[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 11, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H3195-H3196]
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:

       1938. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's investigative 
     report of the Forest Service (FS) fatalities that occurred in 
     the Cramer Fire in the Salmon-Challis National Forest in 
     Idaho on July 22, 2003, pursuant to Public Law 107-203; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       1939. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting authorization of Rear Admiral Evan M. Chanik, 
     Jr., United States Navy, to wear the insignia of the grade of 
     vice admiral in accordance with title 10, United States Code, 
     section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1940. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting authorization of Major General Claude R. Kehler, 
     United States Air Force, to wear the insignia of the grade of 
     lieutenant general in accordance with title 10, United States 
     Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1941. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting authorization of Rear Admiral Barry M. Costello, 
     United States Navy, to wear the insignia of the grade of vice 
     admiral in accordance with title 10, United States Code, 
     section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1942. A letter from the Director, Pentagon Renovation & 
     Construction Program Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the fifteenth annual report on the Pentagon 
     Renovation Program, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2674; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       1943. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector 
     General for the period October 1, 2004 through March 31, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1944. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule -- Risk-Based Capital Standards; Trust 
     Preferred Securities and the Definition of Capital 
     [Regulations H and Y; Docket No. R-1193] received March 28, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       1945. A letter from the General Counsel/FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. 
     FEMA-D-7563] received February 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1946. A letter from the General Counsel/FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations -- received February 
     28, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       1947. A letter from the General Counsel/FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. 
     FEMA-P-7642] received April 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1948. A letter from the General Counsel/FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations -- received April 28, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       1949. A letter from the General Counsel/FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7873] 
     received April 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1950. A letter from the General Counsel/FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. 
     FEMA-B-7451] received April 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1951. A letter from the General Counsel/FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Detemrinations -- received April 28, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       1952. A letter from the General Counsel/FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security,

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     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Suspension of 
     Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7871] received April 
     28, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       1953. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Eligibility of 
     Adjustable Rate Mortgages [Docket No. FR-4946-I-01; HUD 2005-
     0004] (RIN: 2502-AI26) received April 7, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1954. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 
     final rule -- Benefits Payable on Terminated Single-Employer 
     Plans; Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; 
     Interest Assumption for Valuing and Paying Benefits -- 
     received April 7, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1955. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 
     final rule -- Electronic Filing -- Annual Financial and 
     Actuarial Information (RIN: 1212-AB01) received April 8, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       1956. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the fiftieth report outlining the status of 
     Exxon and Stripper Well Oil Overcharge Funds as of September 
     30, 2004, satisfying the request set forth in the Conference 
     Report accompanying the Department of Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-202); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1957. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's report entitled, 
     ``Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences: Fiscal Year 
     2004,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5848; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       1958. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance (LOA) to Israel for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 05-10), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1959. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report on the activities of the United States Government 
     departments and agencies relating to the prevention of 
     nuclear proliferation between January 1 and December 31, 
     2004, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3281; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1960. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 
     204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c), and pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of July 
     31, 2003, a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to significant narcotics traffickers 
     centered in Colombia that was declared in Executive Order 
     12978 of October 21, 1995; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1961. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act covering 
     the calendar year 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1962. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Classification of Certain 
     Scientists of the Commonwealth of Independent States of the 
     Former Soviet Union and the Baltic States as Employment Based 
     Immigrants [CIS No. 2277-03; DHS-2004-0013] (RIN: 1615-AB14) 
     received April 27, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1963. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the 2003 Annual Report of the Office of the Police Corps and 
     Law Enforcement Education, pursuant to Public Law 103-322, 
     section 200113 of Title XX; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1964. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Preservation of Biological Evidence Under 18 U.S.C. 
     3600A [Docket No. OAG 109; A.G. Order 2762-2005] (RIN: 1105-
     AB10) received April 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1965. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of Justice 
     Programs, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Government-Wide Debarment and 
     Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Government-Wide Requirements 
     for Drug-Free Workplace Grants [Docket No. OJP(OJP)-1306; AG 
     Order No. 2759-2005] (RIN: 1121-AA57) received March 22, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       1966. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Paralyzed 
     Veterans of America, transmitting a copy of the annual audit 
     report of the Paralyzed Veterans of America for the fiscal 
     year 2004, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1166; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

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