[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 158 (Wednesday, October 28, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H12042-H12043]
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:
       4327. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Azoxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0076; FRL-8794-4] received October 13, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4328. A letter from the Acting Deputy Under Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's report 
     on the amount of purchases from foreign entities in Fiscal 
     Year 2008. The report separately identifies the dollar value 
     of items for which the Buy American Act was waived, pursuant 
     to Public Law 104-201, section 827 (110 Stat. 2611); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       4329. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; DoD Inspector General Address (DFARS 
     Case 2009-D001) (RIN: 0750-AG34) received October 14, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       4330. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting authorization of an officer to wear the 
     authorized insignia of the grade of Rear Admiral; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       4331. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement Lieutenant 
     General Scott C. Black, United States Army, and his 
     advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired 
     list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4332. A letter from the Assistant Secretary For Financial 
     Stability, Department of the Treasury, transmitting fifth 
     major report on the Troubled Asset Relief Program entitled 
     ``Trouble Asset Relief Program: Status of Efforts to Address 
     Transparency and Accountability Issues''; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       4333. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Ireland pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       4334. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Quality Designations for the 2006 
     24-Hour Fine Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standards [EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0562; FRL-8969-2] (RIN: 2060-AP27) 
     received October 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4335. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.622(i), 
     Final DTV Table of Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations. 
     (New Orleans, Louisiana) [MB Docket No.: 09-147] received 
     October 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4336. A letter from the Acting, Assistant Secretary For 
     Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Encryption Simplification 
     Rule: Final [Docket No.: 080211163-9110-02] (RIN: 0694-AE18) 
     received October 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4337. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 045-09, certification of a proposed technical assistance 
     agreement for the export of technical data, defense services, 
     and defense articles, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4338. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a proposed removal 
     from the

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     United States Munitions List of a differential electronic 
     preamplifier originally designed for use on a submarine towed 
     array pursuant to Section 38(f)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4339. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a proposed removal 
     from the United States Munitions List of a particular valve 
     regulated, sealed lead acid aircraft battery, pursuant to 
     Section 38(f)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4340. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to 
     section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, certification 
     regarding the proposed transfer of defense articles or 
     defense services to Kazakhstan (Transmittal No. DDTC 108-09); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4341. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting notification that it is in the public interest 
     to use other than competitive procedures to procure 
     additional services on a noncompetitive bases from the United 
     States Enrichment Corperation under an existing contract, 
     pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(7); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       4342. A letter from the Director of Legislative Affairs, 
     Office of the Director of National Intelligence, transmitting 
     a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
     1998; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4343. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Peace 
     Corps, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       4344. A letter from the Federal Liaison Officer, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Changes to Practice for Continued Examination Filings, Patent 
     Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims, and 
     Examination of Claims in Patent Applications [Docket No.: 
     PTO-P-2009-0049] (RIN: 0651-AC36) received October 13, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       4345. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's report 
     providing an estimate of the dollar amount of claims 
     (together with related fees and expenses of witnesses) that, 
     by reason of the acts or omissions of free clinic health 
     professionals will be paid for 2010; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       4346. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Ronan, MT [Docket No.: 
     FAA-2009-0552; Airspace Docket No. 09-ANM-7] received October 
     13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4347. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727-281 Airplanes 
     Equipped with Auxiliary Fuel Tanks Installed in Accordance 
     with Supplemental Type Certificate SA3449NM [Docket No.: FAA-
     2008-1325; Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-157-AD; Amendment 
     39-16024; AD 2009-20-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 
     13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4348. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Requirements for Amateur Rocket Activities [Docket No.: FAA-
     2007-27390; Amendment No. 101-8] (RIN: 2120-AI88) received 
     October 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4349. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 
     and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No.: 30687 Amdt. No. 3340] received October 13, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4350. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Airplanes [Docket 
     No.: FAA-2008-0646; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-359-AD; 
     Amendment 39-16031; AD 2009-20-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4351. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767-200, -300, and -
     300F Series Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2008-1363; Directorate 
     Identifier 2008-NM-104-AD; Amendment 39-16032; AD 2009-20-09] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4352. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 
     and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No.: 30688; Amdt. No. 3341] received October 13, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4353. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Tier I Issue -- Industry Director Directive on 
     Section 936 Exit Strategies #4 received October 13, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4354. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Credit for Carbon Dioxide 
     Sequestration under Section 45Q [Notice 2009-83] received 
     October 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4355. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Measurement of Assets and Liabilities 
     for Pension Funding Purposes; Benefit Restrictions for 
     Underfunded Pension Plans [TD 9467] (RIN: 1545-BG72; RIN 
     1545-BH07) received October 16, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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