[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 100 (Wednesday, July 26, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H5950-H5952]
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:

       8777. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting

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     pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, Transmittal No. 06-
     26, concerning the Department of the Army's proposed 
     Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to Saudi Arabia for defense 
     articles and services, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       8778. A letter from the 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. 06-36, concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Saudi Arabia for defense articles and services, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       8779. A letter from the Under Secreary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting authorization 
     of Rear Admiral (lower half) David J. Dorsett to wear the 
     insignia of the grade of rear admiral in accordance with 
     title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       8780. 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.
       8781. A letter from the Chief, Policy and Rules Division, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amdt. of Pt. 2 of the Commission's 
     Rules to Allocate Spectrum Below 3 GHz for Mobile and Fixed 
     Services to Support the Intro. of New Adv. Wireless Services, 
     Including Third Generation Wireless Systems [ET Docket No. 
     00-258]; Amdts. to Pts. 1, 2, 27 and 90 of the Commission's 
     Rules to License Services in the 216-220 MHz, 1390-1395 MHz, 
     1427-1429 MHz, 1429-1432 MHz, 1432-1435 MHz, 1670-1675 MHz, 
     and 2385-2390 MHz Government Transfer Bands [WT Docket No. 
     02-8] received July 10, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8782. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 
     73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. 
     (Arnold and City of Angels, California) [MB Docket No. 05-
     316; RM-11294] received July 10, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8783. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b) 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Allegan, Otsego 
     and Mattawan, Michigan) [MB Docket No. 05-269; RM-11267] 
     received July 10, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8784. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 
     73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. 
     (Churchville and Keswick, Virginia and Marlington, West 
     Virginia) [MB Docket No. 05-292; RM-11281] received July 10, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8785. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 
     73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. 
     (Enfield, New Hampshire; Hartford and White River Junction, 
     Vermont; and Keeseville and Morrisonville, New York) [MB 
     Docket No. 05-162; RM-11227; RM-11295] received July 10, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8786. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 
     73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. 
     (Alturas, California) [MB Docket No. 05-123; RM-11191] 
     received July 10, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8787. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 
     73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. 
     (Weaverville, Palo Cedro, and Alturas, California) [MB Docket 
     No. 05-125; RM-11176] received July 10, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8788. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 
     73.202(b), FM Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. 
     (Louisburg and Hillsborough, North Carolina) [MB Docket No. 
     04-375; RM-11038] received July 10, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8789. A letter from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, 
     Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 
     73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. 
     (Wilburton, Okemah, and McAlester, Oklahoma) [MB Docket No. 
     05-166; RM-11228] received July 10, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8790. A letter from the 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. 06-25, concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Saudi Arabia for defense articles and services; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       8791. 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. 06-24, concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Bahrain for defense articles and services; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       8792. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to 
     Section 620C(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended, and in accordance with section 1(a)(6) of Executive 
     Order 13313, a report prepared by the Department of State and 
     the National Security Council on the progress toward a 
     negotiated solution of the Cyprus question covering the 
     period April 1, 2006 through May 31, 2006; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       8793. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to 
     section 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, certification 
     regarding the proposed retransfer of defense articles or 
     services to the Government of Gabon (Transmittal No. DDTC 
     022-06); to the Committee on International Relations.
       8794. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergency Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) 
     of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c), and pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of July 31, 
     2003, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency 
     with respect to terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle 
     East peace process that was declared in Executive Order 12947 
     of January 23, 1995; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       8795. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       8796. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       8797. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       8798. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       8799. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting a report entitled, ``Auditor's 
     Examination of Contracts for Four Consumers Under the Care of 
     Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities 
     Administration''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       8800. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting a report entitled, ``Letter Report: 
     Certification of the Sufficiency of the Washington Convention 
     Center Authority's Projected Revenues and Excess Reserve to 
     Meet Projected Operating and Debt Service Expenditures and 
     Reserve Requirements for Fiscal Year 2007''; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       8801. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting a report entitled, ``Auditor's 
     Examination of Parking Meter Contract Administration and 
     Financial Management''; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       8802. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, Bureau for 
     Legislative and Public Affairs, United States Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the Agency's report 
     on the amount of acquisitions made from entities that 
     manufacture the articles, materials, or supplies outside the 
     United States in Fiscal Year 2005; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       8803. A letter from the Librarian of Congress, Library of 
     Congress, transmitting the Annual Report of the Library of 
     Congress, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 139; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
       8804. 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; Pacific Coast Groundfish 
     Fishery; Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason 
     Adjustments [Docket No. 051014263-6028-03; I.D. 062706B] 
     received July 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       8805. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; 
     Restrictions for 2006 Longline Fisheries in the Eastern 
     Tropical Pacific Ocean; Fishery Closure [Docket No. 
     050719189-5286-03; I.D. 062706A] (RIN: 0648-AT33) received 
     July 13, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.

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       8806. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened 
     Species: Final Listing Determinations for Elkhorn Coral and 
     Staghorn Coral [Docket No. 050304058-6116-03; I.D. No. 
     060204C] (RIN: 0648-XB29) received June 8, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8807. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, NMFS, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Atlantic Highly Migratory 
     Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quota Specifications and 
     Effort Controls [Docket No. 060216041-6137-02; I.D. 020206C] 
     (RIN: 0648-AT72) received June 8, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8808. A letter from the Acting Deputy Asst. Administrator 
     for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off 
     Alaska; Recordkeeping and Reporting; Tagged Pacific Halibut 
     and Tagged Sablefish [Docket No. 040610180-6173-03; I.D. 
     030806A] (RIN: 0648-AR09) received July 12, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8809. A letter from the Acting Deputy Asst. Administrator 
     for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off 
     Alaska; Groundfish, Crab, Salmon, and Scallop Fisheries of 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 060223050-6162-02; I.D. 013006I] (RIN: 
     0648-AT09) received July 12, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8810. 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; Coastal Pelagic Species 
     Fisheries; Amendment 11 [Docket No. 051028280-6160-02; I.D. 
     102105A] (RIN: 0648-AT11) received July 24, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8811. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Allocating Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner 
     Crab Fishery Resources [Docket No. 060404093-6177-02; I.D. 
     033106A] (RIN: 0648-AU24) received July 24, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8812. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab Fishery 
     Resources; Crab Economic Data Reports [Docket No. 060420106-
     6163-02; I.D. 041706B] (RIN: 0648-AU44) received July 24, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8813. 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 Ocean Perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 060216044-6044-01; I.D. 071006F] 
     received July 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       8814. 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 Ocean Perch in the Central Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No. 060216045-6045-01; I.D. 070706B] 
     received July 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       8815. 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 Ocean Perch in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 060216044-6044-01; I.D. 071106B] 
     received July 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       8816. 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 Ocean Perch in the Central Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 060216044-6044-01; I.D. 070606A] 
     received July 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       8817. 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 Ocean Perch in the Eastern Aleutian District of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 
     060216045-6045-01; I.D. 070506A] received July 24, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       8818. 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; 
     Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Nantucket 
     Lightship Scallop Access Area to General Category Scallop 
     Vessels [Docket No. 060314069-6069-01; I.D. 071106A] received 
     July 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       8819. 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 Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Texas Closure 
     [I.D. 070306A] received July 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       8820. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a copy of a report 
     required by Section 202(a)(1)(C) of Pub. L. 107-273, the 
     ``21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations 
     Authorization Act,'' related to certain settlements and 
     injunctive relief; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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