[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 114 (Thursday, September 14, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H6652-H6654]
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:

       9371. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Antideficiency 
     Act by the Department of the Army, Case Number 04-09, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       9372. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Antideficiency 
     Act by the Department of the Army, Case Number 05-01, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       9373. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Antideficiency 
     Act by the Department of the Army, Case Number 04-02, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       9374. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Antideficiency 
     Act by the Department of the Air Force, Case Number 04-05, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       9375. A letter from the Director, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's annual report for 
     fiscal year 2005, in accordance with Section 203 of the 
     Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
     Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       9376. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive & 
     Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9377. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive & 
     Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9378. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive & 
     Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9379. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive & 
     Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9380. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive & 
     Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9381. A letter from the White House Liaison, Department of 
     Education, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       9382. A letter from the White Hous Liaison, Department of 
     Education, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       9383. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's annual report for fiscal year 2005, in 
     accordance with Section 203 of the Notification and Federal 
     Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No 
     FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       9384. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Departments' Report on 
     Management Decisions and Final Actions on Office of Inspector 
     General Audit Recommendations for the period ending March 31, 
     2006, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       9385. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive & 
     Political Personnel, Department of the Air Force, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9386. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive & 
     Political Personnel, Department of the Air Force, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9387. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive & 
     Political Personnel, Department of the Air Force, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9388. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive & 
     Political Personnel, Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9389. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive & 
     Political Personnel, Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9390. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive & 
     Political Personnel, Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform

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     Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9391. A letter from the Assistant Director, Executive & 
     Political Personnel, Department of the Navy, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9392. A letter from the Deputy Director of Communications 
     and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Strategic Plan for 
     Fiscal Years 2007 through 2012, pursuant to Public Law 103-
     62; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9393. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting a copy of the report entitled, 
     ``Auditor's Examination of the Escrow Account Established by 
     Accenture and the Office of Tax Revenue (OTR) In Connection 
     with Contract #99-C-004''; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       9394. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting a copy of the report entitiled, 
     ``Auditor's Performance Review of the Integrated Tax System's 
     Processed Related to the Timeliness of Tax Refunds and 
     Deposit of Tax Payments''; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       9395. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting a copy of the report entitled, ``Letter 
     Report: Comparative Analysis of Actual Cash Collections to 
     the Revised Revenue Estimate Through the 2nd Quarter of 
     Fiscal Year 2006''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9396. A letter from the Inspector General, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting the budget request for the 
     Office of Inspector General, Railroad Retirement Board, for 
     fiscal year 2008, prepared in compliance with OMB Circular 
     No. A-11; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       9397. A letter from the , transmitting the Service's final 
     rule -- REMIC Residual Interests -- Accounting for REMIC Net 
     Income (Including Any Excess Inclusions) (Foreign Holders) 
     [TD 9272] (RIN: 1545-BE81) received August 9, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9398. A letter from the Chief, Trade & Commercial 
     Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Import Restrictions on Byzantine Ecclesiasrical and 
     Ritual Ethnological Material From Cyprus (RIN: 1505-AB72) 
     received September 6, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9399. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of Public 
     Debt, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Regulations Governing U.S. Savings 
     Bonds, Series A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, and K, and U.S. 
     Savings Notes; Regulations Governing U.S. Retirement Plan 
     Bonds; Regulations Governing U.S. Individual Retirement 
     Bonds; Offering of U.S. Savings Bonds, Series EE; Offering of 
     U.S. Savings Bonds, Series HH; Regulations Governing U.S. 
     Savings Bonds, Series EE and HH; Offering of U.S. Savings 
     Bonds, Series I; Regulations Governing Definitive United 
     States Bonds, Series I -- received August 9, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9400. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous 
     [Notice 2006-70] received August 2, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9401. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Report of Tips by Employee to Employer (Rev. 
     Proc. 2006-30) received August 2, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9402. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Exclusion of Employees of 501(c)(3) 
     Organizations in 401(k) and 401(m) Plans [TD 9275] (RIN: 
     1545-BC87) received August 2, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9403. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Announcement that Identifies Specified Covered 
     Services Eligible for Services Cost Method Under Section 482 
     Regulations [Announcement 2006-50] received August 2, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       9404. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Last-in, First-out Inventories (Rev. Rul. 2006-
     40) received August 2, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9405. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Revision of Instructions for Form 3115 for Use 
     with the December 2003 Version of Form 3115, Application for 
     Change in Accounting Method [Announcement 2006-52] received 
     August 2, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       9406. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule--Industry Director Directive on Deductability of 
     Casino Comps--received August 2, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9407. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Revision of Forms 8898 and 8840 [Notice 2006-
     73] received August 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9408. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Reporting Rules for Widely Held Fixed 
     Investment Trusts [TD 9279] (RIN: 1545-BF86) received August 
     9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       9409. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- GO Zone Bonus Depreciation [Notice 2006-67] 
     received August 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9410. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Definitions and Special Rules (Rev. Rul. 2006-
     43) received August 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9411. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 
     2006-74] received August 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9412. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Modification of Notice 2006-53 [Notice 2006-71] 
     received August 9, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9413. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Section 411(d)(6) Protected Beneifts [TD 9280] 
     (RIN: 1545-BE10) received August 14, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9414. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Last-in, First-out Inventories (Rev. Rul. 2006-
     41) received August 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9415. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Determination of Issue Price in the Case of 
     Certain Debt Instruments Issued for Property (Rev. Rul. 2006-
     44) received August 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9416. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Determination of Interest Expense Deduction of 
     Foreign Corporations [TD 9281] (RIN: 1545-BF70) received 
     August 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       9417. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Computation of the Differential Earnings Rate 
     and the Recomputed Differential Earnings Rate (Rev. Rul. 
     2006-45) received August 31, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9418. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Weighted Average Interest Rate Modification 
     [Notice 2006-75] received August 31, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9419. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Overview of the IRS's Use of Private Collection 
     Agencies (PCAs) in 2006 [Announcement 2006-63] received 
     August 31, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       9420. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Treatment of Services Under Section 482 
     Allocation of Income and Deductions from Intangibles 
     Stewardship Expense [TD 9278] (RIN: 1545-BB31, 1545-AY38, 
     1545-BC52) received August 31, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9421. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Special Depreciation Allowance [TD 9283] (RIN: 
     1545-BB57) received September 6, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9422. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Examples Under Section 937(b) [Notice 2006-76] 
     received September 6, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9423. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Publication, Public Inspection, and Specific 
     Requests for Records (Rev. Proc. 2006-35) received September 
     31, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       9424. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule

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     -- Dividends Paid Deduction for Stock Held in Employee Stock 
     Ownership Plan [TD 9282] (RIN: 1545-BE74) received September 
     6, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       9425. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Changes in Accounting Periods and in Methods of 
     Accounting (Rev. Proc. 2006-37) received September 7, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       9426. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Collection After Assessment [TD 9284] (RIN: 
     1545-BC72) received September 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       9427. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Nonaccrual-Experience Method of Accounting 
     Under Section 448(d)(5) [TD 9285] (RIN: 1545-BB43) received 
     September 7, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.

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