[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 74 (Monday, June 12, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H3785-H3787]
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:

       7969. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Requirements for Requests To Amend 
     Import Regulations [Docket No. 02-132-2] (RIN: 0579-AB63) 
     received June 2, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       7970. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Food Labeling: Health 
     Claims; Soluble Dietary Fiber From Certain Foods and Coronary 
     Heart Disease [Docket No. 2004P-0512] received June 2, 2006', 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7971. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 
     Installations and Environment, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting Notice of the decision to conduct a standard 
     competition of the support services function performed by 
     civilian personnel in the Department of the Navy for possible 
     performance by private contractors, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2461; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7972. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule -- Deposit Insurance 
     Regulations; Inflation Index; Certain Retirement Accounts and 
     Employee Benefit Plan Accounts (RIN: 3064-AD01) received May 
     1, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.

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       7973. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's Report to 
     Congress on the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) for FY 
     2002 and FY 2003, pursuant to Public Law 104-193, section 
     658L; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       7974. A letter from the Deputy Bureau Chief, CGB, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Rules and Regulations Implementing the 
     Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 [CG Docket No. 02-
     278]; Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005 [CG Docket No. 05-338] 
     received April 28, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7975. A letter from the Legal Advsior, WTB, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Implementation of the Commercial Spectrum 
     Enhancement Act and Modernization of the Commission's 
     Competitive Bidding Rules and Procedures [WT Docket No. 05-
     211] received April 28, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7976. A letter from the Chief, Pricing Policy Division, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Request to Update Default 
     Compensation Rate for Dial-Around Calls from Payphones [WC 
     Docket No. 03-225] received April 28, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7977. A letter from the Associate Bureau Chief, WTB, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Part 97 of the 
     Commission's Rules to Implement Certain World Radio 
     Conference 2003 Final Acts ---- received April 28, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       7978. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     MB, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b) 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Coalgate, 
     Oklahoma) [MB Docket No. 05-274; RM-11274] (Silver Springs 
     Shores, Florida) [MB Docket No. 05-275; RM-11275] received 
     April 28, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7979. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     MB, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b), FM 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Dover and North 
     Canton, Ohio) [MB Docket No. 04-377; RM-11077] received April 
     28, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       7980. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     MB, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Portage and 
     Stoughton, Wisconsin) [MB Docket No. 04-239; RM-10998] 
     received April 28, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7981. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     MB, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b) 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Aguila, Apache 
     Junction, Buckeye, Glendale, Peoria, Wenden, and Wickenburg, 
     Arizona) [MB Docket No. 05-270; RM-11268; RM-11272] received 
     April 28, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7982. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     MB, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b) 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Hallettsville, 
     Meyersville, and Yoakum, Texas) [MB Docket No. 05-246; RM-
     11263; RM-11309]; Reclassification of License of Station 
     KCYY(FM), San Antonio, Texas [BMLH-20001010AC0] received 
     April 28, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7983. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     MB, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Franklin, Addis, 
     and Eunice, Louisiana) [MB Docket No. 05-291; RM-11270] 
     received April 28, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7984. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     MB, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Paint Rock and 
     Big Lake, Texas) [MB Docket No. 05-31; RM-11150] received 
     April 28, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7985. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     MB, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b) 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Encino, Texas) 
     [MB Docket No. 05-100; RM-11181]; (Steamboat Springs, 
     Colorado) [MB Docket No. 05-153; RM-11223] received April 28, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       7986. 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 Less Than 60 ft (18.3m) LOA 
     Using Pot or Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 060216045-6045-
     01; I.D. 040606A] received April 25, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7987. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of an 
     Accountability Review Board to examine the facts and the 
     circumstances of the loss of life at a U.S. mission abroad 
     and to report and make recommendations, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     4831; to the Committee on International Relations.
       7988. A letter from the Senior Vice President and Chief 
     Financial Officer, Potomac Electric Power Company, 
     transmitting a copy of the Balance Sheet of Potomac Electric 
     Power Company as of December 31, 2005, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 43-513; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7989. A letter from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation for National & Community Service, transmitting 
     the Corporation's Report on Final Action as a result of 
     Audits in respect to the semiannual report of the Office of 
     the Inspector General for the period from October 1, 2005 
     through March 31, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7990. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting in accordance with the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, FY 2004, Pub. L. 108-199, the 
     Department's Buy American Report for FY 2005; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       7991. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration and Management, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7992. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, Office of 
     Legislative Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting a report on the Administration's 
     category rating system covering the period from November 23, 
     2004 through November 22, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3319(d); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7993. 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 March 31, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       7994. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Arts, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General and the Semiannual Report on Final Action Resulting 
     from Audit Reports for the period October 1, 2005 through 
     March 31, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7995. A letter from the Executive Director, Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, transmitting in accordance Section 641 
     of Division H of the Fiscal Year 2005 Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, Pub. L. 108-447, the Corportation's 
     report for fiscal year 2005 on the amount of acquisitions 
     made by the Corporation from entities that manufacture the 
     articles, materials, or supplies outside the United States; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7996. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the Inspector General for the period October 1, 2005 
     through March 31, 2006 and the Management Response for the 
     same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7997. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Utah Regulatory Program [UT-043-
     FOR] received June 5, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7998. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Missouri Regulatory Program 
     [Docket No. MO-038-FOR] received June 5, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7999. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon 
     Fisheries; 2006 Management Measures and a Temporary Rule 
     [Docket No. 060427113-6113-01; I.D. 042406A] (RIN: 0648-AT34) 
     received May 23, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       8000. A letter from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery [Docket No. 
     051213334-6119-02; I.D. 112905C] (RIN: 0648-AT98) received 
     June 2, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       8001. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, NMFS, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Atlantic Highly Migratory 
     Species; Atlantic Commercial Shark Management Measures 
     [Docket No. 060131019-6080-02; I.D. 012006B] (RIN: 0648-AU17) 
     received April 21, 2006, pursuant to 5

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     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8002. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, NMFS, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Atlantic Highly Migratory 
     Species; Atlantic Swordfish Quotas [Docket No. 060201021-
     6124-02; I.D. 100405C] (RIN: 0648-AT73) received June 2, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8003. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Recreational 
     Management Measures for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black 
     Sea Bass Fisheries; Fishing Year 2006 [Docket No. 060317073-
     6125-02; I.D. 031406A] (RIN: 0648-AT28) received June 2, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8004. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries; Biennial 
     Specifications and Management Meaures; Correction [Docket No. 
     060424110-6110-01; I.D. 081304C] (RIN: 0648-AU39) received 
     June 2, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       8005. 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 Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer [Docket No. 041110317-4364-
     02; I.D. 042706A] received May 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8006. 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 Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Bluefish Fishery; Commercial Quota Adjustment for New York 
     [Docket No. 051128313-6029-02; I.D. 050906C] received May 24, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8007. 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; 
     Alaska Plaice in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No. 060216045-6045-01; I.D. 051006A] 
     received June 2, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       8008. A letter from the Acting 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 (NE) Multispecies Fishery; Allocation of Trips to 
     Closed Area (CA) II Yellowtail Flounder Special Access 
     Program (SAP) [Docket No. I.D. 050906B] received June 2, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8009. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Report on Denial 
     of Visas to Confiscators of American Property for the period 
     of April 22, 2005 through April 21, 2006, pursuant to 8 
     U.S.C. 1182d; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8010. A letter from the Chairman, Naval Sea Cadet Corps, 
     transmitting the 2005 Annual Audit and the 2005 Annual Report 
     of the Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC), pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 
     1101(39) and 1103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8011. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled, ``Report to Congress on Catastrophic Hurricane 
     Evacuation Plan Evaluation,'' pursuant to Public Law 109-59, 
     section 10204 Public Law 109-115, section 187; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8012. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Management 
     and Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's report to Congress on FY 2005 
     acquisitions from entities that manufacture articles, 
     materials, or supplies outside the United States, pursuant to 
     Public Law 108-447, section 641; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8013. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     March 2006 ``Treasury Bulletin,'' pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 
     9602(a); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Resources, Energy and 
     Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and Agriculture.

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