[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 35 (Monday, March 3, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H1186-H1187]
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:

       5569. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Mexican Fruit Fly; Removal of Quarantined Area 
     [Docket No. APHIS-2007-0129] received January 31, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5570. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Change in Disease Status of Surrey County, 
     England, Because of Foot-and-Mouth Disease [Docket No. APHIS-
     2007-0124] received January 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5571. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, 
     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.
       5572. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Daniel P. Leaf, 
     United States Air Force, and his advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       5573. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's semiannual 
     Monetary Policy Report pursuant to Pub. L. 106-569; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       5574. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations -- received January 
     21, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       5575. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-8007] 
     received January 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5576. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket No. 
     FEMA-B-7754] received January 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5577. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations -- received 
     January 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       5578. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations -- received 
     January 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       5579. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-8009] 
     received February 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5580. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Services, Department of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- National Institute on

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     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 5, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       5581. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's Third Annual 
     Report to Congress on Testing for Rapid Detection of 
     Adulteration of Food; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       5582. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Economic 
     Analysis, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Direct Investment Surveys: BE-12, 
     2007 Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the 
     United States [Docket No. 070301044-7814-02] (RIN: 0691-AA64) 
     received January 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5583. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     Memorandum of Justification for determination on the Major 
     Methamphetamine Precusor Chemical Exporting and Importing 
     Countries, pursuant to Section 490(b)(1)(A) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5584. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 2008 Annual 
     Performance Plan, in accordance with the Government 
     Performance and Results Act of 1993; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5585. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- 
     Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Rock Island, 
     Illinois, as a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage 
     Area (RIN: 3206-AL44) received February 14, 2008, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       5586. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- 
     Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of the Municipality of 
     Bayamon, Puerto Rico, to a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage 
     System Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AL43) received February 14, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5587. A letter from the Director, U.S. Office of Personnel 
     Management, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the 
     Office's final rule -- SOLICITATION OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN AND 
     UNIFORMED SERVICE PERSONNEL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO PRIVATE 
     VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS -- Eligibility and Public 
     Accountability Standards (RIN: 3206-AL47) received February 
     14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5588. 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 Bering Sea Pollock Total 
     Allowable Catch Amount [Docket No. 070213033-7033-01] (RIN: 
     0648-XE78) received January 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5589. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's report on 
     obligations and unobligated balances of funds provided for 
     Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs 
     for Fiscal Year 2005, pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 104(j); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5590. A letter from the Trial Attorney, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Passenger Train Emergency Systems; Emergency Communication, 
     Emergency Egress, and Rescue Access [Docket No. FRA-2006-
     25273, Notice No. 2] (RIN: 2130-AB72) received February 20, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5591. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Event Data Recorders [Docket No. NHTSA-2008-0004] received 
     February 20, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5592. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Confidential Business Information [Docket No. NHTSA-06-26140; 
     Notice 2] (RIN: 2127-AJ95) received February 20, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5593. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash 
     Protection; Fuel System Integrity [Docket No. NHTSA 2007-
     0010] (RIN: 2127-AK03) received February 20, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       5594. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an Agreement between the United States 
     of America and Denmark on Social Security, with a principal 
     agreement and an administrative arrangement, both signed at 
     Copenhagen on June 13, 2007, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 433(e)(1); 
     (H. Doc. No. 110-97); to the Committee on Ways and Means and 
     ordered to be printed.
       5595. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- 2008 Economic Stimulus Payments: 
     Filing Instructions for Certain Individuals Not Otherwise 
     Required to File and Income Tax Return [Notice 2008-28] 
     received February 26, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5596. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- 2008 Calendar Year Resident 
     Population Estimates [Notice 2008-22] received February 26, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       5597. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Section 162(m)-Excessive Compensation 
     (Rev. Rul. 2008-13) received February 26, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5598. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- 
     Voluntary Closing Agreement Program For Tax-Exempt Bonds and 
     Tax Credit Bonds [Notice 2008-31] received February 27, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5599. A letter from the Social Security Regulations 
     Officer, Social Security Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Suspension of New Claims to 
     the Federal Reviewing Official Review Level [Docket No. SSA-
     2007-0045] (RIN: 0960-AG53) received January 31, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5600. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's report on Ultra-Deepwater and 
     Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources 
     Research Program, pursuant to Public Law 109-58, section 
     999B; jointly to the Committees on Science and Technology and 
     Natural Resources.
       5601. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's report prepared by the Bureau 
     of Economic Analysis pursuant to Section 8001 of the America 
     Competes Act; jointly to the Committees on Science and 
     Technology, Education and Labor, Foreign Affairs, and Ways 
     and Means.

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