[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 12, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H5482-H5483]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 2 of Rule XXIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       1746. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's third monthly Lending 
     and Intermediation Survey and Snapshot, covering the month of 
     February; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1747. 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.
       1748. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     annual report for 2008 on Voting Practices in the United 
     Nations, pursuant to Public Law 101-246, section 406; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1749. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report on assistance to Azerbaijan, pursuant to Public Law 
     107-115; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1750. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting correspondence 
     from the Haitian Parliament; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1751. A letter from the Acting Senior Procurement 
     Executive, GSA, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
     FAR Case 2008-014, Amendments to Incorporate New Wage 
     Determinations [FAC 2005-31; FAR Case 2008-014; Item III; 
     Docket 2009-0006; Sequence 1] (RIN: 9000-AL17) received March 
     19, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1752. A letter from the Acting Senior Procurement 
     Executive, GSA, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
     FAR Case 2008-012, Clarification of Submission of Cost or 
     Pricing Data on Non-Commercial Modifications of Commercial 
     Items [FAC 2005-31; FAR Case 2008-012; Item II; Docket 2008-
     0001, Sequence 10] (RIN: 9000-AL12) received March 19, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1753. A letter from the Acting Senior Procurement 
     Executive, GSA, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
     FAR Case 2006-032, Small Business Size Rerepresentation [FAC 
     2005-31; FAR Case 2006-032; Item I; Docket 2007-0002; 
     Sequence 11] (RIN: 9000-AK78) received March 19, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1754. A letter from the Acting Senior Procurement 
     Executive, GSA, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
     Technical Amendments [FAC 2005-31; Item VI; Docket FAR-2009-
     0003; Sequence 2] received March 19, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1755. A letter from the Acting Senior Procurement 
     Executive, GSA, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
     FAR Case 2008-017, Federal Food Donation Act of 2008 [FAC 
     2005-31; FAR Case 2008-017; Item V; Docket 2009-0007, 
     Sequence 1] (RIN 9000-AL15) received March 19, 2009, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1756. A letter from the Acting Senior Procurement 
     Executive, GSA, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
     Technical Amendments [FAC 2005-32; Docket 2009-0003; Sequence 
     3] received April 21, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1757. A letter from the Acting, Senior Procurement 
     Executive, GSA, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
     FAR Case 2007-013, Employment Eligibility Verification [FAC 
     2005-29, Amendment-3; FAR Case 2007-013; Docket 2008-0001; 
     Sequence 18] (RIN: 9000-AK91) received April 21, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1758. 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.
       1759. A letter from the Acting Executive Secretary, U.S. 
     Agency for International Development, Bureau for Legislative 
     and Public Affairs, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1760. A letter from the Acting Executive Secretary, U.S. 
     Agency for International Development, Bureau for Legislative 
     and Public Affairs, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1761. A letter from the U.S. Department of Transportation 
     ---- Federal Railroad Administration, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1762. A letter from the U.S. Department of Transportation 
     ---- Office of the Secretary, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1763. A letter from the U.S. Department of Transportation 
     ---- Office of the Secretary, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1764. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary -- Land 
     and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Renewable Energy 
     and Alternate Uses of Existing Facilities on the Outer 
     Continental Shelf [Docket ID: MMS-2008-OMM-0012] (RIN: 1010-
     AD30) received April 27, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1765. A letter from the Deputy Administrator for Regulatory 
     Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy Training in 
     the Southern California Range Complex [Docket No.: 
     0808061069-81583-02] (RIN: 0648-AW91) received April 27, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1766. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy's Atlantic 
     Fleet Active Sonar Training (AFAST) [Docket No.: 080724897-
     81621-02] (RIN: 0648-AW90) received April 21, 2009, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       1767. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Operations, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy Training in 
     the Hawaii Range Complex [Docket No.: 080519680-81530-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-AW86) received April 21, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1768. 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; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No.: 0910091344-9056-02] (RIN: 0648-XN53) received March 30, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1769. 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; Deep-
     Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No.: 09100091344-0956-02] (RIN: 0648-XN71) 
     received March 30, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1770. 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; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No.: 0910091344-9056-02] (RIN: 0648-XN42) received March 27, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1771. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts, transmitting the Office's report on 
     applications for orders authorizing or approving the 
     interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications and 
     the number of orders and extensions granted or denied during 
     calendar year 2008, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 2519(3); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       1772. A letter from the Chair, NASA Aerospace Safety 
     Advisory Panel, transmitting the Panel's Annual Report for 
     2008, pursuant to Public Law 109-155, section 106(b); to the 
     Committee on Science and Technology.
       1773. A letter from the Acting Administrator, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting a 
     determination that Agency real estate holdings located at the 
     Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) in Ventura County, 
     California, are no longer needed for mission requirements, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2476a, section 207; to the Committee on 
     Science and Technology.
       1774. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Establishment of the Haw River Valley 
     Viticultural Area (2007R-179P) [Docket No.: TTB-2008-0001; 
     T.D. TTB-74; Re: Notice No. 81] (RIN: 1513-AB45) received 
     April 29, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1775. A letter from the Chief Counsel (Acting), Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Regulations Governing Securities Held in TreasuryDirect--
     received April 29, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1776. A letter from the Board of Trustees, Federal Old-Age 
     And Survivors Insurance And Federal Disability Insurance 
     Trust Funds, transmitting the 2009 Annual Report

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     of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 
     Insurance and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 401(c)(2), 1395i(b)(2), and 
     1395t(b)(2); (H. Doc. No. 111-41); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means and ordered to be printed.
       1777. A letter from the Board of Trustees, Federal Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund, transmitting the 2009 Annual Report of 
     the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
     Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust 
     Fund, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 401(c)(2), 1395i(b)(2), and 
     1395t(b)(2); (H. Doc. No. 111-40); jointly to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce, and ordered to be 
     printed. 

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