[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 22, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H5618-H5619]
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:

       1907. A letter from the Regulatory Contact, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Official Fees and Tolerances for Barley Protein Testing (RIN: 
     0580-AA95) received May 11, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1908. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Gypsy Moth Generally Infested Areas; Addition 
     of Areas in Virginia [Docket No. APHIS-2006-0171] received 
     April 10, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1909. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Glyphosate; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0323; FRL-8122-8] received April 23, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1910. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Administrative Revisions to Plant-
     Incorporated Protectant Tolerance Exemptions [EPA-HQ-OPP-
     2005-0116; FRL-7742-2] received April 23, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1911. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Propiconazole; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0224; 
     FRL-8121-2] received April 23, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1912. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Small Business Programs [DFARS Case 
     2003-D047] (RIN: 0750-AE93) received April 27, 2007, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1913. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Electronic Submission and Processing 
     of Payment Requests [DFARS Case 2005-D009] (RIN: 0750-AF28) 
     received May 16, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       1914. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     report that no such exemptions to the prohibition against 
     favored treatment of a government securities broker or dealer 
     were granted during the period January 1, 2006 through 
     December 31, 2006, pursuant to Public Law 103-

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     202, section 202; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1915. A letter from the Senior Attorney Advisor, Federal 
     Housing Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule -- 
     Federal Home Loan Bank Appointive Directors [No. 2007-01] 
     (RIN: 3069-AB-33) received April 10, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1916. A letter from the Senior Attorney Advisor, Federal 
     Housing Financing Board, transmitting the Board's final rule 
     -- Limitation on Issuance of Excess Stock [No. 2006-23] (RIN: 
     3069-AB30) received April 10, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1917. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     TERMINATION OF A FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER'S REGISTRATION OF A 
     CLASS OF SECURITIES UNDER SECTION 12(g) AND DUTY TO FILE 
     REPORTS UNDER SECTION 13(a) OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [RELEASE NO. 34-55540; INTERNATIONAL 
     SERIES RELEASE NO. 1301; FILE NO. S7-12-05] (RIN: 3235-AJ38) 
     received April 10, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1918. A letter from the Director, Directorate of Standards 
     and Guidance, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Electrical Standard [Docket No. S-
     108C] (RIN: 1218-AB95) received April 10, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       1919. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Mgmt. Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Laxative Drug 
     Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use; Psyllium Ingredients 
     in Granular Dosage Forms [[Docket No. 1978N-0036] (formerly 
     Docket No. 1978N-0036L)] (RIN: 0910-AF38) received April 25, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       1920. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Mgmt. Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Advisory 
     Committee: Change of Name and Function -- received April 10, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       1921. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Mgmt. Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Food Substances 
     Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe in Feed and Drinking 
     Water of Animals: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 [[Docket No. 1995G-
     0321] (formerly 95G-0321)] received April 10, 2007, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       1922. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Anthropomorphic Test Devices; ES-2re Side Impact Crash Test 
     Dummy 50th Percentile Adult Male [Docket No. NHTSA-2004-
     25441] (RIN: 2127-AI89) received April 23, 2007, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       1923. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Cooperative Agreements and 
     Superfund State Contracts for Superfund Response Actions 
     [FRL-8306-2] (RIN: 2050-AE62) received April 23, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1924. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting Pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, as amended, Transmittal No. 07-30, concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to Iraq for defense articles and services, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(a); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1925. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     justification for determination under Section 530 of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 and 
     1995, Pub. L. 103-236, regarding Iraq and Libya; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1926. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-45, 
     ``National Capital Revitalization Corporation and Anacostia 
     Waterfront Corporation Freedom of Information Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 2007,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1927. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-43, ``Closing 
     of a Public Alley in Squares 739, the Closure of Streets, the 
     Opening and Widening of Streets, and the Dedication of Land 
     for Street Purposes (S.O. 06-221) Clarification Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 2007,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1928. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-44, ``School 
     Modernization Funds Submission Requirements Waiver Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 2007,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1929. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-42, ``Solid 
     Waste Disposal Fee Temporary Amendment Act of 2007,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1930. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-46, ``Vacancy 
     Conversion Fee Exemption Reinstatement Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 2007,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1931. A letter from the Senior Attorney Advisor, Federal 
     Housing Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule -- 
     Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act; Implementation 
     [No. 2006-25] (RIN: 3069-AB32) received April 10, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1932. A letter from the OGE Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule -- Removal of 
     Obsolete Regulations Concerning the Inoperative Provisions 
     Regarding Charitable Payments In Lieu of Honoraria and 
     Conforming Technical Amendments (RINS: 3209-AA00, 3209-AA04 
     and 3209-AA13) received April 17, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1933. A letter from the Chief, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Office of the Executive Secretariat, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Petitioning Requirements for the O and P Nonimmigrant 
     Classifications [CIS No. 2295-03; USCIS-2004-0001] (RIN: 
     1615-AB17) received April 17, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1934. A letter from the Rules Administrator, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Suicide 
     Prevention Program [BOP-1107-F] (RIN: 1120-AB06) received 
     April 17, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       1935. A letter from the Chairmen, Naval Sea Cadet Corps, 
     transmitting the 2006 Annual Audit and the 2006 Annual Report 
     of the Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC), pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 
     1101(39) and 1103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1936. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy and 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Departments' 
     study of issues regarding energy rights-of-way on tribal 
     lands as defined in Section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992, pursuant to Public Law 109-58, section 1813; jointly to 
     the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources.
       1937. A letter from the Inspector General, Special 
     Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, transmitting the 
     April 2007 Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 3001(i) of 
     Title III of the 2004 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
     for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and 
     Afghanistan (Pub. L. 108-106) as amended by Pub. L. 108-375; 
     jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and 
     Appropriations.
       1938. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting a copy of a draft bill to ``establish a fee for 
     processing applications for permanent employment 
     certification for immigrant aliens in the United States, to 
     enhance program integrity, and for other purposes''; jointly 
     to the Committees on the Judiciary and Education and Labor.
       1939. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting a copy of draft legislation to 
     authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to dispose of certain 
     National Forest System land and retain the receipts for 
     certain purposes, including the acquisition of other lands 
     and the temporary extension of payments to State and local 
     jurisdiction impacted by reduced Federal timber revenue; 
     jointly to the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, 
     and Oversight and Government Reform.

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