[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 60 (Tuesday, May 10, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H3111]
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                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

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

       1911. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Asian Longhorned Beetle; Removal 
     of Regulated Areas [Docket No. 05-011-1] received April 28, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1912. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- West Indian Fruit Fly; Regulated 
     Articles [Docket No. 04-127-1] received April 28, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1913. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; 
     State and Zone Designations; California [Docket No. 05-010-1] 
     received April 18, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1914. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Commuted Traveltime [Docket No. 
     04-108-1] received April 1, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1915. A letter from the Regulatory Contact, Grain 
     Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Export Inspection and Weighing Waiver for High Quality 
     Specialty Grains Transported in Containers (RIN: 0580-AA87) 
     received April 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1916. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Marketing Order Regulating the 
     Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Salable 
     Quantities and Allotment Percentages for the 2005-2006 
     Marketing Year [Docket No. FV05-985-1 FR] received March 28, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1917. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Fluid Milk Promotion Order 
     [Docket No. DA-04-04] received March 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1918. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Beef Promotion and Research; 
     Reapportionment [Docket No. LS-04-09] received March 28, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1919. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Tobacco Transition Payment Program (RIN: 0560-
     AH30) received April 7, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1920. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting in accordance with the provisions of 
     Section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
     2017), Section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 
     (42 U.S.C. 5875), and Section 108 of the Inspector General 
     Act of 1988 (31 U.S.C. 105(a)(25)), proposed legislation 
     which authorizes appropriations for FY 2006; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       1921. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under a 
     contract to Japan (Transmittal No. DDTC 096-04), pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1922. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under a 
     contract to Iraq (Transmittal No. DDTC 001-05), pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1923. 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.
       1924. 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.
       1925. 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.
       1926. 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.
       1927. 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.
       1928. 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.
       1929. 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.
       1930. 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.
       1931. A letter from the Director of Government Affairs, 
     National Endowment for the Arts, transmitting a report 
     documenting the Endowment's FY 2004 usage of Category Rating 
     Human Rescource flexibility, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3319(d); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       1932. A letter from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, transmitting the FY 
     2004 Annual Program Performance Report, prepared in 
     accordance with the provisions of The Government Performance 
     and Results Act of 1993; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       1933. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Upper Mississippi River, Fort Madison, 
     Iowa [CGD08-05-018] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received May 5, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1934. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Counsel, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade 
     Crossings [Docket No. FRA-1999-6439, Notice No. 16] (RIN: 
     2130-AA71) received April 29, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1935. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Frivolous Arguments regarding Waiver of Social 
     Security Benefits Used to Avoid Tax (Rev. Rul. 2005-17) 
     received March 22, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1936. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Determination of Issue Price in the 
     Case of Certain Debt Instruments Issued for Property (Rev. 
     Rul. 2005-23) received March 22, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1937. A letter from the Acting Chief, Regulations and 
     Publications Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Time and Manner of Making Section 
     163(d)(4)(B) Election to Treat Qualified Dividend Income as 
     Investment Income [TD 9191] (RIN: 1545-BD16) received March 
     22, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.

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