[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 58 (Thursday, May 5, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H3050-H3051]
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:

       1845. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report on U.S. military personnel and U.S. individual 
     civilians retained as contractors involved in supporting Plan 
     Colombia, pursuant to Public Law 106-246, section 3204 (f) 
     (114 Stat. 577); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1846. A letter from the Acting Chief Counsel, Office of 
     Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Iranian 
     Transactions Regulations -- received March 28, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1847. A letter from the Acting Chief Counsel, Office of 
     Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Administrative 
     Collection of Civil Penalties in the Iranian Assets Control 
     Regulations, the Libyan Sanctions Regulations, and the Iraqi 
     Sanctions Regulations -- received March 30, 2005, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1848. A letter from the Acting Chief Counsel, Office of 
     Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Syrian Sanctions 
     Regulations -- received April 5, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1849. 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 
     Government Reform.
       1850. 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 
     Government Reform.

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       1851. 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 
     Government Reform.
       1852. 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 
     Government Reform.
       1853. 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 
     Government Reform.
       1854. 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 
     Government Reform.
       1855. 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 
     Government Reform.
       1856. 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 
     Government Reform.
       1857. 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 
     Government Reform.
       1858. 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 
     Government Reform.
       1859. 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 
     Government Reform.
       1860. 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 
     Government Reform.
       1861. 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 
     Government Reform.
       1862. 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 
     Government Reform.
       1863. 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 
     Government Reform.
       1864. 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 
     Government Reform.
       1865. 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 
     Government Reform.
       1866. 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 
     Government Reform.
       1867. A letter from the Presidential Appointment Officer, 
     Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1868. A letter from the Presidential Appointment Officer, 
     Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1869. A letter from the Deputy Archivist, National Archives 
     and Records Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Presidential Records Act Procedures (RIN: 3095-
     AB40) received April 1, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1870. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Indian 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Law and Order on Indian 
     Reservations (RIN: 1076-AE52) received March 28, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1871. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Water and Science, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Public Conduct on Reclamation 
     Lands and Projects; Extension of Expiration Date (RIN: 1006-
     AA49) received March 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1872. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Migratory Bird Subsistence 
     Harvest in Alaska; Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in 
     Alaska During the 2005 Season (RIN: 1018-AT77) received April 
     12, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1873. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish, 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 
     Riverside Fairy Shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) (RIN: 1018-
     AT42) received April 5, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1874. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish, 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 
     Arroyo Toad (Bufo californicus) (RIN: 1018-AT42) received 
     April 5, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1875. 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; 
     Pollock in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska 
     [Docket No. 04112633-5040-02; I.D. 032505B] received April 5, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1876. 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 Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 041126332-5039-02; I.D. 
     031105A] received March 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1877. 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 Catcher/Processor Vessels Using Trawl Gear in 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket 
     No. 041126332-5039-02; I.D. 031105B] received March 28, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1878. 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 
     Bluefish Fishery; Specifications [Docket No. 050125017-5068-
     02; I.D. 011905E] (RIN: 0648-AR57) received April 12, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1879. 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 Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Revisions to Western Alaska Community Development Quota 
     Program [Docket No. 041110318-5055; I.D110504E] (RIN: 0648-
     AS00) received April 7, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1880. A letter from the Acting Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule -- Appeals Settlement Guidelines: Home Based Business -- 
     received March 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1881. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Guidance Under Section 1502; 
     Application of Section 108 to Members of a Consolidated Group 
     [TD 9192] (RIN: 1545-BC38) received March 28, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1882. A letter from the Acting Chief, Regulations Unit, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule -- Section 704(c), Installment Obligations and 
     Contributed Contracts [TD 9193] (RIN: 1545-BB65) received 
     March 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1883. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Taxation of fringe benefits. (Rev. Rul. 2005-14) received 
     March 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1884. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Adjustments in Computing Alternative 
     Minimum Taxable Income (Rev. Rul. 2005-11) received March 28, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1885. A letter from the Regulations Officer, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Nonpayment of Benefits When the Social Security 
     Administration Receives Notice that an Insured Person is 
     Deported or Removed from the United States [Regulations No. 
     4] (RIN: 0960-AG16) received March 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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