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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1919-H1921 on May 1, 2006.
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EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:
7092. A letter from the Legislative Affairs Branch Chief, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's
``Major'' final rule--Healthy Forest Reserve Program--received April 6, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7093. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Importation of Peppers From Certain Central American Countries [Docket No. 05-003-3] received March 10, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7094. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Karnal Bunt; Addition and Removal of Regulated Areas in Arizona [Docket No. 05-078-2] received March 10, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7095. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Tuberculosis; Reduction in Timeframe for Movement of Cattle and Bison From Modified Accredited and Accreditation Preparatory States or Zones Without an Individual Tuberculin Test [Docket No. 04-065-2] received March 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7096. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Pine Shoot Beetle; Interstate Movement of Pine Bark Products From Quarantined Areas [Docket No. 04-031-2] received March 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7097. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Pine Shoot Beetle; Additions to Quarantined Areas [Docket No. 05-027-2] received March 27, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7098. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Karnal Bunt; Criteria for Releasing Fields From Regulation [Docket No. 04-134-2] received March 27, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7099. A letter from the Administrator, AMS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Relaxation of Handling Regulation for Area No. 2 [Docket No. FV05-948-1 FRA] received March 13, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7100. A letter from the Administrator, AMS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Milk in the Pacific Northwest and Arizona-Las Vegas Marketing Areas; Order Amending the Orders [Docket No. AO-368-A32, AO-271-A37; DA-03-04B] received March 13, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7101. A letter from the Administrator, AMS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Raisins Produced from Grapes Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV06-989-1 IFR] received March 13, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7102. A letter from the Administrator, AMS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Establishment of Continuing Assessment Rates and Modification of the Rules and Regulations [Docket No. FV05-927-01 FR] received March 13, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
7103. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Consolidation of Contract Requirements [DFARS Case 2003-D109] received March 27, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
7104. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Approval of Service Contracts and Task and Delivery Orders [DFARS Case 2002-D024] received March 27, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
7105. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Contractor Performance of Acquisition Functions Closely Associated with Inherently Governmental Functions [DFARS Case 2004-D021] received March 27, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
7106. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Component Breakout [DFARS Case 2003-D071] received March 27, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
7107. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Acquisition of Ball and Roller Bearings [DFARS Case 2003-D021] received March 27, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
7108. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Incentive Program for Purchase of Capital Assets Manufactured in the United States
[DFARS Case 2005-D003] received March 27, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
7109. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final rule--Equal Access to Public School Facilities for the Boy Scouts of America and Other Designated Youth Groups (RIN: 1870-AA12) received April 4, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
7110. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits--received April 4, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
7111. A letter from the General Counsel, Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final rule--Final Rule: Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress Sets--received April 4, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
7112. A letter from the Attorney, Office of Assistant General Counsel for Legislation and Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Acquisition Regulation: Make-or-Buy Plans (RIN: 1991-AB64) received April 4, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
7113. A letter from the Director, International Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting pursuant to Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) of Executive Order 11958, a copy of Transmittal No. 10-06 which informs of an intent to sign the Ballistic Defense Technology (BMD) Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the United States and Italy, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
7114. A letter from the Secretary, Department of State, transmitting the Department's report covering current military, diplomatic, political, and economic measures that are being or have been undertaken to complete out mission in Iraq successfully, pursuant to Public Law 109-163, section 1227; to the Committee on International Relations.
7115. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report describing conditions in Hong Kong that are of interest to the United States, covering the period from April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006, pursuant to Public Law 104-107 section 576; to the Committee on International Relations.
7116. A letter from the Associate Director, OFAC, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Foreign Assets Control Regulations--received April 4, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
7117. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule--Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation
[AAG/A Order No. 003-2006] received April 5, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
7118. A letter from the Director, National Science Foundation, transmitting in accordance with Section 647(b) of Division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY 2004, Pub. L. 108-199, the Foundation's report on competitive sourcing efforts for FY 2005; to the Committee on Government Reform.
7119. A letter from the Director, Strategic Human Resources Policy Division, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Excepted Service--Student Program
(RIN: 3206-AK59) received April 6, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
7120. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's Fiscal Year 2005 annual report on statistical data relating to Federal sector equal employment opportunity complaints filed with the Office, pursuant to Public Law 107-174 section 203; to the Committee on Government Reform.
7121. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule to Remove the Arizona Distinct Population Segment of the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-owl
(Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Withdrawal of the Proposed Rule to Designate Critical Habitat; Removal of Federally Designated Critical Habitat (RIN: 1018-AU22; RIN: 1018-AI48) received April 6, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
7122. A letter from the Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule--Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart A (RIN: 1018-AT81) received April 6, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
7123. 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; Adjustment of Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch Amounts in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 060216045-6045-01; I.D. 031406B] received April 4, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
7124. 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; Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processor Vessels Using Hook-and-line Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
[Docket No. 041126332-5039-02; I.D. 021706A] received April 4, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
7125. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action--#1--Adjustment of the Commercial and Recreational Fisheries from Cape Falcon, Oregon, to Point Sur, California [Docket No. 050426117-5117-01; I.D. 031406F] received April 4, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
7126. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction and Operation of Offshore Oil and Gas Facilities in the Beaufort Sea [Docket No. 050630175-6039-02; I.D. 010305B] (RIN: 0648-AS98) received April 6, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
7127. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Carquinez Strait, Benicia and Martinez, CA [CGD11-06-003] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received April 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
7128. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Chincoteague Channel, Chincoteague, VA
[CGD05-06-002] (RIN: 1625- AA09) April 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
7129. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Raritan River, Arthur Kill and their tributaries, NJ [CGD01-06-026] received April 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
7130. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Hackensack River, Secaucus, NJ [CGD01-06-021] received April 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
7131. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Chelsea River, Chealsea, MA [CGD01-06-024] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received April 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
7132. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
(Alternative Route), Dismal Swamp Canal, NC [CGD05-06-017]
(RIN: 1625-AA09) received April 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
7133. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Stickney Point (SR 72), Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, mile 68.6, Sarasota County, FL [CGD07-06-048] received April 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
7134. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Venetian Causeway (West) drawbridge, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 1088.6, and Venetian Causeway (East) drawbridge, Biscayne Bay, Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL [CGD07-06-050] received April 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
7135. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Hutchinson River (Eastchester Creek), New York City, NY [CGD01-06-025] received April 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
7136. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Elizabeth River--Eastern Branch, Norfolk, Virginia [CGD05-06-028] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received April 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
7137. A letter from the Board of Trustees, Federal Old-Age And Survivors Insurance And Disability Insurance Trust Funds, transmitting the 2006 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 401(c)(2), 1395i(b)(2), and 1395t(b)(2); (H. Doc. No. 109-103); to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
7138. A letter from the Board Members, Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, transmitting the 2006 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund And Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 401(c)(2), 1395i(b)(2), and 1395t(b)(2); (H. Doc. No. 109-102); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce, and ordered to be printed.
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