[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 113 (Wednesday, September 13, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H6532-H6534]
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:

       9321. A letter from the Executive Director, Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Joint Final Rules: Application of the 
     Definition of Narrow-Based Security Index to Debt Securities 
     Indexes and Security Futures on Debt Securities [Release No. 
     34-54106; File No. S7-07-06] (RIN: 3235-AJ54) received August 
     9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       9322. A letter from the Executive Director, Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Foreign Futures and Options Transactions -- 
     received August 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.

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       9323. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Cooperative Marketing Associations (RIN: 0560-
     AH42) received August 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9324. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Guaranteed Loans -- Retaining PLP Status and 
     Payment of Interest Accrued During Bankruptcy and Redemption 
     Rights Periods (RIN: 0560-AH07) received August 14, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9325. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Blueberry Promotion, Research, 
     and Information Order; Amendment No. 2 To Change the Name of 
     the U.S.A. Cultivated Blueberry Council and Increase 
     Membership [Doc. No. FV-03-701-FR] received August 29, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9326. A letter from the Administrator, Cotton Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- User Fees for 2006 Crop Cotton Classification 
     Services to Growers [CN-06-001] (RIN: 0581-AC58) received 
     August 29, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       9327. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Amendment to the Beet 
     Promotion and Research Rules and Regulations -- Final Rule 
     [No. LS-01-06] received August 29, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9328. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Apricots Grown in Designated 
     Counties in Washington; Temporary Relaxation of the Minimum 
     Grade Requirement [Docket No. FV06-922-2 IFR] received August 
     29, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       9329. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Importation of Tomatoes From 
     Certain Central American Countries [Docket No. APHIS-2006-
     0009] received August 29, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9330. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Untreated Oranges, Tangerines, and 
     Grapefruit From Mexico Tansiting the United States to Foreign 
     Countries [Docket No. 00-086-2] received August 31, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9331. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Agricultural Inspection and AQI 
     User Fees Along the U.S./Canada Border [Docket No. APHIS 
     2006-0096] (RIN: 0579-AC06) received August 31, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9332. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Mgmt. Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Listing of Color 
     Additives Exempt From Ceritification; Mica-Based Pearlescent 
     Pigments [Docket No. 1998C] received August 4, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9333. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Fenpuroximate; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0216; FRL-8087-6] received August 24, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9334. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Kresoxim-methyl; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0333; FRL-8088-1] received August 
     24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       9335. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Phosphorous Acid; Exemption from 
     the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0561; FRL-
     8084-3] received August 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       9336. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Quinoxyfen; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0167; FRL-8088-8] received August 24, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9337. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule -- Truth in Lending [Regulation Z; Docket 
     No. R-1263] received August 16, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       9338. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule -- Electronic Fund Transfers [Regulation 
     E; Docket No. R-1247] received September 5, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       9339. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule -- Electronic Fund Transfers [Regulation 
     E; Docket No. R-1265] received September 5, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       9340. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-7937] 
     received August 31, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       9341. A letter from the General Counsel, FEMA, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations -- received 
     August 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       9342. A letter from the General Counsel, FEMA, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations -- received 
     August 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       9343. A letter from the General Counsel, FEMA, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-
     7929] received August 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       9344. A letter from the General Counsel, FEMA, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-
     7927] received August 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       9345. A letter from the General Counsel, FEMA, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- List of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood 
     Insurance [Docket No. FEMA-7786] received August 14, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       9346. A letter from the General Counsel, FEMA, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. 
     FEMA-P-7652] received August 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       9347. A letter from the General Counsel, FEMA, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-
     7931] received August 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       9348. A letter from the General Counsel, FEMA, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations -- received 
     August 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       9349. A letter from the General Counsel, FEMA, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations -- received 
     August 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       9350. A letter from the General Counsel, FEMA, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. 
     FEMA-D-7585] received August 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       9351. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule -- Organization and Operations of Federal Credit Unions 
     -- received August 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       9352. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule -- Loan Interest Rates (RIN: 3133-AD26) received August 
     14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       9353. A letter from the Chief, Program Analysis and 
     Monitoring Branch, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- State Administrative Expense 
     Funds (RIN: 0584-AD53) received August 24, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       9354. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Special Demonstration Programs -- Model Demonstrations for 
     Assistive Technology Reutilization -- received August 17, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       9355. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Special 
     Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Special Demonstration Programs -- Model Demonstrations for 
     Assistive Technology Reutilization -- received August 31, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       9356. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 
     final rule -- Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer 
     Plans; Allocation of Assets in

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     Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and 
     Paying Benefits -- received August 3, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       9357. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 
     final rule -- Duties of Plan Sponsor Following Mass 
     Withdrawal (RIN: 1212-AA55) received August 14, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       9358. A letter from the Attorney, Office of Assistant 
     General Counsel for Legislation and Regulatory Law, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Renewable Energy Production Incentives (RIN: 1904-
     AB62) received August 15, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9359. A letter from the Attorney, Office of Assistant 
     General Counsel for Legislation and Regulatory Law, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for 
     Employees of the Department of Energy and Residual Department 
     Standards Regulation (RIN: 1990-AA19) received August 31, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       9360. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Mgmt. Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Cold, Cough, 
     Allergy, Bronchodilator, and Antiasthmatic Drug Products for 
     Over-the-Counter Human Use; Amendment of Monograph for OTC 
     Nasal Decongestant Products [Docket No. 1976N-0052N] (RIN: 
     0910-AR34) received August 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9361. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Mgmt. Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Medical Devices; 
     Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of Fecel 
     Calprotectin Immunological Test Systems [Docket No. 2006N-
     0276] received August 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9362. 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; Montana; Revisions to the 
     Administrative Rules of Montana [Docket No. EPA-R08-OAR-2004-
     MT-0001, FRL-8202-1] received August 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9363. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Telemarketing Sales Rule Fees (RIN: 3084-0098) received 
     August 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       9364. A letter from the Chief, Division of Policy and 
     Directives Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation 
     Stamp (Duck Stamp) Contest Regulations (RIN: 1018-AU56) 
     received August 31, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       9365. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Special Rule for the Southwest Alaska 
     Distinct Population Segment of the Northern Sea Otter (RIN: 
     1018-AU21) received August 31, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9366. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Endangered and 
     Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Gila 
     Trout (Oncorhynchus gilae) from Endangered to Threatened; 
     Special Rule for Gila Trout in New Mexico and Arizona (RIN: 
     1018-AH57) received August 31, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9367. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Migratory Bird 
     Hunting; Early Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for 
     Certain Migratory Game Birds in the Continous United States, 
     Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (RIN: 
     1018-AU42) received September 5, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9368. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in 
     Alaska, Subpart A; Makhnati Island Area (RIN: 1018-AU70) 
     received September 5, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       9369. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Migratory Bird 
     Hunting; Final Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird 
     Hunting Regulations (RIN: 1018-AU42) received September 5, 
     2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       9370. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, CMS, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Medicaid Program and State 
     Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Payment Error 
     Rate Measurement [CMS-6026-IFC2] (RIN: 0938-AN77) received 
     August 31, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly 
     to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.

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