[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 156 (Monday, October 26, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H11788-H11790]
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:

       4267. A letter from the Co-Chair, Commission on War Time 
     Funding, transmitting a report entitled ``Defense agencies 
     must improve their oversight of contractor business systems 
     to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse''; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       4268. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting lists of procurment 
     priorities provided

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     by the Chiefs of the Reserve and National Guard components; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4269. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket ID FEMA-2008-
     0020; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-8091] received October 
     1, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       4270. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket ID FEMA-2008-
     0020; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-8085] received October 
     7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       4271. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Financial 
     Stability, Department of Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's monthly report on its activities and 
     expenditures under section 105(a) of the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       4272. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Financial 
     Stability, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the sixth 
     major report entitled ``Trouble Asset Relief Program: 
     Treasury Actions Needed to Make the Home Affordable 
     Modification Program More Transparent and Accountable''; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
       4273. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Reference to Ratings of Nationally Recognized Statistical 
     Rating Organizations [Release Nos. 34-60789, IC-28939; File 
     Nos. S7-17-08, S7-19-08] (RIN: 3235-AK17, 3235-AK19) received 
     October 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       4274. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary ESA, 
     Director of OWCP, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Claims for Compensation; Death 
     Gratuity Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (RIN: 
     1215-AB66) received October 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       4275. A letter from the Department Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Deputy of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Expanded Access to Investigational Drugs for Treatment Use 
     [Docket No.: FDA-2006-N-0238] (RIN: 0910-AF14) received 
     October 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4276. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Significant New Use Rules on Certain 
     Chemical Substances [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0729; FRL-8430-3] (RIN: 
     2070-AB27) Recevied October 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4277. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report prepared 
     by the Department of State concerning international 
     agreements other than treaties entered into by the United 
     States to be transmitted to the Congress within the sixty-day 
     period specified in the Case-Zablocki Act, pursuant to 1 
     U.S.C. 112b(b); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4278. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting Pursuant to 
     Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) 
     of Executive Order 11958, Transmittal No. 13-09 informing of 
     an intent to sign a Project Agreement with Australia; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4279. A letter from the Chief, Listing Branch, Endangered 
     Species, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Taxonomic Change of Sclerocactus glaucus (Uinta 
     Basin Hookless Cactus), a Threatened Species, to Three 
     Separate Species, Sclerocactus brevispinus (Pariette Cactus), 
     Sclerocactus glaucus (Colorado Hookless Cactus), and 
     Sclerocactus wetlandicus (Uinta Basin Hookless Cactus) [FWS-
     R6-ES-2009-0035, M09221050083-B2] (RIN: 1018-AW24) received 
     October 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       4280. A letter from the Chief, Listing Branch, Endangered 
     Species, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Listing Lipidium papilliferum (Slickspot 
     Peppergrass) as a Threatened Species Throughout Its Range 
     [FWS-R1-ES-2008-0096, MO 922105-0008-B2] (RIN: 1018-AW34) 
     received October 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       4281. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Listing, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Designation of Critical Habitat for the Southwest Alaska 
     Distinct Population Segment of the Northern Sea Otter [FWS-
     R7-ES-2008-0105] (RIN: 1018-AV92) received October 7, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       4282. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Final rule; approval of amendment 
     with certain exceptions [SATS No. WY-035-FOR; Docket ID: OSM-
     2009-0003] received October 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       4283. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species 
     Fishery; Amendment 12 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery 
     Management Plan [Docket No.: 071106669-81372-03] (RIN: 0648-
     AU26) received October 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       4284. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, 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 
     [Docket No.: 080410547-9274-02] (RIN: 0648-AW70) received 
     October 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       4285. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Operations, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast 
     Multispecies Fishery; Secretarial Final Interim Action 
     [Docket No.: 080521698-91087-03] (RIN: 0648-AW87) received 
     October 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       4286. 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; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 09100091344-9056-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XQ18) received October 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       4287. 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 Limited Access 
     General Category Scallop Fishery to Individual Fishing Quota 
     Scallop Vessels [Docket No.: 070817467-8554-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XQ36) received October 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       4288. A letter from the Regulations Officer/Attorney 
     Advisor, FHWA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Interoperability Requirements, 
     Standards, or Performance Specifications for Automated Toll 
     Collection Systems [FHWA Docket No.: FHWA-06-23597] (RIN: 
     2125-AF07) received October 13, 209, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4289. A letter from the National Adjutant, Chief Executive 
     Officer, Disabled American Veterans, transmitting the 2009 
     National Convention Proceedings of the Disabled American 
     Veterans, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 90i and 44 U.S.C. 1332; (H. 
     Doc. No. 111--72); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and 
     ordered to be printed.
       4290. A letter from the Chief, Border Security Regulations 
     Branch, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Technical Correction to Remove 
     Obsolete Compliance Date Provisions from Electronic Cargo 
     Information Regulations received October 8, 2009, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4291. A letter from the Chief, Trade and Commercial 
     Regulations Branch, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Customs Broker 
     License Examination Appeals received October 7, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4292. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Establishment of the Happy Canyon of Santa 
     Barbara Viticultural Area [Docket No.: TTB-2008-0008; T.D. 
     TTB-82; Re: Notice No. 89] (RIN: 1513-AB52) received October 
     13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       4293. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Field Directive on the Planning and Examination 
     of IRC Sec. 263A issues in the Auto Dealership Industry 
     [LMSB-4-0909-035] received October 1, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4294. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Determination of Issue Price in the 
     Case of Certain Debt Instruments Issued for Property (Rev. 
     Rul. 2009-29) received October 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4295. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Update for Weighted Average Interest Rates, 
     Yield Curves, and Segment Rates [Notice 2009-76] received 
     October 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4296. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule

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     -- Update for Weighted Average Interest Rates, Yield Curves, 
     and Segment Rates [Notice 2009-77] received October 7, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4297. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting recommendations 
     concerning the extension of the Senior Oversight Committee; 
     jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       4298. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification of his declaration of a 
     national emergency with respect to the 2009 H1N1 Influenza 
     Pandemic in the United States, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1621(a); 
     (H. Doc. No. 111--73); jointly to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce and Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.

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