[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 109 (Thursday, September 7, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H6361-H6363]
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:

       9190. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Bifenazate; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0327; FRL-8090-1] received August 25, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9191. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental

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     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Ethofumesate; Pesticide Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0537; FRL-
     8086-2] received August 25, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9192. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- S-metolachlor; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0292; FRL-8090-2] received August 25, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9193. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Azoxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0540; FRL-8086-9] received August 15, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9194. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Dimethenamid; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0165; FRL-8079-3] received August 15, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9195. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Triflumizole; Pesticide Tolerances 
     for Emergency Exemptions [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0461; FRL-8078-1] 
     received August 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9196. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Bifenthrin; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0366; FRL-8081-7] received August 9, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9197. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate; 
     Tolerance Exemption in or on Various Food and Feed 
     Commodities [EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0314; FRL-8085-3] received 
     August 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9198. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Imidacloprid; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0542; FRL-8081-8] received August 9, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9199. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Lepidopteran Pheromones; Exemption 
     from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0529; 
     FRL-8083-8] received August 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9200. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Pesticide Management and Disposal; 
     Standards for Pesticide Containers and Containment [EPA-HQ-
     OPP-2005-0327; FRL-8076-2] (RIN: 2070-AB95) received August 
     9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       9201. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Pesticides; Procedural Regulations 
     for Registration Review [EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0404; FRL-8080-4] 
     (RIN: 2070-AD29) received August 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9202. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Sanitizers with No Food-Contact 
     Uses in Registered Pesticide Products; Revocation of 
     Tolerance Exemptions [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0495; FRL-8086-1] 
     received August 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9203. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Inorganic Bromide; Tolerance 
     Actions [EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123; FRL-8077-6] received August 9, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9204. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting Notice of the decision to conduct a standard 
     competition of the 57th Maintenance Groups performed by 
     civilian personnel in the Department of the Air Force, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2461; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       9205. A letter from the Principal Deputy 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 brigadier general 
     accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       9206. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's report on how information is 
     provided to potential recruits and to new entrants into the 
     Armed Forces on ``Stop Loss'' authorities and initial periods 
     of military service obligation, pursuant to Section 546 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9207. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting authorization of the enclosed list of officers 
     to wear the insignia of the next higher grade in accordance 
     with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       9208. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Health 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter in 
     response to Senate Report 109-141 requesting comparison of 
     accession bonuses, salaries and other benefits offered by the 
     Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       9209. A letter from the 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.
       9210. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to India pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       9211. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Brazil pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       9212. A letter from the 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.
       9213. A letter from the 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.
       9214. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to India pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       9215. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Tribal Strategy; Solid Waste 
     Disposal Act, Subtitle I, as amended by Title XV, Subtitle B 
     of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 [FRL-8208-4] received August 
     14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       9216. 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 Iowa [EPA-R07-OAR-2006-0484; 
     FRL-8213-9] received August 25, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9217. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Amendments to Regulations for 
     Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines [EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0474; FRL-8214-9] 
     (RIN: 2060-AN70) received August 25, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9218. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Determination of Attainment; 
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and 
     Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 
     Indiana; Redesignation of Allen County 8-hour Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area to Attainment for Ozone [EPA-R05-OAR-2006-
     0399; FRL-8214-5] received August 25, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9219. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, South Coast Air Quality Management 
     District [EPA-R09-OAR-2006-0225; FRL-8207-9] received August 
     25, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       9220. 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; Virginia; Amendments to 
     Existing Regulation Provisions Concerning Maintenance, 
     Nonattainment, and Prevention of Significant Deterioration 
     Areas [EPA-R03-OAR-2005-VA-0010; FRL-8211-2] received August 
     15, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       9221. 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; Virginia; Revised Definition of 
     ``Volatile Organic Compound'' [EPA-R03-OAR-2006-0153; FRL-
     8211-1] received August 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9222. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation

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     of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [EPA-R07-OAR-2006-
     046 7; FRL-8209-9] received August 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9223. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Health and Safety Data Reporting; 
     Addition of Certain Chemicals [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0055; FRL-
     7764-7] (RIN: 2070-AB11) received August 15, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       9224. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Preliminary Assessment Information 
     Reporting; Addition of Certain Chemicals [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-
     0014; FRL-7764-9] (RIN: 2070-AB08) received August 15, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       9225. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Reportable Quantity Adjustments 
     for Carbamates and Carbamate-Related Hazardous Waste Streams; 
     Reportable Quantity Adjustment for Inorganic Chemical 
     Manufacturing Process Waste (K178) [EPA-HQ-SFUND-2002-0010; 
     EPA-HQ-SFUND-2002-0011; FRL-8210-5] (RIN: 2050-AE12) received 
     August 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9226. 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; State of South Dakota; 
     Revisions to the Administrative Rules of South Dakota [EPA-
     R08-OAR-2006-0604; FRL-8208-8] received August 9, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       9227. 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; Tennessee; Redesignation of the Montgomery 
     County, Tennessee Portion of the Clarksville-Hopkinsville 8-
     Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment; Correcting 
     Amendment [EPA-R04-OAR-2005-TN-0007-200527(c) FRL-8208-9] 
     received August 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9228. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       9229. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting consistent with 
     the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
     Resolution of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-243), the Authorization for 
     the Use of Force Against Iraq Resolution (Pub. L. 102-1), and 
     in order to keep the Congress fully informed, a report 
     prepared by the Department of State for the June 15, 2006 -- 
     August 15, 2006 reporting period including matters relating 
     to post-liberation Iraq under Section 7 of the Iraq 
     Liberation Actof 1998 (Pub. L. 105-338); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9230. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report for 2005 
     on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Activities 
     in countries described in Section 307 (a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act, pursuant to Public Law 105-277, section 
     2809(c)(2); to the Committee on International Relations.
       9231. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to 
     section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, certification 
     regarding the proposed license for the export of defense 
     equipment to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 028-06); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       9232. A letter from the White House Liaison, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       9233. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's FY 2007 
     Annual Performance Plan; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       9234. 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.
       9235. 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.
       9236. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's report for FY 
     2005 and the preceding four fiscal years on the activities to 
     ensure accountibility for antidiscrimination and 
     whistleblower laws related to employment, pursuant to Public 
     Law 107-174, section 203; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       9237. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Arts, transmitting pursuant to the provisions of the 
     Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998 (Pub. 
     L. 105-270) and OMB Circular A-76, Performance of Commercial 
     Activities, the Endowment's FY 2006 inventory of commercial 
     activities performed by federal employees and inventory of 
     inherently governmental activities; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       9238. A letter from the Chairman, National Labor Relations 
     Board, transmitting the Inherently Governmental and 
     Commercial Activities Inventory as required by the Federal 
     Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (the FAIR ACT); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       9239. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting the Board's 2006 FAIR Act 
     inventory; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9240. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the second annual report of the 
     Administration's use of the category rating system; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.

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