[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 45 (Monday, March 16, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H3435-H3436]
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:

       861. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program 
     and Average Crop Revenue Election Program (RIN: 0560-AH84) 
     received March 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       862. A letter from the Lieutenant General, US Army 
     Director, Army National Guard, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's Annual Financial Report for 
     Fiscal Year 2008; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       863. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 
     Research, Development and Acquisition, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's annual report listing all 
     repairs and maintenance performed on any covered Navy vessel 
     in any shipyard outside the United States or Guam during the 
     preceding fiscal year, pursuant to Section 1012 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       864. A letter from the Director, Office of Legal Affairs, 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting the 
     Corporation's final rule -- Processing of Deposit Accounts in 
     the Event of an Insured Depository Institution Failure (RIN: 
     3064-AD26) received March 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       865. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the System's ``Major'' 
     final rule -- Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices 
     [Regulation AA; Docket No.: R-1314] received March 9, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       866. A letter from the Acting Director, Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final 
     rule -- Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer plans; 
     Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits -- 
     received March 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
       867. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Acting 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's Alternative Fuel Vehicle program report for FY 
     2008, pursuant to Public Law 109-58; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       868. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; State of California; 2003 State 
     Strategy and 2003 South Coast Plan for One-Hour Ozone and 
     Nitrogen Dioxide [EPA-R09-OAR-2008-0677; FRL-8770-1] received 
     March 3, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       869. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- New Source Performance Standards; 
     Supplemental Delegation of Authority to the State of Wyoming 
     [R08-WY-2008-0001; FRL 8770-2] received March 3, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       870. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Divison, Evironmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Hawaii; Correction [EPA-R09-OAR-2008-
     0884; FRL-8771-1] received March 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       871. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- In the Matter of Amendment of 
     Section 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allotments, Television 
     Broadcast Stations. (Indianapolis, Indiana) [MB Docket No.: 
     08-122 RM-11440] received March 3, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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       872. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- In the Matter of Implementation of 
     the DTV Delay Act [MB Docket No.: 09-17] received March 3, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       873. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12957 of March 15, 1995, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1641(c), section 204(c); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       874. 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.
       875. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     correspondence from John O'Donoghue, T.D., Ceann Comhairle of 
     the Lower House of the Lower House of Parliament of Ireland; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       876. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's Report on the U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue 
     Meeting, pursuant to Public Law 107-228, section 702; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       877. A letter from the Chief Operating Officer, Armed 
     Forces Retirement Home, transmitting the Home's Annual 
     Performance and Accountability Reports for 2007 and 2008; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       878. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's FY 2008 Competitive Sourcing 
     Activity Report, pursuant to Public Law 108-199, section 
     647(b) of Division F; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       879. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for Human 
     Capital Mgt, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       880. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the Office's sixth annual report on 
     implementation by Federal agencies of the Federal Information 
     Security Management Act (FISMA), pursuant to Title III of 
     Public Law 107-347; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       881. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Marine Recreational Fisheries of the United States; 
     National Saltwater Angler Registry Program [Docket No: 
     071001548-81392-02] (RIN: 0648-AW10) received March 3, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       882. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fisshing 
     Operations; Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan [Docket 
     No.: 080407531-8840-02] (RIN: 0648-AW68) received March 3, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       883. A letter from the 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; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 610 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No.: 071106671-8010-02] (RIN: 0648-XM87) received March 3, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       884. 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 Greater Than or Equal to 60 
     Feet (18.3 Meters) Length Overall Using Pot Gear in the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 
     071106673-8011-02] (RIN: 0648-XN01) received March 9, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       885. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Specifications and 
     Management Measures [Docket No.: 0808041043-9036-02] (RIN: 
     0648-AX16) received March 9, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       886. A letter from the Counsel for Legislation and 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Civil Money 
     Penalties: Certain Prohibited Conduct; Technical Correction 
     [Docket No.: FR-5081-C-03] (RIN: 2501-AD23) received March 
     11, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       887. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Adjustments to Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts [Release Nos.: 
     33-9009; 34-59449; IA-2845; IC-28635] received March 3, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       888. A letter from the Chairman, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     SOLID WASTE RAIL TRANSFER FACILITIES [STB Ex Parte No.: 684] 
     received March 3, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       889. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Revenue Procedure: Safe Harbors for Sections 
     143 and 25 (Rev. Proc. 2009-18) received March 3, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       890. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Tier 1 Issue Foreign Tax Credit Generator 
     Directive -- Revision 1 [LSMB Control No.: LSMB-04-0109-002] 
     received March 3, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       891. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's report entitled, 
     ``Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Activities, Progress, and Plans,'' 
     pursuant to Public Law 109-58, section 811(a); jointly to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Science and Technology.
       892. A letter from the Acting Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting 
     notification that the Office of Management and Budget has 
     approved the Department's recommendation that 1.7 million 
     courses of smallpox antivirals be procured for the Strategic 
     National Stockpile (SNS) using the Special Reserve Fund, as 
     authorized by the Project BioShield Act of 2004; jointly to 
     the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Homeland Security.

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