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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the in the House section section on page H1944 on April 25.
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The publication is reproduced in full below:
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:
EC-787. A letter from the Admin Assistant, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Egyptian Tortoise [Docket No.: FWS-HQ-ES-2020- 0114; FF09E22000 FXES1111090FEDR 234] (RIN: 1018-BD04) received April 21, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
EC-788. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Risk Management, Financial Assurance, and Loss Prevention-Decommissioning Activities and Obligations [Docket ID: BSEE-2020-0016] 234E1700D2; ETISF000.EAQ000 EEEE500000]
(RIN: 1082-AA02) received April 21, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
EC-789. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Domestic Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Pearl Darter [Docket No.: FWS-R4-ES- 2020-0062; FF09E21000 FXES1111090FEDR 234] (RIN: 1018-BE55) received April 21, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
EC-790. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Domestic Listing, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Bracted Twistflower and Designation of Critical Habitat
[Docket No.: FWS-R2-ES-2021-0013; FF09E21000 FXES11110900000 234] (RIN: 1018-BE44) received April 21, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
EC-791. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting amendments and an addition to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2072 (H. Doc. No. 118--30); to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
EC-792. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting amendments and an addition to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2072 (H. Doc. No. 118--31); to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
EC-793. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting amendments and an addition to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2075; Public Law 88-623, Sec. 1 (as amended by Public Law 103-394, Sec. 104(f)); (108 Stat. 4110) (H. Doc. No. 118--32); to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
EC-794. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence that has been adopted by the Supreme Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2072 (H. Doc. No. 118--33); to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
EC-795. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2072 (H. Doc. No. 118--34); to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
EC-796. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-1170; Project Identifier AD-2022-00023-T; Amendment 39-22345; AD 2023-03- 20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 10, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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