[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14438-14439]
[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:

       2622. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report on the retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Leslie F. Kenne, United States Air Force, 
     and her advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2623. A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed transfers, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 7306; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2624. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Food Additive 
     Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Feed-Grade 
     Biuret [Docket No. 02F-0327] received June 9, 2003, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       2625. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Emergency Reconstruction of Interstate Natural Gas 
     Facilities Under the Natural Gas Act [Docket Nos. RM03-4-000 
     and AD02-14-000; Order No. 633] received June 3, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       2626. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification regarding an 
     explosion in the Vinnell Housing Compound in Riyadh, Saudi 
     Arabia; to the Committee on International Relations.
       2627. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the texts of the 
     Protocol of 2002 to the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Convention, 1981, Recommendation No. 193 Concerning the 
     promotion of Cooperatives and Recommendation No. 194 
     Concerning the List of Occupational Diseases and the 
     Recording and Notification of Occupational Accidents and 
     Diseases; to the Committee on International Relations.
       2628. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 2002, through March 31, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2629. A letter from the Deputy Archivist of the United 
     States, National Archives and Records Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--NARA 
     Facilities; Phone Numbers (RIN: 3095-AB20) received June 4, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       2630. A letter from the Director, OGE, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule--Privacy Act 
     Rules (RIN: 3209-AA18) received June 4, 2003, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       2631. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the 
     Interior, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule--Special 
     Rules Applicable to Public Land Hearings and Appeals; Grazing 
     Administration--Exclusive of Alaska, Administrative Remedies; 
     Grazing Administration--Effect of Wildfire Management 
     Decisions; Administration of Forest Management Decisions 
     (RIN: 1090-AA83) received June 4, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2632. 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 
     Blackburn's Sphinx Moth (RIN: 1018-AH94) received June 9, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2633. A letter from the Acting 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 Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus 
     hudsonius preblei) (RIN: 1018-AI46) received June 9, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2634. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Endangered and 
     Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation and 
     Nondesignation of Critical Habitat for 46 Plant Species From 
     the Island of Hawaii, Hawaii (RIN:1018-AH02) received June 9, 
     2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2635. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of 
     Marine Mammals; Eastern North Pacific Southern Resident 
     Killer Whales [Docket No. 020603140-3129-03, I.D. 050102G] 
     (RIN: 0648-AQ00) received June 5, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2636. 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 Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; 
     Deep-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 021122286-3036-02; I.D. 051403B] 
     received June 5, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       2637. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Highly 
     Migratory Species; Commercial Shark Management Measures 
     [Docket No. 021219321-2321-01; I.D. 120901A] (RIN: 0648-AQ39) 
     received June 5, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       2638. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Antarctic Marine Living Resources; CCAMLR Ecosystem 
     Monitoring Permits; Vessel Monitoring System; Catch 
     Documentation Scheme; Fishing Season; Registered Agent; and 
     Disposition of Seized AMLR [Docket No. 021016236-3089-02; 
     I.D. 082002A] received June 9, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2639. A letter from the Associate Counsel, Patent and 
     Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Elimination of Continued Prosecution 
     Application Practice as to Utility and Plant Patent 
     Applications (RIN: 0651-AB37) received June 5, 2003, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2640. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Report on Denial 
     of Visas to Confiscators of American Property; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       2641. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Security Zone; St. 
     Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands [COTP San Juan-03-024] (RIN: 
     1625-AA00) received June 2, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2642. A letter from the Regulations Officer 238, FMCSA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Transportation of Household Goods; Consumer 
     Protection Regulations [Docket No. FMCSA-97-2679](RIN: 2126-
     AA32; formerly RIN: 2125-AE30) received June 9, 2003, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2643. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30370; Amdt. No. 3060] received June 
     9, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2644. A letter from the Director, Regulations Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Compensation and Pension Provisions of the 
     Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001 (RIN: 
     2900-AL29) June 6,

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     2002, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.

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