[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3304-3305]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       6549. A letter from the Regulatory Analyst, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Registration, Five Year Terms (RIN: 0580-AB03) received 
     February 17, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       6550. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Acetamiprid; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0289; FRL-8809-9] received February 16, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6551. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance; Technical Amendment [EPA-AQ-OPP-2008-0923; FRL-
     8809-4] received February 16, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6552. 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-2009-
     0601; FRL-8812-3] received February 16, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6553. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Acquisition Strategies to Ensure 
     Competition throughout the Life Cycle of Major Defense 
     Acquisition Programs (DFARS Case 2009-D014) (RIN: 0750-AG61) 
     received February 17, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       6554. A letter from the Chair, Congressional Oversight 
     Panel, transmitting the Panel's monthly report pursuant to 
     Section 125(b)(1) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act 
     of 2008, Pub. L. 110-343; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       6555. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Turkey pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       6556. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Requirements for 
     Consumer Registration of Durable Infant or Toddler Products; 
     Final Rule received February 5, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6557. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's report entitled, ``Emissions of Greenhouse Gases 
     in the United States 2008'', pursuant to Public Law 102-486, 
     section 1605(a); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6558. 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; Georgia: Update to Materials 
     Incorporated by Reference [GA-200922; FRL-9097-5] received 
     February 16, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6559. 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; Louisiana; Baton Rouge 1-Hour 
     Ozone Nonattainment Area; Determination of Attainment of the 
     1-Hour Ozone Standard [EPA-R06-OAR-2009-0014; FRL-9113-5] 
     received February 16, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6560. 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; Maryland; Control of Carbon 
     Monoxide Emissions from Basic Oxygen Furnaces [EPA-R03-OAR-
     2010-0010; FRL-9111-7] received February 16, 2010, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       6561. 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; West Virginia; Removal of NOx 
     SIP Call Rules [EPA-R03-OAR-2009-0706; FRL-9111-5] received 
     February 16, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6562. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; New Mexico; Albuquerque/Bernalillo County [EPA-R06-
     OAR-2006-0569; FRL-9112-1] received February 16, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       6563. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Delegation of National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories; 
     State of Arizona, Maricopa County Air Quality Department; 
     State of Nevada, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, 
     Washoe County District Health Department [EPA-R09-OAR-2010-
     0044; FRL-9111-2] recieved February 16, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6564. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Policies to Promote Rural Radio 
     Service and to Streamline Allotment and Assignment Procedures 
     [MD Docket No.: 09-52] received February 17, 2010, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       6565. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Review of the Commission's Program 
     Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying 
     Arrangements [MB Docket No.: 07-198] received January 29, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       6566. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the agency's response 
     to the GAO's report ``UN OFFICE FOR PROJECT SERVICES: 
     Management Reforms Proceeding but Effectiveness Not Assesed, 
     and USAID's Oversight of Grants Has Weaknesses'' GAO-10-168; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       6567. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting report on proposed obligations of funds 
     provided for the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       6568. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to 
     section 3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, 
     certification regarding the proposed transfer of major 
     defense equipment to Turkish Aerospace Industries 
     (Transmittal No. RSAT-09-1973); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       6569. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Communications and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting the Commission's Annual 
     Sunshine Act Report for 2009; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       6570. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's FY 2010 -- FY 2015 Strategic 
     Plan; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       6571. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's report entitled ``Fair & 
     Equitable Treatment: Progress Made and Challenges 
     Remaining'', pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1204(a)(3); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       6572. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's annual 
     accomplishments report during Fiscal Year 2009; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       6573. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Special Regulation: Areas of 
     the National Park System, National Capital Region; Correction 
     [Docket No.: E8-27047] (RIN: 1024-AD71) received February 17, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       6574. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Endangered 
     and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for 
     North Pacific Right Whale [Docket No.: 070717354-8251-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-AV73) received February 5, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6575. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Endangered and Threatened Species: Final Threatened 
     Listing Determination, Final Protective Regulations, and 
     Final Designation of Critical Habitat for the Oregon Coast 
     Evolutionary Significant Unit of Coho Salmon [Docket No.: 
     071227892-7894-01] (RIN: 0648-AW39) received February 19, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       6576. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Operations, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Commercial 
     Shark Management Measures [Docket No.: 0906221072-91425-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-AX95) received January 16, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.

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       6577. A letter from the Director, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's report on the activities of the 
     Community Relations Service (CRS) for Fiscal Year 2009, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2000g-3; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       6578. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products 
     Division, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Professional Conduct for 
     Practitioners: Rules, Procedures, Represetation, and 
     Appearances [Docket No.: DHS-2009-0077] (RIN: 1601-AA58) 
     received February 22, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6579. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Criminal and Civil Penalities Under the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act [Docket ID: 
     FEMA-2009-0007] (RIN: 1660-AA01) received February 5, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       6580. A letter from the Administrator, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Federal Aviation 
     Administration's Capital Investment Plan (CIP) for fiscal 
     years 2011-2015, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 2203(b)(1); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6581. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Amtrak, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's FY 2011 General and 
     Legislative annual report, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 24315(b); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6582. A letter from the Director, of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- VA Veteran-Owned Small Business 
     Verification Guidelines (RIN: 2900-AM78) received February 5, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       6583. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's ``2010 Annual Plan for the 
     Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other 
     Petroleum Resources Research and Development Program''; 
     jointly to the Committees on Science and Technology and 
     Natural Resources.

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