[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 72 (Thursday, May 3, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H4482-H4483]
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:

       1476. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Irish Potatoes Grown in Washington; Modification of 
     Administrative Rules Governing Committee Representation 
     [Docket No. AMS-FV-06-0182; FV06-946-1 FR] received May 2, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1477. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Olives Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rate [Docket 
     No. AMS-FV-06-0225; FV07-932-1 PR] received May 2, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1478. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Final Free 
     and Reserve Percentages for 2006-07 Crop Natural (sun-dried) 
     Seedless Raisins [Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0027; FV07-989-1 IFR] 
     received May 2, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       1479. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Apricots Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; 
     Suspension of Container Regulations [Docket No. AMS-FV-07-
     0031; FV07-922-1 IFR] received May 2, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1480. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Changes in Hourly Fee Rates for Science and Technology 
     Laboratory Services-Fiscal Years 2007-2009 [Docket No. AMS-
     ST-07-0045; ST-05-01] (RIN: 0581-AC48) received May 2, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1481. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Olives Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rate [Docket 
     No. AMS-FV-06-0225; FV07-932-1 FR] received May 2, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1482. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Onions Grown in South Texas; Exemption of Onions for Export 
     [Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0043; FV07-959-2 IFR] received May 2, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1483. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Almonds Grown in California; Outgoing Quality Control 
     Requirements [Docket No. FV06-981-1 FR] received May 2, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1484. 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 05-09, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1351; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       1485. A letter from the Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting report of a violation of the 
     Antideficiency Act by the Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee 
     on Appropriations.
       1486. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a report to 
     Congress on the use of Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP) for 
     Fiscal Year 2006, pursuant to 37 U.S.C. 301b(i); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       1487. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's report for improving the recruitment, placement, 
     and retention within the Department of individuals who 
     receive scholarships and fellowships under the National 
     Security Education Act of 1951, pursuant to Public Law 109-
     364, section 945(c); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1488. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Extension of Temporary Exhaust 
     Emission Test Procedure Option for All Terrain Vehicles [EPA-
     HQ-OAR-2006-0858; FRL-8305-8] (RIN: 2060-A035) received April 
     23, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       1489. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Prevention of Significant 
     Deterioration, Nonattainment New Source Review, and Title V: 
     Treatment of Certain Ethanol Production Facilities Under the 
     ``Major Emitting Facility'' Defition [EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0089; 
     FRL-8301-4] (RIN: 2060-AN77) received April 23, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1490. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Regulation of Fuels and Fuel 
     Additives: Extension of the Reformulated Gasoline Program to 
     Illinois portion of the St. Louis, Illinois portion of the 
     St. Louis, Illinois-Missouri Ozone Nonattainment Area [EPA-
     HQ-OAR-2006-0841 FRL-8304-1] (RIN: 2060-A034) received April 
     23, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       1491. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- National Air Emission Standards 
     for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Halogenated Solvent Cleaning 
     [EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0009; FRL-8303-6] (RIN: 2060-AK22) received 
     April 23, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1492. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutants: Surface Coating of Automobiles and 
     Light-Duty Trucks; National Emission Standards for Hazardous 
     Air Pollutants for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and 
     Products [EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0093; FRL-8304-2] (RIN: 2060-AN10) 
     received April 23, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1493. 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; Ohio; Approval of Revision to 
     Rescind Portions of the Ohio Transportation Conformity 
     Regulations [EPA-R05-OAR-2007-0155; FRL-8305-3] received 
     April 23, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1494. 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; New Mexico; Albuquerque/
     Bernalillo County; Prevention of Significant Deterioration 
     (PSD) and New Source Review [EPA-R06-OAR-2006-0568; FRL-8305-
     1] received April 23, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1495. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- State Operating Permit Programs; 
     Maryland; Revisions to the Acid Rain Regulations [EPA-R03-
     OAR-2007-0254; FRL-8304-8] received April 23, 2007, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       1496. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Standards of Performance for 
     Fossil-Fuel-Fired Steam Generators for Which Construction is 
     Commenced After August 17, 1971; Standards of Performance for 
     Electric Utility Steam Generating Units for Which 
     Construction is Commenced After September 18, 1978; Standards 
     of Performance for Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam 
     Generating Units; and Standards of Performance for Small 
     Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units 
     [EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0031; FRL-8302-3] (RIN: 2060-AN97) Received 
     April 23, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1497. A letter from the Acting Inspector General, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the resultant review 
     report, ``Interagency Review of U.S. Export Controls for 
     China,'' pursuant to Public Law 106-65; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1498. A letter from the Under Secretary for Policy, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     notification of its intention to obligate up to $5.0 million 
     of FY 2006 funds for the Cooperative Treat Reduction (CTR) 
     Program, pursuant to Public Law 109-163, section 1302; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1499. 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 February 28, 2007 
     -- April 24, 2007 reporting period including matters relating 
     to post-liberation Iraq under Section 7 of the Iraq 
     Liberation Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-338); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1500. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final version of ``Report on U.S. Government Assistance to 
     and Cooperative Activities with Eurasia ,'' pursuant to 
     Public Law 102-511, section 104; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1501. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergencies 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 significant narcotics traffickers 
     centered in Colombia that was declared in Executive Order 
     12978 of October 21, 1995; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1502. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1503. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's report entitled, 
     ``Federal Student Loan Repayment Program FY 2006,'' pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 5379(a)(1)(B) Public Law 106-398, section 1122; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1504. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the biennial report on the quality of 
     water in the Colorado River Basin (Progress Report No. 22), 
     pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1596; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       1505. A letter from the Director, Minerals Management 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Proposed Final 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and 
     Gas Leasing Program for 2007-2012; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1506. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting the Conference's report on 
     the adequacy of those rules to protect privacy and security, 
     pursuant to Public Law 107-347 section 205(g); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       1507. A letter from the Director, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting the Office's fiscal year 2007 
     update to the Long Range Plan for Information Technology in 
     the Federal Judiciary and the Judiciary Information 
     Technology Fund Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2006, pursuant 
     to 28 U.S.C. 612; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1508. A letter from the Chairman, Inland Waterway Users 
     Board, transmitting the Board's 21st annual report of its 
     activities; recommendations regarding construction, 
     rehabilitation priorities and spending levels on the 
     commercial navigational features and components of inland 
     waterways and harbors, pursuant to Public Law 99-662, section 
     302(b); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1509. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Market Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil 
     Produced in the Far West; Revision of the Salable Quantity 
     and Allotment Percentage for Class 1 (Scotch) and Class 3 
     (Native) Spearmint Oil for the 2006-2007 Marketing Year 
     [Docket Nos. AMS-FV-07-0039; FV07-985-2 IFR] received May 2, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1510. A letter from the Administrator, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Federal Aviation 
     Administration's report required by Section 757 of Public Law 
     106-181, the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform 
     Act for the 21st Century; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.

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