[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 14, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H321-H323]
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:

       77. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Farm Program Payment Limitation and Payment 
     Eligibility for 2009 and Subsequent Crop, Program, or Fiscal 
     Years (RIN: 0560-AH85) received January 7, 2009, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       78. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia; Interstate 
     Movement and Import Restrictions on Certain Live Fish [Docket 
     No. APHIS-2007-0038] (RIN: 0579-AC74) received January 7, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       79. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Change in Disease Status of Surrey County, 
     England, Because of Foot-and-Mouth Disease [Docket No. APHIS-
     2007-0124] received January 12, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       80. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting notification of an Antideficiency Act 
     violation, Army case number 08-05, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       81. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a review

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     of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency program, pursuant to 
     10 U.S.C. 2433; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       82. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Statutory Waiver for Commercially Available Off-the-Shelf 
     Items [DFARS Case 2008-D009] (RIN: 0750-AG12) received 
     January 12, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       83. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Pilot Program for Transition to Follow-On Contracting After 
     Use of Other Transaction Authority [DFARS Case 2008-D030] 
     (RIN: 0750-AG17) received January 12, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       84. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Contract Actions Supporting Contingency Operations or 
     Facilitating Defense Against or Recovery from Nuclear, 
     Biological, Chemical, or Radiological Attack [DFARS Case 
     2008-D026] (RIN: 0750-AG19) received January 12, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       85. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Separation of Senior Roles in Source Selection [DFARS Case 
     2008-D037] (RIN: 0750-AG21) received January 12, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       86. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Security-Guard Functions [DFARS Case 2006-D050] (RIN: 0750-
     AF64) received January 12, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       87. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Senior DoD Officials Seeking Employment with Defense 
     Contractors [DFARS Case 2008-D007] (RIN: 0750-AG07) received 
     January 12, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       88. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Whistleblower Protections for Contractor Employees [DFARS 
     Case 2008-D012] (RIN: 0750-AG09) received January 12, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       89. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act Exemptions [DFARS Case 
     2007-D022] (RIN: 0750-AF97) received January 12, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       90. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Steel for Military Construction Projects [DFARS Case 2008-
     D038] (RIN: 0750-AG16) received January 12, 2009, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       91. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Delegation of Authority for Single Award Task or Delivery 
     Order Contracts [DFARS Case 2008-D017] (RIN: 0750-AG14) 
     received January 12, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       92. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Community Reinvestment Act 
     Regulations [Docket ID OCC-2008-0024] (RIN: 1557-AD19) 
     received January 12, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       93. A letter from the Regulatory Specialist, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Community Reinvestment Act Regulations [Docket ID OCC-2008-
     0024] (RIN: 1557-AD19) received January 12, 2009, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       94. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Minimum Capital Ratios; Capital Adequacy Guidelines; Capital 
     Maintenance; Capital: Deduction of Goodwill Net of Associated 
     Deferred Tax Liability [Docket ID OCC-2008-0025] (RIN: 1557-
     AD13) received January 12, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       95. A letter from the Legal Information Assistant, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Minimum Capital Ratios; Capital Adequacy 
     Guidelines; Capital Maintenance; Capital: Deduction of 
     Goodwill Net of Associated Deferred Tax Liability [Docket ID 
     OCC-2008-0025] (RIN: 1557-AD13) received January 9, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       96. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule -- Recordkeeping Requirements 
     for Qualified Financial Contracts (RIN: 3064-AD30) received 
     January 12, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       97. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Nutrition 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Verification of Eligibility for 
     Free and Reduced Price Meals in the National School Lunch and 
     School Breakfast Programs -- received January 12, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
       98. A letter from the Director, Legislative & Regulatory 
     Department, 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 January 12, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       99. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a speech entitled, ``Building a 
     Value-Based Health Care System''; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       100. A letter from the Under Secretary for Industry and 
     Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's report on new foreign policy-based export 
     controls on certain persons in Burma designated in or 
     pursuant to Executive Order 13464; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       101. A letter from the Assistant Secretary For Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Burma: Revision of Restrictions on 
     Exports, Reexports, and Transfers to Persons Whose Property 
     and Interests in Property Are Blocked Pursuant to Executive 
     Orders [Docket No. 080717847-81643-01] (RIN: 0694-AE35) 
     received January 12, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       102. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's strategic plan 
     covering the period 2008 through 2013, pursuant to the 
     Government Performance and Results Act of 1993; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       103. A letter from the Assistant Administrator Bureau for 
     Legislative and Public Affairs, U.S. Agency for International 
     Development, transmitting the Agency's fiscal year 2008 
     financial report; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       104. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Leasing of Solid Minerals Other than Coal and Oil Shale 
     [LLWO32000.L13300000. PO0000.24-1A] (RIN: 1004-AD91) received 
     January 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       105. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary -- Water 
     and Science, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Reclamation Rural Water Supply 
     Program (RIN: 1006-AA54) received January 9, 2009, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       106. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Changes to Requirements Affecting 
     H-2B Nonimmigrants and Their Employers [CIS No. 2432-07; 
     Docket No. USCIS-2007-0058] (RIN: 1615-AB67) received January 
     7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       107. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Professional Conduct for Practicioners -- Rules and 
     Procedures, and Representation and Appearances [Docket No. 
     EOIR 160F; A.G. Order No. 3028-2008] (RIN: 1125-AA59) 
     received January 6, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       108. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Toksook Bay, AK [Docket No. 
     FAA-2008-0999; Airspace Docket No. 08-AAL-30] received 
     January 5, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       109. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), Department of the Army, transmitting the 
     Department's report on recreational boating on the Great 
     Lakes, pursuant to Section 455(c) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1999; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       110. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Business Loan Program Regulations: 
     Incorporation of London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Base 
     Rate and Secondary Market Pool Interest Rate Changes (RIN: 
     3245-AF83) received January 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       111. A letter from the Director of Regulations Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Increase in Rates Payable Under the Survivors' 
     and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program and Other 
     Miscellaneous Issues (RIN: 2900-AM67) received January 7, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.

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       112. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Import 
     Administration, Alternate Chairman, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's annual report for fiscal year 
     2007 on the activities of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board, 
     pursuant to Section 16 of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       113. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's FY 2006 annual 
     report on the Child Support Enforcement Program, pursuant to 
     Section 452(a) of the Social Security Act; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       114. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report entitled, ``Evaluation 
     of Phase I of the Medicare Health Support Pilot Program Under 
     Traditional Fee-for-Service Medicare: 18-Month Interim 
     Analysis,'' pursuant to Section 721(b) of the Medicare 
     Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 
     2003; jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and 
     Ways and Means.

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