[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 70 (Tuesday, May 1, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H4289-H4291]
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:

       1408. A letter from the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     United States Capitol Police, transmitting the semiannual 
     report of receipts and expenditures of appropriations and 
     other funds for the period October 1, 2006 through March 31, 
     2007 as compiled by the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     pursuant to Public Law 109-55, section 1005; (H. Doc. No. 
     110-28); to the Committee on House Administration and ordered 
     to be printed.
       1409. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Native American 
     Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Regulations -- Future 
     Applicability (RIN: 1024-AC84) received March 27, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1410. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Glacier Bay 
     National Park, Vessel Management Plan Regulations (RIN: 1024-
     AD25) received March 27, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1411. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Oil, Gas, and Sulfur 
     Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) -- Plans and 
     Information -- Protection of Marine Mammals and Threatened 
     and Endangered Species (RIN: 1010-AD10) received April 13, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1412. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Final Rule Designating the Western Great Lakes 
     Populations of Gray Wolves as a

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     Distinct Population Segment; Removing the Western Great Lakes 
     Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf From the List of 
     Endangered and Threatened Wildlife (RIN: 1018-AU54) received 
     February 27, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       1413. A letter from the 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 Cod by Vessels Catching Pacific Cod for Processing by 
     the Inshore Component in the Western Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 070213032-7032-01; I.D. 030607F] 
     received March 26, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1414. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfer [Docket No. 061109296-7009-
     02; I.D. 030607B] received March 26, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1415. 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; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 620 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 070213032-7032-01; I.D. 032607F] received April 16, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1416. A letter from the 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; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 070213032-7032-01; I.D. 031507E] received April 16, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1417. 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 Cod by Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA 
     Using Pot or Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 070213033-7033-
     01; I.D. 032807A] received April 17, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1418. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Gulf Red 
     Snapper Management Measures [Docket No. 061121304-7053-01; 
     I.D. 112006B] (RIN: 0648-AY87) received April 17, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1419. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 
     Fisheries [I.D. 032107B] received April 17, 2007, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1420. A letter from the 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 Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 
     070213033-7033-01; I.D. 040607B] received April 25, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1421. 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 Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Closure of the 
     Trimester I Fishery for Loligo Squid [Docket No. 061124307-
     7013-02; I.D. 112106A] received April 25, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1422. A letter from the 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; 
     Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area [Docket No. 070213033-7033-01; I.D. 
     040607A] received April 25, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1423. 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; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of 
     the 2007 Gulf of Mexico Commerical Fishery of Tilefishes 
     [Docket No. 040205043-4043-01; I.D. 040607F] received April 
     25, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       1424. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fish and Seafood Promotion Act Provisions; Seafood 
     Marketing Councils [Docket No. 040720212-6238-02; I.D. 
     040204A] received April 25, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1425. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, 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; 
     Extension of Emergency Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of 
     the Toxin That Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning [Docket 
     No. 050613158-5262-02; I.D. 090105A] (RIN: 0648-AT48) 
     received April 12, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1426. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf 
     of Alaska; 2007 and 2008 Final Harvest Specifications for 
     Groundfish [Docket No. 070213032-7032-01; I.D. 112206B] 
     received April 1, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1427. A letter from the Assistant Chief Counsel, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Hazardous Materials: Revision and Reformatting of 
     Requirements for the Authorization to Use International 
     Transport Standards and Regulations [Docket No. PHMSA-2005-
     23141 (HM-215F)] (RIN: 2137-AE01) received April 23, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1428. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Inspection Authorization 2-year Renewal [Docket No. FAA-2007-
     27108; Amendment No. 65-50] (RIN: 2120-AI83) received April 
     23, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1429. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 30547 ; 
     Amdt. No. 467] received April 23, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1430. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, Weather Takeoff 
     Minimums; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 30543 Amdt. 
     No. 3212] received April 23, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1431. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30540; Amdt. No. 3209] received April 
     23, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1432. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, Weather Takeoff 
     Minimums; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 30539 Amdt. 
     No. 3208] received April 23, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1433. A letter from the Deputy Director for Regulations, 
     Office of Pipeline Safety, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Pipeline Safety: 
     Design and Construction Standards to Reduce Internal 
     Corrosion in Gas Transmission Pipelines [Docket No. PHMSA-
     2005-22642] (RIN: 2137-AE09) received April 23, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1434. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30542 ; Amdt. No. 3211] received April 
     23, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1435. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, Weather Takeoff 
     Minimums; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 30541 Amdt. 
     No. 3210] received April 23, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1436. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Coordinated Issue All Industries Distressed 
     Asset/Debt Tax Shelters UIL: 9300.99-05 [LMSB-04-0407-031] 
     received April 20, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1437. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Concise General Statement Appeals Settlement 
     Guidelines [Notice 2004-30] (RIN: UIL NO.: 9300.36-00) 
     received April 20, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1438. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service,

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     transmitting the Service's final rule -- Concise General 
     Statement Applicable Federal Rates -- May 2007 -- received 
     April 20, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1439. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Clean Renewable Energy Bonds [Notice 2007-06] 
     received March 22, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1440. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- [26 CFR 601.201]: Rulings and determination 
     letters (Also: Part 1, 25, 103, 143) [Rev. Proc 2007-26] 
     received March 22, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1441. A letter from the Board of Trustees, Federal Old-Age 
     And Survivors Insurance And Disability Insurance Trust Funds, 
     transmitting the 2007 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees 
     of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and the 
     Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 401(c)(2), 1395i(b)(2), and 1395t(b)(2); (H. Doc. No. 
     110-30); to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be 
     printed.
       1442. A letter from the Board of Trustees, Federal Hospital 
     Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust 
     Funds, transmitting the 2007 Annual Report of the Board of 
     Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund And 
     Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, pursuant 
     to 42 U.S.C. 401(c)(2), 1395i(b)(2), and 1395t(b)(2); (H. 
     Doc. No. 110-29); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means 
     and Energy and Commerce, and ordered to be printed.

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