[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 14, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H13957-H13958]
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:

       4112. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Asian Longhorned Beetle; Additions to 
     Quarantined Areas [Docket No. APHIS-2006-0127] received 
     November 5, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4113. A letter from the Counsel for Legislation and 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Housing Choice 
     Voucher Program Homeownership Option; Eligibility of Units 
     Not Yet Under Construction [Docket No. FR-4991-F-02] (RIN: 
     2577-AC60) received November 5, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4114. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the System's final rule -- Truth 
     in Lending [Regulation Z; Docket No. R-1284] received 
     November 6, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       4115. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the System's final rule -- 
     Consumer Leasing [Regulation M; Docket No. R-1283] received 
     November 6, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       4116. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the System's final rule -- Truth 
     in Savings [Regulation DD; Docket No. R-1285] received 
     November 6, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       4117. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the System's final rule -- Equal 
     Credit Opportunity [Regulation B; Docket No. R-1281] received 
     November 6, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       4118. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the System's final rule -- 
     Electronic Fund Transfer [Regulation E; Docket No. R-1282] 
     received November 6, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4119. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Academic 
     Competitiveness Grant Program and National Science and 
     Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant Program [Docket ID 
     ED-2007-OPE-0135] (RIN: 1840-AC92) received November 6, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
       4120. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Revisions to Landowner Notification and Blanket 
     Certificate Regulations [Docket No. RM07-17-000; Order No. 
     700] received November 5, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4121. 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. 13-07 informing of 
     an intent to sign the Weapons Effects and Protection 
     Technology Project Agreement between the United States and 
     Singapore, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       4122. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Export Licensing Jurisdiction for 
     Microelectronic Circuits [Docket No. 070426097-7099-01] (RIN: 
     0694-AE02) received November 6, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4123. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Expanded Licensing Jurisdiction 
     for QRS11 Micromachined Angular Rate Sensors [Docket No. 
     0612242561-7519-01] (RIN: 0694-AD92) received November 6, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       4124. A letter from the Under Secretary for Industry and 
     Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report that 
     the Department intends to impose new foreign policy-based 
     export controls on QRS11 Micromachines Angular Rate Sensors, 
     under the authority of Section 6 of the Export Administration 
     Act of 1979, as amended, and continued by Executive Order 
     13222 of August 17, 2001, as extended by the Notice of August 
     15, 2007; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4125. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to 
     section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, certification 
     of a proposed license for the export of defense articles and 
     services to the Government of Saudi Arabia (Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 086-07); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4126. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period April 1, 2007 to 
     September 30, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       4127. A letter from the Executive Director, Christopher 
     Columbus Fellowship Foundation, transmitting pursuant to the 
     Accountability of Tax Dollars Act, the Foundation's Form and 
     Content Reports for the year ended September 30, 2007, as 
     prepared by the U.S. General Services Administration; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4128. 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.
       4129. 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.
       4130. A letter from the 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.
       4131. A letter from the White House Liaison, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       4132. A letter from the White House Liaison, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       4133. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting a list of 
     the eight audit reports issued during fiscal year 2007 
     regarding the Agency and the Thrift Savings Plan, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 8439(b); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       4134. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Office of the Executive Secretariat, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Removal of Receipt Requirement for Certain H and L 
     Adjustment Applicants Returning From a Trip Outside the 
     United States [CIS No. 2420-07; Docket No. USCIS-2007-0047] 
     (RIN: 1615-AB62) received November 5, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4135. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting the 2006 
     Biennial Report on the Effectiveness of Grant Programs under 
     the Violence Against Women Act, pursuant to Public Law 106-
     386, section 1003; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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       4136. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting the 2005 annual 
     report on the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant 
     Program, pursuant to Public Law 106-386, section 2004(b); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4137. A letter from the Deputy Director of Civil Works, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- United States Navy Restricted Area, Key West Harbor, 
     at U.S. Naval Base, Key West, Florida -- received November 6, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4138. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Update for Weighted Average Interest Rates, 
     Yield Curves, and Segment Rates [Notice 2007-91] received 
     November 7, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4139. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Section 417. ---- Definitions and Special Rules 
     For Purposes of Minimum Survivor Annuity Requirements (Rev. 
     Rul. 2007-67) received November 7, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4140. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Qualified Alternative Fuel Motor Vehicles 
     (QAFMV) and Heavy Hybrid Vehicles -- received November 7, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       4141. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- 26 CFR 601.204: Changes in 
     accounting periods and in methods of accounting. (Also Part 
     1, 446, 481) (Rev. Proc. 2007-67) received November 7, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4142. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Foreign Tax Credit: Notification of 
     Foreign Tax Redeterminations [TD 9362] (RIN: 1545-BG23) 
     received November 7, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4143. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Industry Overview Series Motor Vehicle Industry 
     [LMSB Control Number: LMSB-04-0507-043] received November 5, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       4144. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, Bureau for 
     Legislative and Public Affairs, U.S. Agency for International 
     Development, transmitting the Agency's report on Multilateral 
     Development Banks' Assistance Proposals likely to have 
     substantial adverse impacts on environment, natural 
     resources, public health and indigenous peoples, pursuant to 
     Public Law 100-202, section 537; jointly to the Committees on 
     Financial Services and Appropriations.
       4145. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting notification that the 
     Department intends to use FY 2008 IMET funds for Sudan, 
     pursuant to Public Law 110-5, section 520; jointly to the 
     Committees on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations.
       4146. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 2008-2, waiving and certifying 
     the statutory provisions regarding the Palestine Liberation 
     Organization (PLO) Office; jointly to the Committees on 
     Foreign Affairs and Appropriations.

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