[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 24, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H2630-H2631]
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:

       641. A letter from the Director, Legislative Affairs 
     Division, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- State Technical Committees (RIN: 
     0578-AA51) received February 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       642. A letter from the Director, Legislative Affairs 
     Division, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Regional Equity (RIN: 0578-AA44) 
     received February 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       643. A letter from the OSD Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, DoD, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Indebtedness of Military Personnel 
     [DOD-2007-OS-0025] (RIN: 0790-AI08) received February 10, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       644. A letter from the OSD Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, DoD, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Civilian Health and Medical 
     Program of the Uniformed Service (CHAMPUS); Voluntary 
     Disenrollment from the TRICARE Retiree Dental Program (TRDP) 
     [DoD-2008-HA-0035] (RIN: 0720-AA69) received February 10, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       645. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     41st report prepared pursuant to Section 3204(f) of the 
     Emergency Supplemental Act, 2000 (Div. B, P.L. 106-246), as 
     amended; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       646. A letter from the Counsel for Legislation and 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Public Housing 
     Operating Fund Program; Increased Terms of Energy Performance 
     Contracts [Docket Number: FR-5057-F-02] (RIN: 2577-AC66) 
     received February 12, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       647. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule -- Credit Union Service Organizations (RIN: 3133-AD20) 
     received February 12, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       648. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Prevention of Significant 
     Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review 
     (NSR): Aggregation [EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0064, FRL-8773-2] (RIN: 
     2060-AL75) received February 10, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       649. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Prevention of Significant 
     Deterioration (PSD) and Nonttainment New Source Review (NSR): 
     Aggregation [EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0064; FRL-8773-3] (RIN: 2060-
     AL75) received February 10, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       650. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Regulation of Fuels and Fuel 
     Additives; Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Test Methods [EPA-HQ-OAR-
     2008-0558; FRL-8771-6] (RIN: 2060-AP17) received February 10, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       651. A letter from the Chief, Policy and Rules Divison, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- In the Matter of Unlicensed 
     Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands Additional Spectrum for 
     Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz Band [ET 
     Docket Nos.: 04-186 and 02-380] received February 12, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       652. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of a proposed technical assistance agreement 
     for the export of technical data, defense services, and 
     defense articles to the Cayman Islands and the United Arab 
     Emirates (Transmittal No. DDTC 143-08), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       653. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification of an authorization of Danger Pay to U.S. 
     Government civilian employees for service in areas where 
     civil insurrection, civil war, terrorism or wartime 
     conditions threaten physical harm or imminent danger to the 
     health or well-being of employees; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       654. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's report on competitive sourcing 
     efforts for Fiscal Year 2008, pursuant to Public Law 108-199, 
     section 647(b) of Division F; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       655. A letter from the Chairman of the Board, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Commission's Semiannual Report from the 
     Office of the Inspector General and the Director's Semiannual 
     Report on Management Decisions and Final Actions on Office of 
     Inspector General Audit Recommendations, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       656. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       657. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of 
     National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the 
     President, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       658. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting notification of the Department's 
     intent to accept a gift of land adjacent to wilderness areas 
     for preservation as wilderness, pursuant to Section 6 of the 
     Wilderness Act of 1964; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       659. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's first Report to 
     Congress for the North Slope Science Initiative, pursuant to 
     Public Law 109-58, section 348(e); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       660. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary of Commerce 
     for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's 2007 Annual 
     Report in accordance with the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 
     Convention Act; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

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