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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H2490 on April 30, 2004.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:
7911. A letter from the Executive Director, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Fees for Product Review and Approval -- received April 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7912. A letter from the Executive Director, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Fees for Review of the Rule Enforcement Programs of Contract Markets and Registered Futures Association -- received April 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7913. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Classical Swine Fever Status of France and Spain [Docket No. 98-090-7] (RIN: 0579-AB03) received April 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7914. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Cattle From Australia and New Zealand; Testing Exemptions [Docket No. 99-071-3] received April 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7915. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Golden Nematode; Regulated Area
[Docket No. 03-082-2] received April 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7916. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Certification Program for Imported Articles of Pelargonium spp. and Solanum spp. To Prevent Introduction of Potato Brown Rot [Docket No. 03-019-2] received April 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7917. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State and Zone Designation; Michigan [Docket No. 02-112-3] received April 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7918. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Flexible Marketing Allotments for Sugar (RIN: 0560-AH08) received April 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7919. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- General Requirements for Cooperative Services Grant Programs, Value-Added Producer Grants, Agriculture Innovation Centers and Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RIN: 0570-AA40) received April 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7920. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Admininstration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Loan Policies and Operations; Disclosure to Shareholders; Disclosure to Investors in Systemwide and Consolidated Bank Debt Obligations of the Farm Credit System (RIN: 3052-AC07) received April 6, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7921. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report on transactions involving U.S. exports to Mexico, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Financial Services.
7922. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Interim Final Determination to Stay and/or Defer Sanctions, South Coast Air Quality Management District
[CA 304-0446c; FRL-7651-6] received April 23, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
7923. A letter from the Director, International Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 04-04 which informs of an intent to sign a Project Arrangement for the Distribution and Fate of Energetics between the United States and Canada, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on Armed Services.
7924. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a proposed license for the export of major defense equipment sold commercially to the Republic of Korea (Transmittal No. DTC-011-04), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
7925. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 15-418,
``Unemployment Compensation and Domestic Violence Amendment Act of 2004,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
7926. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 15-417,
``Disposal of District-Owned Surplus Real Property in Ward 8 Temporary Amendment Act of 2004,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
7927. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 15-416,
``Commission on Selection and Tenure of Administrative Law Judges Non-Liability Temporary Act of 2004,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
7928. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 15-415,
``Freedom Way Designation Act of 2004,''pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
7929. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 15-414,
``Language Access Act of 2004,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
7930. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting notice on leasing systems for the Cook Inlet, Sale 191, scheduled to be held in May 2004, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(8); to the Committee on Resources.
7931. A letter from the Senior Staff Attorney, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, transmitting an opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (No.03-9006 -- In re Bankvest Capital Corp.
(March 15, 2004)); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
7932. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Nineteenth Annual Report of Accomplishments Under the Airport Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2000, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 47131; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
7933. A letter from the United States Trade Representative, transmitting the report of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, and the policy, sectoral, and functional trade advisory committees duly constituted under said Acts, on the proposed free trade agreement between the United States and the Dominican Republic, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2155(e)(1); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
7934. A letter from the President and Chief Executive Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's annual Management Report for FY 2003, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; jointly to the Committees on International Relations and Government Reform.
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