[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 149 (Thursday, November 10, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H10154-H10155]
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:

       5133. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     ``Major'' final rule--Regulations Implementing Energy Policy 
     Act of 2005; Pre-Filing Procedures for Review of LNG 
     Terminals and Other Natural Gas Facilities [Docket No. RM05-
     31-000; Order No. 665] received October 28, 2005, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       5134. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Cold, Cough, Allergy, 
     Bronchodilator, and Antiasthmatic Drug Products for Over-the-
     Counter Human Use; Amendment of Final Monograph for Over-the-
     Counter Nasal Decongestant Drug Products [Docket No. 2004N-
     0289] (RIN: 0910-AF34) received October 25, 2005, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       5135. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Medical Devices; Immunology 
     and Microbiology Devices; Classification of AFP-L3% 
     Immunological Test Systems [Docket No. 2005N-0341] received 
     October 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5136. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Price-Anderson Act Financial 
     Protection Regulations and Elimination of Antitrust Reviews 
     (RIN: 3150-AH78) received October 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5137. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by Executive Order 13313 
     of July 31, 2003, a 6-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive 
     Order 12170 of November 14, 1979, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1641(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5138. A letter from the Director, Internation Cooperation, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting pursuant to Section 27(f) 
     of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) of Executive 
     Order 11958, a copy of Transmittal No. 12-05 which informs of 
     an intent to sign an Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between 
     the United States and India for Research, Development, 
     Testing, and Evaluation Projects, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5139. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting pursuant to 
     Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) 
     of Executive Order 11958, a copy of Transmittal No. 13-05 
     which informs of an intent to sign a Project Arrangement (PA) 
     to the Navigation Warfare Technology Demonstrator and System 
     Ptototype Projects Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between 
     the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5140. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting pursuant to 
     Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) 
     of Executive Order 11958, a copy of Transmittal No. 11-05 
     which informs of an intent to sign an Memorandum of Agreement 
     (MOA) between the United States and Australia concerning the 
     Soldier Combat System, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5141. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, as amended, Transmittal No. 06-16 , concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Spain for defense articles and services; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5142. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, as amended, Transmittal No. 06-17, concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Greece for defense articles and services; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5143. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Removal of License Requirements 
     for Exports and Reexports to India of Items Controlled 
     Unilaterally for Nuclear Nonproliferation Reasons and Removal 
     of Certain Indian Entities from the Entity List [Docket No. 
     050822227-5227-01] (RIN: A694-AD44) received September 1, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5144. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Amendments to the International 
     Traffic in Arms Regulations: Part 126 (Z-RIN: 1400-ZA17) 
     received November 1, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5145. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy 
     of Presidential Determination No. 2005-39 on Transfers of 
     Defense Articles or Services for Libya for Chemical Weapons 
     Destruction; to the Committee on International Relations.
       5146. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy 
     of Presidential Determination No. 2005-40 on Transfers of 
     Defense Articles or Services and Brokering Activities for 
     Libya Relating to Disposition of Libyan-owned C-130H 
     Aircraft; to the Committee on International Relations.
       5147. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     pursuant to section 3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     certification regarding the proposed transfer of major 
     defense equipment from the Government of the Netherlands 
     (Transmittal No. RSAT-05-05); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5148. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report concerning methods employed by the Government of Cuba 
     to comply with the United States-Cuba September 1994 ``Joint 
     Communique'' and the treatment by the Government of Cuba of 
     persons returned to Cuba in accordance with the United 
     States-Cuba May 1995 ``Joint Statement,'' together known as 
     the Migration Accords, pursuant to Public Law 105-277; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5149. A letter from the Federal Register Certifying 
     Officer, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Federal Governemnt Participation in 
     the Automated Clearing House (RIN: 1510-AB04) received 
     November 2, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       5150. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's and the Office of Management 
     and Budget's intention to jointly file final regulations for 
     the National Security Personnel System (NSPS), as authorized 
     by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2004; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5151. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       5152. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       5153. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       5154. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       5155. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for 
     Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation 
     [AAG/A Order No. 007-2005] received September 1, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5156. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the Annual Inventory of 
     Commercial and Inherently Governmental Activities for 2005, 
     in accordance with Section 2 of the Federal

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     Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5157. A letter from the Director, Holocaust Memorial 
     Museum, transmitting a strategic plan for the United States 
     Holocaust Memorial Museum, as required under the Government 
     Performance and Results Act of 1993; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5158. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting a report entitled, ``Audit of Advisory 
     Neighborhood Commission 4D for Fiscal Years 2003 Through 
     2005, as of March 31, 2005''; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       5159. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Government Ethics, transmitting the Office's FAIR Act 
     Inventory for FY 2005; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5160. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Federal 
     Employees' Retirement System; Death Benefits and Employee 
     Refunds (RIN: 3206-AK57) received September 1, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       5161. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Examining 
     System (RIN: 3206-AK85) received August 12, 2005, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5162. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Excepted 
     Service; Career and Career-Conditional Employment (RIN: 3206-
     AJ28) received August 12, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5163. A letter from the Office of Special Counsel, 
     transmitting the Office's Fiscal Year 2005 Report on Agency 
     Management of Commercial Activities Under the Federal 
     Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       5164. A letter from the Director, Selective Service System, 
     transmitting the FY 2005 report pursuant to the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5165. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Oil, Gas, and Sulphur Operations 
     and Leasing in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)--Waiver of 
     Fees (RIN: 1010-AD27) received October 27, 2005, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5166. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Policy, 
     Management and Budget, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting a report on the results and conclusions of 
     environmental investigations of areas of Naval Oil Shale 
     Reserve Number 3 and an estimate of the total costs necessary 
     to address the site's environmental conditions, pursuant to 
     Public Law 105-85; to the Committee on Resources.
       5167. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's biennial report on the 
     Adminsitration of the Coastal Zone Management Act by the 
     Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National 
     Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, pursuant to 16 
     U.S.C. 1451 et seq.; to the Committee on Resources.
       5168. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Policy, 
     Management and Budget, OFM, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Administrative Wage 
     Garnishment (RIN: 1090-AA93) received July 28, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5169. A letter from the Rules Administrator, Bureau of 
     Prisons, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Inmate Fees for Health Care Services [BOP-1111-F] 
     (RIN: 1120-AB11) received August 12, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5170. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Oswego 
     Harbor Fest Fireworks, Lake Ontario, Oswego, NY [CGD09-05-
     100] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 8, 2005, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5171. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; 
     Rohrbach's Ontario Regatta, Hamlin Beach State Park, Monroe 
     County, NY [CGD09-05-101] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 
     8, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5172. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Camp 
     Rilea Offshore Small Arms Firing Range; Warrenton, Oregon 
     [CGD13-05-030] (RIN: 1625-AA11) received September 8, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5173. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety and Security 
     Zones; Liquefied Hazardous Gas Vessel, Liquefied Hazardous 
     Gas Facility and Designated Vessel Transits, New York Marine 
     Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone [CGD01-05-072] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5174. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; 
     Sisters Creek, Jacksonville, FL [COTP Jacksonville 05-092] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5175. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone 
     Regulations, New Tacoma Narrows Bridge Construction Project 
     [CGD13-05-028] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 8, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5176. A letter from the Director, Regulations and Rulings 
     Division, Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of the Red Hill Douglas County, OR Viticultural 
     Area (2001R-88P) [T.D. TTB-35; Re: ATF Notices Nos. 960 and 
     966; TTB Notice Nos. 6 and 31] (RIN: 1513-AA39) received 
     October 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5177. A letter from the Director, Regulations and Rulings 
     Division, Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of the Dos Rios Viticultural Area (2004R-0173P) 
     [T.D. TTB-34; Re: Notice No. 37] (RIN: 1513-AA95) received 
     October 25, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5178. A letter from the Senior Counsel, Office of the 
     General Counsel, International Trade Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Procedures for 
     Conducting Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews of Antidumping and 
     Countervailing Duty Orders [Docket No. 050803215-5260-02] 
     (RIN: 0625-AA69) received October 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5179. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, CMS, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's ``Major'' final rule--Medicare Program; E-
     Prescribing and the Prescription Drug Program [CMS-0011-F] 
     (RIN: 0938-AN49) received November 3, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.
       5180. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, CMS, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's ``Major'' final rule--Medicare Program; Home 
     Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar 
     Year 2006 [CMS-1301-F] (RIN: 0938-AN44) received November 3, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.

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