[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 19, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H3656-H3657]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

   Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       7527. A letter from the Chief, PRAB Office and Research and 
     Analysis, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
     Program, Regulation Restructuring: Issuance Regulation Update 
     and Reorganization To Reflect the End of Coupon Issuance 
     Systems (RIN: 0584-AD48) received April 26, 2010, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7528. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program and Average 
     Corp Revenue Election Program, Disaster Assistance Programs, 
     Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments 
     Program, Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program, 
     and Payment Limitation and Payment Eligibility; Clarifying 
     Amendments (RIN: 0560-AH84) received April 26, 2010, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7529. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Tebuconazole; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0611; FRL-8821-4] received April 30, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7530. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's report entitled ``Cost 
     and Impact on Recruiting and Retention of Providing Thrift 
     Savings Plan Matching Contributions''; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       7531. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the annual report on the payment of 
     incentive pay to members of precommissioning programs 
     pursuing foreign language proficiency for Fiscal Year 2009; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7532. 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-8109] received April 
     26, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       7533. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket ID: 
     FEMA-2010-0003; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1082] 
     received April 26, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       7534. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket ID: 
     FEMA-2010-0003; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1088] 
     received April 26, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       7535. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket ID: 
     FEMA-2010-0003; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1086] 
     received April 26, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       7536. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     Legislation and Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Section 108 Community Development Loan Guarantee Program: 
     Participation of States as Borrowers Pursuant to Section 222 
     of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 [Docket No.: 5326-F-
     02] (RIN: 2506-AC28) received April 26, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       7537. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Housing 
     Finance Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Board 
     of Directors of Federal Home Loan Bank System Office of 
     Finance (RIN: 2590-AA30) received April 29, 2010, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       7538. A letter from the Special Inspector General, Office 
     of the Special Inspector General For The Troubled Asset 
     Relief Program, transmitting the Office's quarterly report on 
     the actions undertaken by the Department of the Treasury 
     under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the activities of 
     SIGTARP, and SIGTARP'S recommendations with respect to 
     operations of TARP, for the period ending March 31, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
       7539. A letter from the Chief, PRAB, Office of Research & 
     Analysis, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Child and Adult Care Food Program: 
     At-Risk Afterschool Meals in Eligible States [FNS-2007-0022] 
     (RIN: 0584-AD15) received April 26, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       7540. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's Report entitled 
     ``Direct-to-Consumer Advertising's Ability to Communicate to 
     Subsets of the General Population; Barriers to the 
     Participation of Population Subsets in Clinical Drug Tests''; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7541. 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; Volatile Organic 
     Compound Automobile Refinishing Rules for Indiana [EPA-R05-
     OAR-2009-0513; FRL-9136-7] received April 30, 2010, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       7542. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution 
     Control District [EPA-R09-OAR-2009-0960; FRL-9137-8] received 
     April 30, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7543. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, Placer County Air Pollution Control 
     District, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management 
     District, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control 
     District, and South Coast Air Quality Management District 
     [EPA-R09-OAR-2010-0218; FRL-9135-3] received April 30, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       7544. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; New Mexico; Interstate Transport of 
     Pollution [EPA-R06-OAR-2007-0993; FRL-9144-4] received April 
     30, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       7545. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 
     2010 Critical Use Exemption from the Phaseout of Methyl 
     Bromide [EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0351; FRL-9144-5] (RIN: 2060-AP62) 
     received April 30, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7546. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to the situation in or in 
     relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo that was 
     declared in Executive Order 13413 of October 27, 2006, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       7547. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Defense 
     Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting a notice of 
     proposed lease with the Government of Canada (Transmittal No. 
     01-10) pursuant to Section 62(a) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7548. 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.
       7549. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7550. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's annual report for FY 2009 prepared in 
     accordance with the Notification and Federal Employee 
     Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act); 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7551. A letter from the General Counsel, Trade and 
     Development Agency, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       7552. A letter from the Chair, U.S. Election Assistance 
     Commission, transmitting the

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     Commissions's final rule -- Change of Address received April 
     30, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on House Administration.
       7553. A letter from the Acting Director, Office fo 
     Financial Management, United States Capitol Police, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of receipts and 
     expenditures of appropriations and other funds for the period 
     October 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010, pursuant to Public 
     Law 109-55, section 1005; (H. Doc. No. 111--106); to the 
     Committee on House Administration and ordered to be printed.
       7554. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's report entitled 
     ``Preliminary Revised Program Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 
     Oil and Gas Leasing Programs (PRP) for 2007-2012''; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       7555. A letter from the Acting Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting 2009 annual report 
     on the management of debt collection activities by Federal 
     agencies; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7556. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Disaster Home Loans: FEMA Interaction (RIN: 
     3245-AF97) received April 26, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       7557. A letter from the Special Inspector General for Iraq 
     Reconstruction, transmitting the Special Inspector General 
     for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) April 2010 Quarterly Report; 
     jointly to the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 
     Affairs.
       7558. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Insular 
     Areas, Department of the Interior, transmitting a report 
     entitled ``Report on the Alien Worker Population in the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands''; jointly to 
     the Committees on the Judiciary and Natural Resources.
       7559. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Small Business Innovation Research Program 
     Policy Directive (RIN: 3244-AF61) received April 26, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees 
     on Small Business and Science and Technology.

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