Volume 152, No. 85 covering the 2nd Session of the 109th Congress (2005 - 2006) 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 H4678-H4679 on June 27, 2006.
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:
8292. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- States Approved to Receive Stallions and Mares From CEM-Affected Regions; Indiana
[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0020] received May 1, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
8293. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Bacillus myocides isolate J; Temporary Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0303; FRL-8072-3] received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
8294. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting a request for FY 2007 budget amendments for International Assistance Programs; (H. Doc. No. 109-119); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
8295. A letter from the Secretary of the Army, Department of Defense, transmitting notification that the Nunn-McCurdy Unit Cost (NMUC) thresholds for the listed Army Major Defense Acquisition Programs' unit cost metrics have been breached, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2433(e)(1); to the Committee on Armed Services.
8296. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's report on recommendations in the National Research Council assessment of the Department's Basic Research, pursuant to Public Law 109-163; to the Committee on Armed Services.
8297. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting a copy of the ``Annual Report on the Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program'' for FY 2005, pursuant to Public Law 101-510, section 831; to the Committee on Armed Services.
8298. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General George P. Taylor, Jr., United States Air Force, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
8299. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting a copy of the Department of Defense (DoD) Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP) Annual Report to Congress, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1523; to the Committee on Armed Services.
8300. A letter from the Acting Chairman and President, Export-Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving U.S. exports to Mexico pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee on Financial Services.
8301. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Standards, Regulations and Variances, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure of Underground Metal and Nonmetal Miners (RIN: 1219-AB29) received June 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
8302. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's Annual Report on Federal Government Energy Management and Conservation Programs during Fiscal Year 2004, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6361(c); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
8303. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the FY 2005 Performance Report to Congress required by the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
8304. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Indiana [EPA-R05-OAR-2006-0004; FRL-8176-4] received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
8305. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter [EPA- R03-OAR-2005-MD-0012; FRL-8183-1] received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
8306. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Revised Definition of Interruptible Gas Service [EPA-R03-OAR-2005-MD-0015; FRL-8183-2] received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
8307. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Certain Polybrominated Diphenylethers; Significant New Use Rule [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2004-0085; FRL-7743-2] (RIN: 2070-AJ02) received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
8308. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Change of Official Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics' Mailing Address; Technical Amendments [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0405; FRL-7336-5] received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
8309. A letter from the Legal Advisor, WTB, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Implementation of the Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act and Modernization of the Commission's Competitive Bidding Rules and Procedures [WT Docket No. 05-211] received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
8310. A letter from the Chief, Policy and Rules Division, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Part 2 of the Commission's Rules to Allocate Spectrum Below 3 GHz for Mobile and Fixed Services to Support the Introduction of New Advanced Wireless Services, including Third Generation Wireless Systems [ET Docket No. 00-258]; Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services In the 1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz Bands
[WT Docket No. 02-353] received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
8311. A letter from the Chief, Policy and Rules Division, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act and Broadband Access and Services [ET Docket No. 04-295; RM-10865] received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
8312. A letter from the Acting Chief, Telecom. Access Policy Division, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Jurisdictional Separations and Referral to the Federal-State Joint Board [CC Docket No. 80-286] received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
8313. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, MB, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Wilson and Knightdale, North Carolina) [MB Docket No. 05-121; RM-11197] received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
8314. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, MB, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Hattiesburg and Sumrall, Mississippi) [MB Docket No. 06-19; RM-11288] received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
8315. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, MB, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Morro Bay and Oceano, California) [MB Docket No. 05-5; RM-11139] received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
8316. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, MB, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Andover and Haverhill, Massachusetts) [MB Docket No. 05-108; RM-11178) received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
8317. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, MB, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Cherokee Village, Black Rock, and Cave City, Arkansas, and Thayer, Missouri) [MB Docket No. 05-104; RM-10837; RM-10838] received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
8318. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, MB, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Abilene and Burlingame, Kansas) [MB Docket No. 05-133; RM-11206] received April 28, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
8319. A letter from the Coordinator, Forms Committee, Federal Election Commission, transmitting revisions to the Instructions for FEC Form 3X, Report of Receipts and Disbursements for Other Than An Authorized Committee, and the Instructions for FEC Form 9, 24 Hour Notice of Disbursements for Electioneering Communication; to the Committee on House Administration.
8320. A letter from the Inspector General, U.S. House of Representatives, transmitting a copy of the final report on the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) contracting process for fire protection systems; to the Committee on House Administration.
8321. A letter from the Inspector General, U.S. House of Representatives, transmitting a copy of the final report on the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Special Events business process; to the Committee on House Administration.
8322. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Amendments to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Regulations for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Processing, or Treatment Operations or Transmission Facilities [EPA-HQ-OW-2002-0068; FRL-8183-3]
(RIN: 2040-AE81) received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
8323. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business Administration, transmitting the Annual Report on Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development for Fiscal Year 2005, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 636(j)(16)(B); to the Committee on Small Business.
8324. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a recommendation to continue in effect a waiver of application of subsection
(d)(1) of section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam for a further 12-month period and a determination that continuation of the waiver currently in effect for Vietnam will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act and the reasons for such a determination, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2432(c) and (d); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
8325. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of the determination that a waiver of the application of subsections (a) and (b) of section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Turkmenistan will substantially promote the objectives of section 402, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2432(c) and (d); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
8326. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of the determination that a waiver of the application of subsections (a) and (b) of section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the Republic of Belarus will substantially promote the objectives of section 402, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2432(c) and (d); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
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