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[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H10833-H10843]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       9084. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Addition of Russia and Azerbaijan to the List 
     of Regions Where African Swine Fever Exists [Docket No.: 
     APHIS-2008-0107] received November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9085. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia; Interstate 
     Movement and Import Restrictions on Certain Live Fish [Docket 
     No.: APHIS-2007-0038] (RIN: 0579-AC74) received November 5, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9086. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 
     2002; Biennial Review and Republication of the Select Agent 
     and Toxin List [Docekt No.: APHIS-2007-0033] (RIN: 0579-AC53) 
     received October 20, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9087. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting a report of a violation of the 
     Antideficiency Act by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
     Forest Service, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       9088. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a report of a violation of the 
     Antideficiency Act by the Department of the Army, Case Number 
     05-17, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       9089. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the 
     Air Force, Department of the Air Force, transmitting a 
     proposal from the Department of the Air Force to dispose by 
     lease renewal to the Lompoc Unified School District, 15.48 
     acres of land at Vandenberg Air Force Base, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2667(a); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9090. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting letter on the approved retirement of General 
     Robert W. Wagner, United States Army, and his advancement to 
     the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       9091. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting letter on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Henry A. Obering III, United States Air 
     Force, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general 
     on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9092. A letter from the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of 
     Defense Environment, Safety and Occupational Health, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the fiscal year 2007 
     report entitled, ``Operation and Financial Support of 
     Military Museums''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9093. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting letter on the approved retirement of 
     General William S. Wallace, United States Army, and

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     his advancement to the grade of general on the retired list; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9094. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting authorization of 14 officers to wear 
     the authorized insignia of the grade of major general, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 777; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       9095. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting letter on the approved retirement of 
     General Bruce A. Carlson, United States Air Force, and his 
     advancement to the grade of general on the retired list; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       9096. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting the Department's quarterly report as 
     of September 30, 2008, entitled, ``Acceptance of 
     contributions for defense programs, projects and activities; 
     Defense Cooperation Account,'' pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2608; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       9097. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Acquisition Policy, and Strategic Sourcing, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Defense 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Evaluation Factor 
     for Use of Members of the Selected Reserve (DFARS Case 2006-
     D014) (RIN: 0750-AF40) received October 8, 2008, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9098. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Deparment's report entitled, ``Long-Term Operational Missions 
     Performed By Reserve Component Members Providing Operational 
     Support,'' pursuant to Section 416 of the Fiscal Year 2008 
     National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA); to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       9099. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's report, pursuant to 
     Public Law 110-116, section 1402; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       9100. A letter from the Director, Executive Office of the 
     President, Office of National Drug Control Policy, 
     transmitting an addendum to the Fiscal Year 2007 Performance 
     Summary Report, pursuant to Public Law 105-277, section 
     705(d); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9101. A letter from the Directors of HOPE for Homeowners 
     Program, Board of Directors of the HOPE for Homeowners 
     Program, transmitting the Board's ``Major'' final rule -- 
     HOPE for Homeowners Program: Program Regulations [Docket No. 
     B-2009-F-01] (RIN: 2580-AA00) received October 24, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       9102. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Housing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Direct Multi-Family Housing Loans 
     and Grants -- received October 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       9103. A letter from the Cheif Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations -- received 
     November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       9104. A letter from the Associate General Counsel, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Mortgagee Review Board (MRB); 
     Amendments to the MRB Regulations [Docket No. FR-5082-F-02] 
     (RIN: 2510-AA01) received November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       9105. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Australia pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       9106. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting a report entitled, ``Merger 
     Decisions 2007,'' in accordance with Section 18(c)(9) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       9107. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the System's ``Major'' final 
     rule -- Capital Adequacy Guidelines: Treatment of Perpetual 
     Preferred Stock Issued to the United States Treasury under 
     the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 [Regulation 
     Y; Docket No. R-1336] received October 27, 2008, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       9108. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the System's final rule -- Risk-
     Based Capital Guidelines; Leverage Capital Guidelines 
     [Regulations H and Y; Docket No. 1332] received October 10, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       9109. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the System's final rule -- 
     Transactions Between Member Banks and Their Affiliates: 
     Exemption for Certain Purchases of Asset-Backed Commercial 
     Paper by a Member Bank from an Affiliate [Regulation W; 
     Docket No. R-1331] received October 10, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       9110. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Securities & 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule 
     -- Mandatory Electronic Submission Applications for Orders 
     under the Investment Company Act and Filings Made Pursuant to 
     Regulation E [Release Nos. 33-8981; 34-58874; IC-28476 File 
     No. S7-25-07] (RIN: 3235-AJ81) received November 5, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       9111. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Securities & 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule 
     -- Disclosure of Short Sales and Short Positions by 
     Institutional Investment Managers [Release Nos.: 34-58785; 
     File No. S7-31-08] (RIN: 3235-AK23) received October 20, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       9112. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' 
     final rule -- Amendments to Regulation SHO [Release No. 34-
     58773; File No. S7-30-08] (RIN: 3235-AK22) received October 
     20, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       9113. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule 
     -- ``Naked'' Short Selling Antifraud Rule [Release No.: 34-
     58774; File No. S7-08-08] (RIN: 3235-AK06) received October 
     20, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       9114. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule 
     -- Amendments to Regulation SHO [Release No. 34-58775; File 
     No. S7-19-07] (RIN: 3235-AJ57) received October 20, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       9115. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Services, Department of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Title I -- Improving The 
     Academic Achievement Of The Disadvantaged [Docket ID ED-2008-
     OESE-0003] (RIN: 1810-AB01) received October 27, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
       9116. A letter from the Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Title I -- 
     Improving The Academic Achievement of The Disadvantaged 
     [Docket ID ED-20080-OESE-0003] (RIN: 1810-AB01) received 
     October 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
       9117. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Judge, ECAB, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Rules of Procedure (RIN: 1290-AA22) received October 27, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
       9118. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employee 
     Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Selection of 
     Annuity Providers-Safe Harbor for Individual Account Plans 
     (RIN: 1210-AB19) received October 10, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       9119. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employee 
     Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Adoption of 
     Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2006-06; (PTE 
     2006-06) For Services Provided in Connection With the 
     Termination of Abandoned Individual Account Plans (RIN: 1210-
     ZA12) received October 10, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       9120. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employee 
     Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendments to 
     Safe Harbor for Distributions From Terminated Individual 
     Account Plans and Termination of Abandoned Individual Account 
     Plans To Require Inherited Individual Retirement Plans for 
     Missing Nonspouse Beneficaries (RIN: 1210-AB16] received 
     October 10, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
       9121. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Amendments to Guidelines for Processing Applications for 
     Assistance To Conform to Sections 3013(h) and 3031 of the 
     Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation 
     Equity Act-A Legacy for Users and To Improve Processing for 
     Administrative Efficiency (RIN: 1215-AB58) received October 
     10, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
       9122. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary For 
     Labor-Management Programs, Department of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Labor Organization Annual 
     Financial Reports for Trusts in Which Labor Organization is 
     Interested, Form T-1 (RIN: 1215-AB64) received October 14, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
       9123. A letter from the Administrator, Office of 
     Apprenticeship, ETA, DOL, Department of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Apprenticeship Programs, Labor 
     Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations (RIN: 
     1205-AB50) received November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       9124. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary Energy 
     Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting a copy of the Department's Energy Fleet 
     Alternative Fuel Vehicle Acquisition Report, Compliance with 
     EPAct and E.O. 13149 in Fiscal Year 2007, pursuant to 16 
     U.S.C. 2006(a)(1); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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       9125. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's fourth report on 
     Government dam use charges under Section 10(e)(2) of the 
     Federal Power Act, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 803; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9126. A letter from the Attorney, Office of General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- Energy 
     Conservation Program for Commercial and Industrial Equipment: 
     Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner and Packaged Terminal Heat 
     Pump Energy Conservation Standards [Docket Number: EERE-2007-
     BT-STD-0012] (RIN: 1904-AB44) received October 20, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       9127. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Distribution of 
     Certain Drug Products by Registered Blood Establishments and 
     Comprehensive Hemophilia Diagnostic Treatment Centers That 
     Qualify as Health Care Entities; Prescription Drug Marketing 
     Act of 1987; Prescription Drug Amendments of 1992; Policies, 
     Requirements and Administrative Procedures [Docket No.: FDA-
     2005-N-0345 (formerly Docket No.: 2005N-0428)] received 
     November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9128. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendments to the 
     Current Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations for Finished 
     Pharmaceuticals [Docket No.: FDA-2007-N-0379 (formerly Docket 
     No.: 2007N-02800)] received November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9129. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicaid Program; Clarification of Outpatient 
     Hospital Facility (Including Outpatient Hospital Clinic) 
     Services Definition (RIN: 0938-AO17) received November 7, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       9130. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Standards of Care of Chimpanzees Held in the 
     Federally Supported Chimpanzee Sancturry System (RIN: 0925-
     AA31) received October 10, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9131. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the FY 2007 Performance Report 
     for the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA), enacted on November 
     18, 2003 (Pub. L. 108-199); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       9132. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medical Examination of Aliens -- Revisions to 
     Medical Screening Process [Docket No.: CDC-2008-0002] (RIN: 
     0920-AA20) received October 6, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9133. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicaid Integrity Program; Eligible Entity and 
     Contracting Requirements for the Medicaid Integrity Audit 
     Program (RIN: 0938-AO97), pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9134. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled, ``Program Evaluation Activities of the Department 
     of Health and Human Services -- Performance Improvement 
     2008,'' pursuant to Section 241(b) of the Public Health 
     Service (PHS) Act, as amended by the Preventive Health 
     Amendments of 1993, summarizing the findings of the 
     evaluations of PHS programs authorized under Section 241(a); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9135. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendments to the 
     Current Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations for Finished 
     Pharmaceuticals; Final Rule; Correction [Docket No.: FDA-
     2007-N-0329 (formerly Docket No. 2007N-0280)] received 
     November 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9136. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents 
     and Toxins (RIN: 0920-AA09) received October 16, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       9137. A letter from the Staff Assistant, NHTSA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Insurer Reporting Requirements; List of Insurers Required 
     To File Reports [Docket No.: NHTSA-2008-0055] (RIN: 2127-
     AK30) received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9138. A letter from the Staff Assistant, NHTSA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; Final 
     Listing of 2009 Light Duty Truck Lines Subject to the 
     Requirements of this Standard and Exempted Vehicle Lines for 
     Model Year 2009 [Docket No.: NHTSA-2008-0049] (RIN: 2127-
     AK31) received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9139. A letter from the Office of Managing Director, AMD-
     PERM, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- In the Matter of Amendment of 
     Section 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allotments, Television 
     Broadcast Stations. (La Crosse, Wisconsin) [MB Docket No.: 
     08-156 RM-11480] received October 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9140. A letter from the Office of Managing Director, AMD-
     PERM, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- In the Matter of Amendment of 
     Section 73.622(i), Final DTV TAble of Allotments, Television 
     Broadcast Stations, (Stuart, Flordia) [MB Docket No.: 08-147 
     RM-11473] received October 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9141. A letter from the Office of MAnaging Director, AMD-
     PERM, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- In the Matter of DTV Consumer 
     Education Initiative [MB Docket No.: 07-148] received October 
     29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       9142. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Ex Parte Contacts and Separation of Functions [Docket 
     No. RM08-8-000; Order No. 718] received October 20, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       9143. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Wholesake Competition in Regions with Organized 
     Electric Markets [Docket Nos.: RM07-19-000 and AD07-7-000] 
     received October 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9144. A letter from the Vice Admiral, USN Director, Defense 
     Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification 
     concerning the Department of the Air Force's Proposed 
     Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to India for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 08-105), pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       9145. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting notification 
     concerning the Department's intent to sign a Project 
     Arrangement concerning the F/A-18A-F AN/ALR-67(V)3 Radar 
     Warning Receiver Advanced Passive Surveillance Capability 
     Program under the Memorandum of Understanding between the 
     Department of Defense of the United States of America and the 
     Department of Defense of Australia Concerning Cooperation on 
     Maritime Research, Development, Test, Evaluation, and 
     Prototyping Projects, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       9146. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed Manufacturing License Agreement 
     with Australia and the United Kingdom (Transmittal No. DDTC 
     124-08), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       9147. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed technical assistance agreement 
     for the export of technical data, defense services, and 
     defense articles to Chile (Transmittal No. DDTC 101-08), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       9148. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed technical assistance agreement 
     for the export of technical data, defense services, and 
     defense articles to Malaysia, France, and the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 094-08), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       9149. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed technical assistance agreement for the export of 
     technical data, defense services, and defense articles to the 
     Republic of Korea (Transmittal No. DDTC 131-08), pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       9150. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed technical assistance agreement for the export of 
     technical data, defense services, and defense articles to 
     Belgium (Transmittal No. DDTC 116-08), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       9151. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's annual report entitled, ``Assistance Related to 
     International Terrorism Fiscal Year 2007,'' pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2349aa-7; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       9152. 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.
       9153. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international

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     agreements, other than treaties, entered into by the United 
     States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       9154. A letter from the Assistant Secretary For Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary 
     Agreements Implementation: December 2007 Categories 1,2,3,5 
     Parts I and II,6,7, and 9 of the Commerce Control List, 
     Definitions; December 2006 Solar Cells [Docket No.: 
     080215206-81243-01] (RIN: 0694 AE29) received October 7, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       9155. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Additional Protocol Regulations 
     [Docket No.: 080212165-81300-02] (RIN: 0694-AD26) received 
     October 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       9156. A letter from the Assistant Secretary For Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Revisions to the Export 
     Administration Regulations based upon a Systematic Review of 
     the CCL [Docket No.: 080307397-81237-01] (RIN: 0694-AE33) 
     received October 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       9157. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to 
     section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, certification 
     regarding the proposed transfer of defense articles or 
     defense services to Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands and 
     Portugal (Transmittal No. DDTC 138-08); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       9158. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement with Italy and 
     Germany (Transmittal No. DDTC 133-08); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       9159. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a proposed removal 
     from the United States Munitions list of a portable air 
     sampler originally designed for use as a bio-particle 
     collector or unmanned aerial vehicles, pursuant to Section 
     38(f) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       9160. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a proposed removal 
     from the United States Munitions list of visible blackout 
     lights; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       9161. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a proposed removal 
     from the United States Munitions list of a blower and heat 
     exchanger originally designed for a military application, 
     pursuant to Section 38(f) of the Arms Export Control Act; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       9162. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     2003, on Loan Guarantees to Israel; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       9163. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to 
     section 3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, certification 
     regarding the proposed transfer of major defense equipment 
     from the Government of Pakistan (Transmittal No. RSAT-12-08); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       9164. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a letter 
     pertaining to certification under section 5(A)(2) of the 
     Libyan Claims Resolution Act relating to the receipt of funds 
     for settlement of claims against Libya, pursuant to Public 
     Law 110-301; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       9165. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on 
     progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus question 
     covering the period August 1 through September 30, 2008, 
     pursuant to Section 620C(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       9166. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting consistent with 
     the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
     Resolution of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-243), the Authorization for 
     the Use of Force Against Iraq Resolution (Pub. L. 102-1), and 
     in order to keep the Congress fully informed, reports 
     prepared by the Department of State on a weekly basis for the 
     August 15, 2008 -- October 15, 2008 period including matters 
     relating to post-liberation Iraq under Section 7 of the Iraq 
     Liberation Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-338); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       9167. A letter from the Under Secretary of State for 
     Political Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's ninth report pursuant to U.S. Policy in Iraq 
     Act, Section 1227(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Pub. L. 109-163), as amended by 
     Section 1223 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2008 (Pub. L. 110-181); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       9168. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on 
     methods employed by the Government of Cuba to comply with the 
     United States-Cuba September 1994 ``Joint Communique,'' 
     pursuant to Public Law 105-277, section 2245; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       9169. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report in 
     accordance with Section 3 of the Arms Export Control Act; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       9170. A letter from the Associate Director, PP&I, 
     Department of Treasury, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Iranian Transactions Regulations -- received November 
     7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
       9171. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergency Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) 
     of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c), and pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of July 31, 
     2003, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency 
     with respect to Sudan that was declared in Executive Order 
     13067 of November 3, 1997; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       9172. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergency Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) 
     of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act , 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c), and pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of July 
     31, 2003, a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to the situation in or in relation to 
     the Democratic Republic of the Congo that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13413 of October 27, 2006; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
       9173. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 204(c) of the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act , 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c), and pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of July 31, 
     2003, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency 
     with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive Order 
     12170 of November 14, 1979; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       9174. A letter from the MajGen, USMC (ret.) Special 
     Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, Special 
     Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, 
     transmitting the first quarterly report on the 
     resconstruction of Afghanistan, pursuant to Public Law 110-
     181, section 1229; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       9175. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-505, ``Maury 
     Wills Baseball Field Designation Act of 2008,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       9176. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-506, ``MVS 
     Inc., Payment Authorization Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       9177. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-510, ``Trash 
     Collection Noise Violations Abatement Act of 2008,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       9178. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-511, 
     ``Defined Contribution Plan Modifications for the Director of 
     the Department of Corrections Devon Brown Amendment Act of 
     2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9179. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-512, ``Marvin 
     Gaye Way Designation Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       9180. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-513, 
     ``Downtown Retail Tax Increment Financing Amendment Act of 
     2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9181. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-514, ``Public 
     Space Rental Fees Temporary Amendment Act of 2008,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       9182. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-515, ``Old 
     Naval Hospital Grant Temporary Amendment Act of 2008,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9183. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-516, 
     ``Waterside Mall and Fourth Street, S.W., Redevelopment and 
     Reconstruction Temporary Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       9184. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-517, 
     ``Bolling Air Force Base Military Housing Real Property Tax 
     Exemption and Equitable Tax Relief Temporary Act of 2008,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9185. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-537, ``Chief 
     Financial Officer Approval of Payment of Goods and Services 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-

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     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       9186. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-538, 
     ``Franklin Shelter Closing Requirements Temporary Act of 
     2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9187. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-550, ``Public 
     Space Rental Fees Amendment Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       9188. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-554, 
     ``Targeted Ward 4 Single Sales Moratorium Temporary Act of 
     2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9189. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-552, 
     ``District's Opportunity to Purchase Amendment Act of 2008,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9190. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-553, 
     ``Consolidated Mt. Pleasant, Ward 2, and Ward 6 Single Sales 
     Moratorium Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       9191. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-551, 
     ``Workforce Housing Production Program Amendment Act of 
     2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9192. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-536, 
     ``Firearms Control Temporary Amendment Act of 2008,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9193. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-535, 
     ``Taxicab Company, Association, and Fleet and Limousine 
     License Moratorium Amendment Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       9194. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-520, ``Lola 
     Beaver Memorial Park Designation Act of 2008,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       9195. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-521, 
     ``Jackson H. Gerhart House Designation Act of 2008,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9196. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-522, 
     ``Pedestrian Safety Reinforcement Amendment Act of 2008,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9197. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-523, 
     ``Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings 
     Jurisdiction Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       9198. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-524, ``Title 
     22 Amendment Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       9199. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-525, 
     ``Appointed Attorney Compensation Act of 2008,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       9200. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-526, ``Fire 
     Chief Burton W. Johnson Building Designation Act of 2008,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9201. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-527, 
     ``Contract No. DCTO-2007-C-0036 Approval and Payment 
     Authorization Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       9202. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-529, 
     ``Designated Appropriation Allocations Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9203. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-528, 
     ``Vacancy Exemption Repeal Clarification Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9204. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-531, 
     ``Targeted Historic Housing Preservation Assistance Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       9205. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-530, 
     ``Washington Parks & People Equitable Real Property Tax 
     Relief Temporary Act of 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       9206. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-533, ``City 
     Market at O Street Tax Increment Financing Act of 2008,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9207. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-534, 
     ``Performance Parking Pilot Zone Act of 2008,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       9208. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a report entitled, ``Re-Certification of the 
     Fiscal Year 2008 Total Non-Dedicated Local Source Revenues in 
     Support of the District's $327,905,000 General Obligation 
     Bonds (Series 2008E),'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-
     117(d); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9209. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a report entitled, ``Letter Report: Audit of 
     Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1C for Fiscal Years 2005 
     through 2008, as of March 31, 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 47-117(d); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       9210. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a report entitled, ``Letter Report: Examination 
     of District of Columbia Sports & Entertainment Commission 
     Contracts and Expenditures for Program Management, Legal and 
     Financial Management Services,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 47-117(d); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       9211. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a report entitled, ``Letter Report: Audit of 
     Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E for Fiscal Years 2006 
     through 2008, as of March 31, 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 47-117(d); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       9212. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a report entitled, ``Comparative Analysis of 
     Actual Cash Collections to the Revised Revenue Estimate 
     Through the 2nd Quarter of Fiscal Year 2008,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       9213. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a report entitled, ``Audit of Public Service 
     Commission Agency Fund for Fiscal Year 2003,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       9214. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a report entitled, ``Audit of Public Service 
     Commission Agency Fund for Fiscal Year 2004,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       9215. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a report entitled, ``Auditor's Review of the 
     Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals Operations,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       9216. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a report entitled, ``Eastern Market Management 
     and Oversight Continues to Need Substantial Improvement,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       9217. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a report entitled, ``Letter Report: Audit of 
     Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1B for Fiscal Years 2006 
     through 2008, as of March 31, 2008,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 47-117(d); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       9218. A letter from the Executive Director, Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission, transmitting in accordance with 
     Pub. L. 105-270, the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act 
     of 1998 (FAIR Act), the Department's inventory of commerical 
     activities for fiscal year 2008; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       9219. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission, transmitting a letter confirming that the 
     Commission has adopted and will follow the Office of 
     Personnel Management (OPM) Advisory Guidelines to take 
     appropriate disciplinary actions against employees for 
     conduct inconsistent with Antidiscrimination and 
     Whistleblower Protection Laws; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       9220. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-504, 
     ``Lauzun's Legion Bridge Designation Act of 2008,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       9221. A letter from the White House Liaison, Department of 
     Education, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       9222. A letter from the White House Liaison, Department of 
     Education, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies

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     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       9223. A letter from the Acting Assoc. Gen. Counsel for 
     General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9224. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Human and Health Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Exemption of Certain Systems of Records Under 
     the Privacy Act (RIN: 0938-A069) received October 6, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       9225. A letter from the Deputy White House Liaison, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       9226. A letter from the Deputy White House Liaison, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       9227. A letter from the Deputy White House Liaison, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       9228. A letter from the Deputy White House Liaison, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       9229. A letter from the Deputy White House Liaison, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       9230. A letter from the Deputy White House Liaison, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       9231. A letter from the Deputy White House Liaison, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       9232. A letter from the Deputy White House Liaison, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       9233. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's 
     fiscal year 2007 annual report prepared in accordance with 
     Section 203(a) of the Notification and Federal Employee 
     Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), 
     Public Law 107-174; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       9234. A letter from the Presidential Appointments Officer, 
     Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       9235. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Policy and Planning, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting in accordance with Pub. L. 105-270, the 
     Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (FAIR Act), 
     the Department's inventory of commercial activities for 
     calendar year 2007; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       9236. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Strategic Plan for 
     fiscal years 2009-2014, pursuant to Government Performance 
     and Results Act of 1993 and OMB Circular A-11; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9237. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's report entitled, 
     ``Alternative Discipline: Creative Solutions for Agencies to 
     Effectively Address Misconduct,'' pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     1204(a)(3); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       9238. A letter from the Executive Director, National 
     Council on Disability, transmitting the Council's report for 
     Fiscal Year 2008 pertaining to the Notification and Federal 
     Anti-Discrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR 
     Act); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9239. A letter from the Chairman, Occupational Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting an updated Strategic 
     Plan for the Occupational Safety and Health Review 
     Commission, pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9240. A letter from the Senior Associate General Counsel, 
     Office of the Director of National Intelligence, transmitting 
     a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
     1998; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9241. A letter from the Senior Associate General Counsel, 
     Office of the Director of National Intelligence, transmitting 
     a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
     1998; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       9242. A letter from the Secretary and Director, Postal 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       9243. A letter from the Inspector General, Office of the 
     Inspector General, U.S. House of Representatives, 
     transmitting an audit of the Page School Program; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
       9244. A letter from the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     transmitting the quarterly report of receipts and 
     expenditures of appropriations and other funds for the period 
     July 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008 as compiled by the 
     Chief Administrative Officer, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a 
     Public Law 88-454; (H. Doc. No. 110-151); to the Committee on 
     House Administration and ordered to be printed.
       9245. A letter from the Chief of Police, United States 
     Capitol Police, transmitting the semiannual report of 
     receipts and expenditures of appropriations and other funds 
     for the period April 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008, 
     pursuant to Public Law 109-55, section 1005; (H. Doc. No. 
     110-150); to the Committee on House Administration and 
     ordered to be printed.
       9246. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NOAA and Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     Department of Commerce and Department of the transmitting a 
     report entitled, ``2007 Biennial Report to Congress on the 
     Progress and Findings of Studies of Striped Bass 
     Populations,'' pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1851, as amended; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       9247. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- New Mexico Regulatory Program [SATS Number NM-
     047-FOR] received November 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       9248. A letter from the Assistant Secretary -- Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Royalty Relief-Ultra-Deep Gas 
     Wells and Deep Gas Wells on Leases in the Gulf of Mexico; 
     Extension of Royalty Relief Provisions to Leases Offshore of 
     Alaska [Docket ID: MMS-OMM-2007-0071] (RIN: 1010-AD33) 
     received November 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       9249. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- 
     Abandoned Mine Land Program [Docket Id: OSM-2008-0003] (RIN: 
     1029-AC56) received November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       9250. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Pennsylvania Regulatory Program [PA-152-FOR; 
     Docket ID: OSM-2008-0019] received October 10, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       9251. 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 (RIN: 1024-
     AD71) received November 12, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       9252. A letter from the Acting Chief, Regulatory Affairs, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Update of Linear Right-of-Way Rent Schedule 
     [WO-350-07-1430-PN] (RIN: 1004-AD87) received October 27, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       9253. A letter from the Assistant Secretary -- Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Revisions to Subpart A -- 
     General; Subpart I -- Platforms and Structures; and Subpart J 
     -- Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way [Docket ID: MMS-2008-
     OMM-0001] (RIN: 1010-AD18) received November 5, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       9254. A letter from the Chief, FWS Endangered Species 
     Listing Branch, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatend Wildlife 
     and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the San 
     Bernardino Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus) [FWS-R8-
     ES-2007-0008; 92210-1117-0000-FY08 B4] (RIN: 1018-AV07) 
     received October 8, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       9255. A letter from the Regulatory & Policy Specialist, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Irrigation Operation and Maintenance (RIN: 
     1076-AD44) received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       9256. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's ``Major'' 
     final rule -- Endangered Fish and Wildlife; Final Rule to 
     Implement Speed Restrictions to Reduce the Threat of Ship 
     Collisions With North Atlantic Right Whales [Docket No. 
     040506143-7024-03.] (RIN: 0648-AS36) received October 8, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       9257. 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; Hook-
     and-Line Gear in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 071106671-
     8010-02] (RIN: 0648-XL33) received November 5, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       9258. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final

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     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No.: 071106671-8010-02] (RIN: ID 101008B) received November 
     5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       9259. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Subsistence Fishing; Correction 
     [Docket No. 080310411-8949-02] (RIN: 0648-AU14) received 
     November 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       9260. 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; Atlantic 
     Surfclam and Ocean Quanhog Fisheries; Suspension of Minimum 
     Atlantic Surfclam Size Limit for Fishing Year 2009 [Docket 
     No. 070717342-7713-02] (RIN: 0648-XJ86) received November 7, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       9261. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial 
     Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments 
     [Docket No. 060824226-6322-02] (RIN: 0648-AX30) received 
     November 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       9262. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species 
     Fisheries; Reporting Requirements and Conservation Measures 
     [Docket No. 0809301285-81289-01] (RIN: 0648-AX31) received 
     November 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       9263. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Progams, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Taking of the Cook Inlet, Alaska, Beluga Whale Stock by 
     Alaska Natives [Docket No. 080302353-8620-01] (RIN: 0648-
     AO16) received October 24, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       9264. A letter from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Endangered and Threatened Species: Final Protective 
     Regulations for Threatened Puget Sound Steelhead [Docket No. 
     070727426-81200-01] (RIN: 0648-AV18) received October 24, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       9265. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements 
     [Docket No. 0809241260-81267-01] (RIN: 0648-XK78) received 
     November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       9266. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Sustainable, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 610 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 071106671-8010-02] (RIN: 0648-XL08) received November 5, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       9267. 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 
     Provision; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Tilefish Fishery [Docket No. 010319075-1217-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XK42) received November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       9268. 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 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 071106671-8010-02] (RIN: 0648-XL22) received November 5, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       9269. 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; Atlantic 
     Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfer [Docket No. 071212833-8179-
     02] (RIN: 0648-XK90) received November 10, 2008, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       9270. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator For 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon 
     Fisheries; Amendment 14; Essential Fish Habitat Descriptions 
     for Pacific Salmon [Docket No. 080225278-81191-02] (RIN: 
     0648-AS96) received November 10, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       9271. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Carribean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management 
     Act Provisions; Atlantic Coast Red Drum Fishery off the 
     Atlantic States; Transfer of Management Authority [Docket No. 
     080221249-81231-02] (RIN: 0648-AT13) received November 7, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       9272. 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 2 Quota Harvested [Docket No. 
     060418103-6181-02] (RIN: 0648-XL29) received November 7, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       9273. 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; Atka 
     Mackerel by Vessels in the Amendment 80 Limited Access 
     Fishery in the Western Aleutian District of the Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 071106673-
     8011-02] (RIN: 0648-XK85) received November 7, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       9274. 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; 
     Pacific Cod by Vessels Catching Pacific Cod for Processing by 
     the Inshore Component in the Central Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 071106671-8010-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XK86) received November 4, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       9275. 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; Atka 
     Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
     Area [Docket No. 071106673-8011-02] (RIN: ID 101008A) 
     received November 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       9276. 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 Vessels Subject to Amendment 80 Sideboard 
     Limits in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska 
     [Docket No. 070213032-7032-01] (RIN: 0648-XK96) received 
     November 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       9277. 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; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Reopening 
     of the 2008 Deepwater Grouper and Tilefish Commercial 
     Fisheries [Docket No. 040205043-4043-01] (RIN: 0648-XK40) 
     received November 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       9278. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea 
     Scallop Fishery; Framework Adjustment 19; Correcting 
     Amendment [Docket No. 070817467-81179-04] (RIN: 0648-AV90) 
     received October 10, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       9279. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator -- 
     NOAA Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Tuna 
     Fisheries; Pelagic and Bottom Longline Fisheries; Gear 
     Authorization and Turtle Control Devices [Docket No. 
     070801432-8663-02] (RIN: 0648-AV92) received October 10, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       9280. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Endangered 
     And Threatened Species; Endangered Status for the Cook Inlet 
     Beluga Whale [Docket No. 0810141357-81371-01] (RIN: 0648-
     XL30) received November 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       9281. 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 Ocean Perch for Vessels in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Trawl Limited Access Fishery in the Western 
     Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No. 070213033-7033-01] (RIN: 0648-
     XK77) received October 16, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.

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       9282. A letter from the Director Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species 
     Fisheries; Closure [Docket No. 080326475-8686-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XK61) received October 16, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       9283. 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; Northeast 
     Multispecies Fishery; Inseason Action to allow use of the 
     Ruhle Trawl in the Eastern U.S./Canada Area [Docket No. 
     071004577-8124-02] (RIN: 0648-XJ76) received October 16, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       9284. A letter from the Chair, Executive Council, Coalition 
     of National Park Service Retirees, transmitting the 
     Coalition's report entitled, ``Natural and Cultural Resource 
     Impacts and Management Consequences of the Proposed 
     Regulation to Authorize the Possession of Concealed Firearms 
     in Units of the National Park & National Wildlife Refuge 
     Systems''; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       9285. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting the report on 
     the administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act 
     covering the six months ending December 31, 2007, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 621; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9286. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting a copy of a 
     report required by Section 202(a)(1)(C) of Pub. L. 107-273, 
     the ``21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations 
     Authorization Act,'' related to certain settlements and 
     injunctive relief, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 530D Public Law 107-
     273, section 202; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9287. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the U.S. Courts, transmitting a report on compliance by the 
     United States courts of appeals and district courts with the 
     time limitations established for deciding habeas corpus death 
     penalty petitions under Title 1 of the Antiterrorism and 
     Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 
     604(a)(4), (h)(2), and 2412(d)(5); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       9288. A letter from the Executive Director, Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties for 
     Inflation (RIN: 3038-AC13) received October 24, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       9289. A letter from the Deputy Cheif, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Period of Admission and Extension 
     of Stay for Canadian and Mexican Citizens Engaged in 
     Professional Business Activities-TN Nonimmigrants [CIS No.: 
     2429-07; DHS Docket No.: USCIS-2007-0056] (RIN: 1615-AB64) 
     received October 21, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9290. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for 
     Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting the 11th 
     and 12th annual reports on amounts paid to telecommunications 
     carriers and manufacturers during FY 2005 and FY 2006, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-414, section 112 and 401; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       9291. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's 
     report on the Enforcement of Sex Offender Registration 
     Requirements 2006-2008, pursuant to Public Law 109-248, 
     section 635; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9292. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's 
     report entitled, ``Report to the Nation 2007,'' pursuant to 
     Section 1407(g) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       9293. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting a copy of the 
     District Court's decision not to appeal the interlocutory 
     decision entitled, ``United States v. Christopher S. Handley, 
     No. 1:07-cr-00030-JEG (S.D. Iowa),'' pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 
     530D; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9294. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Uncertified Foreign Health-Care Workers [Public 
     Notice--] (RIN: 1400-AB68) received October 27, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       9295. A letter from the Major, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.) 
     Corporation Agent, Legion of Valor, Legion of Valor of the 
     United States of America, Inc., transmitting a copy of the 
     Legion's annual audit as of April 30, 2008, pursuant to 36 
     U.S.C. 1101(28) and 1103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9296. A letter from the Staff Director, Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the compliance of the 
     federal district courts with documentation submission 
     requirements on sentencing, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(w)(1); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       9297. A letter from the Staff Director, United States 
     Sentencing Commission, transmitting a report of amendments to 
     the federal sentencing guidelines in response to the 
     Emergency Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act 
     of 2007, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(o); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       9298. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting notification that funding 
     under Title V, subsection 503(b)(3) of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, has 
     exceeded $5 million for the cost of response and recovery 
     efforts for FEMA-3294-EM in the State of Texas, pursuant to 
     42 U.S.C. 5193; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9299. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting notification that funding 
     under Title V, subsection 503(b)(3) of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, has 
     exceeded $5 million for the cost of response and recovery 
     efforts for FEMA-3288-EM in the State of Florida, pursuant to 
     42 U.S.C. 5193; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9300. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting notification that funding 
     under Title V, subsection 503(b)(3) of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, has 
     exceeded $5 million for the cost of response and recovery 
     efforts for FEMA-3295-EM in the State of Louisiana, pursuant 
     to 42 U.S.C. 5193; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9301. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the National Plan of Integrated 
     Airport Systems (NPIAS), 2009-2013, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
     app. 2203(b)(1); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9302. A letter from the Staff Assistant, NHTSA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Federal Motor Vehicle Saftey Standards; Designated Seating 
     Positions and Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages [Docket No.: 
     NHTSA 2008-0059] (RIN: 2127-AI94) received October 27, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9303. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Modification of Certain Medical Standards and Procedures and 
     Duration of Certain Medical Certificates; Correcting 
     Amendment [Docket No.: FAA-2007-27812; Amendment No. 61-121] 
     (RIN: 2120-AI91) received October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9304. A letter from the Regulations Officer, Federal 
     Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Projects of 
     National and Regional Significance Evaluation and Rating 
     [Docket No.: FHWA-05-23393] (RIN: 2125-AF08) received October 
     27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9305. A letter from the Alternate Liaison, Federal Register 
     Publications, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Pipeline Saftey: Standards for 
     Increasing the Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure for Gas 
     Transmission Pipelines [Docket No.: PHMSA-2005-23447] (RIN: 
     2137-AE25) received October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9306. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 
     and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No.: 30621; Amdt. No.: 3281] received October 27, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9307. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule -- Congestion Management Rule for John F. Kennedy 
     International Airport and Newark Liberty International 
     Airport [Docket No. FAA-2008-0517; Amdt. No. 93-88] (RIN: 
     2120-AJ28) received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9308. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule -- Congestion Management Rule for LaGuardia Airport 
     [Docket No. FAA-2006-25709; Amendment No. 93-87] (RIN: 2120-
     AI70) received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9309. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedure, and Takeoff Minimums 
     and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No.: 30624; Amdt. No.: 3284] received October 27, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9310. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 
     and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No.: 30627; Amdt. No. 3286] received October 27, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9311. A letter from the Program Anaylst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule -- Aviation Saftey Inspector 
     Airport Access [Docket No.: FAA-2007-29237; Amendment No. 
     153-1] (RIN: 2120-AJ07) received October 27, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       9312. A letter from the Attorney, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel 
     [Dockets OST-2004-19482; OST-2005-22298; OST-2006-23999] 
     (RINs: 2105-AC97; 2105-AC29; 2105-AD41] received October 27, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9313. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Standards; Engine Control System Requirements 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2007-27311, Amendment No. 33-26] (RIN: 2120-
     AI94) received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9314. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Preformance and Handling Qualities Requirements for 
     Rotorcraft; Correcting Amendment [Docket No.: FAA-2006-25414; 
     Amendment No. 27-44] (RIN: 2120-AH87) received October 9, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9315. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedure, and Takeoff Minimums 
     and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No.: 30623; Amendment No. 3283] received October 9, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9316. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 
     and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No.: 30625; Amendment No. 3285] received October 9, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9317. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approah Procedures, and Takeoff Minimus 
     and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No.: 30622; Amendment No. 3282] received October 9, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9318. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No.: 30626; 
     Amendment No. 476] received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9319. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 
     Model 222, 222B, 222U, 230, and 430 Helicopters [Docket No.: 
     FAA-2008-0449; Directorate Identifer 2007-SW-10-AD; Amendment 
     39-15669; AD 2008-19-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 9, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9320. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Falcon 10 Airplanes 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2008-0674; Directorate Identifer 2008-NM-
     086-AD; Amendment 39-15675; AD 2008-19-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9321. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 
     and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No.: 30617; Amendment No. 3277] received October 9, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9322. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; EADS SOCATA Model TBM 700 Airplanes 
     [Docket No. FAA-2008-0974; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-
     048-AD; Amendment 39-15673; AD 2008-19-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9323. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca S.A. Arrius 2B1, 2B1A, 
     2B2, and 2K1 Turboshaft Engines [Docket No. FAA-2008-0461; 
     Directorate Identifier 2008-NE-14-AD; Amendment 39-15678; AD 
     2008-19-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 27, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9324. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-300, -400, and -
     500 Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-0947; Directortate 
     Identifier 2008-NM-154-AD; Amendment 39-15670; AD 2008-19-03] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9325. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, 
     -300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-
     0149; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-319-AD; Amendment 39-
     15651; AD 2008-17-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 27, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9326. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model 
     BAe.125 Series 800A (including C-29A and U-125) Airplanes, 
     and Hawker Beechcraft Model Hawker 800XP Airplanes [Docket 
     No. FAA-2008-0976; Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-145-AD; 
     Amendment 39-15685; AD 2008-21-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9327. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model 
     390 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-1067; Directorate 
     Identifier 2008-CE-052-AD; Amendment 39-15688; AD 2008-21-04] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9328. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767-200, -300, and -
     400ER Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-0302; Directorate 
     Idenfitier 2007-NM-323-AD; Amendment 39-15689; AD 2008-21-05] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9329. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -700C, 
     -800 and -900 Series Airplanes Equipped with CFM56-7 Engines 
     [Docket No. FAA-2008-0147; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-
     294-AD; Amendment 39-15686; AD 2008-21-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9330. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-300, -400, and -
     500 Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-0357; Directorate 
     Identifier 2008-NM-005-AD; Amendment 39-15687; AD 2008-21-03] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9331. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc. Model 600N 
     Helicopters [Docket No. FAA-2008-0835; Directorate Identifier 
     2008-SW-34-AD; Amendment 39-15684; AD 2008-20-05] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9332. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-402, 
     AT-402A, and AT-402B Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-0749; 
     Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-044-AD; Amendment 39-15692; AD 
     2008-21-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 27, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9333. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-1A11 (CL-
     600), CL-600-2A12 (CL-601), CL-600-2B16 (CL-601-3A, CL-601-
     3R, & CL-604 (Including CL-605 Marketing Variant)) Airplanes, 
     and Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) 
     Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-1096; Directorate Identifier 
     2008-NM-158-AD; Amendment 39-15693; AD 2008-21-09] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9334. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-400, 747-400D, and 
     747-400F Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-0640; 
     Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-070-AD; Amendment 39-15690; AD 
     2008-21-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 27, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9335. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Various Transport Category 
     Airplanes Equipped with Auxiliary Fuel Tanks Installed in 
     Accordance with Certain Supplemental Type Certificates 
     [Docket No. FAA-2008-0298; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-
     316-AD; Amendment 39-15696; AD 2008-22-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9336. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Harco Labs, Inc. Pilot/AOA Probes 
     (Part Numbers 100435-39, 100435-39-001, 100435-40, and 
     100435-40-001) [Docket No. FAA-2008-0955; Directorate 
     Identifier 2008-CE-040-

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     AD; Amendment 39-15668; AD 2008-19-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9337. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 
     Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-0946; Directorate Identifier 
     2008-NM-147-AD; Amendment 39-15667; AD 2008-18-10] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9338. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc RB211-524 Series 
     Turbofan Engines; Correction [Docket No. FAA-2007-0036; 
     Directorate Identifier 2007-NE-22-AD; Amendment 39-15636; AD 
     2008-16-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 9, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9339. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. FAA-2008-0091; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-311-AD; 
     Amendment 39-15666; AD 2008-18-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9340. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 
     S.A. (EMBRAER) Model ERJ 170 and ERJ 190 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. FAA-2008-0562; Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-010-AD; 
     Amendment 39-15658; AD 2008-18-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9341. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-400 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-0356; Directorate Identifier 
     2008-NM-042-AD; Amendment 39-15661; AD 2008-18-04] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9342. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330-200, A330-300, 
     and A340-300 Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-0672; 
     Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-032-AD; Amendment 39-15660; AD 
     2008-18-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 9, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9343. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 
     Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-0407; Directorate Identifier 
     2008-NM-002-AD; Amendment 39-15662; AD 2008-18-05] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9344. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Restricted Area 5107A; White Sands Missile Range, 
     NM [Docket No. FAA-2008-0628; Airspace Docket No. 07-ASW-15] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9345. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Change of Using Agency for Restricted Area R-3807, Glencoe, 
     LA [Docket No. FAA-2008-0939; Airspace Docket No. 08-ASW-7] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9346. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Low Altitude Area Navigation Route (T-
     Route): Southwest Oregon [Docket No. FAA-2008-0419; Airspace 
     Docket No. 08-ANM-3] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received October 9, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9347. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establish Class E Airspace; Point Roberts, WA [Docket No. 
     FAA-2007-29036; Airspace Docket No. 07-ANM-13] received 
     October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9348. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Modification of Area Navigation Route Q-110 and Jet Route J-
     73; Florida [Docket No. FAA-2008-0187; Airspace Docket No. 
     07-ASO-27] received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9349. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revocation of Class E Airspace; Luke AFB, Phoenix, AZ [Docket 
     No. FAA-2008-0204; Airspace Docket No. 08-AWP-5] received 
     October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9350. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Low Altitude Area Navigation Routes (T-
     Routes); Sacramento and San Francisco, CA [Docket No. FAA-
     2008-0037; Airspace Docket No. 07-AWP-6] received October 9, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9351. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Modification and Establishment of Restricted Areas and Other 
     Special Use Airspace, Adirondack Airspace Complex; Fort Drum, 
     NY [Docket No. FAA-2006-26192; Airspace Docket No. 06-ASO-11] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9352. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hinton, OK [Docket No. 
     FAA-2008-0328; Airspace Docket No. 08-ASW-4] received October 
     9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9353. A letter from the Senior Attorney Advisor, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Implementation of Program for Capital Grants for Rail Line 
     Relocation and Improvements Projects [Docket No.: FRA 2005-
     23774, Notice No. 2] (RIN: 2130-AB74) received October 27, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9354. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Modification of Certain Medical Standards and Procedures and 
     Duration of Certain Medical Certificates [Docket No.: FAA-
     2007-27812; Amendment Nos. 61-121, 65-52, 67-20, and 183-13 
     (RIN: 2120-AI91) received October 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9355. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Modification of Area Navigation Route Q-110 and Jet Route J-
     73; Florida [Docket No. FAA-2008-0187; Airspace Docket No. 
     07-ASO-27] received October 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9356. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Milford, PA [Docket No. 
     FAA-2008-0160; Airspace Docket No. 08-AEA-13] received 
     October 19, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9357. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Reduction of Fuel Tank Flammability in Transport Category 
     Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2005-22997; Amendment Nos. 25-125, 
     26-2, 121-340, 125-55 and 129-46] (RIN: 2120-AI23) October 
     27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9358. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class D Airspace; San Bernadino 
     International Airport, San Bernardino, CA [Docket No. FAA-
     2008-0211; Airspace Docket No. 08-AWP-3] received October 9, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9359. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and takeoff Minimums 
     and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No. 30628; Amdt No. 3287] received October 27, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9360. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 
     and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No. 30630; Amendment No. 3289] received October 27, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9361. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 
     and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No.: 30632; Amendment No. 3291] received October 27, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9362. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 
     and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No.: 30629; Amendment No. 3288] received October 27, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9363. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 
     and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No. 30631; Amendment No. 3290] received October 27, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9364. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), Department of the Army, transmitting a report 
     entitled, ``Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Restoration Plan for 
     Oahe/Sharpe Reservoirs, South Dakota''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       9365. A letter from the Deputy Chief Counsel for NIST, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Technology Innovation Program (TIP) Notice of 
     Availability of Funds and Announcement of Public Meetings 
     (Proposers' Conferences) [Docket No.: 080626784-8786-01] 
     (RIN: 0693-ZA82) received October 16, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science and 
     Technology.
       9366. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Satellite and Information Services, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Licensing of Private Land Remote-Sensing Space 
     Systems [Docket No.: 050204028-6015-02] received July 22, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science and Technology.
       9367. A letter from the Director of Regulations Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Schedule for Rating Disabilities; Eye (RIN: 
     2900-AH43) received November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       9368. A letter from the Director of Regulations Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Grants to States for Construction and 
     Acquisition of State Home Facilities (RIN: 2900-AJ43) 
     received October 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       9369. A letter from the Director of Regulations Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (RIN: 2900-AN04) 
     received October 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       9370. A letter from the Director of Regulations Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Board of Veterans' Appeals: Expedited Claims 
     Adjudication Initiative -- Pilot Program (RIN: 2900-AM77) 
     received November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       9371. A letter from the Director of Regulations Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Civilian Health and Medical Program of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs (RIN: 2900-AM22) received 
     November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       9372. A letter from the Director of Regulations Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Disclosure of Information to Organ, Tissue and 
     Eye Procurement Organizations (RIN: 2900-AM65) received 
     November 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       9373. A letter from the Director of Regulations Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Dental Care-Provision of One-Time Outpatient 
     Dental Care for Certain Veterans (RIN: 2900-AM95) received 
     October 7, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       9374. A letter from the Chairman, Social Security Advisory 
     Board, transmitting the Board's annual report for 2007, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 904; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       9375. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled, ``Assets for Independence Demonstration Program: 
     Status at the Conclusion of the Eighth Year,'' pursuant to 
     Public Law 105-285; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9376. A letter from the Administrator, Office of Workforse 
     Securities, ETA, DOL, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Federal-State Unemployment 
     Compensation (UC) Program; Interstate Arrangement for 
     Combining Employment and Wages; Final Rule (RIN: 1205-AB51) 
     received November 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9377. A letter from the Director, Statutory Import Programs 
     Staff, Depatment of Commerce, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Changes in the Insular Possessions Watch, Watch 
     Movement and Jewelry Programs 2008 [Docket No.: 080716841-
     81292-02] (RIN: 0625-AA80) Rrceived November 5, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       9378. A letter from the Chief, Publication and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Tier 1 Issue -- Government Settlements 
     Directive #3 [LMSB No: 4-0908-046 Impacted IRM 4.51.5] 
     received October 6, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9379. A letter from the Deputy Chief Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting 
     the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- Secure Flight 
     Program [Docket No. TSA-2007-28572; Amendment Nos. 1540-9, 
     1544-8, and 1560-(New)] (RIN: 1652-AA45) received November 5, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
       9380. A letter from the Chief, Trade and Commercial 
     Regulations Branch, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Advance 
     Information on Private Aircraft Arriving and Departing the 
     United States [Dokect No.: USCBP-2007-0064] (RIN: 1651 -- 
     AA41) received November 12, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Homeland Security.
       9381. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board, transmitting the Board's Sixth 
     Quarterly Report on the Status of Significant Unresolved 
     Issues with the Department of Energy's Design and 
     Construction Projects, as required in House Conference Report 
     109-702, Section 3201; jointly to the Committees on Armed 
     Services and Appropriations.
       9382. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Payment Policies 
     Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part 
     B for CY 2009; E-Prescribing Exemption for Computer-Generated 
     Facsimile Transmissions; and Payment for Certain Durable 
     Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies 
     (DMEPOS) [[CMS-1403-FC] [CMS-1270-F2]] (RIN: 0938-AP18, 0938-
     AN14) received October 30, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.
       9383. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program: Changes to the 
     Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CY 2009 
     Payment Rates; Changes to the Ambulatory Surgical Center 
     Payment System and CY 2009 Payment Rates; Hospital Conditions 
     of Participation; Requirements for Approval and Re-Approval 
     of Transplant Centers to Perform Organ Transplants -- 
     Clarification of Provider and Supplier Termination Policy 
     Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Changes to the Ambulatory 
     Surgical Center Conditions for Coverage [[CMS-1404-FC]; [CMS-
     3887-F]; [CMS-3835-F-1]] (RIN: 0938-AP17; 0938-AL80; 0938-
     AH17) Received October 30, 2008, pursuant to 5 jointly to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
       9384. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicaid Program; Multiple Source Drug 
     Definition [CMS-2238-F] (RIN: 0938-AP26) received October 6, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
       9385. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicare Program; Revisions to the Medicare 
     Advantage and Prescription Drug Benefit Programs: 
     Clarification of Compensation Plan [CMS-4138-IFC2] (RIN: 
     0938-AP52) received November 10, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.
       9386. A letter from the Inspector General, Special 
     Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, transmitting the 
     October 2008 Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 3001(i) of 
     Title III of the 2004 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
     for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and 
     Afghanistan (Pub. L. 108-106) as amended by Pub. L. 108-375, 
     Pub. L. 109-102, Pub. L. 109-364, Pub. L. 109-440, Pub. L. 
     110-28, and Pub. L. 110-181; jointly to the Committees on 
     Foreign Affairs and Appropriations.
       9387. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicare Program; Termination of Non-Random 
     Prepayment Complex Medical Review [CMS-6022-F] (RIN: 0938-
     AN31) received October 6, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Energy and Commerce.
       9388. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective 
     PAyment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2009 [CMS-1555-
     N] (RIN: 0938-AP20) received October 30, 2008; jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.
       9389. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employee 
     Benefits Administration, Internal Revenue Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule -- Final Rules for 
     Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers under the 
     Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act [TD 9427] (RIN: 
     1545-BG82) received October 21, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor.

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