[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 49 (Monday, May 1, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H1919-H1921]
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:

       7092. A letter from the Legislative Affairs Branch Chief, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule--Healthy Forest Reserve Program--
     received April 6, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       7093. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Importation of Peppers From Certain 
     Central American Countries [Docket No. 05-003-3] received 
     March 10, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       7094. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Karnal Bunt; Addition and Removal of 
     Regulated Areas in Arizona [Docket No. 05-078-2] received 
     March 10, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       7095. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Tuberculosis; Reduction in Timeframe 
     for Movement of Cattle and Bison From Modified Accredited and 
     Accreditation Preparatory States or Zones Without an 
     Individual Tuberculin Test [Docket No. 04-065-2] received 
     March 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       7096. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Pine Shoot Beetle; Interstate 
     Movement of Pine Bark Products From Quarantined Areas [Docket 
     No. 04-031-2] received March 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7097. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Pine Shoot Beetle; Additions to 
     Quarantined Areas [Docket No. 05-027-2] received March 27, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7098. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Karnal Bunt; Criteria for Releasing 
     Fields From Regulation [Docket No. 04-134-2] received March 
     27, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       7099. A letter from the Administrator, AMS, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Irish 
     Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Relaxation of Handling Regulation 
     for Area No. 2 [Docket No. FV05-948-1 FRA] received March 13, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7100. A letter from the Administrator, AMS, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Milk 
     in the Pacific Northwest and Arizona-Las Vegas

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     Marketing Areas; Order Amending the Orders [Docket No. AO-
     368-A32, AO-271-A37; DA-03-04B] received March 13, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7101. A letter from the Administrator, AMS, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Raisins Produced from Grapes Grown in California; Decreased 
     Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV06-989-1 IFR] received March 
     13, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       7102. A letter from the Administrator, AMS, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--Pears 
     Grown in Oregon and Washington; Establishment of Continuing 
     Assessment Rates and Modification of the Rules and 
     Regulations [Docket No. FV05-927-01 FR] received March 13, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7103. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Defense Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Consolidation of Contract 
     Requirements [DFARS Case 2003-D109] received March 27, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       7104. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Defense Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Approval of Service 
     Contracts and Task and Delivery Orders [DFARS Case 2002-D024] 
     received March 27, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7105. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Defense Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Contractor Performance of 
     Acquisition Functions Closely Associated with Inherently 
     Governmental Functions [DFARS Case 2004-D021] received March 
     27, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       7106. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Defense Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Component Breakout [DFARS 
     Case 2003-D071] received March 27, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7107. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Defense Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Acquisition of Ball and 
     Roller Bearings [DFARS Case 2003-D021] received March 27, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       7108. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Defense Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Incentive Program for 
     Purchase of Capital Assets Manufactured in the United States 
     [DFARS Case 2005-D003] received March 27, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7109. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Equal Access to 
     Public School Facilities for the Boy Scouts of America and 
     Other Designated Youth Groups (RIN: 1870-AA12) received April 
     4, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       7110. 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 April 4, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       7111. A letter from the General Counsel, Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Final Rule: Standard for the Flammability (Open 
     Flame) of Mattress Sets--received April 4, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       7112. A letter from the Attorney, Office of Assistant 
     General Counsel for Legislation and Regulatory Law, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Acquisition Regulation: Make-or-Buy Plans (RIN: 1991-
     AB64) received April 4, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7113. 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. 10-06 
     which informs of an intent to sign the Ballistic Defense 
     Technology (BMD) Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the 
     United States and Italy, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       7114. A letter from the Secretary, Department of State, 
     transmitting the Department's report covering current 
     military, diplomatic, political, and economic measures that 
     are being or have been undertaken to complete out mission in 
     Iraq successfully, pursuant to Public Law 109-163, section 
     1227; to the Committee on International Relations.
       7115. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report describing conditions in Hong Kong that are of 
     interest to the United States, covering the period from April 
     1, 2005 to March 31, 2006, pursuant to Public Law 104-107 
     section 576; to the Committee on International Relations.
       7116. A letter from the Associate Director, OFAC, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Foreign Assets Control Regulations--received 
     April 4, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       7117. 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. 003-2006] received April 5, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       7118. A letter from the Director, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting in accordance with Section 647(b) of 
     Division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY 2004, 
     Pub. L. 108-199, the Foundation's report on competitive 
     sourcing efforts for FY 2005; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       7119. A letter from the Director, Strategic Human Resources 
     Policy Division, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting 
     the Office's final rule--Excepted Service--Student Program 
     (RIN: 3206-AK59) received April 6, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7120. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's Fiscal Year 2005 annual 
     report on statistical data relating to Federal sector equal 
     employment opportunity complaints filed with the Office, 
     pursuant to Public Law 107-174 section 203; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       7121. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Final Rule to Remove the Arizona Distinct 
     Population Segment of the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-owl 
     (Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) From the Federal List of 
     Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Withdrawal of the 
     Proposed Rule to Designate Critical Habitat; Removal of 
     Federally Designated Critical Habitat (RIN: 1018-AU22; RIN: 
     1018-AI48) received April 6, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7122. A letter from the Regional Forester, USDA Forest 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Subsistence Management Regulations 
     for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart A (RIN: 1018-AT81) 
     received April 6, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       7123. 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; 
     Adjustment of Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch Amounts in 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 060216045-
     6045-01; I.D. 031406B] received April 4, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7124. 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/Processor Vessels Using Hook-and-line 
     Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area 
     [Docket No. 041126332-5039-02; I.D. 021706A] received April 
     4, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       7125. 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--#1--
     Adjustment of the Commercial and Recreational Fisheries from 
     Cape Falcon, Oregon, to Point Sur, California [Docket No. 
     050426117-5117-01; I.D. 031406F] received April 4, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7126. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of 
     Protected Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine 
     Mammals Incidental to Construction and Operation of Offshore 
     Oil and Gas Facilities in the Beaufort Sea [Docket No. 
     050630175-6039-02; I.D. 010305B] (RIN: 0648-AS98) received 
     April 6, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       7127. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Carquinez Strait, Benicia and Martinez, 
     CA [CGD11-06-003] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received April 21, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7128. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Chincoteague Channel, Chincoteague, VA 
     [CGD05-06-002] (RIN: 1625-

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     AA09) April 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7129. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Raritan River, Arthur Kill and their 
     tributaries, NJ [CGD01-06-026] received April 21, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7130. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Hackensack River, Secaucus, NJ [CGD01-
     06-021] received April 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7131. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Chelsea River, Chealsea, MA [CGD01-06-
     024] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received April 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7132. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway 
     (Alternative Route), Dismal Swamp Canal, NC [CGD05-06-017] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA09) received April 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7133. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Stickney Point (SR 72), Gulf 
     Intracoastal Waterway, mile 68.6, Sarasota County, FL [CGD07-
     06-048] received April 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7134. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Venetian Causeway (West) drawbridge, 
     Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 1088.6, and Venetian 
     Causeway (East) drawbridge, Biscayne Bay, Miami, Miami-Dade 
     County, FL [CGD07-06-050] received April 21, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       7135. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Hutchinson River (Eastchester Creek), 
     New York City, NY [CGD01-06-025] received April 21, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7136. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Elizabeth River--Eastern Branch, 
     Norfolk, Virginia [CGD05-06-028] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received 
     April 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7137. A letter from the Board of Trustees, Federal Old-Age 
     And Survivors Insurance And Disability Insurance Trust Funds, 
     transmitting the 2006 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees 
     of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and the 
     Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 401(c)(2), 1395i(b)(2), and 1395t(b)(2); (H. Doc. No. 
     109-103); to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to 
     be printed.
       7138. A letter from the Board Members, Federal Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund, transmitting the 2006 Annual Report of 
     the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
     Fund And Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 401(c)(2), 1395i(b)(2), and 
     1395t(b)(2); (H. Doc. No. 109-102); jointly to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce, and ordered to be 
     printed.

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