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April 15, 2008: Congressional Record publishes “EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.”

Volume 154, No. 59 covering the 2nd Session of the 110th Congress (2007 - 2008) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H2352-H2354 on April 15, 2008.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

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

6078. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Ferric Citrate; Inert Ingredient; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0479; FRL-8071-2] received March 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

6079. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Fenhexamid; Pesticide Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0303; FRL-8357-2] received April 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

6080. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Buprofezin; Pesticide Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0426; FRL-8356-9] received April 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

6081. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- S-Abscisic Acid, Temporary Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0092; FRL-8357-4] received March 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

6082. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Flonicamid; Pesticide Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0338; FRL-8356-7] received March 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

6083. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Dicamba; Pesticide Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0325; FRL-8356-6] received March 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

6084. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Acequinocyl; Pesticide Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0678; FRL-8356-6] received March 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

6085. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Flumioxazin; Pesticide Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0308; FRL-8352-5] received February 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

6086. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Bifenazate; Pesticide Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0302; FRL-8351-6] received February 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

6087. A letter from the Directors, Congressional Budget Office and Office of Management and Budget, transmitting a joint report on the technical assumptions to be used in preparing estimates of National Defense Function (050) fiscal year 2009 outlay rates and prior year outlays, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 226; to the Committee on the Budget.

6088. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts and Member Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities, National Foundation on the Arts and the transmitting the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities' thirty-second annual report on the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Program for Fiscal Year 2007, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 959(c); to the Committee on Education and Labor.

6089. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting as required by Sections 913(b)(2) and Section 902(g) of the Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-129), reports entitled ``The National Healthcare Quality Report 2007'' (NHQR) and ''The National Healthcare Disparities Report 2007'' (NHDR); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6090. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environment Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- National Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning Facilities [EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0155; FRL-8547-4] (RIN: 2060-AO52) received March 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6091. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Federal Implementation Plan for the Billings/Laurel, Montana, Sulfur Dioxide Area [EPA-R08-OAR-2006-0098; FRL-8551-2] (RIN: 2008-AA01) received March 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6092. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Delegation of New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the States of Arizona and Nevada [AZ and NV-EPA-R09-OAR-2006-1014 FRL-8551-1] received March 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6093. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Delegation of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories; State of Nevada, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection

[EPA-R09-OAR-2008-0229; FRL-8550-9] received March 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6094. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Alabama: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision [EPA-R04-RCRA-2007-0992; FRL-8550-3] received March 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6095. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Final 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards Designations for the Early Action Compact Areas [EPA-HQ-2008-0006; FRL-8550-1] (RIN: 2060-AO83) received March 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6096. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; State of Maryland; Control of Large Municipal Waste Combustor

(LMWC) Emissions from Existing Facilities [EPA-R03-OAR-2008-MD-0209; FRL-8552-5] received April 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6097. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Revisions to the Nevada State Implementation Plan; Updated Statutory and Regulatory Provisions; Rescissions [EPA-R09-OAR-2007-1155; FRL-8548-8] received April 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6098. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; North Carolina: Approval of Revisions to the 1-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan for the Raleigh/Durham and Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point Areas [EPA-R04-OAR-2008-0036-200801(a); FRL-8551-9] received April 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6099. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Virginia: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision [EPA-R03-RCRA-2008-0256; FRL-8548-9] received March 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6100. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Revision to the California State Implementation Plan, Bay Area Air Quality Management District

[EPA-R09-OAR-2007-0970; FRL-8547-6] received March 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6101. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- NESHAP: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Standards for Hazardous Waste Combustors; Amendments [EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0022 FRL-8549-4]

(RIN: 2050-AG35) received March 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6102. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [EPA-R07-OAR-2008-0103; FRL-8549-8] received March 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6103. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [EPA-R07-OAR-2008-0100; FRL-8549-6] received March 27, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6104. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Utah: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions [EPA-R08-RCRA-2006-0127; FRL-8538-1] received February 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6105. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Partial Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule Revising the California State Implementation Plan, Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District and San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District [EPA-R09-OAR-2007-1074, FRL-8537-9] received February 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6106. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of Virginia; Control of Particulate Matter from Pulp and Paper Mills; Correction [EPA-R03-OAR-2005-VA-0011; FRL-8537-6] received February 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6107. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of Maryland; Revised Definition of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) [EPA-R03-OAR-2007-1157; FRL-8532-4] received February 21, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6108. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's FY 2007 Annual Report required by Section 203 of the Notification and Federal Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-174; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6109. A letter from the Inspector General, U.S. House of Representatives, transmitting the Inspector General's final report on the Management Advisory review of the Exchange 2003 Implementation; to the Committee on House Administration.

6110. A letter from the Acting Administrator, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Federal Aviation Administration's Capital Investment Plan (CIP) for fiscal years 2009-2013, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 2203(b)(1); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

6111. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the Administration's position on the budgeting for the Park River at Grafton, North Dakota, flood damage reduction project; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

6112. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Transportation, transmitting a report entitled, ``Fundamental Properties of Asphalts and Modified Asphalts-II'' submitted in accordance with Section 6016(e) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), Pub. L. 102-240, and Section 5117(b)(5) of the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century (TEA-21) and the extension of those provisions through FY 2007; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

6113. A letter from the President and Chief Executive Officer, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, transmitting Amtrak's Grant and Legislative Request for FY09, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 24315(b); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

6114. A letter from the Board of Trustees, National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust, transmitting the National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust's annual management report covering FY 2007, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231n Public Law 107-90, section 105; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

6115. A letter from the Director, National Science Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's Performance Highlights for FY 2007; to the Committee on Science and Technology.

6116. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting a copy of the Report of the Chairman for FY 2007; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

6117. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting a copy of a draft bill entitled, ``To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' health care benefits and for other purposes''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

6118. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's biennial report on evaluation, research and technical assistance activities supported by ``The Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program''; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 154, No. 59