payees, and 
     Payments of Gross Proceeds from Sales Involving Investment 
     Advisors [TD 9010] (RIN: 1545-AW48) received July 26, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       8853. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Taxable Years of Partner and Partnership; Foreign Partners 
     [TD 9009] (RIN: 1545-AY66) received July 24, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8854. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Depreciation of Tires (Rev. Proc. 2002-27) received July 24, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       8855. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Reporting Requirements [Notice 2002-24] received July 24, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       8856. A letter from the Chief, Regulation Unit, 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. 
     2002-26) received July 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8857. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 2002-28] 
     received July 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8858. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Appeals Settlement Guidelines Petroleum Industry -- received 
     July 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8859. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Appeals Settlement Guidelines Petroleum Industry -- received 
     July 24, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8860. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Refund of Mistaken Contributions and Withdrawal Liability 
     Payments [REG-209481-80] (RIN: 1545-BA87) received July 23, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       8861. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Guidance Under Subpart F Relating to Partnerships [TD 9008] 
     (RIN: 1545-AY45) received July 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8862. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Tax-free sale of articles for use by the purchaser as 
     supplies for vessels or aircraft (Rev. Rul. 2002-50) received 
     July 23, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8863. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Coordinated Issue Petroleum Industry Replacement of 
     Underground Storage Tanks at Retail Gasoline Stations (UIL: 
     263.23-00) received July 11, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8864. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Anti-abuse rules and Authority of Commissioner (Rev. Proc. 
     2002-31) received July 19, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8865. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Guidance Necessary to Facilitate Electronic Tax 
     Administration [TD 8989] (RIN: 1545-AY56) received July 19, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       8866. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Guidance Necessary to Facilitate Electronic Tax 
     Administration [REG-107184-00] (RIN: 1545-AY04) received July 
     19, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       8867. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, 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. 
     2002-33) received July 19, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8868. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits [TD 9004] (RIN: 
     1545-AW98) received July 18, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8869. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Compromise of Tax Liabilities [TD 9007] (RIN: 1545-AW87) 
     received July 19, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8870. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, USCG, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule -- Notice to Interested Parties [TD 9006] (RIN: 1545-
     AY68) received July 19, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8871. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Limitations on passive activity losses and credits ---- 
     Treatment of self-charged items of income and expense [TD 
     9013] (RIN: 1545-AN64) received August 21, 2002, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8872. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     2002 Section 43 Inflation Adjustment [Notice 2002-53] 
     received July 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8873. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     2002 Marginal Production Rates [Notice 2002-54] received July 
     30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       8874. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property (Rev. Rul. 2002-53) received 
     August 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8875. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- Low 
     Income Housing Credit -- received August 21, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8876. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements [Notice 2002-59] 
     received August 21, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8877. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Election to Include in Gross Income Gain on Assets held on 
     January 1, 2001 [Notice 2002-58] received August 16, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       8878. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Furnishing Identifying Number of Income Tax Return Preparer 
     [TD 9014] (RIN: 1545-AX27) received August 16, 2002, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8879. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Service Revenue, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Regulations Governing Practice Before the Internal Revenue 
     Service [TD 9011] (RIN: 1545-AY05) received July 26, 2002, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       8880. A letter from the transmitting the Service's final 
     rule -- Election to Include in Gross Income Gain on Assets 
     held on January 1, 2001 [Notice 2002-58] received August 16, 
     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       8881. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's letter regarding a 
     report required under Public Law 107-117, the Defense 
     Appropriations Act of 2002; jointly to the Committees on 
     Armed Services and Appropriations.
       8882. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's report on 
     international assistance for the elimination of Russia's 
     chemical weapons, pursuant to Public Law 106-398, Section 
     1309(b), the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2001; 
     jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and International 
     Relations.
       8883. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease: 
     Removing of Waiver of Conditions for Coverage under a State 
     of Emergency in the Houston, Texas Area [CMS-3074-F2] (RIN: 
     0938-AK98) received July 25, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.
       8884. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report that the Department of 
     Health and Human Services is allocating emergency funds made 
     available under section 2604(g) of the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 8623(g); 
     jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and 
     Education and the Workforce.
       8885. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Medicare-Endorsed 
     Prescription Drug Card Assistance Initiative (RIN: 0938-AL25) 
     received August 30, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and 
     Means.
       8886. A letter from the Chairperson, United States 
     Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting the Commission's 
     report entitled ``Funding Federal Civil Rights Enforcement: 
     2000-2003,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1975a(c); jointly to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary and Education and the Workforce.
       8887. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Changes to the 
     Hospital Impatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal 
     Year 2003 Rates [CMS-1203-F] (RIN: 0938-AL23) received July 
     31, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.
       8888. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System 
     and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities -- 
     Update -- Notice[CMS-1202-N] (RIN: 0938-AL20) received July 
     31, 2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.
       8889. A letter from the Director, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting an annual report from the National 
     Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP), National Ocean 
     Research Leadership Council (NORLC); jointly to the 
     Committees on Armed Services, Resources, and Science.

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