[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 47 (Wednesday, April 26, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H1849-H1851]
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:

       6980. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Acreage Reports and Noninsured Crop Disaster 
     Assistance Program (RIN: 0560-AG20) received March 29, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6981. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting a report of a 
     violation of the Antideficiency Act by the U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1351; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       6982. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for FY 2006 budget amendments 
     for the Army Corp of Engineers; (H. Doc. No. 109-99); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       6983. 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. 06-20, concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Thailand for defense articles and services; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       6984. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Glen W. 
     Moorhead III, United States Air Force, and his advancement to 
     the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       6985. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Colby M. 
     Broadwater III, United States Army, and his advancement to 
     the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.

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       6986. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General William J. 
     Lennox, Jr., United States Army, and his advancement to the 
     grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       6987. 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 rear admiral accordance with title 10, United States 
     Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       6988. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the annual status report of the U.S. Chemical 
     Demilitarization Program (CDP) as of September 30, 2005; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       6989. 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 
     next higher grade in accordance with title 10, United States 
     Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       6990. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Daniel James 
     III, Air National Guard of the United States, and his 
     advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired 
     list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       6991. A letter from the Secretary of the Air Force, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting notification of programs 
     that have exceeded the newly defined significant cost growth 
     threshold against their original baseline estimate, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2433; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       6992. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the annual 
     report to Congress on the operations of the Export-Import 
     Bank of the United States for Fiscal Year 2005, pursuant to 
     12 U.S.C. 635g(a); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       6993. A letter from the Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary, 
     Office of Innovation and Improvement, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Notice 
     of final priorities and eligibility requirements -- received 
     April 4, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       6994. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting a copy of draft legislation to authorize the 
     Secretary of Energy to use expedited procedures to promulgate 
     rules establishing energy conservation standards; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6995. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's report entitled, ``Enforcement First'' to Ensure 
     Effective Institutional Controls at Superfund Sites; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6996. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting proposed legislation authorizing 
     appropriations for FY 2007, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2017; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6997. A letter from the Acting Senior Procurement 
     Executive, (OCAO), GSA, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-07; Introduction -- 
     received January 23, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       6998. A letter from the Regulatory Contact, National 
     Archives and Records Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Declassification of National 
     Security Information (RIN: 3095-AB38) received March 29, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       6999. A letter from the Regulatory Contact, National 
     Archives and Records Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Records Management; Electronic 
     Mail; Electronic Records; Disposition of Records (RIN: 3095-
     AB39) received March 29, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7000. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Internet Communications [Notice 2006-8] received March 30, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
       7001. A letter from the Inspector General, U.S. House of 
     Representatives, transmitting the results of an audit of the 
     U.S. House of Representatives' annual financial statements 
     for the year ending December 31, 2004; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
       7002. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the 2005 Annual Report for the Office 
     of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, pursuant to 30 
     U.S.C. 1211(f), 1267(g), and 1295; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7003. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Land 
     and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Oil and Gas Lease 
     Acreage Limitation Exemptions and Reinstatement of Oil and 
     Gas Leases [WO-310-1310-PP-241A] (RIN: 1004-AD83) received 
     April 4, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       7004. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish, 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 
     California Red-legged Frog, and Special Rule Exemption 
     Associated with Final Listing for Existing Routine Ranching 
     Activities (RIN: 1018-AJ16) received April 4, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7005. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish, 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlfie and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 
     Astragalus lentiginosus var. coachellae (Coachella Valley 
     milk-vetch) (RIN: 1018-AT74) received March 24, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7006. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Endangered and 
     Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation 
     for the Kootenai River Population of the White Sturgeon (RIN: 
     1018-AU47) received March 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7007. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish, 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 
     Navarretia fossalis (spreading navarretia) (RIN: 1018-AT86) 
     received March 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       7008. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Oklahoma Regulatory Program 
     [Docket No. OK-030-FOR] received March 22, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7009. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Wyoming Abandoned Mine Land 
     Reclamation Plan [WY-033-FOR] received March 22, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7010. A letter from the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for the Salt 
     Creek Tiger Beetle (Cicindela nevadica lincoliana) (RIN: 
     1018-AJ13) received March 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7011. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish, 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 
     Atriplex coronata var. notarior (San Jacinto Valley 
     crownscale) (RIN: 1018-AJ11) received March 24, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7012. A letter from the Special Trustee for American 
     Indians, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- American Indian Trust Fund 
     Management Reform Act; Technical Amendments (RIN: 1035-AA05) 
     received March 23, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       7013. A letter from the Acting Chair, Federal Subsistence 
     Board, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Subsistence Management Regulations 
     for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart D -- 2006-
     07 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Shellfish Regulations (RIN: 
     1018-AU05) received March 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7014. A letter from the Assistant Secretary -- Land and 
     Mineral Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Oil and Gas and Sulphur 
     Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) -- Minimum 
     Blowout Prevention (BOP) System Requirements for Well-
     Workover Operations Performed Using Coiled Tubing with the 
     Production Tree in Place (RIN: 1010-AC96) received March 6, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7015. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Endangered and 
     Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical 
     Habitat for Four Vernal Pool Crustaceans and Eleven Vernal 
     Pool Plants (RIN: 1018-AU06) received March 24, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7016. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Services, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Final Rule to List the Tibetan Antelope as 
     Endangered Throughout Its Range (RIN: 1018-AF49) received 
     March 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       7017. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Endangered and 
     Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical 
     Habitat for Brodiaea filifolia (thread-leaved brodiaea) (RIN: 
     1018-AT75) received March 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7018. A letter from the Director, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the 2005 Annual Report Regarding Atlantic Highly 
     Migratory Species, pursuant to

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     16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; to the Committee on Resources.
       7019. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report on the 
     activities of the Community Relations Service for Fiscal Year 
     2005, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2000g-3; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       7020. A letter from the Liaison Officer, Office of the 
     Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Criminal Jurisdiction Over 
     Civilians Employed by or Accompanying the Armed Forces 
     Outside the United States, Service Members, and Former 
     Service Members [0790-AH73] received April 4, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7021. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a legislative proposal 
     relating to the statute of limitations for espionage 
     offenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7022. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Announcement and Report Concerning 
     Advance Pricing Agreements [Announcement 2006-22] received 
     April 4, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       7023. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Revised Regulations Concerning Disclosure of 
     Relative Values of Optional Forms of Benefit [TD 9256] (RIN: 
     1545-BD97) received March 29, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7024. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting notification of the Secretary's 
     determination that by reason of the public debt limit, the 
     Secretary will be unable to fully invest the the portion of 
     the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (CSRDF) not 
     immediately required to pay beneficiaries, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 8348(l)(2); jointly to the Committees on Government 
     Reform and Ways and Means.
       7025. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled, ``National Coverage Determinations,'' pursuant to 
     Public Law 106-554, section 522(a); jointly to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.
       7026. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the annual report on the National Security 
     Education Program (NESP) for 2003 and 2004, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1906; jointly to the Committees on Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select) and Education and the Workforce.
       7027. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Civil 
     Works, Department of the Army, transmitting the results of a 
     study of the known and potential environmental effects of gas 
     and oil drilling activities in the Great Lakes; jointly to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy 
     and Commerce, and Resources.
       7028. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting the Department's requested 
     legislative proposals as part of the National Defense 
     Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2007; jointly to the 
     Committees on Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, the 
     Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Homeland 
     Security, Ways and Means, Government Reform, Science, 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Budget, and 
     International Relations.

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