[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 26, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H1072-H1073]
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:

       5475. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket 
     No. AMS-FV-0114; FV07-966-2 IFR] received February 5, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5476. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Domestic Dates Produced or Packed in Riverside County, CA; 
     Decreased Assessment Rate [Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0104; FV07-
     987-1 FIR] received February 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5477. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary, 
     Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report on the Critical Skills Retention 
     Bonus (CSRB) program for FY 2007, pursuant to 37 U.S.C. 323 
     (h) Public Law 106-398, section 633 (a); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       5478. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting authorization of Colonel James M. Holmes, United 
     States Air Force, to wear the insignia of the grade of 
     brigadier general in accordance with title 10, United States 
     Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5479. A letter from the Assistant Secretry for 
     Installations and Environment, Department of the Navy, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting notification of the 
     decision to conduct a streamlined A-76 competition of 
     aircraft maintenance, administration, and corrosion control 
     functions performed by military personnel in various 
     locations; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5480. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations -- received February 
     20, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       5481. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research-
     -Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers 
     Program--Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs), 
     Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs), and 
     Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs) -- 
     received February 13, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       5482. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Services, Department of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Measuring Educational Gain in 
     the National Reporting System for Adult Education (RIN: 1830-
     ZA06) received February 6, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       5483. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Mgmt. Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Exceptions of 
     Alternatives to Labeling Requirements for Products Held by 
     the Strategic National Stockpile [Docket No. 2006N-0466] 
     received February 20, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5484. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the enclosed 
     correspondance from the Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci 
     and the Speaker of the Parliament of Albania Jozefina Topalli 
     expressing their condolences on the passing of Chairman Tom 
     Lantos; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5485. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to 
     section 36(a) of the Arms Export Control Act, certification 
     regarding the proposed technical assistance agreement for the 
     export of technical data, defense services, and defense 
     articles to the Government of the United Arab Emirates 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 001-08); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       5486. 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 agreement for the export of defense articles 
     and services to the Governments of Russia, Ukraine and Norway 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 023-08); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       5487. 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 agreement for the export of defense articles 
     and services to the Government of Japan (Transmittal No. DDTC 
     025-08); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5488. 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 agreement for the export of defense articles 
     and services to the Governments of

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     Russia and Kazakhstan (Transmittal No. DDTC 024-08); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5489. 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.
       5490. 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.
       5491. 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.
       5492. 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.
       5493. 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.
       5494. 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.
       5495. 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.
       5496. 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.
       5497. 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.
       5498. 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.
       5499. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting in accordance with Section 647(b) 
     of Division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY 
     2004, Pub. L. 108-199, the Board's Report to Congress on the 
     Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Competitive Sourcing Efforts; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5500. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- Career 
     and Career-Conditional Employment and Adverse Actions (RIN: 
     3206-AL30) received February 6, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       5501. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's Federal Equal 
     Opportunity Recruitment Program Report for Fiscal Year 2007; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5502. A letter from the Director of Human Resources, 
     Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's report on 
     the use of the Category Rating System during fiscal year 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3319(d); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5503. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific 
     Crustacean Fisheries; 2008 Harvest Guidelines (RIN: 0648-
     XF19) received February 13, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5504. 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; 
     Inseason Adjustment to the 2008 Gulf of Alaska Pacific Cod 
     Total Allowable Catch Amount [Docket No. 070213032-7032-01] 
     (RIN: 0648-XE80) received February 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5505. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfer [Docket No. 061109296-7009-
     02] (RIN: 0648-XE43) received February 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5506. 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; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher Processors Using Pot Gear in the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 
     070213033-7033-01] (RIN: 0648-XF14) received February 5, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       5507. A letter from the Attorney, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Landowner Defenses to Liability Under the Oil Pollution Act 
     of 1990: Standards and Practices for Conducting All 
     Appropriate Inquiries [Docket No. USCG-2006-25708] (RIN: 
     1625-AB09) received February 12, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5508. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone; 
     Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, Washington, DC and Arlington 
     and Fairfax Counties, VA [USCG-2008-0005] (RIN: 1625-AA87) 
     received February 12, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5509. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30581; Amdt. No. 3246] received 
     February 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5510. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 30582; 
     Amdt. No. 471] received February 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5511. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30584; Amdt. No. 3248] received 
     February 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5512. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Time and Manner for Electing Capital 
     Asset Treatment for Certain Self-Created Musical Works [TD 
     9379] (RIN: 1545-BG35) received February 12, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5513. A letter from the Branch Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- GO Zone Bonus Depreciation Recapture 
     [Notice 2008-25] received February 12, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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