[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 17569-17575]
[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:

       7891. A letter from the Executive Director, Commodities 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Amendments Pertinent to Registered Entities and 
     Exempt Commercial Markets (RIN: 3038-AC39) received July 31, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7892. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting a copy of draft legislation to 
     amend the Argicultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the 
     Department of Agriculture (USDA) to collect and retain user 
     fees for enforcement activities related to mandatory country 
     of origin labeling (COOL); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7893. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting a copy of a daft bill entitled, 
     ``to remove the prohibition against the rescission of certain 
     unadvanced telecommunications loan balances''; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       7894. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Altrazine; Pesticide Tolerance [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2006-0192; FRL-8364-1] received July 2, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7895. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Flumioxazin; Pesticide Tolerance [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2007-0871; FRL-8370-2] received July 2, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7896. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- 1-Methylcyclopropene; Pesticide 
     Tolerance; Technical Correction [EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0511; FRL-
     8372-9] received July 25, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7897. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Cyfluthrin; Pesticide Tolerance [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2006-0857; FRL-8370-7] received July 25, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7898. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Gentamicin; Pesticide Tolerance for 
     Emergency Exemptions [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0234; FRL-8370-8] 
     received July 25, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       7899. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Inert Ingredients; Extension of 
     Effective Date of Revocation of Certain Tolerance Exemptions 
     with Insufficient Data for Reassessment [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-
     0230; FRL-837207] received July 25, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7900. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Pyraclostrobin; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0214; FRL-8373-2] received July 25, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7901. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Ammonium Soap Salts of Higher Fatty 
     Acids (C8-C18 saturated; C8-C12) unsaturated; Exemption from 
     the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0571;FRL-
     8372-2] received July 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7902. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Azoxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0416; FRL-8371-9] received July 7, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7903. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Gamma-cyhalothrin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0096; FRL-8372-6] received July 
     7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       7904. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Sethoxydim; Pesticide Tolerances [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2007-0893; FRL-8370-9] received July 7, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7905. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Spirotetramat; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0475; FRL-8367-1] received July 7, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7906. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Bacillus thuringiensis Modified Cry1Ab 
     Protein; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2007-1204; FRL-8371-6] received July 11, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7907. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Oxirane, 2-methyl-, polymer with 
     oxirane, mono [2-[2-(2- butoxymethylethoxy) 
     methylethoxy]methylethyl] ehter; Tolerance Exemption [EPA-HQ-
     OPP-2008-0254; FRL-8371-7] received July 11, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7908. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Dichlorvos (DDVP); Order Denying 
     NRDC's Objections and Requests for Hearing [EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-
     0302; FRL-8372-5] received July 17, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7909. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab2 
     protein; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2007-0346; FRL-8369-4] received June 26, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7910. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental

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     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Residues of Quanternany Ammonium Compunds, Didecyl Dimethyl 
     Ammonium Carbonate and Didecyl Dimethyl Ammonium Bicarbonate; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-
     2006-1024; FRL-8368-1] received June 26, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7911. A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting the Secretary's determination and 
     findings that it is in the public interest to use other than 
     competitive procedures for a specific procurement, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(7); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7912. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General John F. 
     Goodman, United States Marine Corps, and his advancement to 
     the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       7913. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Vice 
     Admiral John G. Cotton, United States Navy Reserve, and his 
     advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7914. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Charles E. 
     Croom, Jr., United States Air Force, and his advancement to 
     the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       7915. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General John W. 
     Bergman, United States Marine Corps Reserve, and his 
     advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired 
     list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7916. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting authorization of Rear Admiral (lower half) 
     Garland P. Wright, Jr., United States Navy Reserve, to wear 
     the insignia of the grade of rear admiral in accordance with 
     title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       7917. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting Notice of the decision to conduct a single 
     function standard competition of the Civil Engineer Function 
     at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2461; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7918. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary for 
     Logistics and Material Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the National Defense Stockpile (NDS) Annual 
     Materials Plan for Fiscal Year 2009, along with proposed 
     plans for FY 2010 through 2013, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 98h-
     2(b); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7919. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations -- received July 
     30, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       7920. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-8031] 
     received July 30, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
       7921. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Community 
     Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Department's third annual 
     Homeless Assessment Report for 2007; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       7922. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to the Republic of Ghana pursuant to Section 
     2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
       7923. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Services, Department of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- National Institute on 
     Disability and Rehabilitation Research -- Disability and 
     Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program -- 
     Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs) -- 
     Technologies for Successful Aging With Disabilities -- 
     received July 17, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
       7924. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Section 110(a)(1) 
     8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan and 202 Base-Year Inventory for 
     the Susquehanna County Area [EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0182; FRL-8687-
     1] received June 26, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7925. A letter from the Attorney, Office of Assistant 
     General Counsel for Legislation and Regulatory Law, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: 
     Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnaces and 
     Boilers [Docket No. EE-RM/STD-01-350] (RIN: 1904-AA78) 
     received July 30, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7926. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's FY 2007 annual 
     performance report to Congress required by the Medical Device 
     User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       7927. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Mgmt. Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- New Animal Drugs; 
     Cephalosporin Drugs; Extralabel Animal Drug Use; Order of 
     Prohibition [Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0326] received July 31, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       7928. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Illinois; Revisions to Emission 
     Reducation Market System [EPA-R05-OAR-2007-0183; FRL-8575-3] 
     received July 2, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7929. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Direct Final Approval of Revised 
     Municipal Waste Combustor State Plan for Designated 
     Facilities and Pollutants: Indiana [EPA-R05-OAR-2008-0952; 
     FRL-8688] received July 2, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7930. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- US Filter Recovery Services, Inc. 
     Under Project XL [FRL-8687-6] (RIN: 2090-AA15) received July 
     2, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       7931. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Montana; Revisions to the 
     Administrative Rules of Montana -- Air Quality, Incinerators 
     [EPA-R08-OAR-2006-0806, FRL-8683-5] received July 25, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       7932. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, Ventura County Air Pollution Control 
     District [RPA-R09-OAR-2008-0237; FRL-8695-7] received July 
     25, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       7933. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Standards of Performance for Petroleum 
     Refineries [EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0011; FRL-8698-3] (RIN: 2060-
     AN72) received July 25, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7934. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Virginia: Final Authorization of State 
     Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision [EPA-R03-RCRA-
     2008-0256: FR-8698-9] received July 25, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7935. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, Northern Sierra Air Quality Management 
     District, Including Nevada County Air Pollution Control 
     District Portion, Plumas County Air Pollution Control 
     District Portion, and Sierra County Air Pollution Control 
     District Portion [EPA-R09-OAR-2006-0186, FRL-8569-6] received 
     July 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7936. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Texas; Control of Air Pollution 
     from Volatile Organic Compunds [EPA-R06-OAR-2006-1029; FRL-
     8689-7] received, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7937. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Colorado; Affirmative Defense 
     Provisions for Malfunctions; Common Provisions Regulation 
     [EPA-R08-OAR-2007-1030; FRL-8573-5] received July 11, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       7938. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation

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     of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Reasonably 
     Available Control Technology Requirements for Marine Vessel 
     and Barge Loading [EPA-R03-OAR-2007-1120; FRL-8693-5] 
     received July 11, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7939. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Section 110(a)(1) 
     8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan and 2002 Base-Year Inventory 
     for the Juniata County Area [EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0184; FRL-8693-
     4] received July 11, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7940. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Section 110(a)(1) 
     8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan and 2002 Base-Year Inventory 
     for the Lawrence County Area [EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0185; FRL-
     8693-1] received July 11, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7941. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Section 110(a)(1) 
     8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan and 2002 Base-Year Inventory 
     for the Northumberland County Area [EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0186; 
     FRL-8693-3] received July 11, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7942. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Section 110(a)(1) 
     8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan and 2002 Base-Year Inventory 
     for the Snyder County Area [EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0188; FRL-8692-
     9] received July 11, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7943. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutants: Organic Liquids Distribution (Non-
     Gasoline) [EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0138; FRL-8693-9] (RIN: 2060-AO99) 
     received July 11, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7944. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Section 110(a)(1) 
     8-House Ozone Maintenance Plan and 2002 Bae-Year Inventory 
     for the Pike County Area [EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0187; FRL-8694-7] 
     received July 17, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7945. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Determination of Attainment for the 
     Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 
     Nonattainment Areas in Delaware, District of Columbia, 
     Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia [EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0109; 
     FRL-8694-8] received July 17, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7946. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan; Pesticide Element; Ventura County [EPA-
     R09-OAR-2008-0313, FRL-8694-1] received July 17, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       7947. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the FY 2007 Superfund Five-
     Year Review Report to Congress, in accordance with the 
     requirements in Section 121(c) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as 
     amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act 
     of 1986; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7948. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Section 110(a)(1) 
     8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan and 202 Base-Year Inventory for 
     the Somerset County Area [EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0181; FRL-8686-9] 
     received June 26, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7949. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Section 110(a)(1) 
     8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan and 202 Base-Year Inventory for 
     the Warren County Area [EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0183; FRL-8685-5] 
     received June 26, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7950. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of State 
     Implementation Plans: Washington; Vancouver Air Quality 
     Maintenance Area Second 10-Year Carbon Monoxide Maintenance 
     Plan [EPA-R10-OAR-2007-0998; FRL-8684-1] received June 26, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       7951. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality 
     Planning Purposes; Nevada; Wintertime Oxygenated Gasoline 
     Rule; Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program; 
     Redesignation of Truckee Meadows to Attainment for the Carbon 
     Monoxide Standard [EPA-R09-OAR-2007-0561; FRL-8555-1] 
     received June 26, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7952. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, South Coast Air Quaity Management 
     District [EPA-R09-OAR-2008-0337; FRL-8565-2] received June 
     26, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       7953. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Section 110(a)(1) 
     8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan and 2002 Base-Year Inventory 
     for the Crawford County Area [EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0180; FRL-
     8687-3] received June 26, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7954. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Section 110(a)(1) 
     8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan and 2002 Base-Year Inventory 
     for the Columbia County Area [EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0178; FRL-
     8687-2] received June 26, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7955. A letter from the Deputy Division Chief, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- In the Matter of The Commercial Mobile Alert 
     System [PS Docket No. 07-287] received July 18, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       7956. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a six-
     month periodic report on the national emergency with respect 
     to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that was 
     declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, and 
     continued by the President each year, most recently on 
     November 8, 2007, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7957. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Lebanon that was declared 
     in Executive Order 13441 of August 1, 2007, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1641(c); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7958. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Cote d'Ivoire that was 
     declared in Executive Order 13396 of February 7, 2006, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       7959. 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; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7960. 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; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7961. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, as amended, Transmittal No. 08-67 concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Kingdom Saudi Arabia for defense articles 
     and services; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7962. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, as amended, Transmittal No. 08-98 concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Iraq for defense articles and services; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7963. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, as amended, Transmittal No. 08-35 concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to

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     Iraq for defense articles and services; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       7964. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, as amended, Transmittal No. 08-37 concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Morocco for defense articles and services; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7965. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, as amended, Transmittal No. 08-76 concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Israel for defense articles and services; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7966. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, as amended, Transmittal No. 08-91 concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Iraq for defense articles and services; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7967. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, as amended, Transmittal No. 08-95 concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Iraq for defense articles and services; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7968. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     pursuant to section 36(c) and (d) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, certification regarding a proposed license agreement for 
     the manufacture of military equipment abroad and the export 
     of defense services, and defense articles to the Government 
     of Turkey (Transmittal No. DDTC 016-08); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       7969. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     pursuant to section 3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     certification regarding the proposed transfer of major 
     defense equipment from the Government of Canada (Transmittal 
     No. RSAT-03-08); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7970. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     certification of a proposed agreement for the sale of major 
     defense equipment to the Government of Singapore (Transmittal 
     No. DDTC 050-08); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7971. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     certification of an application for a license for the export 
     of defense articles and services to the Government of Germany 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 036-08); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       7972. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     certification of a proposed manufacturing license for the 
     export of defense articles and services to the Government of 
     Japan (Transmittal No. DDTC 031-08); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       7973. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     certification regarding a proposed technical assistance 
     agreement for the export of defense services, technical data, 
     and defense articles to the Government of the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 078-08); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       7974. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     certification of a proposed agreement for the export of 
     defense articles or defense services to the Government of 
     Romania (Transmittal No. DDTC 084-08); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       7975. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     2007 Annual Report on United Nations voting practices, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-246, section 406; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
       7976. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting the Inspector General's 
     semiannual report for the period October 1, 2007 through 
     March 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       7977. A letter from the District of Columbia Auditor, 
     Office of the District of Columbia Auditor, transmitting a 
     report entitled, ``Letter Report: Sufficiency Certification 
     for the Washington Convention Center Authority's Projected 
     Revenues and Excess Reserve to Meet Projected Operating and 
     Debt Service Expenditures and Reserve Requirements for Fiscal 
     Year 2009,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7978. A letter from the Executive Director, Christopher 
     Columbus Fellowship Foundation, transmitting pursuant to the 
     Accountability of Tax Dollars Act, the Foundation's Form and 
     Content Reports/Financial Statements for the Third Quarter of 
     FY 2008 ended June 30, 2008, as prepared by the U.S. General 
     Services Administration; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       7979. A letter from the Director, Office of Civil Rights, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's annual 
     report for FY 2008 prepared in accordance with Section 203 of 
     the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
     Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7980. A letter from the Acting Director, Grants Management 
     Division, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Department of Commerce 
     Implementation of OMB Guidance on Nonprocurement Debarment 
     and Suspension [Docket No. 060830228-6311-02] (RIN: 0605-
     AA23) received July 8, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       7981. A letter from the Assistant Inspector General, 
     Communications and Congressional Liaison, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's 2007 inventory of 
     activities that are not inherently governmental functions as 
     required by Section 2 of the Federal Activities Inventory 
     Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998, Public Law 105-270; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7982. A letter from the Assistant Inspector General, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       7983. A letter from the Director, Office of Management, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's Year 2007 
     Inventory of Commercial Activities, as required by the 
     Federal Activities Reform Act of 1997, Pub. L. 105-270; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7984. A letter from the Acting Associate General Counsel 
     for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       7985. A letter from the Acting Associate General Counsel 
     for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       7986. A letter from the Director, Holocaust Memorial 
     Museum, transmitting the Museum's 2006 through 2007 Annual 
     Report; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7987. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of 
     National Drug Control Policy, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7988. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- PROGRAMS 
     FOR SPECIFIC POSITIONS AND EXAMINATIONS (MISCELLANEOUS) (RIN: 
     3206-AL67) received July 17, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       7989. A letter from the Secretary and Director, Postal 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       7990. A letter from the Chief, Division of Management 
     Authority, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Revisions of Regulations 
     Implementing the Convention on International Trade in 
     Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Import 
     and Export of Sturgeon Caviar [[FWS-R9-IA-2008-0003][96000-
     1671-0000-P5]] (RIN: 1018-AV70) received July 17, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       7991. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Migratory Bird 
     Permits; Addresses for Applications for Eagle and Migratory 
     Bird Permit Applications (RIN: 1018-AV63) received July 18, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       7992. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast 
     Multispecies Fishery; Adjustment to the Total Allowable Catch 
     of Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder from the United States/
     Canada Management Area for Fishing Year 2008 [Docket No. 
     071004577-8124-02] (RIN: 0648-XI64) received July 30, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.

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       7993. 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. 071106671-8010-02] (RIN: 0648-XI93) 
     received July 30, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7994. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish 
     Fishery; Suspension of the Primary Pacific Whiting Season for 
     the Shore-based Sector South of 42 degrees North Latitude 
     [Docket No. 080408542-8615-01] (RIN: 0648-XI87) received July 
     30, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       7995. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Operations, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea 
     Scallop Fishery; Framework Adjustment 19; Announcing OMB 
     Approval of Information Collection [Docket No. 070817467-
     8744-03] (RIN: 0648-AV90) received July 30, 2008, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7996. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
     Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan [Docket 
     No. 071011590-7591-01] (RIN: 0648-XD38) received July 30, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       7997. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
     Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan [Docket 
     No. 030221039-7043-42; I.D. 022707B] received July 30, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       7998. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
     Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan [Docket 
     No. 030221039-7044-43; I.D. 022707C] received July 30, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       7999. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
     Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan [Docket 
     No. 071220869-7871-01] (RIN: 0648-XE62) received July 30, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8000. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
     Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan [Docket 
     No. 0612242865-7168-01; I.D. 092506A] (RIN: 0648-AU90) 
     received July 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8001. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
     Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan 
     Regulations [Docket No. 0612242977-7216-01; I.D. 120304D] 
     (RIN: 0648-AS01) received July 30, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8002. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
     Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan [Docket 
     No. 071221883-7885-01] (RIN: 0648-XE66) received July 30, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8003. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
     Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan [Docket 
     No. 071018614-7615-01] (RIN: 0648-XD56) received July 30, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8004. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
     Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan [Docket 
     No. 071030629-7630-01] (RIN: 0648-XD72) received July 30, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8005. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
     Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan [Docket 
     No. 030221039-7038-41; I.D. 021407E] received July 30, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8006. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Operations, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
     Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan [Docket 
     No. 070703251-7261-01] (RIN: 0648-XB28) received July 30, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8007. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Operations, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Sea Turtle Conservation; Observer Requirement for 
     Fisheries [Docket No. 070712318-7318-01; I.D. 110306A] (RIN: 
     0648-AU81) received July 30, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8008. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast 
     Multispecies Fishery; Allowance of New Gear (Haddock Rope 
     Trawl, Previously Referred to as the Eliminator Trawl) in 
     Specific Special Management Programs [Docket No. 080306389-
     8810-02] (RIN: 0648-AW53) received July 30, 2008, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8009. 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; 
     Greenland Turbot in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No. 071106673-8011-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XJ02) received July 30, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8010. 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 Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     071106671-8010-02] (RIN: 0648-XJ07) received July 31, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8011. 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. 071106671-8010-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XJ09) received July 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8012. 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 Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     071106671-8010-02] (RIN: 0648-XJ10) received July 31, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8013. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Closure of the 
     Trimester II Fishery for Loligo Squid [Docket No. 070717340-
     8451-02] (RIN: 0648-XJ06) received July 31, 2008, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8014. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Bottomfish and Seamount 
     Groundfish; Permit and Reporting Requirements in the Main 
     Hawaiian Islands [Docket No. 071211828-8826-03] (RIN: 0648-
     AU22) received July 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8015. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination 
     on a petition on behalf of a class of workers from the Sandia 
     National Laboratory, Livermore, California to be added to the 
     Special

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     Exposure Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 
     (EEOICPA); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8016. A letter from the Rules Administrator, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Intensive Confinement Center Program [BOP-1141-F] (RIN: 1120-
     AB39) received July 30, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8017. A letter from the Rules Administrator, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Inmate 
     Work and Performance Pay Program: Reduction in Pay for Drug- 
     and Alcohol-Related Disciplinary Offenses [BOP Docket No. BOP 
     1132-F] (RIN: 1120-AB33) received July 30, 2008, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8018. A letter from the Pricipal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting two legislative 
     proposals relating to the implementation of treaties 
     concerning maritime terrorism and the maritime transportation 
     of weapons of mass destruction; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       8019. A letter from the Administrator, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting notification that funding 
     under Title V, subsection 503(b)(3) of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, has 
     exceeded $5 million for the cost of response and recovery 
     efforts for FEMA-3287-EM in the State of California, pursuant 
     to 42 U.S.C. 5193; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8020. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's feasibility study undertaken to evaluate 
     hurricane and storm damage reduction opportunities for 
     Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, Union Beach, New Jersey; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8021. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Potomac River, Oxon Hill, MD and 
     Alexandria, VA [USCG-2008-0207] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received 
     July 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8022. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Regulated 
     Navigation Area and Safety Zone, Chicago Sanitary and Ship 
     Canal, Romeoville, IL [Docket No. USCG-2008-0470] (RIN: 1625-
     AA11) received July 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8023. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Anchorage 
     Regulations; Stonington Maine, Deer Island Thorofare, 
     Penobscot Bay, ME [Docket No. USCG-2007-0198] (RIN: 1625-
     AA01) received July 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8024. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Anchorage 
     Regulations; Weymouth, Massachusetts, Weymouth Fore River 
     [Docket No. USCG-2007-0199] (RIN: 1625-AA01) received July 
     18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8025. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     100th Anniversary Chicago to Mackinac Race Fireworks, Lake 
     Huron, Mackinac Island, MI. [Docket No. USCG-2008-0631] (RIN: 
     1625-AA00) received July 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8026. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Mackinac Bridge Birthday Fireworks, Lake Huron, St. Ignace, 
     MI. [Docket No. USCG-2008-0630] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     July 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8027. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zones; 
     Fireworks Displays within the Sector Delaware Bay Captain of 
     the Port Zone [Docket No. USCG-2008-0590] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received July 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8028. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Tahoe CIty Fourth of July Fireworks Display, Tahoe City, CA. 
     [Docket No. USCG-2008-0516] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received July 
     18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8029. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; Red, 
     White, and Blue Fireworks, Incline Village, NV. [Docket No. 
     USCG-2008-0511] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received July 18, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8030. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce Fourth of July Fireworks 
     Display, Pittsburg, CA. [Docket No. USCG-2008-0509] (RIN: 
     1625-AA00) received July 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8031. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Peninsula Celebration Association Annual Fireworks 
     Spectacular, Redwood City, CA. [Docket No. USCG-2008-0504] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received July 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8032. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; City 
     of Martinez Fourth of July Fireworks Display, Martinez, CA 
     [Docket No. USCG-2008-0502] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received July 
     18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8033. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; City 
     of Berkeley Fourth of July Fireworks Display, Berkeley, CA. 
     [Docket No. USCG-2008-0494] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received July 
     18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8034. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zones; 
     Northeast Gateway Deepwater Port, Atlantic Ocean, MA and 
     Security Zone; Liquified Natural Gas Carriers, Massachusetts 
     Bay, MA [Docket Nos. USCG-2008-0372 and USCG-2008-0301] (RIN: 
     1625-AA00 and RIN: 1625-AA87) received July 18, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8035. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Regattas and 
     Marine Parades; Great Lake annual marine events. [Docket No. 
     USCG-2008-0031] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received July 18, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8036. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Regattas and 
     Marine Parades; Great Lakes Annual Marine Events. [USCG-2008-
     0220] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received July 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8037. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone; 
     USCGC EAGLE, Elliott Bay, Seattle, Washington [Docket No. 
     USCG-2008-0558] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received July 18, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8038. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone; 
     Thea Foss Waterway, Tacoma, Washington [Docket No. USCG-2008-
     0539] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received July 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8039. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone; 
     Escorted Vessels, Savannah, Georgia, Captain of the Port Zone 
     [Docket No. USCG-2007-0157] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received July 
     18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8040. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's report on the 
     National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory, pursuant 
     to Public Law 109-59, section 1119(f); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8041. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Olcott, NY Fireworks, Lake Ontario, Olcott, NY. [Docket No. 
     USCG-2008-0589] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received July 18, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8042. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental

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     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Amendment to the Guidelines for the Award of Monitoring 
     Initiative Funds under Section 106 Grants to States, 
     Interstate Agencies, and Tribes [FRL-8693-8] received July 
     17, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8043. A letter from the Chief, Trade and Commercial 
     Regulations Branch, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- UNITED STATES-
     BAHRAIN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT [Docket No. USCBP-2007-0063 CBP 
     Dec. 08-28] (RIN: 1505-AB81) received July 22, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science and 
     Technology.
       8044. A letter from the Director of Regulations Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Supplemental Statement of the Case (RIN: 2900-
     AM49) received July 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       8045. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a semi-annual 
     report concerning emigration laws and policies of Azerbaijan, 
     Kazakhstan, Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, and 
     Uzbekistan, as required by Sections 402 and 409 of the 1974 
     Trade Act, as amended, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2432(c) and (d); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8046. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Child Support Enforcement Program; Medical 
     Support (RIN: 0970-AC22) received July 29, 2008, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8047. A letter from the Acting SSA Regulations Officer, 
     Social Security Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Technical Changes to the Title 
     II Regulations [Docket No. SSA-206-0086] (RIN: 0960-AG43) 
     received July 30, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8048. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     2007 annual report on the operation of the Enterprise for the 
     Americas Initiative and the Tropical Forest Conservation Act; 
     jointly to the Committees on Agriculture and Foreign Affairs.
       8049. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicare and State Health Care Programs: Fraud 
     and Abuse; Issuance of Advisory Opinions by the OIG -- 
     received July 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and 
     Means.
       8050. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation 
     Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 
     2009 [CMS-1554-F] (RIN: 0938-AP19) received July 31, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees 
     on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
       8051. A letter from the Inspector General, Special 
     Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, transmitting the 
     July 2008 Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 3001(i) of 
     Title III of the 2004 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
     for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and 
     Afghanistan (Pub. L. 108-106) as amended by Pub. L. 108-375, 
     Pub. L. 109-102, Pub. L. 109-364, Pub. L. 109-440, Pub. L. 
     110-28, and Pub. L. 110-181; jointly to the Committees on 
     Foreign Affairs and Appropriations.
       8052. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the Board's 2008 report for the fiscal 
     year ended September 30, 2007, pursuant to the provisions of 
     section 7(b)(6) of the Railroad Retirement Act and section 
     12(l) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act; jointly to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Ways 
     and Means.
       8053. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a copy of a draft bill entitled, 
     the ``Multilateral Child Support Convention Implementation 
     Act of 2008''; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means 
     and the Judiciary.
       8054. A letter from the Regulation Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index 
     for Fiscal Year 2009 [CMS-1548-F] (RIN: 0938-AP14) received 
     July 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.
       8055. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting the annual 
     report on the National Security Education Program (NESP) for 
     2007, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1906; jointly to the Committees 
     on Intelligence (Permanent Select) and Education and Labor.
       8056. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a copy of legislative proposals as 
     part of the National Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal 
     Year 2009; jointly to the Committees on Oversight and 
     Government Reform, Education and Labor, and Armed Services.

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