[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 13, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H192-H193]
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:

       46. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule -- Walnuts Grown in California; Section 610 Review 
     [Docket No. AMS-FV-08-0010; FV08-984-610 Review] received 
     January 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       47. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule -- Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Section 610 Review [Docket 
     No. AMS-FV-08-0009; FV08-966-610 Review] received January 7, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       48. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule -- Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Section 610 
     Review [Docket No. AMS-FV-08-0008, FV08-927-610 Review] 
     received January 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       49. A letter from the Counsel for Legislation and 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Revision of 
     Hearing Procedures [Docket No. FR-5084-F-02] (RIN: 2501-AD24) 
     received January 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       50. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     Legislation and Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Department's final

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     rule -- Matching Requirements in McKinney-Vento Act Programs 
     [Docket No. FR-5247-F-01] (RIN: 2506-AC24) received January 
     7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       51. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule -- Deposit Insurance 
     Requirements After Certain Conversions; Definition of 
     ``Corporate Reorganization;'' Optional Conversions (''Oakar 
     Transactions''); Additional Grounds for Disapproval of 
     Changes in Control; and Disclosure of Certain Supervisory 
     Information (RIN: 3064-AD25) received January 7, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       52. A letter from the Director, FDIC Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule -- Assessment Dividends (RIN: 
     3064-AD27) received January 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       53. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule -- Temporary Liquidity Guarantee 
     Program (RIN: 3064-AD37) received January 7, 2009, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       54. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule -- Financial Education Programs 
     That Include the Provision of Bank Products and Services 
     (RIN: 3064-AD28) received January 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       55. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, National 
     Credit Union Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Incidental Powers (RIN: 3133-
     AD12) received January 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       56. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule -- Share Insurance for Revocable Trust Accounts (RIN: 
     3133-AD54) received January 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       57. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule -- Display of Official Sign; Temporary Increase in 
     Standard Maximum Share Insurance Amount; Coverage for 
     Custodian Loan Accounts (RIN: 3133-AD55) received January 7, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       58. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule 
     -- MODERNIZATION OF OIL AND GAS REPORTING [Release Nos. 33-
     8995; 34-59192; FR-78; File No. S7-15-08] (RIN: 3235-AK00) 
     received January 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       59. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final 
     rule -- INDEXED ANNUITIES AND CERTAIN OTHER INSURANCE 
     CONTRACTS [Release Nos. 33-8996, 34-59221; File No. S7-14-08] 
     (RIN: 3235-AK16) received January 12, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       60. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the twenty-eighth annual report 
     on the implementation of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 
     by departments and agencies which administer programs of 
     Federal financial assistance, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6106a(b); 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       61. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's Annual Report for the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve covering calendar year 2007, in accordance 
     with section 165 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       62. A letter from the Attorney, Office of Assistant General 
     Counsel for Legislation and Regulatory Law, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- 
     Energy Conservation Program for Commercial and Industrial 
     Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Ice-
     Cream Freezers; Self-Contained Commercial Refrigerators, 
     Commercial Freezers, and Commercial Refrigerator-Freezers 
     Without Doors; and Remote Condensing Commercial 
     Refrigerators, Commercial Freezers, and Commercial 
     Refrigerator-Freezers [Docket Number EERE-2006-BT-STD-0126] 
     (RIN: 1904-AB59) received January 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       63. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement 
     with India (Transmittal No. DDTC 134-08), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       64. A letter from the Acting 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.
       65. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report pursuant to Pub. L. 110-252, 
     Sec. 9204; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       66. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Interagency 
     Working Group on U.S. Government-Sponsored International 
     Exchanges and Training's annual inventory of U.S. Government-
     sponsored international exchange and training programs, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2460(f) and (g) Public Law 87-256, 
     section Section 112(f) and (g); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       67. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report on the status of consular training with respect to 
     travel and identity documents, pursuant to Section 7201(d) of 
     The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       68. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to section 10(d)(1) of the United Nations Participation Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       69. A letter from the Chair, CPB Board of Directors, 
     Corporation for Public Broadcasting, transmitting the 
     Corporation's semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 
     2008 through September 30, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       70. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development, transmitting the Department's semiannual 
     report from the office of the Inspector General for the 
     period April 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       71. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting a report entitled, ``The Federal 
     Government: A Model Employer or a Work In Progress?,'' 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1204(a)(3); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       72. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for the 
     Arts, transmitting a report regarding the agencies' 
     competitive sourcing efforts, pursuant to Public Law 208-199, 
     section 647(b) of Division F; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       73. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's semiannual 
     report from the office of the Inspector General for the 
     period April 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       74. A letter from the Captain, U.S. Coast Guard Pacific 
     Area Chief of Staff, Department of Homeland Security, United 
     States Coast Guard, transmitting the Department's Draft 
     Environmental Impact Statement for USCG Pacific Operations: 
     Districts 11 and 13, in accordance with the provisions of 
     Section 102[2][c] of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       75. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     semi-annual report on the continued compliance of Azerbaijan, 
     Kazakhstan, Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, and 
     Uzbekistan, pursuant to Sections 402 and 409 of the 1974 
     Trade Act, as amended; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       76. A letter from the Under Secretary for Policy, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a joint report that 
     describes activities related to the Proliferation Security 
     Initiative, including associated funding, that are planned to 
     be carried out by the United States over the next three 
     fiscal years, pursuant to Public Law 110-53, section 1821(b); 
     jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Armed 
     Services.

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