[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 110 (Tuesday, July 21, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H8493-H8494]
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:

       2745. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Risk 
     Management Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Common Crop Insurance 
     Regulations, Basic Provisions (RIN: 0563-AC23) received July 
     1, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       2746. A letter from the Director, Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting notification that the Office has designated 
     thirteen new counties in eight states as High Intensity Drug 
     Trafficking Areas (HIDTA), pursuant to Public Law 109-469; to 
     the Committee on Appropriations.
       2747. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the System's annual 
     report to the Congress on the Presidential $1 Coin Program, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5112 Public Law 109-145, section 
     104(3)(B) (119 Stat. 2670); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       2748. A letter from the Director, Office of Legal Affairs, 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting the 
     Corporation's final rule -- Special Assessments (RIN: 3064-
     AD35) received June 25, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       2749. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule -- Interest Rate Restrictions on 
     Insured Depository Institutions That Are Not Well Capitalized 
     -- received June 25, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       2750. A letter from the Acting Director, Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final 
     rule -- Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; 
     Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; 
     Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits -- 
     received July 1, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
       2751. 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.
       2752. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 
     204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c), a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to Lebanon that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13441 of August 1, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       2753. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Inspector General's semiannual 
     report to Congress for the reporting period October 1, 2008 
     through March 31, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       2754. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank Seattle, transmitting the 
     2008 management report of the Federal Home Loan Bank of 
     Seattle, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       2755. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka, transmitting the 
     2008 Statements on System of Internal Controls of the Federal 
     Home Loan Bank of Topeka, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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       2756. A letter from the Inspector General, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's semiannual 
     report from the Office of the Inspector General during the 6-
     month period ending March 31, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act), section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       2757. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Elephant Trunk 
     Scallop Access Area to General Category Scallop Vessels 
     [Docket No.: 070817467-8554-02] (RIN: 0648-XP59) received 
     June 25, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       2758. 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; 
     Greenland Turbot in the Aleutian Islands Subarea of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 
     0810141351-9087-02] (RIN: 0648-XP60) received June 25, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       2759. 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 Catcher Processor Rockfish 
     Cooperatives in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 0910091344-
     9056-02] (RIN: 0648-XP57) received June 25, 2009, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2760. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish 
     Fishery; Suspension of the Primary Pacific Whiting Season for 
     the Shore-based Sector South of 42 degrees North Latitude 
     [Docket No.: 090428799-9802-01] (RIN: 0648-XP43) received 
     June 25, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       2761. 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 Northern United States; Tilefish Fishery; 
     Quota Harvested for Full-time Tier 2 Category [Docket No.: 
     010319075-1217-02] (RIN: 0648-XP65) received June 25, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       2762. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical 
     Habitat for Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Gulf of Maine 
     Distinct Population Segment [Docket No.: 0808061060-9710-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-AW77) received July 16, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2763. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Endangered and Threatened Species; Determination of 
     Endangered Status for the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population 
     Segment of Atlantic Salmon [Docket No.: 0808191116-9709-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-XJ93) received July 16, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2764. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's 
     activites regarding prison rape abatement during calendar 
     year 2007, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 15604 Public Law 108-79, 
     section 5(b)(1); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2765. A letter from the Federal Liaison Officer, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- July 
     20029 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures 
     [Docket No.: PTO-P-2009-0025] (RIN: 0651-AC34) received July 
     1, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       2766. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting an annual report concerning operations at the 
     Naval Petroleum Reserves for fiscal year 2008, pursuant to 
     the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 7431(C); jointly to the Committees on Armed 
     Services and Energy and Commerce.

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