[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 159 (Tuesday, December 13, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H11500-H11502]
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:

       5611. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Ethylhexyl Glucopyranosides; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-2002-0166; 
     FRL-7729-6] received September 13, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5612. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Alkyl (C10-C16) Polyglycosides; 
     Exemptions from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-2003-
     0362; FRL-7729-7] received September 13, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5613. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Announcement of the Delegation of 
     Partial Administrative Authority for Implementation of 
     Federal Implementation Plan for the Nez Perce Reservation to 
     the Nez Perce Tribe [R10-OAR-2005-TR-0001; FRL-7970-2] 
     received September 13, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5614. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Myclobutanil; Re-Establishment of a 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemption [OPP-2005-0248; FRL-7736-1] 
     received

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     September 13, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5615. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Tralkoxydim; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [OPP-2005-0175; FRL-7722-6] received November 18, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5616. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protetcion Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Fluoxastrobin; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [OPP-2003-0129; FRL-7719-9] received September 13, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5617. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting authorization 
     of Lieutenant General David D. McKiernan, United States Army, 
     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.
       5618. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Steven R. Polk, 
     United States Air Force, and his advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       5619. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of General Leon J. LaPorte, United 
     States Army, and his advancement to the grade of general on 
     the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5620. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--2-ethoxyethanol, 2-ethoxyethanol 
     acetate, 2-methoxyethanol, and 2-mthoxyethanol acetate; 
     Significant New Use Rule [OPPT-2004-0111; FRL-7740-7] (RIN: 
     2070-AJ12) received November 29, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5621. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; New Jersey Architectural Coastings Rule 
     [Region 2 Docket No. R02-OAR-2005-NJ-0002, FRL-7999-8] 
     received November 29, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5622. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plan; Indiana [R05-OAR-2005-IN-0007; FRL-7999-
     3] received November 29, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5623. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality 
     Planning Purposes; California; Carbon Monoxide Maintenance 
     Plan Update for Ten Planning Areas; Motor Vehicle Emissions 
     Budgets; Technical Correction [R09-OAR-2005-CA-0010; FRL-
     8002-4] received November 29, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5624. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality 
     Planning Purposes; Kentucky; Redesignation of the Christian 
     County, Kentucky Portion of the Clarksville-Hopkinsville 8-
     Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment for Ozone; 
     Correction [R04-OAR-2005-KY-0001-200521(c); FRL-7999-5] 
     received November 18, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5625. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Indiana: Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision [FRL-8001-
     3] received November 18, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5626. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Massachusetts: Extension of Interim 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revision [FRL-7998-8] received November 18, 2005, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       5627. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, Imperial and Santa Barbara County Air 
     Pollution Control Districts [R09-OAR-2005-CA-0006; FRL-7998-
     4] received November 18, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5628. 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; Technical Correction [OPP-2005-0075; FRL-7744-
     8] (RIN: 2070-AC61) received November 18, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5629. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Underground Injection Control 
     Program--Revision to the Federal Underground Injection 
     Control Requirements for Class I Municipal Disposal Wells in 
     Florida [FRL-7999-7] received November 18, 2005, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       5630. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a supplemental consolidated report, 
     consistent with the War Powers Resolution, to keep Congress 
     informed about the deployments of U.S. combat-equipped armed 
     forces in support of the global war on terrorism, Kosovo, and 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 93-148; (H. 
     Doc. No. 109-73); to the Committee on International Relations 
     and ordered to be printed.
       5631. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General during the six month period 
     ending September 30, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       5632. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     April 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       5633. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period April 1, 2005 
     through September 30, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       5634. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-212, 
     ``Technical Amendments Act of 2005,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5635. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-195, 
     ``Closing of a Portion of a Public Alley in Square 5217, S.O. 
     03-1548, Act of 2005,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5636. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-210, ``Anti-
     Drunk Driving Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 
     2005,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       5637. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-208, 
     ``Department of Small and Local Business Development 
     Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2005,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       5638. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-207, 
     ``Natural Gas Taxation Relief Temporary Act of 2005,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       5639. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-199, 
     ``Producer Summary Suspension Temporary Amendment Act of 
     2005,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       5640. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-198, 
     ``Health-Care Decisions for Persons with Mental Retardation 
     and Development Disabilities Temporary Amendment Act of 
     2005,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       5641. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-197, 
     ``Heating Oil and Artificial Gas Consumer Relief Temporary 
     Act of 2005,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       5642. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-196, 
     ``Gasoline Fuel Tax Examiniation Temporary Act of 2005,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       5643. 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.
       5644. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the Inspector General for the period April 1, 2005, through 
     September 30, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5645. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting pursuant to the requirements of Section 4 
     of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 and 
     Part 6 of Circular A-11 of the United States Office of 
     Management and Budget, the Board's annual performance and 
     accountability report for FY 2005; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       5646. A letter from the Director, Holocaust Memorial 
     Museum, transmitting the Museum's annual commercial 
     activities inventory report as required by the Federal 
     Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.

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       5647. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the semiannual report 
     of the Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration for the period ending September 30, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5648. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Inspector General for April 1, 2005, 
     through September 30, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 8G(h)(2); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       5649. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Arts, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the Inspector General for the period April 1, 2005, through 
     September 30, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5650. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting a report entitled, ``Letter Report: 
     Auditor's Identification of District Government Employees 
     Earning Annual Salaries of At Least $90,000 But Less than 
     $100,000 During Fiscal Year 2001 Through 2004''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       5651. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Federal 
     Housing Enterprise Oversight, transmitting the Office's 
     report that the standards of reasonable assurance pertaining 
     to internal management controls during FY 2005 have been met 
     as required by the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       5652. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Government Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Additional Exemption Under 18 U.S.C. 208(b)(2) (RIN: 3209-
     AA09) received December 1, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5653. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations: Offshore Super Series Boat Race, St. Petersberg 
     Beach, FL [CGD07-05-116] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received November 
     29, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5654. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Maritime 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Application Fee Increase for 
     Administrative Waivers of the Coastwise Trade Laws [Docket 
     Number: MARAD-2005-21105] (RIN: 2133-AB50) received October 
     31, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5655. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; McCook, NE [Docket No. FAA-
     2005-21608; Airspace Docket No. 05-ACE-18] received November 
     1, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5656. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Lincoln, NE [Docket No. 
     FAA-2005-21707; Airspace Docket No. 05-ACE-22] received 
     November 7, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5657. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Area Navigation Instrument Flight Rules 
     Terminal Transition Routes (RITTR); Charlotte, NC [Docket No. 
     FAA-2005-20246; Airspace Docket No. 04-ASO-15] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received November 7, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5658. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Cortland, NY; Ithaca, NY; 
     Elmira, NY; Endicott, NY; Sayre, PA [Docket No. FAA-2005-
     22494; Airspace Docket No. 05-AEA-22] received November 16, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5659. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Binghamton, NY [Docket No. 
     FAA-2005-22100; Airspace Docket No. 05-AEA-16] received 
     November 16, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5660. A letter from the Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Area Navigation Instrument Flight Rules 
     Terminal Transition Routes (RITTR); Cincinnati, OH [Docket 
     No. FAA-2005-20699; Airspace Docket No. 04-ASO-19] (RIN: 
     2120-AA66) received November 16, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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