[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12281-12282]
[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:

       -7085. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Temporary Importation of Horses; Noncompetitive 
     Entertainment Horses From Countries Affected With Contagious 
     Equine Metritis [Docket No. APHIS-2006-0164] (RIN: 0579-AC35) 
     received June 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       7086. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Mexican Fruit Fly; Designation of Portion of 
     Willacy County, TX, as a Quarantined Area [Docket No. APHIS-
     2008-0057] received June 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7087. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Amendments to Treatments for Plant Pests [Docket 
     No. APHIS-2006-0091] received May 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7088. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Livestock Mandatory Reporting; Reestablishment and Revision 
     of the Reporting Regulation for Swine, Cattle, Lamb, and 
     Boxed Beef [Docket No. AMS-LS-07-0106] (RIN: 0581-AC67) 
     received May 28, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       7089. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Exotic Newcastle Disease; Quarantine Restrictions 
     [Docket No. APHIS-2006-0036] (RIN: 0579-AC42) received May 
     29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       7090. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's report entitled, 
     ``Study on Increasing the Usage of Recovered Mineral 
     Components in Federally Funded Projects Involving Procurement 
     of Cement or Concrete to Address the Safe, Accountable, 
     Flexible, Efficient Transportation Aquity Act: A Legacy for 
     Users,'' pursuant to Public Law 109-59, section 6101(a); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7091. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Administrative Changes: NRC Region 
     IV Address Change and Phone Number and E-mail Address Changes 
     [NRC-2008-0270] (RIN: 3150-AI39) received May 30, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       7092. A letter from the Director, U.S. Census Bureau, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Foreign Trade Regulations: Mandatory Automated Export 
     System Filing for all Shipments Requiring Shipper's Export 
     Declaration Information [Docket Number 031009254-6014-03] 
     (RIN: 0607-AA38) received May 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7093. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting a copy of the 
     Semiannual Report of the Inspector General of NASA for the 
     period ending March 31, 2008; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       7094. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Cost Accounting Standards Board; Accounting for the Costs of 
     Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) Sponsored by 
     Government Contractors--received May 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       7095. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Nonforeign 
     Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Rates; Puerto Rico and Hawaii 
     County, HI (RIN: 3206-AL28) received May 27, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       7096. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Compensatory Time Off for Travel; Prevailing Rate (Wage) 
     Employees (RIN: 3206-AL52) received May 27, 2008, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       7097. A letter from the Under Secretary and Director, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals 
     and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals [Docket No. PTO-P-2007-
     0006] (RIN: 0651-AC12) received June 4, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7098. A letter from the Chief, Border Security Regulations 
     Branch, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Changes to the Visa Waiver Program 
     to Implement the Electronic System for Travel Authorization 
     (ESTA) Program [USCBP-2008-0003 CBP Dec. No. 08-18] (RIN: 
     1651-AA72) received June 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7099. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--26 CFR 1.1445-2: Situations in which 
     withholding is not required under section 1445(a) (Also: 897; 
     1445; 1.897-1; 1.897-2; 1.897-5T; 1.897-6T; 1.1445-5.) (Rev. 
     Proc. 2008-27) received May 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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