[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 9, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H4750-H4751]
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:

       1600. A letter from the Administrator, Risk Management 
     Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Common Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Walnut Crop Insurance Provisions; Almond Crop Insurance 
     Provisions (RIN: 0563-AC08) received April 10, 2007, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1601. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Mushroom Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order; 
     Reallocation of Mushroom Council Membership [Docket No.: AMS-
     FV-07-0019; FV-06-704 IFR] received March 30, 2007, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1602. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil 
     Produced in the Far West; Salable Quantities and Allotment 
     Percentages for the 2007-2008 Marketing Year [Docket Nos. 
     AMS-FV-06-0188; FV07-985-1 FR] received March 30, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1603. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Tart 
     Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; Final Free 
     and Restricted Percentages for the 2006-2007 Crop Year for 
     Tart Cherries [Docket No. AMS-FV-06-0187; FV07-930-1 FR] 
     received March 30, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1604. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Cranberries Grown in the States of Massachusetts, et al.; 
     Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. AMS-FV-06-0174; FV06-
     929-1 FR] received March 30, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1605. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Prohibition on Acquisition from 
     Communist Chinese Military Companies (DFARS Case 2006-D007) 
     received April 10, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1606. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; New Designated Countries (DFARS Case 
     2006-D062) (RIN: 0750-AF57) received April 10, 2007, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1607. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Free Trade Agreements -- Guatemala and 
     Bahrain (DFARS Case 2006-D028) (RIN: 0750-AF49) received 
     April 10, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       1608. A letter from the Director, Child Nutrition Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Disclosure of Children's Free and Reduced Price 
     Meals and Free Milk Eligibility Information in the Child 
     Nutrition Programs (RIN: 0584-AC95) received April 10, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
       1609. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Mgmt. Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Microbiology 
     Devices; Reclassification of Herpes Simplex Virus Types 1 and 
     2 Serological Assays [Docket No. 2005N-0471] received May 2, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       1610. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Office of Diversion Control, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Exemption of 
     Chemical Mixtures [Docket No. DEA-137F3] (RIN: 1117-AA31) 
     received April 17, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1611. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Revisions to the Export 
     Administration Regulations based on the 2006 Missile 
     Technology Control Regime Plenary Agreements [Docket No. 
     070411084-7087-02] (RIN: 0694-AD96) received May 4, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1612. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Updated Office Names, Office 
     Addresses, Statements of Legal Authority and Statute Name and 
     Citation [Docket No. [070411085-7088-01]] (RIN: 0694-AE01) 
     received May 4, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1613. A letter from the Executive Director, Christopher 
     Columbus Fellowship Foundation, transmitting pursuant to the 
     Accountability of Tax Dollars Act, the Foundation's Form and 
     Content Reports for the second quarter of FY 2007 as prepared 
     by the U.S. General Services Administration; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1614. A letter from the Deputy CHCO/Director, HCM, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1615. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1616. A letter from the Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's annual reports for 
     FY 2006 prepared 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 Oversight and Government Reform.
       1617. A letter from the Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Coordinator, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's annual report pursuant to the Notification 
     and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act 
     of 2002 for Fiscal Year 2006; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       1618. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's annual report for 
     Fiscal Year 2006 on the Notification and Federal Employee 
     Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1619. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's intent to 
     adjust the dollar thresholds for submission of construction, 
     alteration, lease, and lease alteration prospectuses, 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307(g); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       1620. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 2006 through March 31, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 8G(h)(2); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1621. A letter from the Acting Co-Executive Director, 
     National Council on Disability, transmitting the Council's 
     Annual Performance Report to the President and Congress 
     Fiscal Year 2006, as required by the Government Performance 
     and Results Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1116; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1622. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Arts, transmitting in accordance with Section 647(b) of 
     Division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY 2004, 
     Pub. L. 108-199, the Endowment's report on competitive 
     sourcing efforts for Fiscal Years 2003 through 2006; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1623. A letter from the Director, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting in accordance with Section 647(b) of 
     Division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY 2004, 
     Pub. L. 108-199, the Foundation's report on competitive 
     sourcing efforts for FY 2006; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       1624. A letter from the Administrator, Office of Management 
     and Budget, transmitting the Office's report on competitive 
     sourcing activities for FY 2006, in accordance with Section 
     647(b) of Division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
     Fiscal Year 2004, Pub. L. 108-199; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1625. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's Fiscal Year 2006 annual 
     report on statistical data relating to Federal sector equal 
     employment opportunity complaints filed with the Office; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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       1626. A letter from the Chairman, Postal Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act for 
     calendar year 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1627. A letter from the Deputy Director, U.S. Trade and 
     Development Agency, transmitting the Agency's Fiscal Year 
     2007 annual report prepared in accordance with Section 203 of 
     the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
     Retaliation Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-174; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1628. A letter from the Executive Director, United States 
     Access Board, transmitting the Board's FY 2006 report, 
     pursuant the requirements of section 203(a) of the 
     Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
     Retaliation Act of 2002 (No Fear Act); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1629. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Pennsylvania Regulatory Program 
     [PA-147-F0R] received April 25, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1630. A letter from the Federal Liaison Officer, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements 
     for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination [Docket No. PTO-
     P-2005-0016] (RIN: 0651-AB77) received April 17, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1631. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Belle 
     Chasse, LA [CGD08-06-036] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received April 1, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1632. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Anchorage 
     Regulations; Mississippi River Below Baton Rouge, LA, 
     Including South and Southwest Passes [CGD08-05-016] (RIN: 
     1625-AA01) received April 1, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1633. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- General Rule for Taxable Year of Inclusion 
     (Rev. Rul. 2007-32) received May 4, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1634. A letter from the Branch Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Credit for Alternative Fuel Vehicle 
     Refueling Property [Notice 2007-43] received May 4, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       1635. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Certain exchanges of insurance policies. (Rev. 
     Rul. [XXXX-XX]) received May 4, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1636. A letter from the Director, Regulations and 
     Disclosure Law Division, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Advance 
     Electronic Presentation of Cargo Information for Truck 
     Carriers Required to be Transmitted through ACE Truck 
     Manifest at Ports in the States of Vermont, North Dakota and 
     New Hampshire -- received April 13, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Homeland Security.

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