[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 27, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H4678-H4679]
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:

       8292. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- States Approved to Receive 
     Stallions and Mares From CEM-Affected Regions; Indiana 
     [Docket No. APHIS-2006-0020] received May 1, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8293. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Bacillus myocides isolate J; 
     Temporary Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2005-0303; FRL-8072-3] received June 9, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8294. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for FY 2007 budget amendments 
     for International Assistance Programs; (H. Doc. No. 109-119); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       8295. A letter from the Secretary of the Army, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting notification that the Nunn-McCurdy 
     Unit Cost (NMUC) thresholds for the listed Army Major Defense 
     Acquisition Programs' unit cost metrics have been breached, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2433(e)(1); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       8296. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisitions, 
     Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report on recommendations in the National 
     Research Council assessment of the Department's Basic 
     Research, pursuant to Public Law 109-163; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       8297. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, 
     Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a copy of the ``Annual Report on the Department of Defense 
     Mentor-Protege Program'' for FY 2005, pursuant to Public Law 
     101-510, section 831; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8298. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General George P. 
     Taylor, Jr., United States Air Force, and his advancement to 
     the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       8299. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a copy of the Department of Defense (DoD) 
     Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP) Annual Report 
     to Congress, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1523; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       8300. A letter from the Acting Chairman and President, 
     Export-Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions 
     involving U.S. exports to Mexico pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) 
     of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       8301. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Standards, Regulations and Variances, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Diesel 
     Particulate Matter Exposure of Underground Metal and Nonmetal 
     Miners (RIN: 1219-AB29) received June 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       8302. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's Annual Report on Federal 
     Government Energy Management and Conservation Programs during 
     Fiscal Year 2004, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6361(c); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8303. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the FY 2005 Performance Report 
     to Congress required by the Medical Device User Fee and 
     Modernization Act (MDUFMA); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8304. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Indiana [EPA-R05-OAR-2006-0004; 
     FRL-8176-4] received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8305. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Ambient Air Quality 
     Standard for Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter [EPA-

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     R03-OAR-2005-MD-0012; FRL-8183-1] received June 9, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8306. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Revised Definition of 
     Interruptible Gas Service [EPA-R03-OAR-2005-MD-0015; FRL-
     8183-2] received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8307. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Certain Polybrominated 
     Diphenylethers; Significant New Use Rule [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2004-
     0085; FRL-7743-2] (RIN: 2070-AJ02) received June 9, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8308. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Change of Official Office of 
     Pollution Prevention and Toxics' Mailing Address; Technical 
     Amendments [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0405; FRL-7336-5] received June 
     9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       8309. A letter from the Legal Advisor, 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 June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8310. A letter from the Chief, Policy and Rules Division, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Part 2 of the 
     Commission's Rules to Allocate Spectrum Below 3 GHz for 
     Mobile and Fixed Services to Support the Introduction of New 
     Advanced Wireless Services, including Third Generation 
     Wireless Systems [ET Docket No. 00-258]; Service Rules for 
     Advanced Wireless Services In the 1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz Bands 
     [WT Docket No. 02-353] received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8311. A letter from the Chief, Policy and Rules Division, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Communications Assistance for Law 
     Enforcement Act and Broadband Access and Services [ET Docket 
     No. 04-295; RM-10865] received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8312. A letter from the Acting Chief, Telecom. Access 
     Policy Division, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Jurisdictional 
     Separations and Referral to the Federal-State Joint Board [CC 
     Docket No. 80-286] received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8313. 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. (Wilson and 
     Knightdale, North Carolina) [MB Docket No. 05-121; RM-11197] 
     received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8314. 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. (Hattiesburg and 
     Sumrall, Mississippi) [MB Docket No. 06-19; RM-11288] 
     received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8315. 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. (Morro Bay and 
     Oceano, California) [MB Docket No. 05-5; RM-11139] received 
     June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8316. 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. (Andover and 
     Haverhill, Massachusetts) [MB Docket No. 05-108; RM-11178) 
     received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8317. 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. (Cherokee 
     Village, Black Rock, and Cave City, Arkansas, and Thayer, 
     Missouri) [MB Docket No. 05-104; RM-10837; RM-10838] received 
     June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8318. 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. (Abilene and 
     Burlingame, Kansas) [MB Docket No. 05-133; RM-11206] received 
     April 28, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8319. A letter from the Coordinator, Forms Committee, 
     Federal Election Commission, transmitting revisions to the 
     Instructions for FEC Form 3X, Report of Receipts and 
     Disbursements for Other Than An Authorized Committee, and the 
     Instructions for FEC Form 9, 24 Hour Notice of Disbursements 
     for Electioneering Communication; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
       8320. A letter from the Inspector General, U.S. House of 
     Representatives, transmitting a copy of the final report on 
     the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) contracting process for 
     fire protection systems; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
       8321. A letter from the Inspector General, U.S. House of 
     Representatives, transmitting a copy of the final report on 
     the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Special Events 
     business process; to the Committee on House Administration.
       8322. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Amendments to the National 
     Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Regulations 
     for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Oil and Gas 
     Exploration, Production, Processing, or Treatment Operations 
     or Transmission Facilities [EPA-HQ-OW-2002-0068; FRL-8183-3] 
     (RIN: 2040-AE81) received June 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8323. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the Annual Report on Minority 
     Small Business and Capital Ownership Development for Fiscal 
     Year 2005, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 636(j)(16)(B); to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
       8324. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a recommendation 
     to continue in effect a waiver of application of subsection 
     (d)(1) of section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect 
     to Vietnam for a further 12-month period and a determination 
     that continuation of the waiver currently in effect for 
     Vietnam will substantially promote the objectives of section 
     402 of the Act and the reasons for such a determination, 
     pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2432(c) and (d); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       8325. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     the determination that a waiver of the application of 
     subsections (a) and (b) of section 402 of the Trade Act of 
     1974 with respect to Turkmenistan will substantially promote 
     the objectives of section 402, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2432(c) 
     and (d); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8326. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     the determination that a waiver of the application of 
     subsections (a) and (b) of section 402 of the Trade Act of 
     1974 with respect to the Republic of Belarus will 
     substantially promote the objectives of section 402, pursuant 
     to 19 U.S.C. 2432(c) and (d); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.

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