[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 174 (Friday, November 9, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H13520-H13521]
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:

       4067. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Emerald Ash Borer; Quarantined Areas; Maryland 
     [Docket No. APHIS-2007-0028] received October 9, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4068. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisitions, 
     Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     the Strategic Materials Protection Board's report from its 
     July 17 meeting, pursuant to Public Law 109-364, section 843; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4069. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations -- received 
     October 4, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       4070. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE [Docket ID FEMA-2007-0003] 
     (RIN: 1660-AA00) received November 2, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4071. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- FLOOD MITIGATION GRANTS AND HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING 
     [Docket ID FEMA-2006-0010] (RIN: 1660-AA36) received November 
     2, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       4072. A letter from the Counsel for Legislation and 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- HUD Office of 
     Hearings and Appeals Conforming Amendments; and Technical 
     Correction to Part 15 Regulations [Docket No. FR-5137-F-01] 
     (RIN: 2501-AD32) received October 4, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4073. A letter from the Department of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's final

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     rule -- Sealing of Abandoned Areas (RIN: 1219-AB52) received 
     October 9, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
       4074. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting Pursuant to 
     Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) 
     of Executive Order 11958, Transmittal No. 11-07 informing of 
     an intent to sign a Project Arrangement Number Four 
     Concerning an Apache Attack Helicopter Canopy Removal System 
     Replacement Detention Cord with the Government of Great 
     Britain, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       4075. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting Pursuant to 
     Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) 
     of Executive Order 11958, Transmittal No. 10-07 informing of 
     an intent to sign the Wideband Global Satellite 
     Communications Memorandum of Understanding between the United 
     States and Australia, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4076. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by Executive Order 13313 
     of July 31, 2003, a 6-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive 
     Order 12170 of November 14, 1979, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1641(c); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4077. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the national emergency 
     with respect to Iran originally declared on November 14, 
     1979, by Executive Order 12170, is to continue in effect 
     beyond November 14, 2007, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. 
     Doc. No. 110-75); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
     ordered to be printed.
       4078. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report concerning efforts made by the United Nations and the 
     Specialized Agencies to employ an adequate number of 
     Americans during 2006, pursuant to Public Law 102-138, 
     section 181; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4079. 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.
       4080. A letter from the Under Secretary for Policy, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     notification of the intention to obligate additional funds to 
     Armenia under the Cooperative Threat Reduction Biological 
     Threat Reduction-FSU Program Area, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-106, section 1205; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4081. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergencies 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 significant narcotics traffickers 
     centered in Colombia that was declared in Executive Order 
     12978 of October 21, 1995; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       4082. A letter from the Chief Acquisition Officer, GSA, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition 
     Circular 2005-20; Small Entity Compliance Guide [Docket FAR-
     2007-002; Sequence 5] received October 4, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       4083. A letter from the Chief Acquisition Officer, GSA, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2006-029, 
     Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) 
     -- Reporting Requirement of Subcontractor Award Data [FAC 
     2005-20; FAR Case 2006-029; Docket 2007-0001; Sequence 5] 
     (RIN: 9000-AK72) received October 4, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       4084. A letter from the Chief Acquisition Officer, GSA, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition 
     Circular 2005-20; Introduction [Docket FAR-2007-002, Sequence 
     5] received October 4, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       4085. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's commercial 
     activities inventory for FY 2007, as required under the 
     Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4086. A letter from the Acting Director, U.S. Trade and 
     Development Agency, transmitting the Agency's Strategic Plan 
     for Fiscal Years 2008 through 2012, pursuant to the 
     Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, Pub. 
     L. 103-62; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       4087. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Montana Regulatory Program [MT-025-FOR] 
     received October 4, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       4088. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish, 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 
     Piperia yadonii (Yadon's piperia) (RIN: 1018-AU34) received 
     October 17, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       4089. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting As required by 
     Section 417(b) of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (Public Law 
     107-56), the annual report on the status of the 
     implementation of machine-readable passports (MRPs) in 
     countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4090. A letter from the Director, Congress Watch Division, 
     Public Citizen, transmitting the Public Citizen's report 
     entitled, ``The Arbitration Trap: How Credit Card Companies 
     Ensnare Consumers''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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