[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 170 (Monday, November 5, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H12737-H12738]
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:

       3986. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Pesticide Tolerance Nomenclature 
     Changes; Technical Amendments; Correction [EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-
     0043; FRL-8151-4] received October 30, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3987. 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 03-09, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       3988. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Installations and Environment, Department of the Navy, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting Notice of the decision of 
     a public-private competition at the Naval Support Activity in 
     Cutler, ME, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2461; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       3989. A letter from the Director, Defense Research and 
     Engineering, Department of Defense, transmitting Notification 
     of the intent to fund Foreign Comparative Testing Program 
     projects for the Fiscal Year 2008 program, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2350a(g); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3990. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's report on 
     the Availability of Credit to Small Businesses, pursuant to 
     12 U.S.C. 252; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       3991. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Indonesia pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       3992. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled, ``The 
     Potential Benefits of Distributed Generation and the Rate-
     Related Issues That May Impede Its Expansion,'' pursuant to 
     Public Law 109-58, section 1817; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       3993. 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; Michigan; Consumer Products 
     Rule [EPA-R05-OAR-2007-0192; FRL-8486-6] received October 24, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       3994. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Michigan; Recordkeeping and Reporting 
     Requirements for Abnormal Conditions [EPA-R05-OAR-2007-0631; 
     FRL-8486-4] received October 24, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3995. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; New York Emission Statement Program 
     [Docket No. EPA-R02-OAR-2007-0368, FRL-8428-5] received 
     October 24, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3996. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; North Carolina: State Implementation 
     Plan Revisions [EPA-R04-OAR-2007-0227-200722(a); FRL-8488-5] 
     received October 24, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3997. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Delegation of Authority to the 
     States of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska for New Source 
     Performance Standards (NSPS); National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP); and Maximum Achievable 
     Control Technology (MACT) Standards [FRL-8487-5] received 
     October 24, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3998. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutants: Plywood and Composite Wood Products 
     [EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0048; FRL-8482-2] (RIN: 2060-AO65) received 
     October 24, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3999. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- OHIO: Final Authorization of State 
     Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision [FRL-8488-6] 
     received October 24, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4000. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Regulation of Fuels and Fuel 
     Additives: Modification of Baselines for Gasoline Produced or 
     Imported for Use in Hawaii, Alaska and U.S. Territories [EPA-
     HQ-OAR-2003-0010 FRL-8487-2] (RIN: 2060-AK02) received 
     October 24, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4001. 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; State of Colorado; Revised 
     Denver PM10 Maintenance Plan [EPA-R08-OAR-2007-0622; FRL-
     8490-6] received October 30, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4002. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Revisions to the Nevada State 
     Implementation Plan; Requests for Rescission [EPA-R09-OAR-
     2006-0590; FRL-8489-4] received October 30, 2007, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       4003. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of State 
     Air Quality Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; 
     Control of Emissions From Existing Other Solid Waste 
     Incinerator Units; Nevada [EPA-R09-OAR-2007-0916; FRL-8489-6] 
     received October 30, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4004. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, Great Basin Unified Air Pollution 
     Control District and Mojave Desert Air Quality Management 
     District [EPA-R09-OAR-2007-0459; FRL-8487-6] received October 
     30, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       4005. A letter from the Chair, Board of Directors, 
     Corporation for Public Broadcasting, transmitting the 
     semiannual report of the Office of the Inspector General for 
     the period ending March 31, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act), section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       4006. 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.
       4007. A letter from the White House Liaison, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       4008. A letter from the Deputy Assistant General Counsel, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4009. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting a copy of 
     the Administration's second annual report on Notification and 
     Federal Employee Anti-Discrimination and Retaliation (No 
     FEAR) Act; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       4010. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report entitled ``Statistical Programs 
     of the United States Government: Fiscal Year 2008,'' pursuant 
     to 44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(2); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       4011. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Economic 
     Policy, Department of the Treasury, transmitting two reports 
     entitled, ``Social Security Reform: The Nature of the 
     Problem'' and ``Social Security Reform: A Framework for 
     Analysis''; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4012. A letter from the Inspector General, Special 
     Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, transmitting the 
     October 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, 
     Pub. L. 109-102, Pub. L. 109-364, Pub. L. 109-440, and Pub. 
     L. 110-28; jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and 
     Appropriations.

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