[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 5, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H1340-H1341]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       5614. A letter from the Administrator, Risk Management 
     Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Common Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Florida Citrus Fruit Crop Provisions (RIN: 0563-AC01) 
     received February 28, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5615. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Mexican Fruit Fly; Designation of Portion of 
     San Diego County, CA as a Quarantined Area [Docket No. APHIS-
     2008-0005] received February 20, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5616. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's certification that the 
     survivability testing of the KC-135 Replacement Aircraft (KC-
     X), pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2366(c)(2); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       5617. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisitions, 
     Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of the review and certification of the C-5 
     Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP), 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2433; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       5618. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Mandatory Use of Wide Area Workflow 
     [DFARS Case 2006-D049] (RIN: 0750-AF63) received February 28, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       5619. A letter from the Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
     of Staff, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     required by Section 361 of the Fiscal Year 2008 National 
     Defense Authorization Act; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       5620. 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.
       5621. 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 12957 on March 15, 1995, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5622. A letter from the Chairman, Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors, transmitting a copy of proposed legislation to 
     clarify the authority of the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
     to hire non-citizens in its efforts to produce and broadcast 
     programming in 44 languages to audiences around the world; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5623. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to 
     section 36(c) and (d) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     certification regarding a proposed agreement for the export 
     of defense articles or defense services to the Government of 
     Japan (Transmittal No. DDTC 011-08); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       5624. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting consistent with 
     the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
     Resolution of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-243), the Authorization for 
     the Use of Force Against Iraq Resolution (Pub. L. 102-1), and 
     in order to keep the Congress fully informed, a report 
     prepared by the Department of State for the December 12, 2006 
     -- February 13, 2007 reporting period including matters 
     relating to post-liberation Iraq under Section 7 of the Iraq 
     Liberation Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-338); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       5625. A letter from the Director, Strategic Issues, 
     Government Accountability Office, transmitting the Office's 
     report entitled, ``The Judgement Fund: Status of 
     Reimbursements Required by the No Fear Act and Contract 
     Disputes Act (GAO-08-295R),'' as mandated by Section 206 of 
     the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
     Retaliation Act of 2002; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       5626. A letter from the 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; Atka 
     Mackerel Lottery in Areas 542 and 543 [Docket No. 070213033-
     7033-01] (RIN: 0648-XF05) received February 28, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       5627. 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 Pollock Total 
     Allowable Catch Amount [Docket No. 070213032-7032-01] (RIN: 
     0648-XE84) received February 28, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5628. 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 Vessels Greater Than or Equal to 60 
     Feet (18.3 Meters) Length Overall and Using Pot Gear in the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 
     070213033-7033-01] (RIN: 0648-XF06) received February 28, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       5629. 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; Atka 
     Mackerel by Vessels in the Amendment 80 Limited Access 
     Fishery in the Eastern Aleutian District and Bering Sea 
     Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
     Area [Docket No. 070213033-7033-01] (RIN: 0648-XF52) received 
     February 28, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       5630. 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 Vessels in the Amendment 80 Limited Access 
     Fishery in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
     Area [Docket No. 070213033-7033-01] (RIN: 0648-XF25) received 
     February 28, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       5631. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Northeast Region Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology 
     Omnibus Amendment [Docket No. 070627217-7523-02] (RIN: 0648-
     AV70) received February 28, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5632. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Extension of Emergency Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of 
     the Toxin that Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning [Docket 
     No. 050613158-5262-03] (RIN: 0648-AT48) received February 28, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       5633. 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; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 070213032-7032-01] (RIN: 0648-XF20) received February 28, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       5634. 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; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 610 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 070213032-7032-01] (RIN: 0648-XF20) received February 28, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       5635. 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; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 070213032-7032-01] (RIN: 0648-XF21) received February 28, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       5636. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Prohibition on the Possession 
     of Yellowtail Flounder in the U.S./Canada Management Area 
     [Docket No. 070227048-7091-02] (RIN: 0648-XF04) received 
     February 28, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       5637. 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; 
     Shallow-Water Species Fishery by Amendment 80 Vessels Subject 
     to Sideboard Limits in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     070213033-7033-01] (RIN: 0648-XF25) received February 28, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       5638. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish 
     Fishery; Vessel Monitoring System; Open Access Fishery; 
     Correction [Docket No. 070703215-

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     7530-02] (RIN: 0648-AU08) received February 28, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       5639. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the designation as 
     ``foreign terrorist organization'' pursuant to Section 219 of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 
     1189; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5640. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board, transmitting the Board's Fourth 
     Quarterly Report on the Status of Significant Unresolved 
     Issues with the Department of Energy's Design and 
     Construction Projects, as required in House Conference Report 
     109-702, Section 3201; jointly to the Committees on Armed 
     Services and Appropriations.
       5641. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicaid Program; Health Care-Related 
     Taxes [CMS 2275-F] (RIN: 0938-AO80) received February 25, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
       5642. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Notification of 
     the intention to waive the prohibition on the use of FY 2007 
     Economic Support Funds provided with respect to Bolivia, 
     Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Kenya, Mali, Mexico, Namibia, 
     Niger, Paraguay, Peru, Samoa, South Africa, and Tanzania, 
     pursuant to Public Law 109-102, section 574; jointly to the 
     Committees on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations.

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