[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 153 (Thursday, November 17, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H10907-H10908]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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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:

       5266. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report on U.S. military personnel and U.S. individual 
     civilians retained as contractors involved in supporting Plan 
     Colombia, pursuant to Public Law 106-246, section 3204 (f) 
     (114 Stat. 577); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5267. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of General Robert H. Foglesong, 
     United States Air Force, and his advancement to the grade of 
     general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       5268. 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.
       5269. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting written notification of the 
     determination that a public health emergency exists and has 
     existed in the state of Texas and Louisiana since September 
     20, 2005, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 247d(a) Public Law 107-188, 
     section 144(a); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5270. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Office of Diversion Control, DEA, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Schedules of 
     Controlled Substances; Placement of Pregabalin Into Schedule 
     V [Docket No. DEA-267F] received September 2, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       5271. A letter from the Senior Vice President, Policy & 
     Government Affairs, Verizon Wireless, transmitting a letter 
     from Denny Strigl, CEO of Verizon Wireless, provided to 
     Federal Comunications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin 
     regarding the company's efforts to serve customers impacted 
     by Hurricane Katrina; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       5272. A letter from the Office of Independent Counsel, 
     transmitting the annual report on Audit and Investigative 
     Activities, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 595(a)(2); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       5273. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal 
     Reiterment Thrift Investment Board, transmitting a list of 
     the five audit reports issued during fiscal year 2005 
     regarding the Agency and the Thrift Savings Plan; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       5274. A letter from the General Counsel, Institute of 
     Museum and Library Services, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       5275. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting a report entitled, ``Letter to Chairman 
     Cropp and Members of the Council of the District of Columbia 
     on the Auditor's Concerns Regarding Matters that May 
     Adversely Affect the Financial Operations of the Washington 
     Convention Center.''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5276. A letter from the Office of the Special Counsel, 
     transmitting the fiscal year 2005 reports required by the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act and the Inspector 
     General Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       5277. A letter from the Acting Deputy Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting the Department's Seventeenth Report 
     of the Federal Absentee Voting Act; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
       5278. A letter from the Acting Inspector General, House of 
     Representatives, transmitting the final report on the U.S. 
     House of Representatives Child Care Center; to the Committee 
     on House Administration.
       5279. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; Sabine-Neches Canal to Sabine River, Orange, TX [COTP 
     Port Arthur-05-001] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 8, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5280. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; Napa River, California [COTP San Francisco Bay 05-001] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5281. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Moving 
     Safety Zone -- Motor Vessel ZHEN HUA; San Francisco Bay, 
     California [COTP San Francisco Bay 05-002] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received September 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5282. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Security Zones for designated vessels; Savannah COTP Zone 
     [COTP Savannah 04-065] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received September 8, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5283. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; Savannah River, Savannah, GA [COTP Savannah-05-011] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5284. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; Missouri River Mile Marker 731.5 to Mile Marker 731.9, 
     South Sioux City, 0NE [COTP St. Louis-04-047] (RIN: 1625-
     AA00) received September 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5285. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; Upper Mississippi River Mile Marker 203.0 to Mile 
     Marker 205.0, Alton, IL [COTP St. Louis-05-002] (RIN: 1625-
     AA00) received September 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5286. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; Pensacola Caucus Channel and Pensacola Bay Channel, 
     Pensacola, FL [COTP Mobile-04-060] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     September 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5287. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; Bayou Casotte Ship Channel, Horn Island Ship Channel, 
     Pascagoula, MS [COTP Mobile-04-062] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     September 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5288. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Saftey 
     Zone; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Mile 222 to Mile 225, 
     Destin, FL [COTP Mobile-04-063] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     September 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5289. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 122.0 to Mile 
     Marker 134.0, Above Head of Passes, Laplace, LA [COTP New 
     Orleans-05-011] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 8, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5290. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 126.0 to Mile 
     Marker 134.0, Above Head of Passes, Laplace, LA [COTP New 
     Orleans-05-012] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 8, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5291. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Below Head of Passes, Mile 
     Marker Minus 18.0 to Mile Marker Minus 20.0, in the vicinity 
     of the entrance to Southwest Pass, LA [COTP New Orlenas-05-
     013] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 8, 2005, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5292. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 177.0 to Mile 
     Marker 180.0, Above Head of Passes, Geismar, LA [COTP New 
     Orleans-05-014] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 8, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5293. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of Regulations 
     and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 148.0 to Mile 
     Marker 158.0, Above Head of Passes, Convent, LA [COTP New 
     Orleans-05-015] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 8, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5294. A letter from the Administrator, Office of 
     Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the FY 2004 annual report on the Federal 
     participation in the development and use of voluntary 
     consensus standards, pursuant to Public Law 104-113, section 
     12(d)(3) (110 Stat. 783); to the Committee on Science.
       5295. A letter from the Acting President & CEO, Overseas 
     Private Investment Corporation, transmitting the 
     Corporation's annual Management Report for FY 2004, 
     Performance Budget for FY 2006, Performance and

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      Accountability Report for FY 2004, and Report on Development 
     and U.S. Effects on OPIC's FY 2004 projects and Report on 
     Cooperation with Private Insurers, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9106; jointly to the Committees on Government Reform and 
     International Relations.

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