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Jan. 9, 2007 sees Congressional Record publish “EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.”

Volume 153, No. 4 covering the 1st 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 H250-H251 on Jan. 9, 2007.

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:

58. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Pesticide Tolerance Nomenclature Changes; Technical Amendment [EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0043; FRL-8064-3] received December 12, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

59. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Azoxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0823; FRL-8100-9] received December 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

60. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Boscalid; Pesticide Tolerance

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0145; FRL-8107-8] received December 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

61. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Dimethomorph; Pesticide Tolerance

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0532; FRL-8104-6] received December 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

62. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions (Multiple Chemicals) [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0942; FRL-8105-4] received December 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

63. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Fluroxypyr; Pesticide Tolerance

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0536; FRL-8107-7] received December 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

64. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Glyphosate; Pesticide Tolerance

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0177; FRL-8105-9] received December 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

65. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Metconazole; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0655; FRL-8095-4] received December 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

66. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Myclobutanil; Pesticide Tolerance

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0282; FRL-8105-1] received December 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

67. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Flucarbazone-sodium; Pesticide Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0935; FRL-8105-6] received December 20, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

68. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- Nondiscrimination and Wellness Programs in Health Coverage in the Group Market (RIN: 1545-AY32) received December 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.

69. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) and Federal Implementation Plans for CAIR; Corrections [EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0076; FRL-8254-7] (RIN: 2060-AM99) received December 12, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

70. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Final Extension of the Deferred Effective Date for 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Early Action Compact Areas; Correction [EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0090; FRL-8256-7] (RIN: 2060-AN90) received December 12, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

71. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Final Rule Interpreting the Scope of Certain Monitoring Requirements for State and Federal Operating Permits Programs [EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0179; FRL-8257-3]

(RIN: 2060-AN74) received December 12, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

72. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production, Primary Copper Smelting, Secondary Nonferrous Metals-Zinc, Cadium, and Beryllium [EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0510; FRL-8257-4] (RIN: 2060-AN45) received December 12, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

73. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry [EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051 FRL-8256-4]

(RIN: 2060-AJ78) received December 12, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

74. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Notice of Finding that Certain States Did Not Submit Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) State Plans for New and Existing Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and Status of Submission of Such Plans [FRL-8255-9] received December 12, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

75. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Protection of Stratospheric Ozone; The 2007 Critical Use Exemption from the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide [EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0538; FRL-8257-2] (RIN: 2060-AN54) received December 12, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

76. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 2006 Reporting Notice and Amendment; Partial Updating of TSCA Inventory Database; Chemical Substance Production, Processing, and Use Site Reports [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0981; FRL-8109-9] (RIN: 2070-AC61) received December 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

77. 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; Redesignation of the Kent and Queen Anne's 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment and Approval of the Maintenance [EPA-R03-OAR-2006-0353; FRL-8259-7] received December 20, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

78. 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; Ohio; Revision to Ohio State Implementation Plan to Rescind Oxides of Nitrogen Rule [EPA-R05-OAR-2006-0354; FRL-8259-5] received December 20, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

79. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Surface Coating of Automobile and Light-Duty Trucks [EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0093; FRL-8260-7] (RIN: 2060-AN10) received December 20, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

80. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- National Emission Standards for Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry [EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-00475; FRL-8259-6] (RIN: 2060-AK14) received December 20, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

81. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Toxics Release Inventory Burden Reduction Final Rule [TRI-2005-0073; FRL-8260-4] (RIN: 2025-AA14) received December 20, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

82. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) or Superfund, Section 128(a); Notice of Grant Funding Guidance for State and Tribal Response Programs [FRL-8253-9] received December 20, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

83. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Fuel Economy Labeling of Motor Vehicles: Revisions to Improve Calculation of Fuel Economy Estimates [EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0169; FRL-8257-5] (RIN: 2060-AN14) received December 12, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

84. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting an supplemental consolidated report, consistent with the War Powers Resoultion, to help ensure that the Congress is kept fully informed on U.S. military activities in support of the war on terror, Kosovo, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 93-148; (H. Doc. No. 110-5); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.

85. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting notification of his intention to add East Timor to the list of beneficiary developing countries and to the list of least-developed beneficiary developing countries under the Generalized System of Preferences, submitted in accordance with section 502 (f) of the Trade Act of 1974; (H. Doc. No. 110-6); to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.

86. A letter from the Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Implementation in the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver's License [Docket Nos. TSA-2006-24191; Coast Guard-2006-24196; TSA Amendment Nos. 1515-(New), 1540-8, 1570-2, 1572-7] (RIN: 1652-AA41) received January 4, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Homeland Security.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 153, No. 4