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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H13383-H13385 on Dec. 1, 2009.
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EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
Under clause 2 of Rule XXIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:
4746. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Citrus Canker; Movement of Fruit from Quarantined Areas [Docket No.: APHIS-2009-0023] (RIN: 0579-AC96) received October 22, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
4747. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation and Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Production Incentives for Cellulosic Biofuels; Reverse Auction Procedures and Standards (RIN: 1904-AB73) received October 16, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
4748. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Early Warning Reporting Regulations [Docket No.: NHTSA-2008-0169; Notice 2] (RIN: 2127-AK28) received October 20, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
4749. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Divison, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Technical Amendment of Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule [EPA-HQ-OEI-2003-0001; FRL-8980-7]
(RIN: 2025-AA26) received November 10, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
4750. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations
(Jackson and Laurel, Mississippi) [MB Docket No.: 09-156] received October 20, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
4751. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Criminal Penalties; Unauthorized Introduction of Weapons [NRC-2008-0458] (RIN: 3150-AI31) received October 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
4752. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's report on progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus question covering the period August 1 through September 30, 2009, pursuant to Section 620C(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and in accordance with Section 1(a)(6) of Executive Order 13313; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
4753. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 113-09, certification of a proposed amendment to a manufacturing license agreement for the manufacture of significant military equipment abroad, pursuant to section 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
4754. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 129-09, certification of a proposed technical assistance agreement to include the export of technical data, and defense services, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
4755. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 099-09, certification of a proposed technical assistance agreement to include the export of technical data, and defense services, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
4756. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 110-09, certification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement for the manufacture of significant military equipment abroad, pursuant to section 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
4757. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a proposed removal from the United States Munitions List of civil aircraft equipped with the Guardian System Aircraft Provisioning Kit
(APK), pursuant to Section 38(f)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
4758. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a proposed removal from the United States Munitions List of civil aircraft equipped with the Biz Jet Matador Installation Kit (A-Kit), pursuant to Section 38(f)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
4759. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-232, ``First Congregational United Church of Christ Property Tax Abatement Temporary Act of 2009''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
4760. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-233, ``Neighborhood Supermarket Tax Relief Clarification Temporary Act of 2009''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
4761. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 18-231, ``Police and Firefighter Post-Retirememt Health Benefits Temporary Amendment Act of 2009''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
4762. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting an alternative plan for locality pay increase payable to civilian Federal employees covered by the General Schedule (GS) and certain other pay systems in January 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5305(a)(3); (H. Doc. No. 111-78); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and ordered to be printed.
4763. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Migratory Bird Hunting; Approval of Tungsten-Iron-Fluoropolymer Shot Alloys as Nontoxic for Hunting Waterfowl and Coots; Availability of Final Environmental Assessment [Docket No.: FWS-R9-MB-2009-0003] (RIN: 1018-AW46) received October 22, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
4764. 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 Aleutian Islands Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 0810141351-9087-02] (RIN: 0648-XS03) received October 28, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
4765. A letter from the 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; Pollock in Statistical Area 620 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 0910091344-9056-02] (RIN: 0648-XR90) received October 28, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
4766. A letter from the 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; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 0910091344-9056-02] (RIN: 0648-XR91) received October 28, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
4767. 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; Spiny Dogfish Fishery Commercial Period 1 Quota Harvested [Docket No.: 060418103-6181-02] (RIN: 0648-XR84) received October 28, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
4768. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule
-- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Limited Access General Category Scallop Fishery to Individual Fishing Quota Scallop Vessels [Docket No.: 070817467-8554-02] (RIN: 0648-XR58) received October 28, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
4769. 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; Compensation to Federal Commercial Bottomfish and Lobster Fishermen Due to Fishery Closures in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands [Docket No.: 080304370-91192-02] (RIN: 0648-AW52) received October 28, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
4770. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule
-- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Closure of the July-December 2009 Commercial Fishery for Vermilion Snapper in the South Atlantic [Docket No.: 040205043-4043-01] (RIN: 0648-XR06) October 28, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
4771. A letter from the Director of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Econonic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 0801041351-9087-02] (RIN: 0648-XR71) received October 28, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
4772. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule
-- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Adjustment to the 2009 Winter II Quota [Docket No.: 0809251266-81485-02] (RIN: 0648-XQ56) received October 28, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
4773. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule
-- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Modification of the Gear Requirements for the U.S./ Canada Management Area [Docket No.: 080521698-9067-02] (RIN: 0648-XR42) received October 28, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
4774. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's ``Major'' final rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Secretarial Final Interim Action; Rule Extension [Docket No.: 080521698-9067-02] (RIN: 0648-AW87) received November 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
4775. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's ``Major'' final rule -- Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule -- Amendments [EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0584; FRL-8979-8] (RIN: 2050-AG16) November 10, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
4776. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Revisions to the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Program Regulations and Implementation Regulations for the Community Trade Adjustment Assistance Program [Docket No.: 090429810-91212-02] (RIN: 0610-AA65) received October 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, and Ways and Means.
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