[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 173 (Thursday, November 8, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H13410-H13411]
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:

       4043. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Spinetoram; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0876; FRL-8149-9] received October 4, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4044. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Furilazole; Inert Ingredient 
     Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0557; FRL-8145-2] received 
     October 4, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4045. A letter from the Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit 
     Administration, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Title IV Conservators, 
     Receivers, and Voluntary Liquidations; Priority of Claims--
     Subordinated Debt (RIN: 3052-AC38) received October 9, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4046. A letter from the Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit 
     Administration, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Title IV Conservators, 
     Receivers, and Voluntary Liquidations; Priority of Claims--
     Joint and Several Liability (RIN: 3052-AC16) received October 
     9, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       4047. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement Admiral 
     Henry G. Ulrich III, United States Navy, and his advancement 
     to the grade of admiral on the retired list; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       4048. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's quarterly report as of 
     September 30, 2007, entitled, ``Acceptance of contributions 
     for defense programs, projects and activities; Defense 
     Cooperation Account,'' pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2608; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       4049. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Fair Credit Reporting Affiliate Marketing Regulations [Docket 
     ID [OCC-2007-0010]] (RIN: 1557-AC88) received October 25, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       4050. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Fiscal Year 2005 Biennial 
     Report to Congress on the Status of Children in Head Start 
     Programs as required by Section 650 of the Head Start Act; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
       4051. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's Annual Report for the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve, covering calendar year 2006, pursuant to 
     42 U.S.C. 6245; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4052. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Transfer of Polychlorinated 
     Biphenyl Cleanup and Disposal Program from the Office of 
     Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances to the Office of 
     Solid Waste and Emergency Response [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0425; 
     FRL-8150-6] received October 4, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4053. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonates; 
     Significant New Use Rule [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0015; FRL-8150-4] 
     (RIN: 2070-AJ18) received October 4, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4054. 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 South Dakota; 
     Revisions to the Administrative Rules of South Dakota [EPA-
     R08-OAR-2007-0656; FRL-8479-9] received October 4, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       4055. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- List of Approved Spent Fuel 
     Storage Casks: HI-STORM 100 Revision 4 (RIN: 3150-AI23) 
     received October 31, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4056. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator 
     Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the Agency's final 
     rule -- Miscellaneous Amendments to Acquisition Regulations 
     (AIDAR Circular 2007-02) (RIN: 0412-AA30) received October 5, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       4057. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- Federal 
     Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (RIN: 3206-
     AL03) received October 12, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       4058. A letter from the Director Office of Protected 
     Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Taking

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     and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals 
     Incidental to the U.S. Navy Operations of Surveillance Towed 
     Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active Sonar [Docket No. 
     070703226-7461-02; I.D. 062206A] (RIN: 0648-AT80) received 
     October 12, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       4059. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 070213032-7032-01] (RIN: 0648-XC66) received October 9, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       4060. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting an Interim 
     Feasbility Report and Evironmental Impact Statement for the 
     Kansas Cities, Missouri and Kansas, Flood Damage Reduction 
     Project; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4061. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Inpatient Hospital 
     Deductible and Hospital and Extended Care Services 
     Coinsurance Amounts for Calendar Year 2008 [CMS-8032-N] (RIN: 
     0938-AO61) received October 5, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4062. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Part A Premium for 
     Calendar Year 2008 for the Uninsured Aged and for Certain 
     Disabled Individuals Who Have Exhausted Other Entitlement 
     [CMS-8031-N] (RIN: 0938-AO62) received October 5, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4063. A letter from the Federal Register Certifying 
     Officer, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Offset of tax refund payments to 
     collect past-due support (RIN: 1510-AB16) received October 
     12, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       4064. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Industry Overview Series Railroad Industry 
     [LMSB-04-1007-072] received November 1, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4065. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Medicare Part B 
     Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rate, and Annual Deductible 
     Beginning January 1, 2008 [CMS-8033-N] (RIN: 0938-AO68) 
     received October 5, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and 
     Commerce.
       4066. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicare and State Health Care Programs; Fraud 
     and Abuse; Safe Harbor for Federally Qualified Health Centers 
     Arrangements Under the Anti-Kickback Statute -- received 
     October 5, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

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