[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 88 (Monday, July 10, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H4955-H4957]
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:

       8374. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Citrus From Peru [Docket No. 03-113-3] received 
     May 3, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8375. A letter from the Administrator, FSIS, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Addition of the People's Republic of China to the List of 
     Countries Eligible to Export Processed Poultry Products to 
     the United States [Docket No. 05-012F; FDMS No. FSIS-2005-
     0034] (RIN: 0583-AD20) received June 22, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8376. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Myclobutanil; Pesticide Tolerances 
     for Emergency Exemptions [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0395; FRL-8068-2] 
     received June 22, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       8377. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Spinosad; Pesticide Tolerance 
     Technical Correction [EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0510; FRL-8073-9] 
     received June 20, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       8378. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Technical Amendments; Change of 
     Address for the Office of Pesticicde Programs [EPA-HQ-OPP-
     2006-0403; FRL-8070-7] received June 20, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8379. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of General Counsel, Departemnt of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Notice 
     of Waivers for the Native American Vocational Technical 
     Education Program (NAVTEP) and the Tribally Controlled 
     Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Institutions Program 
     (TCPVTIP) and Funding of Continuation Grants -- received June 
     23, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       8380. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Special 
     Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research 
     -- Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and 
     Centers Program; Funding Priorities -- received June 7, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       8381. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, Division 
     of Regulatory Services, Department of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Grants for the Integration of 
     Schools and Mental Health Systems -- received June 16, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       8382. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel Division 
     of Regulatory Services, Department of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Office of Safe and Drug-Free 
     Schools; Overview Information; Emergency Response and Crisis 
     Management Grant Program; Notice Inviting Applications for 
     New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 -- received June 16, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       8383. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of General Counsel, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Office 
     of Special Education Programs -- State Personnel Development 
     Grants Program -- received June 20, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       8384. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of General Counsel, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research 
     -- Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and 
     Centers Program -- Disability Rehabilitation Research 
     Projects (DRRPs); Funding Priorities -- received June 20, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       8385. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of General Counsel, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research 
     -- Disability and Rehabiliation Research Projects and Centers 
     Program; Funding Priorities -- received June 20, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       8386. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of General Counsel, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation

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     Research -- Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects 
     and Centers Program -- Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems 
     Centers (SCIMS Centers) and Disability Rehabilitation 
     Research Projects (DRRPs) -- received June 20, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       8387. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employee 
     Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment to 
     Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2002-51 (PTE 2002-51) to 
     Permit Certain Transactions Identified in the Voluntary 
     Fiduciary Correction Program [Application No. D-11261] (RIN: 
     1210-A05) received April 21, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       8388. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employee 
     Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Voluntary 
     Fiduciary Correction Program Under the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 (RIN: 1210-AB03) received April 
     21, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       8389. 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 June 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       8390. 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 May 3, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       8391. A letter from the Attorney, Office of Assistant 
     General Counsel for Legislation and Regulatory Law, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income 
     Persons (RIN: 1904-AB56) received June 22, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8392. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality 
     Planning Purposes; Kentucky; Redesignation of the Boyd County 
     SO2 Nonattainment Area; Correction [EPA-R04-OAR-2005-KY-0002-
     200531(c); FRL-8187-4] received June 22, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8393. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [EPA-R07-OAR-2006-028 
     7; FRL-8189-2] received June 22, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8394. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Oregon: Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision [EPA-R10-
     RCRA-2006-0064; FRL-8188-8] received June 22, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8395. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Protections for Subjects in Human 
     Research; Nursing Women [EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0132; FRL-8071-6] 
     (RIN: 2070-AD57) received June 22, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8396. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Hazardous Waste and Used Oil; 
     Corrections to Errors in the Code of Federal Regulations 
     (FRL-8188-2] received June 20, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8397. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans Alabama: Open Burning Revision [EPA-R04-
     OAR-2006-0376-200611a; FRL-8187-1] received June 20, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8398. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [EPA-R07-OAR-2006-028 
     6; FRL-8188-6] received June 20, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8399. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; State of Kansas [EPA-R07-OAR-2006-0365; 
     FRL-8188-4] received June 20, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8400. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Extension of Site-Specific 
     Regulations for University Laboratories XL Project [EPA-R01-
     RCRA-2006-0391; FRL-8186-3] received June 20, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8401. A letter from the Director, Regulations and Policy 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Medical Devices; Ear, 
     Nose, and Throat Devices; Classification of Olfactory Test 
     Device [Docket No. 2006N-0182] received June 22, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8402. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Medical Devices; Exception 
     from General Requirements for Informed Consent [Docket No. 
     2003N-0355] (RIN: 0910-AC25) received June 22, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8403. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Prescription Drug 
     Marketing Act Pedigree Requirements; Effective Date and 
     Compliance Policy Guide; Request for Comment [Docket Nos. 
     1992N-0297 (Formerly 92N-0297), 1988N-0258 (Formerly 88N-
     0258), 2006D-0226] received June 23, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8404. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Relief from Fingerprinting and 
     Criminal History Records Check for Designated Categories of 
     Individuals (RIN: 3150-AH94) received June 22, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8405. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     Inspector General 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.
       8406. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the thirty-fourth Semiannual Report to Congress 
     on Audit Follow-Up, covering the period October 1, 2005 
     through March 31, 2006 in compliance with the Inspector 
     General Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       8407. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting the Inspector General's 
     semiannual report 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.
       8408. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General 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.
       8409. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-394, 
     ``Triangle Community Garden Equitable Real Property Tax 
     Exemption and Relief Act of 2006,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8410. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-395, 
     ``AccessRx Act Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 
     2006,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       8411. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-396, ``Health 
     Care Privatization Benefit and Reimbursement Exemption 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 2006,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8412. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-397, ``Day 
     Care Grant-Making and Rulemaking Temporary Amendment Act of 
     2006,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       8413. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-398, ``Far 
     Southeast Community Organization Tax Exemption and 
     Forgiveness for Accrued Taxes Temporary Act of 2006,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       8414. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-399, 
     ``Washington Nationals on T.V. Temporary Act of 2006,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       8415. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-400, ``Board 
     of Real Property Assessments and Appeals Reform Act of 
     2006,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       8416. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-401, ``Right 
     of Tenants to Organize Amendment Act of 2006,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       8417. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-392, 
     ``Commission on

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     Poverty Establishment Act of 2006,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8418. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-403, ``NCRC 
     and AWC Debt Acquisition Delegation Authority Amendment Act 
     of 2006,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       8419. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-402, 
     ``Natural Gas and Home Heating Oil Taxation Relief and 
     Ratepayer Clarification Act of 2006,'' pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8420. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-409, ``New 
     Convention Center Hotel Omnibus Financing and Development Act 
     of 2006,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       8421. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-393, ``Office 
     of Police Complaints Amendment Act of 2006,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       8422. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a copy of the annual 
     report in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act 
     for the calendar year 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       8423. A letter from the President & CEO, Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Seattle, transmitting the 2005 management report of the 
     Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9106; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8424. A letter from the Senior Vice President & Chief 
     Financial Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, 
     transmitting the 2005 management report of the Federal Home 
     Loan Bank of New York, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       8425. A letter from the Director, Financial Management, 
     General Accountability Office, transmitting the FY 2005 
     annual report of the Comptrollers' General Retirement System, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       8426. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's report on the use of 
     the Category Rating System for FY 2004 and FY 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 3319(d); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8427. A letter from the Chairman, Postal Rate Commission, 
     transmitting the FY 2005 annual report on International Mail 
     Costs, Revenues and Volumes, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3663(a) 
     Public Law 105-277; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8428. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting notification that it is in the 
     public interest to use procedures other than competitive 
     procedures for the Administration's medical and psycological 
     expert contract for the Boston region, pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 
     253(c)(7); to the Committee on Government Reform.

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