[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 137 (Tuesday, October 25, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H9100-H9101]
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:

       4714. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Protected Plant Permits [Docket 
     No. 04-137-1] received October 7, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4715. A letter from the Congressioanl Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Noxious Weed Control and 
     Eradication Act; Revisions to Authority Citations [Docket No. 
     05-012-2] received October 7, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4716. A letter from the Congressioanl Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; 
     State and Zone Designations; Michigan [Docket No. 05-035-1] 
     received October 7, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4717. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, FVP, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Kiwifruit Grown 
     in California; Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV05-
     920-2 FR] received October 7, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4718. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, FVP, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Melons Grown in 
     South Texas; Continued Suspension of Handling and Assessment 
     Collection Regulations [Docket No. FV05-979-2 IFR] received 
     October 7, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4719. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, FVP, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Kiwifruit Grown 
     in California; Relaxation of Pack Requirements [Docket No. 
     FV05-920-1 FR] received October 7, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4720. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Quality Systems Verification 
     Programs [No. LS-02-10] (RIN: 0581-AC12) received October 13, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4721. A letter from the Administrator, Dairy Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Milk in the Appalachian and Southeast Marketing 
     Areas; Order Amending the Orders [Docket No. AO-388-A15 and 
     AO-366-A44; DA-03-11] received October 13, 2005, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4722. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Defense Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Advisory and Assistance 
     Servcies [DFARS Case 2003-D042] received October 6, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       4723. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Defense Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Defense Logistics Agency 
     Waiver Authority [DFARS Case 2005-D019] received October 6, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       4724. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Defense Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Extension of Partnership 
     Agreement -- 8(a) Program [DFARS Case 2005-D020] received 
     October 6, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       4725. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Defense Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Central Contractor 
     Registration [DFARS Case 2003-D040] received October 6, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       4726. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Defense Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Assignment of Contract 
     Administration -- Exception for Defense Energy Support Center 
     [DFARS Case 2004-D007] received October 7, 2005, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4727. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Defense Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Levy on Payments to 
     Contractors [DFARS Case 2004-D033] October 7, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4728. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Office of 
     Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, transmitting the 
     Office's final rule -- Organization and Functions (RIN: 2550-
     AA33) received October 13, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4729. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 
     final rule -- Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer 
     Plans; Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; 
     Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits -- 
     October 7, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       4730. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- TSCA Inventory Update Reporting 
     Partially Exempted Chemicals List; Addition of 1, 2, 3-
     Propanetriol [OPPT-2003-0075; FRL-7715-2] (RIN: 2070-AC61) 
     received October 12, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4731. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, Monterey Bay United Air Pollution 
     Control District [R09-OAR-2005-CA-0009; FRL-7975-1] received 
     October 12, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4732. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Maintenance Plan Revisions; Wisconsin [R05-OAR-2005-WI-0002; 
     FRL-7974-4] received October 12, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4733. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Texas; Speed Limits Local Measure for 
     the Dallas/Fort Worth Ozone Nonattainment Area [TX-126-1-
     7685; FRL-7982-1] received October 12, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4734. 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; Amendments to the 
     Control of VOC from AIM Coatings [R03-OAR-2005-MD-0011; FRL-
     7984-6] received October 12, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4735. 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; Control of Visible 
     and Particulate Emissions from Glass Melting Facilities [R03-
     OAR-2004-MD-0002; FRL-7984-7] received October 12, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       4736. 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; Connecticut; Redesignation of 
     City of New Haven PM10 Nonattainment Area to Attainment and 
     Approval of the Limited Maintenance Plan [R01-OAR-2005-CT-
     0003; A-1-FRL-7979-8] received October 12, 2005, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       4737. 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; Connecticut; VOC RACT Orders 
     for Hitchcock Chair Co., Ltd.; Kimberly Clark Corp.; Watson 
     Laboratories, Inc.; and Ross & Roberts, Inc. [R01-OAR-2005-
     CT-0002; A-1-FRL-7967-2] received October 19, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       4738. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of State 
     Plans For Designated Facilites and

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      Pollutants: Massachusetts; Negative Declaration [R01-OAR-
     2005-MA-003; FRL-7986-6] received October 19, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       4739. 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; Maine; Consumer Products 
     Regulation [R01-OAR-2005-ME-0004; A-1-FRL-7982-4] received 
     October 19, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4740. 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; Indiana [R05-OAR-2005-IN-0003; 
     FRL-7981-8] received October 19, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4741. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     MB, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Clinton and 
     Mayfield, Kentucky) [MB Docket No. 05-152; RM-11204] received 
     October 7, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4742. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting a report on Auction Expenditures for 
     FY 2004, pursuant to the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, as 
     codified in Section 309(j)(8)(B) of the Communications Act of 
     1934, as amended; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4743. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the national emergency 
     declared with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass 
     destruction and their delivery systems declared by Executive 
     Order 12938 on November 14, 1994, as amended, is to continue 
     in effect beyond November 14, 2005, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 109-63); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       4744. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel (Gen. Law 
     and Ethics), Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Federal Benefit Payments Under 
     Certain District of Columbia Retirement Plans (RIN: 1505-
     AB55) received October 13, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4745. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Miscellaneous Revisions to EPAAR 
     Clauses [FRL-7986-2] received October 19, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       4746. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, OCAO, 
     GSA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Federal 
     Acquisition Circular 2005-06--received October 7, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       4747. A letter from the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     transmitting the quarterly report of receipts and 
     expenditures of appropriations and other funds for the period 
     July 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005 as compiled by the 
     Chief Administrative Officer, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a 
     Public Law 88-454; (H. Doc. No. 109-62); to the Committee on 
     House Administration and ordered to be printed.
       4748. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the 
     Interior, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Oil and Gas Leasing; Geothermal 
     Resources Leasing; Coal Management; Management of Solid 
     Minerals Other Than Coal; Mineal Materials Disposal; and 
     Mining Claims Under the General Mining Laws [WO-610-4111-02-
     24 1A] (RIN: 1004-AC64) received October 7, 2005, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4749. A letter from the Bureau of Land Management, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Leasing in Special Tar Sand Areas [WO-310-1310-
     PP-241A] (RIN: 1004-AD76) received October 7, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4750. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 
     Fisheries [I.D. 091405F] received October 7, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4751. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a petition on behalf of a class 
     of workers from the Mallinckrodt Chemical Works to be added 
     to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the Energy 
     Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 
     2000 (EEOICPA); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4752. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Civil Works, Department of the Defense, transmitting a 
     Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment for the 
     Denver County Reach, South Platte River, Denver, Colorado; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4753. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; AvCraft Dornier Model 328-300 
     Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2005-21054; Directorate Identifier 
     2005-NM-054-AD; Amendment 39-14205; AD 2005-15-16] (RIN: 
     2120-AA4) received September 23, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4754. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Cirrus Design Corporation Models 
     SR20 and SR22 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2004-19694; 
     Directorate Identifier 2004-CE-41-AD; Amendment 39-14240; AD 
     2005-17-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 23, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4755. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca Arrius 2F Turboshaft 
     Engines [Docket No. FAA-2005-21924; Directorate Identifier 
     2005-NE-30AD; Amendment 39-14236; AD 2005-17-15] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received September 23, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4756. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworhtiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 
     (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-
     2005-21599; Directorate Identifier 2005-NM-036-AD; Amendment 
     39-14246; AD 2005-18-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 
     23, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4757. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, 
     and -300 Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2004-18877; 
     Directorate Identifier 2002-NM-340-AD; Amendment 39-14248; AD 
     2005-18-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 23, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4758. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-6, 
     PC-6-H1, PC-6-H2, PC-6/350, PC-6/350-H1, PC-6/350-H2, PC-6/A-
     H1, PC-6/A/H2, PC-6/B-H2, PC-6/B1-H2, PC-6/B2-H2, PC-6/B2-H4, 
     PC-6/C-H2, and PC-6/C1-H2 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2005-
     20515; Directorate Identifier 2005-CE-09-AD; Amendment 39-
     14221; AD 2005-17-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 23, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4759. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Last-in; First-out Inventories 
     (Rev. Rul. 2005-69) received October 13, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4760. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule -- Weighted Average Interest Rates 
     Update [Notice 2005-71] received October 17, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4761. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting a consolidated report of the 
     Administration's processing of continuing disability reviews 
     for FY 2004; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4762. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Guidance on Fees Charged by States 
     to Recipients of Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program 
     Assistance [FRL-7983-7] received October 19, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce and Transportation and Infrastructure.

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