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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1395-H1396 on March 12, 2010.
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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:
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.
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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