[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 95 (Tuesday, June 10, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H5211-H5213]
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:

       7042. A letter from the Chairman, Farm Credit 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Eligibility and

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     Scope of Financing; Processing and Marketing (RIN: 3052-AC33) 
     received June 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       7043. A letter from the OSD Federal Liaison Officer, DoD, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- TRICARE; Certain Survivors of Deceased Active Duty 
     Members; and Adoption Intermediaries [DOD-2006-HA-0194] (RIN: 
     0720-AB07) received June 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7044. A letter from the OSD Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, DoD, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- User Fees [DoD-2006-OS-0005] (RIN: 
     0790-AH93) received June 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7045. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations -- received June 
     3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       7046. A letter from the Counsel for Legislation and 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Project Design 
     and Cost Standards for the Section 202 and Section 811 
     Programs [Docket No. FR-5097-F-02] (RIN: 2502-AI48) received 
     June 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       7047. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Luxembourg pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       7048. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Brazil pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       7049. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Mexico pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       7050. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Mexico pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       7051. A letter from the President, Federal Reserve Bank of 
     Dallas, transmitting the Bank's 2007 Annual Report; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       7052. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Services, Department of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Demands for Testimony or 
     Records in Legal Proceedings [Docket ID ED-2007-OS-0138] 
     received June 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
       7053. A letter from the Deputy Director, Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final 
     rule -- Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; 
     Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest 
     Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits -- received June 
     3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
       7054. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Annual Update of Filing Fees [Docket No. RM08-9-000] 
     received May 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7055. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Definition of Eligible Portfolio Company under the Investment 
     Company Act of 1940 [Release No. IC-28266; File No. S7-37-04] 
     (RIN: 3235-AJ31) received May 20, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7056. A letter from the Associate Director, PP&I, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Rough Diamonds Control Regulations -- received 
     May 20, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7057. 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 2005-040, Electronic 
     Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) [FAC 2005-25; FAR Case 
     2005-040; Item II; Docket 2008-0001, Sequence 01] (RIN: 9000-
     AK95) received June 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       7058. A letter from the Acting Chief Acquisition Officer 
     and Senior Procurement Executive, GSA, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2005-040, Electronic 
     Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) [FAC 2005-25; FAR Case 
     2005-040; Item II; Docket 2008-0001, Sequence 01] (RIN: 9000-
     AK95) received June 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       7059. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- 
     REPRESENTATIVE RATE; ORDER OF RELEASE FROM COMPETITIVE LEVEL; 
     ASSIGNMENT RIGHTS (RIN: 3206-AL19) received May 20, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       7060. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Listing, 
     Endangered Species, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Special Rule for the Polar Bear [[FWS-
     R7-ES-2008-0027] [1111 FY07 MO-B2] (RIN: 1018-AV79) received 
     May 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       7061. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional & 
     Legal Affairs -- Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Gaming on Trust 
     Lands Acquired After October 17, 1988 (RIN: 1076-AE81) 
     received May 20, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7062. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a copy of a draft bill entitled, ``Duck Stamp Improvement Act 
     of 2008''; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7063. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act 
     Provisions; Weakfish Fishery [Docket No. 070717344-8150-01; 
     I.D. 041907A] (RIN: 0648-AV44) received June 3, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       7064. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator For 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Allocating Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Fishery Resources; 
     American Fisheries Act Sideboards [Docket No. 0612242903-
     7445-03 and 0612242886-7464-03] (RINs 0648-AU48 and 0648-
     AU68) received June 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7065. 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 Ocean Perch for Vessels in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Trawl Limited Access Fishery in the Central 
     Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No. 071106673-8011-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XH84) received June 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7066. 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 Less Than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA 
     Using Pot or Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 071106673-8011-
     02] (RIN: 0648-XH78) received June 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7067. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Operations, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial 
     Specifications and Management Measures [Docket No. 080408542-
     8615-01] (RIN: 0648-AW63) received June 3, 2008, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7068. 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 
     Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation (NUMEC) facility 
     in Parks Township, Pennsylvania, 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.
       7069. 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 
     Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Richland, Washington, 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.
       7070. 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 
     Horizons, Inc. facility in Cleveland, 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.
       7071. 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 SAM 
     Laboratories 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.
       7072. A letter from the Acting Chief, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Office of the

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     Executive Secretariat, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of 
     a Genealogy Program [CIS No. 2074-00; DHS Docket No. USCIS-
     2005-0013] (RIN: 1615-AB19) received May 20, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7073. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's comments on H.R. 4080, a bill 
     to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a 
     separate nonimmigrant classification for fashion models; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7074. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's determination on a 
     petition on behalf of a class of workers from the Kellex/
     Pierpont facility in Jersey City, New Jersey, 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.
       7075. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's comments on S. 2829, a bill to 
     make technical corrections to Section 1244 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (NDAA 2008); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7076. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting the report of 
     the Director of the Executive Office for United States 
     Trustees on the evaluation of instructional classes in 
     personal financial management for consumer bankruptcy 
     debtors, pursuant to Public Law 109-8, section 105; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       7077. A letter from the Director, National Legislative 
     Commission, American Legion, transmitting a copy of the 
     Legion's financial statements as of December 31, 2007, 
     pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(4) and 1103; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       7078. A letter from the Director, Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting the Office's Revised Research Plan for the U.S. 
     Climate Change Science Program and the Scientific Assessment 
     of the Effects of Global Change on the United States; to the 
     Committee on Science and Technology.
       7079. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Aeronautics, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Development 
     Work for Industry in NASA Wind Tunnels [Notice: (08-045)] 
     (RIN: 2700-AC81) received June 3, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science and Technology.
       7080. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Transportation 
     Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Implementation in the 
     Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a 
     Commercial Driver's License [Docket Nos. TSA-2006-24191; 
     USCG-2006-24196] (RIN: 1652-AA41) received May 29, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
       7081. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a copy of legislative proposals as part 
     of the National Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 
     2009; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       7082. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a copy of a draft bill entitled, ``the George Washington 
     Memorial Parkway Boundary Revision Act''; jointly to the 
     Committees on Natural Resources and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7083. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a copy of legislative proposals as part 
     of the National Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 
     2009; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign 
     Affairs, and the Budget.
       7084. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's requested legislative 
     proposals as part of the National Defense Authorization Bill 
     for Fiscal Year 2009; jointly to the Committees on Armed 
     Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Oversight and Government Reform, the 
     Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Ways and Means, Small Business, 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), Foreign Affairs, and 
     Financial Services.

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