[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 193 (Monday, December 17, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H15735-H15736]
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:

       4678. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Extension of Tolerances for 
     Emergency Exemptions (Multiple Chemicals) [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-
     1057; FRL-8339-2] received December 13, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4679. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Antideficiency 
     Act by the Department of the Navy, Case Number 07-03, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1351; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       4680. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Patent Rights-Ownership by the 
     Contractor [DFARS Case 2001-D015] (RIN: 0750-AD72) received 
     December 3, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       4681. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Implementation Plans 
     of Michigan: Clean Air Interstate Rule [EPA-R05-OAR-2007-
     0519; FRL-8508-1] received December 13, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4682. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Nebraska; Interstate Transport of 
     Pollution [EPA-R07-OAR-

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     2007-1128; FRL-8527-1] received December 13, 2007, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       4683. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Missouri; Clean Air Insterstate Rule 
     [EPA-R07-OAR-2007-0782; FRL-8506-8] received December 13, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       4684. 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; West Virginia; Clean Air 
     Interstate Rule [EPA-R03-OAR-2007-0448; FRL-8506-4] received 
     December 13, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4685. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting reports in accordance with 
     Section 36(a) of the Arms Export Control Act, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(a); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4686. 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.
       4687. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an supplemental consolidated report, 
     consistent with the War Powers Resoultion, to help ensure 
     that the Congress is kept fully informed on U.S. military 
     activities in support of the war on terror and Kosovo, 
     pursuant to Public Law 93-148; (H. Doc. No. 110--81); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
       4688. A letter from the General Counsel, General Accounting 
     Office, transmitting the FY 2007 report of the instances in 
     which a federal agency did not fully implement a 
     recommendation made by the GAO in connection with a bid 
     protest decided the prior fiscal year, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3554(e)(2); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       4689. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's Fiscal Year 2007 
     Agency Financial Report; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       4690. A letter from the Special Assistant to the President 
     and Director, Office of Administration, Executive Office of 
     the President, transmitting the Office's report on the 
     accounting of expenditures from the Unanticipated Needs 
     Account for fiscal year 2007, pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 108; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4691. A letter from the Chairman, Occupational Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting the FY 2007 
     Performance and Accountability Report, required by the 
     Government Performance and Results Act; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       4692. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Special Regulations; Areas of 
     the National Park System (RIN: 1024-AD55) received December 
     12, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       4693. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Authentic Native 
     Handicrafts (RIN: 1024-AD20) received December 12, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       4694. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Special 
     Regulations; Areas of the National Park System, National 
     Capital Region (RIN: 1024-AD40) received December 12, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       4695. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for 
     Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Privacy Act of 1974: 
     Implementation [AAG/A Order No. 032-2007] received December 
     4, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       4696. A letter from the Director, Government Accountability 
     Office, transmitting the Office's report on the 
     implementation of the Reform Act's Debt Reaffirmation 
     Agreement Provisions, pursuant to the Bankruptcy Abuse 
     Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       4697. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Clarification of NRC Civil Penalty 
     Authority over Contractors and Subcontractors Who 
     Discriminate Against Employees for Engaging in Protected 
     Activities (RIN: 3150-AH59) received November 26, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       4698. A letter from the Director of Regulations Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Extension of the Presumptive Period for 
     Compensation for Gulf War Veterans (RIN: 2900-AM47) received 
     December 4, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       4699. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- 26 CFR 1.213-1: Medical, dental, 
     etc., expenses (Rev. Rul. 2007-72) received December 11, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       4700. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Credibility of Mexican Single Rate 
     Business Tax [Notice 2008-3] received December 11, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4701. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled, ``Report on 
     University Collaboration,'' pursuant to Section 1010 of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005; jointly to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce and Education and Labor.

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