[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 15, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H330-H331]
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:

       6189. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Antideficiency 
     Act by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       6190. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Vice Admiral David L. Brewer III, 
     United States Navy, and his advancement to the grade of vice 
     admiral on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       6191. A letter from the Acting President and Chairman, 
     Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a 
     report on transactions involving U.S. exports to the Kingdom 
     of the Netherlands pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the Export-
     Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       6192. A letter from the Director, Child Nutrition Division, 
     FNS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Child and Adult Care Food Program: Age Limits 
     for Children Receiving Meals in Emergency Shelters (RIN: 
     0584-AD56) received January 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       6193. A letter from the Acting Director, OSRV, MSHA, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Training Standards for Shaft and Slope Construction 
     Workers at Underground Mines and Surface Areas of Underground 
     Mines (RIN: 1219-AB35) received January 24, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       6194. A letter from the Acting Director, OSRV, MSHA, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Low- and Medium-Voltage Diesel-Powered Electrical 
     Generators (RIN: 1219-AA98) received January 24, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       6195. A letter from the Acting Director, OSHA Directorate 
     of Standards and Guidance, Department of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Roll-Over Protective 
     Structures [Docket No. S-270-A] (RIN: 1218-AC15) received 
     January 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       6196. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employee 
     Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Annual Funding 
     Notice for Multiemployer Defined Benefit Pension Plans (RIN: 
     1210-AB00) received January 11, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       6197. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 
     final rule -- Valuation of Benefits; Mortality Assumptions 
     (RIN: 1212-AA55) received January 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       6198. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 
     final rule -- Disclosure to Participants; Benefits Payable in 
     Terminated Single-Employer Plans -- received January 9, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       6199. 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 -- 
     received January 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       6200. 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 -- 
     February 8, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       6201. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting the annual report on 
     Military Assistance, Military Exports, and Military Imports 
     for Fiscal Year 2005, as required by Section 655 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), as enacted 10 February 
     1996, by Section 1324 of Pub. L. 104-106, and 21 July 1996, 
     by Section 148 of Pub. L. 104-164; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       6202. A letter from the Associate Director, PP&I, OFAC, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Economic Sanctions Enforcement Procedures for 
     Banking Institutions -- January 11, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       6203. A letter from the Associate Director, PP&I, OFAC, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Partial Withdrawal of Proposed Rule -- January 
     11, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       6204. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption; 
     Inventory Adoption Act of 2000; Accreditation of Agencies; 
     Approval of Persons (RIN: 1400-AA-88) received January 30, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       6205. A letter from the Acting Secretary to the Council, 
     Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of 
     Council Resolution 16-443 the, ``Transfer of Jurisdiction 
     Over a Portion of U.S. Reservation 475, Fort Mahan Park 
     Approval Resolution of 2006,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6206. A letter from the General Counsel, General Accounting 
     Office, transmitting the FY 2005 report of the instances in 
     which a federal agency did not fully implement a 
     recommendation made by the GAO in connection with a bid 
     protest decided the prior fiscal year, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3554(e)(2); to the Committee on Government Reform.

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       6207. A letter from the Chairman, Christopher Columbus 
     Fellowship Foundation, transmitting pursuant to the 
     Accountability of Tax Dollars Act, the Foundation's Form and 
     Content Reports for the fourth quarter of FY 2005 and the 
     first quarter of FY 2006 as preparedby the U.S. General 
     Services Administration; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       6208. A letter from the Deputy CHCO/Director, HCM, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       6209. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting a report pursuant to 
     the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       6210. A letter from the Presidential Appointments Officer, 
     Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       6211. A letter from the Presidential Appointments Officer, 
     Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       6212. A letter from the Presidential Appointments Officer, 
     Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       6213. A letter from the Presidential Appointments Officer, 
     Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       6214. A letter from the Presidential Appointments Officer, 
     Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       6215. A letter from the Presidential Appointments Officer, 
     Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       6216. A letter from the Presidential Appointments Officer, 
     Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       6217. A letter from the Presidential Appointments Officer, 
     Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       6218. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       6219. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       6220. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       6221. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       6222. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       6223. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting a report on 
     the proposed fiscal year 2007 budget; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       6224. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's Congressional Budget 
     Justification and Performance Budget for FY 2007; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       6225. A letter from the Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, 
     transmitting in accordance with Section 647(b) of Division F 
     of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY 2004, Pub. L. 108-
     199, the Institution's report on competitive sourcing efforts 
     for FY 2005; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6226. 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.
       6227. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Migratory Bird 
     Hunting; Approval of Tungsten-Iron-Copper-Nickel, Iron-
     Tungsten-Nickel Alloy, Tungsten-Bronze (Additional 
     Formulation), and Tungsten-Tin-Iron Shot Types as Nontoxic 
     for Hunting Waterfowl and Coots; Availability of 
     Environmental Assessments (RIN: 1018-AU04; RIN: 1018-AU09; 
     RIN: 1018-AU13; RIN: 1018-AU28) received January 25, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6228. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Iowa Regulatory Program [Docket 
     No. IA-015-FOR] received January 26, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6229. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Groundfish Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off the Coast of Alaska; 
     Recordkeeping and Reporting [Docket No. 050628170-5328-02; 
     I.D. 062105B] (RIN: 0648-AR67) received January 17, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6230. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Operations, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Cape 
     Sarlchef Research Restriction Area Opening for the Groundfish 
     Fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
     Area [Docket No. 051017269-6002-02; I.D. 100705C] (RIN: 0648-
     AT54) received January 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6231. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring 
     Fishery; Total Allowable Catch Harvested for Management Area 
     1B [Docket No. 050112008-5102-02; I.D. 121205D] received 
     January 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       6232. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels 60 feet (18.3 Meters) Length 
     Overall and Longer Using Hook-and-line Gear in the Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 041126332-
     5039-02; I.D. 120705A] received January 24, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6233. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Tilefish 
     Fishery; Adjustment to the Fishing Year 2006 Tilefish Full-
     time Tier 1 Permit Category Commercial Quota [Docket No. 
     010319075-1217-02; I.D. 122905B] received January 24, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       6234. 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. 010406B] received January 24, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6235. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, 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; 
     Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Quota Adjustment for the 
     Closed Area 1 Hook Gear Haddock Special Access Program 
     [Docket No. 050630174-5234-02; I.D. 121505A] received January 
     9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       6236. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Gulf of Mexico Essential Fish Habitat Amendment 
     [Docket No. 050915240-5332-02; I.D. 090905A] (RIN: 0648-AS66) 
     received January 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       6237. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrtaor for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Gulf of Mexico Commercial Grouper Fishery Trip 
     Limit [Docket No. 051114298-5338-02; I.D. 110105C] (RIN: 
     0648-AT12) received January 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6238. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #10 -- 
     Adjustment of the Recreational Fishery from Leadbetter Point, 
     Washington, to Cape Falcon, Oregon [Docket No. 050426117-
     5117-01; ID. 110905E] received January 17, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       6239. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Groundfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
     Area [Docket No. 041126332-5039-02; I.D. 122305A] received 
     January 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.

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