[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 51 (Wednesday, April 2, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H1971-H1972]
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:

       5807. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Community Facilities Grant Program (RIN: 0575-AC75) received 
     March 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5808. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, transmitting 
     the Corporation's annual report on the provision of services 
     to minority and diverse audiences by public broadcasting 
     entities and public telecommunications entities, pursuant to 
     47 U.S.C. 396(m)(2); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5809. A letter from the Attorney, Office of Assistant 
     General Counsel for Legislation and Regulatory Law, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Alternative Fuel Transportation Program; Private and 
     Local Government Fleet Determination (RIN: 1904-AB69) 
     received March 17, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5810. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's report outlining the status of 
     Exxon and Stripper Well Oil Overcharge Funds as of September 
     30, 2006, satisfying the request set forth in the Conference 
     Report accompanying the Department of Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act of 1988, Pub. L. 100-202; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5811. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting a copy of 
     a report entitled ``Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the 
     United States 2006,'' pursuant to Public Law 102-486 section 
     1605(a); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5812. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting the Department's status of the report 
     entitled, ``Report on Uncosted Balances,'' pursuant to Public 
     Law 102-486; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5813. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting a letter expressing the Department's opposition 
     to efforts to legislatively impose temporary or long-term 
     suspensions on the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5814. A letter from the Comptroller General, Government 
     Accountability Office, transmitting the Office's report 
     concerning GAO employees who were assigned to congressional 
     committees during fiscal year 2007, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     719(b)(1)(C); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       5815. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a copy of the annual report for Calendar 
     Year 2007, in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine 
     Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5816. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- National Park System Units in 
     Alaska (RIN: 1024-AD38) received March 13, 2008, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5817. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 2008 Scup 
     Specifications; Correction [Docket No. 071030625-8130-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-XC84) received March 13, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5818. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts,

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     transmitting the third annual report to Congress on victims' 
     rights, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3771; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       5819. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts, transmitting the Office's fiscal 
     year 2008 update to the Long Range Plan for Information 
     Technology in the Federal Judiciary and the Judiciary 
     Information Technology Fund Annual Report for Fiscal Year 
     2007, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 612(h); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       5820. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination 
     on a petition on behalf of a class of workers from the Mound 
     Plant near Dayton, Ohio to be added to the Special Exposure 
     Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the Energy Employees Occupational 
     Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       5821. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination 
     on a petition on behalf of a class of workers from the 
     Combustion Engineering facility in Windsor, Connecticut to be 
     added to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the 
     Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
     Act of 2000 (EEOICPA); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5822. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination 
     on a petition on behalf of a class of workers from the 
     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to be added to the 
     Special Exposure Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the Energy 
     Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 
     2000 (EEOICPA); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5823. A letter from the Director, Citizenship and 
     Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Annual Report of the Citizenship and 
     Immigration Services for Fiscal Year 2007; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       5824. A letter from the Ombudsman, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Third Annual Report of the Ombudsman of the 
     Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5825. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Visas: Documentation of immigrants under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended. [Public Notice: 
     ] received March 10, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5826. A letter from the Executive Vice President/COO, 
     National Security Council, transmitting the Council's 2007 
     Financial Report, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 463 Public Law 83-
     259; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5827. A letter from the Acting Chief Acquisition Officer & 
     Senior Procurement Executive, GSA, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-24; 
     Small Entity Compliance Guide [Docket FAR-2007-0002, Sequence 
     11] received March 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science and Technology.
       5828. A letter from the Acting Chief Acquisition Officer & 
     Senior Procurement Executive, GSA, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2007-004, Common Security 
     Configurations [FAC 2005-24; FAR Case 2007-004; Item VI; 
     Docket 2008-0001; Sequence 5] (RIN: 9000-AK88) received March 
     18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Science and Technology.
       5829. A letter from the Acting Chief Acquisition Officer & 
     Senior Procurement Executive, GSA, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2005-027, FAR Part 30-CAS 
     Administration [FAC 2005-24; FAR Case 2005-027; Item V; 
     Docket 2006-0020; Sequence 9] (RIN: 9000-AK60) received March 
     18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Science and Technology.
       5830. A letter from the Acting Chief Acquisition Officer & 
     Senior Procurement Executive, GSA, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2006-028, New Designated 
     Countries-Dominican Republic, Bulgaria, and Romania [FAC 
     2005-24; FAR Case 2006-028; Item IV; Docket 2008-0001; 
     Sequence 4] (RIN: 9000-AK77) received March 18, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science and Technology.
       5831. A letter from the Acting Chief Acquisition Officer & 
     Senior Procurement Executive, GSA, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2007-016, Trade Agreements 
     -- New Thresholds [FAC 2005-24; FAR Case 2007-016; Item III; 
     Docket 2008-0001; Sequence 3] (RIN: 9000-AK89) received March 
     18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Science and Technology.
       5832. A letter from the Acting Chief Acquisition Officer & 
     Senior Procurement Executive, GSA, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2006-016, Numbered Notes for 
     Synopses [FAC 2005-24; FAR Case 2006-016; Item II; Docket 
     2008-0001; Sequence 2] (RIN: 9000-AK70) received March 18, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science and Technology.
       5833. A letter from the Acting Chief Acquisition Officer & 
     Senior Procurement Executive, GSA, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2005-011, Contractor 
     Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a 
     Diplomatic or Consular Mission [FAC 2005-24; FAR Case 2005-
     011; Item I; Docket 2008-0001; Sequence 1] (RIN: 9000-AK42) 
     received March 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Science and Technology.
       5834. A letter from the Acting Chief Acquisition Officer & 
     Senior Procurement Executive, GSA, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-24; 
     Introduction [Docket FAR-2007-0002, Sequence 10] received 
     March 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Science and Technology.
       5835. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Expansion of the Alexander Valley Viticultural 
     Area (2005R-501P) [T.D. TTB-65; Re: Notice No. 61] (RIN: 
     1513-AB23) received March 14, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5836. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Section 61.-Gross Income Defined 26 CFR 1.61-
     21: Taxation of fringe benefits. (Rev. Rul. 2008-14) received 
     March 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5837. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Issuance of Opinion and Advisory Letters and 
     Opening of the EGTRRA Determination Letter Program for Pre-
     Approved Defined Contribution Plans [Announcement 2008-23] 
     received March 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5838. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Abandonment of Stock or Other Securities [TD 
     9386] (RIN: 1545-BE80) received March 13, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5839. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- 26 CFR 601.204: Changes in accounting periods 
     and in methods of accounting. (Also, Part 1, 446, 461, 481; 
     1.446-1, 1.461-1, 1.461-4, 1.461-5, 1.481-1) (Rev. Proc. 
     2008-25) received March 13, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5840. A letter from the Acting Regulations Officer of 
     Social Security, Social Security Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Revised Medical Criteria 
     for Evaluating Immune System Disorders [Docket No. SSA 2006-
     0070] (RIN: 0960-AF33) received March 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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