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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H4874-H4876 on June 3, 2008.
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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:
6830. A letter from the Administrator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Rules of Practice Governing Formal Adjudicatory Proceedings Instituted by the Secretary Under Various Statutes [Docket No. AMS-L&RRS-08-0015] received May 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
6831. A letter from the Administrator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Avocados Grown in South Florida and Imported Avocados; Revision of the Maturity Requirements [Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0054; FV07-915-2 FR] received May 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
6832. A letter from the Administrator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Sorghum Promotion, Research, and Information Order [Docket No. AMS-LS-07-0056, LS-07-02] received May 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
6833. A letter from the Administrator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- National Dairy Promotion and Research Program; Section 610 Review [Docket No. AMS-DA-08-2004; DA-06-04] received May 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
6834. A letter from the Administrator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Peanut Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Amendment to Primary Peanut-Producing States and Adjustment of Membership [Docket No.: AMS-FV-08-0001; FV-08-701 IFR] received May 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
6835. A letter from the Administrator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Olives Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0155; FV08-932-1 FIR] received May 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
6836. A letter from the Administrator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages for the 2008-2009 Marketing Year [Docket Nos. AMS-FV-07-0135; FV08-985-2 FR] received May 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
6837. A letter from the Administrator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Onions Grown in South Texas; Increased Assessment Rate
[Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0151; FV08-959-1 FR] received May 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
6838. A letter from the Administrator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Pistachios Grown in California; Change in Reporting Requirements [Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0095; FV07-983-2 FR] received May 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
6839. A letter from the Administrator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Pistachios Grown in California; Change in Reporting Requirements [Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0095; FV07-983-2 FR] received May 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
6840. A letter from the Administrator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Pistachios Grown in California; Changes in Handling Requirements [Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0082; FV07-983-1 FIR] received May 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
6841. A letter from the Administrator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines and Tangelos Grown in Florida; Section 610 Review [Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0017; FV07-905-610 Review] received May 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
6842. A letter from the Administrator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Increase in Fees and Charges for Egg, Poultry, and Rabbit Grading; Correction [Docket No. AMS-PY-08-0030; PY-06-002] received May 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
6843. A letter from the Administrator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Milk in the Appalachian and Southeast Marketing Areas; Correction
[AMS-DA-07-0059; AO-388-A22 and AO-366-A51; Docket No. DA-07-03-A] received May 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
6844. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Karnal Bunt; Removal of Regulated Areas in Texas [Docket No. APHIS-2007-0157] received April 8, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
6845. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting notification of the review and certification of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) program, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2433(e)(1); to the Committee on Armed Services.
6846. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General John F. Sattler, United States Marine Corps, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
6847. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement Vice Admiral Paul E. Sullivan, United States Navy, and his advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
6848. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement Vice Admiral Kevin J. Cosgriff, United States Navy, and his advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
6849. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Robert D. Bishop, Jr., United States Air Force, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
6850. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Christopher A. Kelly, United States Air Force, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
6851. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General David F. Melcher, United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
6852. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General James M. Dubik, United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
6853. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on the certification of Lieutenant General Philip R. Kensinger, Jr., United States Army; to the Committee on Armed Services.
6854. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Installations and Environment, Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, transmitting notification of the Department's decision to convert to contract the intermediate level ship maintenance support functions; to the Committee on Armed Services.
6855. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary for Acquisition and Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on the report required by Section 888 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2008; to the Committee on Armed Services.
6856. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary for Acquisition and Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's annual report on extensions of a contract period to a total of more than ten years, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304a(f) Public Law 108-375, section 813; to the Committee on Armed Services.
6857. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary foe Logistics and Material Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a report on the budgeting of the Department of Defense for the sustainment of key military equipment for 2008, pursuant to Public Law 109-163, section 361; to the Committee on Armed Services.
6858. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Installations and Environment, Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's decision to conduct a strealines A-76 competition of aircraft maintenance functions at Andrews Air Force Base, MD; to the Committee on Armed Services.
6859. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Reserve Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting the National Guard ChalleNGe Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2007, pursuant to 32 U.S.C. 509(k); to the Committee on Armed Services.
6860. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program -- received May 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
6861. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Demands for Testimony or Records in Legal Proceedings [Docket ID ED-2007-OS-0138] received May 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
6862. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
(NIDRR)---Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program--Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects
(DRRPs) received April 30, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
6863. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- State Long-Term Care Partnership Program: Reporting Requirements for Insurers [ASPE:LTCI] (RIN: 0991-AB44) received May 21, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
6864. A letter from the Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting a report submitted in accordance with Section 36(a) of the Arms Export Control Act, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(a); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
6865. 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, Transmittal No. 07-08 informing of an intent to sign the Agreement between the Department of Defense of the United States and the Defence Material Administration of the Kingdom of Sweden for Production and Deployment of the Excalibur 155mm Precision Guided, Extended Range Projectile, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
6866. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of international agreements, other than treaties, entered into by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
6867. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting pursuant to section 36(b)(5)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act, relating to enhancements and upgrades from the level of sensitivity of technology or capability described in the Section 36(b)(1) AECA certification 08-25 of 4 December 2007 (Transmittal No. 0B-08); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
6868. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, Transmittal No. 08-61 concerning the Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s)of Offer and Acceptance to Australia for defense articles and services; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
6869. A letter from the Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting the quarterly reports in accordance with Sections 36(a) and 26(b) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
6870. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to section 36(c) and (d) of the Arms Export Control Act, certification regarding the application for a license for the manufacture of significant military equipment abroad and the export of technical data, defense services and defense articles to the Government of Japan (Transmittal No. DDTC 061-08); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
6871. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, certification of aplication of a license for the export of defense articles and services to the Government of Japan (Transmittal No. DDTC 047-07); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
6872. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, certification of an application of a license for the export of defense articles and services to the Governments of Russia, Ukraine, and Norway (Transmittal No. DDTC 037-06); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
6873. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, certification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement for the export of defense articles and services to the Government of the United Kingdom (Transmittal No. DDTC 021-08); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
6874. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, certification of a proposed agreement for the export of defense articles to the Government of Georgia (Transmittal No. DDTC 047-08); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
6875. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, certification of a proposed agreement for the export of defense articles and services to the Governments of Russia and Kazakhstan
(Transmittal No. DDTC 034-07); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
6876. A letter from the Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- Political Activity -- Federal Employees Residing in Designated Localities (RIN: 3206-AL32) received May 15, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
6877. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- Absence and Leave; Annual Leave for Senior-Level Employees (RIN: 3206-AL49) received April 8, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
6878. A letter from the Chief, Division of Migratory Bird Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Authorizations Under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act for Take of Eagles [[FWS-R9-MB-2008-0057][91200-1231-9BPP-L2]] (RIN: 1018-AV11) received May 22, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
6879. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2074; (H. Doc. No. --118); to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
6880. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2075; (H. Doc. No. --119); to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
6881. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2072; (H. Doc. No. --117); to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
6882. A letter from the Director of Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program Period of Eligibility for Eligible Children and Other Miscellaneous Issues (RIN: 2900-AL44) received May 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
6883. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Medicare Program; Changes for Long-Term Care Hospitals Required by Certain Provisions of the Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, Extension Act of 2007: 3-Year Moratorium on the Establishment of New Long-Term Care Hospitals and Long-Term Care Hospital Satellite Facilities and Increases in Beds in Existing Long-Term Care Hospitals and Long-Term Care Hospital Satellite Facilities; and 3-YearDelay in the Application of Certain Payment Adjustments [CMS-0938-IFC2]
(RIN: 0938-AP33) received May 21, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
6884. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 26 CFR 601.602: Tax forms and instructions. (Also: Part 1, 1, 223.) (Rev. Proc. 2008-29) received May 20, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
6885. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 26 CFR 1.482-1: Allocation of income and deductions among taxpayers (Rev. Proc. 2008-31) received May 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
6886. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report concerning the extension of waiver authority for Turkmenistan, pursuant to Public Law 93-618, Subsection 402(d)(1) and 409; (H. Doc. No. --116); to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
6887. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Medicare Program; Medicare Part D Claims Data
[CMS-4119-F] (RIN: 0938-AO58) received May 22, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
6888. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Medicare Program; Provider Reimbursement Determinations and Appeals [CMS-1727-F] (RIN: 0938-AL54) received May 21, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.
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