[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 189 (Monday, December 14, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H14875-H14876]
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:
       5026. A letter from the Regulatory Liaison, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     McGovern Dole International Food for Education and Child 
     Nutrition Program and Food for Progress Program (RIN: 0551-
     AA78) received November 20, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5027. A letter from the Managing Associate General Counsel, 
     Government Accountability Office, transmitting a report 
     entitled ``Farm Storage Facility Loan and Sugar Storage 
     Facility Loan Programs''; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5028. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Race to the Top 
     Fund Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 
     84.395A [Docket ID: ED-2009-OESE-006] (RIN: 1810-AB07) 
     received November 17, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       5029. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Tennessee; Clean Air Interstate Rule 
     [EPA-R04-OAR-2009-0765; FRL-8984-6] received November 23, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       5030. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Georgia; Revisions to State 
     Implementation Plan [EPA-R04-OAR-2006-0649-200918; FRL-8984-
     7] received November 23, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5031. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Illinois; Indiana; Chicago and 
     Evansville Nonattainment Areas; Determination of Attainment 
     of the Fine Particle Standards [EPA-R05-OAR-2009-0664; FRL-
     8985-2] received November 23, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5032. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; North Carolina; Clean Air 
     Interstate Rule [EPA-R04-OAR-2009-0454; FRL-9086-2] received 
     November 23, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5033. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Finding of Failure to Submit State 
     Implementation Plans Required for the 1997 Particulate Matter 
     Less Than 2.5 Micrometer (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standards (NAAQS) [EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0670; FRL-8985-6] received 
     November 23, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5034. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Indiana [EPA-R05-OAR-2009-0771; 
     FRL-8980-4] received November 17, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5035. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland, Ohio and West 
     Virginia; Determinations of Attainment for the 1997 Fine 
     Particulate Matter Standard [EPA-R03-OAR-2009-0199; EPA-R03-
     OAR-2009-0547; FRL-8982-6], pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5036. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; Transportation 
     Conformity Regulations [EPA-R03-OAR-2009-0674; FRL-8983-1] 
     received November 17, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5037. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval of the Clean Air Act, Section 
     112(1), Authority for Hazardous Air Pollutants: 
     Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning 
     Facilities: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of 
     Environmental Protection [EPA-R01-OAR-2009-0031; A-1-FRL-
     8974-5] received November 17, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5038. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Fuel Economy Regulations for 
     Automobiles; Technical Amendments and Corrections [EPA-HQ-
     OAR-2005-0169; FRL-8982-1] (RIN: 2060-A036) received November 
     17, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       5039. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources; Asphalt Processing 
     and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturing [EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0027 ; 
     FRL-8983-6] (RIN: 2060-A094) received November 17, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       5040. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutants; Area Source Standards for Paints 
     and Allied Products Manufacturing [EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0053; FRL-
     8983-5] received November 17, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5041. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting Transmittal No. 09-60, 
     pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       5042. A letter from the Assistant Legal Advisor for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 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; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       5043. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     State, transmitting the 2009 annual report on the Benjamin A. 
     Gilman International Scholarship Program, pursuant to Public 
     Law 106-309, section 304; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       5044. 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), and pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of July 
     31, 2003, a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to the stabilization of Iraq that was 
     declared in Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5045. A letter from the Administrator and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Bonneville Power Administration, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting submission of Bonneville Power 
     Administration's (BPA) 2009 Annual Report, pursuant to Public 
     Law 89-448 Public Law 101-576; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       5046. A letter from the President, African Development 
     Foundation, transmitting a letter fulfilling the annual 
     requirements

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     contained in the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
     covering the period October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5047. A letter from the Chairman, Broadcasting Broad of 
     Governors, transmitting in accordance with the requirements 
     of the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 
     107-289), the Board's FY 2009 Performance and Accountability 
     Report; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5048. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting the Fiscal Year 2009 
     Performance and Accountability reports for the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Housing 
     Administration, and the Government National Mortgage 
     Association; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       5049. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for 
     Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's FY 2009 Performance and Accountability Report; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5050. A letter from the Director, Congressional Affairs, 
     Federal Election Commission, transmitting a copy of the 
     Commission's Performance and Accountability Report for FY 
     2009; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5051. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's fiscal year 2009 
     Performance and Accountability Report; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5052. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting a list of 
     the four audit reports issued during fiscal year 2009 
     regarding the Agency and the Thrift Savings Plan, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 8439(b); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       5053. A letter from the Chairman, Holocaust Memorial 
     Museum, transmitting the Museums's FY 2009 Report on Audit 
     and Investigative Activities, pursuant to the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       5054. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting a report entitled ``Job Simulations: 
     Trying Out for a Federal Job''; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       5055. A letter from the Deputy Archivist, National Archives 
     and Records Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Federal Records Management; Revision [FDMS 
     Docket NARA-08-0004] (RIN: 3095-AB16) received November 17, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5056. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's 2009 Performance 
     and Accountability Report; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       5057. A letter from the General Counsel and Senior Policy 
     Advisor, Office of Management and Budget, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5058. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's FY 2009 Agency 
     Financial Report; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       5059. A letter from the Acting President, Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's annual 
     Management Report for FY 2009, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5060. A letter from the Acting Director, Trade and 
     Development Agency, transmitting the Agency's Performance and 
     Accountability Report including audited financial statements 
     for fiscal year 2009; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       5061. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for FY 2009; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5062. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Special Regulations; Areas of 
     the National Park System (RIN: 1024-AD73) received November 
     18, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       5063. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Special Regulations; Areas of 
     the National Park System (RIN: 1024-AD82) received November 
     18, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       5064. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's decision not to appeal 
     the decision of the district court in the case of the United 
     States v. Lori Drew, No. CR 08-582-GW (C.D. Cal.), WL 
     2872855, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 530D; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       5065. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting advising of the proceedings in the case 
     of United States v. Robert Solomon, No. 5:09-CR-04024-DEO 
     (N.D. Iowa), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 530D; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       5066. A letter from the Corporation Agent, Legion of Valor 
     of the United States of America, Inc., transmitting a copy of 
     the Legion's annual audit as of April 30, 2009, pursuant to 
     36 U.S.C. 1101(28) and 1103; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       5067. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Corporation Model 
     DC-10-10 and DC-10-10F Airplanes, Model DC-10-15 Airplanes, 
     Model DC-10-30 and DC-10-30F (KC-10A and KDC-10) Airplanes, 
     Model DC-10-40 and DC-10-40F Airplanes, Model MD-10-10F and 
     MD-10-30F Airplanes, and Model MD-11 and MD-11F Airplanes 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2009-1071; Directorate Identifier 2009-NM-
     160-AD; Amendment 39-16100; AD 2008-06-21 R1] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received November 24, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5068. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-102, DHC-8-
     103, DHC-8-106, DHC-8-201, DHC-8-202, DHC-8-301, DHC-8-311, 
     and DHC-8-315 Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2009-1072; 
     Directorate Identifier 2009-NM-169-AD; Amendment 39-16099; AD 
     2008-09-21 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 24, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5069. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Corporation AE 3007A1/
     1, AE 3007A1/3, AE 3007A1, AE 3007A1E, AE 3007A1P, AE 3007A3, 
     AE 3007C, and AE 3007C1 Turbofan Engines [Docket No.: FAA-
     2009-0246; Directorate Identifier 2009-NE-04-AD; Amendment 
     39-16091; AD 2009-24-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 
     24, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5070. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company (GE) CF34-
     8E Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0821; 
     Directorate Identifier 2008-NE-20-AD; Amendment 39-16094; AD 
     2009-24-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 24, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5071. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070, 0100, 
     1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2009-
     1070; Directorate Identifier 2009-NM-180-AD; Amendment 39-
     16089; AD 2008-06-20 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 
     24, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5072. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA Model TBM 700 Airplanes 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0557; Directorate Identifier 2009-CE-
     031-AD; Amendment 39-16086; AD 2009-23-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 24, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5073. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Effluent Limitations Guidelines and 
     Standards for the Construction and Development Point Source 
     Category [EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0465; FRL 9086-4] (RIN: 2040-AE91) 
     received November 23, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5074. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Employee Stock Purchase Plans under 
     Internal Revenue Code Section 423 [TD 9471] (RIN: 1545-BH68) 
     received November 18, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5075. A letter from the Acting Chair, Social Security 
     Advisory Board, transmitting a report entitled ``The 
     Unsustainable Cost of Health Care''; jointly to the 
     Committees on Education and Labor and Ways and Means.

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