[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 7, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H68]
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:

       6. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Importation of Cattle from Mexico; Addition of 
     Port at San Luis, AZ [Docket No.: APHIS-2007-0095] (RIN: 
     0579-AC63) received January 5, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Navy, 
     transmitting notification of an increase in the Average 
     Procurement Unit Cost (APUC) for the H-1 Upgrades Program 
     that exceeds the current Unit Cost Report (UCR) baseline 
     estimate by at least 15 percent, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2433; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's report and 
     recommendations pursuant to Section 133 of the Emergency 
     Economic Stabilization Act of 2008; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       9. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary Energy 
     Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's Annual Report on Federal 
     Government Energy Management and Conservation Programs during 
     Fiscal Year 2006, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6361(c); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       11. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting weekly reports 
     relating to post-liberation Iraq under Section 7 of the Iraq 
     Liberation Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-338 for the reporting 
     period of October 15, 2008 through December 15, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       12. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     2008 competitive sourcing report, pursuant to Public Law 108-
     199, section 647(b); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       13. A letter from the Postal Regulatory Commission, Postal 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's Report 
     on Universal Postal Service and the Postal Monopoly; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       14. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's report on 
     competitive sourcing for fiscal year 2008, pursuant to Public 
     Law 108-199, section 647(b); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       15. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Repeal of Increased Contribution and Coordinated Party 
     Expenditures Limits for Candidates Opposing Self-financed 
     Candidates received January 5, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on House Administration.
       16. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of Justice 
     Programs, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Public Safety Officers' Benefits 
     Program [Docket No.: OJP (BJA) 1468] (RIN: 1121-AA75) 
     received January 5, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       17. A letter from the Office of Public Information, Supreme 
     Court of the United States, transmitting a copy of the 
     embargoed 2008 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       18. A letter from the Assistant Cheif Counsel for General 
     Law, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Pipeline Safety: Polyamide-11 (PA-
     11) Plastic Pipe Design Pressures [Docket No. PHMSA-2005-
     21305] (RIN: 2137-AE26) received January 5, 2009, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       19. A letter from the Divison Chief, Divison of Legislation 
     and Regulations, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- America's Marine Highway 
     Program [Docket No.: MARAD-2008 0096] (RIN: 2133-AB70) 
     received January 5, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       20. A letter from the Trail Attorney, Federal Railroad 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Adjustment of Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail 
     Equipment Accidents/Incidents for Calendar Year 2009 [FRA-
     2008-0136] received January 5, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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