[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 28 (Tuesday, March 2, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H1024-H1026]
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:

       6312. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's report on progress 
     toward compliance with destruction of the U.S. stockpile of 
     lethal chemical agents and munitions by the extended Chemical 
     Weapons Convention deadline of April 29, 2012, and not later 
     than December 31, 2017, pursuant to Public Law 110-116, 
     section 8119; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       6313. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Definitions of Component and Domestic 
     Manufacture (DFARS Case 2005-D010) (RIN: 0750-AF22) received 
     January 20, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       6314. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Lead System Integrators (DFARS Case 
     2006-D051) (RIN: 0750-AF80) received January 19, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       6315. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     Legislation and Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in 
     Public and Assisted Housing Programs: Implementation of the 
     Enterprise Income Verification System -- Amendments [Docket 
     No.: FR-5351-F-02] (RIN: 2501-AD48) received January 19, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       6316. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule -- Exception to the Maturity Limit on Second Mortgages 
     (RIN: 3133-AD64) received January 19, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       6317. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule -- Display of Official Sign; Temporary Increase in 
     Standard Maxium Share Insurance Amount; Coverage for Mortgage 
     Servicing Accounts; Share Insurance for Revocable Trust 
     Accounts (RIN: 3133-AD54; RIN: 3133-AD55) received January 
     19, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       6318. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Economic 
     Analysis, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Direct Investment Surveys: BE-605, 
     Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United 
     States -- Transactions of U.S. Affiliate With Foreign Parent 
     [Docket No.: 090130108-91414-02] (RIN: 0691-AA70) received 
     January 19, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       6319. 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. 20-09 informing of 
     an intent to sign a Project Agreement with Israel; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       6320. 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. 04-10 informing of 
     an intent to sign a Project Agreement with North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       6321. 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 persons undermining democratic 
     processes or institutions in Zimbabwe that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13288 of March 6, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       6322. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergency Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) 
     of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c), section 505(c) of the International Security and 
     Development Cooperation Act of 1985, 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-9(c), 
     and pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of July 31, 2003, a 
     six-month periodic report on the national emergency with 
     respect to Iran that was declared in Executive Order 12957 of 
     March 15, 1995; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       6323. A letter from the Executive Director, Chirstopher 
     Columbus Fellowship Foundation, transmitting pursuant to the 
     Accountability of Tax Dollars Act, the Foundation's General/
     Trust Fund Financial Statements for the First Quarter of FY 
     2010 ended December 31, 2009, as prepared by the U.S. General 
     Services Administration; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       6324. A letter from the Director, U.S. Census Bureau, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Temporary Suspension of the Population Estimates and 
     Income Estimates Challenge Programs [Docket Number: 
     0908171239-91412-02] (RIN: 0607-AA49) received January 19, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       6325. A letter from the Chief Operating Officer/President, 
     Financing Corporation, transmitting a copy of the Financing 
     Corporation's Statement on the System of Internal Controls 
     and the 2009 Audited Financial Statements; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       6326. A letter from the Branch Chief, Division of Migratory 
     Bird Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Migratory Bird Permits; Changes in the Regulations Governing 
     Falconry [FWS-R9-MB-2009-0002; 91200-1231-9BPP] (RIN: 1018-
     AW44) received January 13, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6327. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Requirements for Subsurface 
     Safety Valve Equipment [Docket ID: MMS-2007-OMM-0066] (RIN: 
     1010-AD45) received January 13, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6328. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Listing, 
     Endangered Species, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule To List the Galapagos Petrel 
     and Heinroth's Shearwater as Threatened Throughout Their 
     Ranges [FWS-R9-ES-2009-0086; 90100-1660-1FLA] (RIN: 1018-
     AW70) received January 13, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6329. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 2010 Summer 
     Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Specifications; 
     Preliminary 2010 Quota Adjustments; 2010 Summer Flounder 
     Quota for Delaware [Docket No.: 0908191244-91427-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XR08) received January 19, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6330. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory 
     Species; Bigeye Tuna Longline Fishery Closure [Docket No.: 
     090130102-91386-02] (RIN: 0648-XT01) received January 19, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       6331. 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; Coastal Pelegic Species 
     Fisheries; Closure [Docket No.: 0812171612-9134-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XT31) received January 19, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6332. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; fisheries Off West The 
     Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific 
     Whiting Allocation; Pacific Whiting Seasons [Docket No.: 
     090428799-9802-01] (RIN: 0648-XT30) received January 19, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       6333. 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 Managememt Act 
     Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States 
     [Docket No.: 0909011267-91427-02] (RIN: 0648-AY19) received 
     January 19, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       6334. 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 Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer [Docket No.: 0809251266-
     81485-02] (RIN: 0648-XT39) received January 19, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       6335. 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; 
     Inseason Adjustment to the 2010 Bering Sea Pollock Total 
     Allowable Catch Amount [Docket No.: 0810141351-9087-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XT40) received January 19, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6336. 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; 
     Inseason Adjustment to the 2010 Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch Amount [Docket No.: 
     0810141351-9087-02] (RIN: 0648-XT41) received January 19, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       6337. 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; 
     Inseason Adjustment to the 2010 Gulf of Alaska Pollock and 
     Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch Amounts [Docket No.: 
     0910091344-9056-02] (RIN: 0648-XT52) received January 19, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       6338. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Operations, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Limited Access for Guided Sport 
     Charter Vessels in Alaska [Docket No.: 080630798-91430-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-AW92) received January 19, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6339. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employment & 
     Training Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Temporary Agricultural 
     Employment of H-2A Aliens in the United States (RIN: 1205-
     AB55) received November 30, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6340. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employment & 
     Training, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Temporary Employment of H-2A Aliens in the 
     United States (RIN: 1205-AB55) received November 30, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       6341. A letter from the Clerk of Court, United States Court 
     of Appeals, transmitting an opinion of the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit No. 08-3642 -- 
     Ortega v. Holder (January 15, 2010); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       6342. A letter from the Assistant CC for Hazardous 
     Materials Safety, Department of

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     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Hazardous Materials: Revision to Requirements for the 
     Transportation of Batteries and Battery-Powered Devices; and 
     Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations, 
     International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and 
     International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical 
     Instructions; Correction [Docket No.: PHMSA-2007-0065 
     (HM0224D) and PHMSA-2008-0005 (HM-215J)] (RIN: 2137-AE54) 
     received January 15, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6343. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, NIST, 
     Departmemt of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Precision Measurement Grants Program; Availability of 
     Funds [Docket Number: 0911251416-91417-01] received January 
     19, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Science and Technology.
       6344. A letter from the Director of Regulations Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment 
     Program -- Basic Entitlement; Effective Date of Induction 
     Into a Rehabilitation Program; Cooperation in Initial 
     Evaluation (RIN: 2900-AN13) received January 19, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       6345. A letter from the Director of Regulations Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment 
     Program -- Self-Employment (RIN: 2900-AN31) received January 
     19, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       6346. A letter from the Director of Regulations Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment 
     Program -- Periods of Eligibility (RIN: 2900-AM84) received 
     January 19, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       6347. A letter from the Grants Management Officer, DHS 
     Office of Grants Policy & Oversight, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Department of Homeland Security Implementation of OMB 
     Guidance on Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension [Docket 
     No.: DHS-2007-0006] (RIN: 1601-AA46) received January 14, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
       6348. A letter from the Acting Director, Infrastructure 
     Security Compliance Division, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Appendix to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards [DHS-
     2006-0073] (RIN: 1601-AA41) received January 13, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
       6349. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's report on the 
     Demonstration of Coverage of Chiropractic Services under 
     Medicare; jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce 
     and Ways and Means.
       6350. A letter from the Acting Assistant Director, 
     Directives and Regulations Branch, ORMS, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     National Forest System Land and Resource Management Planning 
     (RIN: 0596-AB86) received January 19, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Natural 
     Resources and Agriculture.
       6351. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's report on 
     the Preliminary Damage Assessment information on FEMA-1863-DR 
     for the State of Louisiana; jointly to the Committees on 
     Homeland Security, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
     Appropriations.

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