[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 31, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H9273-H9274]
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:

       2785. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa19 
     Protein in Cotton; Exemption from the Requirements of a 
     Tolerance; Technical Amendment [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0913; FRL-
     8134-3] received July 24, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2786. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's report entitled, ``Report to Congress on 
     Sustainable Ranges,'' as required by Section 366 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2003; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       2787. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 
     Installations and Environment, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting notification of the decision to convert to 
     contract the air and surface training support functions 
     currently performed at Fleet Composite Squadron Six in 
     Norfolk, VA, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2461; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       2788. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Jeffrey B. 
     Kohler, United States Air Force, and his advancement to the 
     grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       2789. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement Admiral Edmund P. Giambastini, Jr., 
     United States Navy, and his advancement to the grade of 
     admiral on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       2790. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of General Peter Pace, United States 
     Marine Corps, and his advancement to the grade of general on 
     the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2791. A letter from the Administrator, Office of Policy 
     Development and Research, Department of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Senior Community Service 
     Employment Program; Performance Accoountability (RIN: 1205-
     AB47) received July 5, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       2792. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Special 
     Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Technical Assistance on Data-Collection--Technical Assistance 
     Center for Data Collection, Analysis, and Use for 
     Accountability in Special Education and Early Intervention -- 
     received July 23, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
       2793. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled, ``Promising Strategies to End Youth Homelessness,'' 
     in accordance with the Runaway, Homeless and Missing Children 
     Protection Act; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       2794. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's FY 2006 annual 
     performance report to Congress required by the Prescription 
     Drug User Fee Act of 1992 (PDUFA), as amended, pursuant to 21 
     U.S.C. 379g note; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2795. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the FY 2006 Performance Report 
     to Congress for the Food and Drug Administration's Office of 
     Combination Products required by the Medical Device User Fee 
     and Modernization Act of 2002; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       2796. 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; Pennsylvania; Redesignation of 
     the Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle Ozone Nonattainment Area to 
     Attainment and Approval of the Area's Maintenance Plan and 
     2002 Base Year Inventory [EPA-R03-OAR-2007-0323; FRL-8445-7] 
     received July 24, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2797. A letter from the Chief Policy Division, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- In the Matters of Review of the Emergency Alert 
     System; Independent Spanish Broadcasters Association, the 
     Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ, Inc., 
     and the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council, 
     Petition for Immediate Relief [EB Docket No. 04-296] received 
     July 25, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2798. A letter from the Associate General Counsel, 
     Government Accountability Office, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Current Good Manufacturing 
     Practice in Manufacturing, Packaging, Labeling, or Holding 
     Operations for Dietary Supplements (RIN: 0910-AB88) received 
     July 19, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2799. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2800. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     strategy for democracy and governance in Iraq prepared in 
     compliance with the ``Democracy Fund'' section of Pub. L. 
     110-28; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2801. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergency 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 terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle 
     East peace process that was declared in Executive Order 12947 
     of January 23, 1995; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2802. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Library of 
     Congress, transmitting activities of the United States 
     Capitol Preservation Fund for the six-month period which 
     ended on March 31, 2007, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 188a-3; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
       2803. A letter from the Under Secretary for Oceans and 
     Atmosphere, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's biennial report on the Adminsitration of the 
     Coastal Zone Management Act by the Office of Ocean and 
     Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal years 2004 
     and 2005, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       2804. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the impacts of Hurricanes Katrina, 
     Rita, and Wilma on Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, 
     and Texas fisheries, pursuant to Section 213(a) of the 
     Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
     Reauthorization Act; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2805. A letter from the Director, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's training course for the 
     newly appointed Regional Fishery Management Council members 
     as required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Resuthorization Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109-479; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2806. A letter from the Director, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, National Oceanic

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     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's report on the impact of Hurricanes Katrina, 
     Rita, and Wilma on Commercial and Recreational Fishery 
     Habitat of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and 
     Texas, pursuant to Section 213 of the Magnuson-Stevens 
     Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2807. A letter from the President, American Academy and 
     Institute of Arts and Letters, transmitting the annual report 
     of the activities of the American Academy of Arts and Letters 
     during the year ending December 31, 2006, pursuant to 36 
     U.S.C. 4204; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2808. A letter from the Staff Director, Commission on Civil 
     Rights, transmitting notification that the Commission 
     recently appointed members to the Hawaii Advisory Committee; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2809. A letter from the Staff Director, Commission on Civil 
     Rights, transmitting notification that the Commission 
     recently appointed members to the Indiana Advisory Committee; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2810. A letter from the Staff Director, Commission on Civil 
     Rights, transmitting notification that the Commission 
     recently appointed members to the Pennsylvania Advisory 
     Committee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2811. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Twenty-Ninth Annual 
     Report to Congress on the activities during Fiscal Year 2006 
     as pursuant to subsection (j) of section 7A of the Clayton 
     Act, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 18a(j); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       2812. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Civil 
     Works, Department of the Army, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a status report on the Section 154 Northern 
     Wisconsin Environmental Infrastructure Program, pursuant to 
     Public Law 106-554, section 154; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2813. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Agent for a Consolidated Group with 
     Foreign Common Parent [TD 9343] (RIN: 1545-BF30) received 
     July 24, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2814. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled, ``Evaluation of the Medicare Replacement Drug 
     Demonstration,'' in response to Section 641 of the Medicare 
     Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 
     2003; jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and 
     Ways and Means.
       2815. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification that the 
     Department intends to use FY 2007 IMET funds for Pakistan, 
     pursuant to Public Law 110-5, section 520; jointly to the 
     Committees on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations.

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