[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 148 (Wednesday, November 9, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H10142-H10144]
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:

       5083. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agrilculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Emerald Ash Borer; Quarantined 
     Areas [Docket No. 05-067-1] received November 3, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5084. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Reserve 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     report on the differing Army and Air Force policies for 
     taking adverse administrative actions against National Guard 
     officers in a State status and a determination as to whether 
     changes are needed in those policies, pursuant to 32 U.S.C. 
     104 note Public Law 107-314 section 511(b); to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       5085. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General William Welser III, United States Air 
     Force, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general 
     on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5086. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Philip R. 
     Kensinger, Jr., United States Army, and his advancement to 
     the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       5087. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Walter E. Buchanan III, United States Air 
     Force, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general 
     on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5088. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting authorization 
     of Major General Michael W. Peterson, 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.
       5089. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting authorization 
     of Lieutenant General William T. Hobbins, United States Air 
     Force, to wear the insignia of the grade of general in 
     accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       5090. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting authorization 
     of Major General Michael D. Maples, United States Army, 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.
       5091. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting authorization 
     of Rear

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     Admiral Patrick M. Walsh, 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.
       5092. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting authorization 
     of the enclosed list of officers to wear the insignia of the 
     grade of brigadier general accordance with title 10, United 
     States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5093. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting notification of advance billing for the Defense-
     Wide Working Capital Fund, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2208; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       5094. A letter from the General Counsel, FEMA, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- List of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood 
     Insurance [Docket No. FMA-7780] received October 19, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       5095. A letter from the General Counsel, FEMA, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-
     7893] received October 19, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5096. 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-7577] received October 19, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5097. A letter from the General Counsel, FEMA, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations -- received 
     October 19, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       5098. A letter from the General Counsel, FEMA, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-
     7891] received October 19, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5099. A letter from the General Counsel, FEMA, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations -- received 
     October 19, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       5100. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Proection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; Update to Materials 
     Incorporated by Reference [VA200-5100; FRL-7985-6] received 
     November 1, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5101. 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; Colorado; PM10 Designation of 
     Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes, Lamar [CO-001-0076a; 
     FRL-7983-4] received October 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5102. 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; State of Utah; State 
     Implementation Plan Corrections [Docket No. R08-OAR-2005-UT-
     0002; FRL-7987-9] received October 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5103. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; North Carolina: Approval of Revisions 
     to the Control of Visible Emissions Rule [R04-OAR-2005-NC-
     0001-200503, FRL-7988-2] received October 25, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       5104. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Tennessee: Nashville Area Second 10-
     Year Maintenance Plan for the 1-Hour Ozone National Ambient 
     Air Quality Standard [R04-OAR-2005-TN-0006-200519(a); FRL-
     7990-3] received October 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5105. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, Ventura County Air Pollution Control 
     District [R09-OAR-2005-CA-0005; FRL-7986-8] received October 
     25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       5106. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Standards and Practices for All 
     Appropriate Inquiries [SFUND-2004-0001; FRL-7989-7] (RIN: 
     2050-AF04) received October 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5107. 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; Delaware; Ambient Air Quality 
     Standard for Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter [R03-OAR-2005-
     DE-0001; FRL-7992-3] received November 1, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5108. 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; Repeal of NOx Budget 
     Program COMAR 26.11.27 and 26.11.28 [R03-OAR-2005-MD-0005; 
     FRL-7992-5] received November 1, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5109. 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; State of Utah; Provo Attainment 
     Demonstration of the Carbon Monoxide Standard, Redesignation 
     to Attainment, Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning 
     Purposes, and Approval of Related Revisions [RME Docket 
     Number R08-OAR-2005-UT-0006; FRL-7992-6] received November 1, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       5110. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutants for Primary Aluminum Reduction 
     Plants [OAR-2002-0031; FRL-7992-8] (RIN: 2060-AK50) received 
     November 1, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5111. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Revision to the Guideline on Air 
     Quality Models (appendix W to 40 CFR Part 51): Adoption of a 
     preferred general purpose (flat and complax terrain) 
     dispersion model and other revisions [AH-FRL-7990-9] (RIN: 
     2060-AK60) received November 1, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5112. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's annual report for 
     FY 2003 and 2004 on the implementation of the National Do Not 
     Call Registry, pursuant to The Do Not Call Implementation 
     Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5113. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the national emergency 
     with respect to Iran, as declared by Executive Order 12170 on 
     November 14, 1979, is to continue in effect beyond November 
     14, 2005, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 109-
     68); to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
     to be printed.
       5114. A letter from the Director, Pentagon Renovation 
     Program, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     certification that the total cost for the planning, design, 
     construction and installation of equipment for the renovation 
     of wedges 2 through 5 of the Pentagon, cumulatively, will not 
     exceed four times the total cost for the planning, design, 
     construction, and installation of equipment for the 
     renovation of wedge 1, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2674; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       5115. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive & 
     Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5116. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive & 
     Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5117. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive & 
     Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5118. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive & 
     Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5119. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive & 
     Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5120. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive & 
     Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5121. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive & 
     Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5122. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's annual report 
     for FY 2004 prepared in accordance with Section 203 of the 
     Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
     Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       5123. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's report entitled 
     ``Annual

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     Report to Congress on Implementation of Public Law 106-107''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5124. A letter from the Chairman, Occupational Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     strategic plan for fiscal years 2006 through 2011, in 
     accordance with Pub. L. 103-62; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5125. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report entitled ``Statistical Programs 
     of the United States Government: Fiscal Year 2006''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       5126. A letter from the Executive Secretary/Chief of Staff, 
     U.S. Agency for International Development, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5127. A letter from the Executive Secretary/Chief of Staff, 
     U.S. Agency for International Development, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5128. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Emergency Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of the Toxin 
     That Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning [Docket No. 
     050613158-5262-03; I.D. 090105A] (RIN: 0648-AT48) received 
     October 31, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5129. A letter from the Federal Liaison Officer, Patent and 
     Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Provisions for Claiming the 
     Benefit of a Provisional Application with a Non-English 
     Specification and Other Miscellaneous Matters [Docket No.: 
     2005-P-053] (RIN: 0651-AB65) received October 28, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       5130. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Onslow 
     Beach, North Carolina [CGD05-05-048] (RIN: 1625-AA09) 
     received September 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5131. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; CSX Railroad, Hillsborough River, mile 
     0.7 Tampa, FL [CGD07-04-148] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received 
     September 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5132. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone; 
     High Capacity Passenger Vessels in the Seventeenth Coast 
     Guard District [CGD17-05-003] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received 
     September 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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