[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 154 (Tuesday, November 30, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H7755-H7756]
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:

       10470. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a report identifying each extension 
     of a contract period to a total of more than 10 years that 
     was granted under 10 U.S.C. 2304a(f) for the Department's 
     task and delivery order contracts during fiscal year 2009, 
     pursuant to Public Law 108-375, section 813; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       10471. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on new mental 
     health procedures for the armed services, pursuant to Public 
     Law 111-84, section 708; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       10472. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's second Equipment 
     Delivery Report for fiscal years 2009 and 2010; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       10473. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter regarding developing methods 
     to account for the full life-cycle costs of munitions, 
     pursuant to Public Law 111-84, section 316; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       10474. A letter from the Acting Director, Executive Office 
     of the President, transmitting report of the estimated cost 
     of assets purchased under the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       10475. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting Biennial report to Congress 
     on the Status of Children in Head Start Programs for Fiscal 
     year 2007; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       10476. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's annual report on the 
     Economic Dispatch and Variable Generation Resources, pursuant 
     to Sections 1234 and 1832 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10477. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting the Department's FY 2009 
     annual performance report to Congress required by the 
     Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992 (PDUFA), as amended; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10478. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's Fiscal Year 
     2009 annual report as required by the Superfund Amendments 
     and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986, as amended, pursuant 
     to 42 U.S.C. 9620; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       10479. A letter from the Special Inspector General for 
     Afghanistan Reconstruction, transmitting the ninth quarterly 
     report on the Afghanistan reconstruction, pursuant to Public 
     Law 110-181, section 1229; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       10480. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Report to Congress 
     on the United States Policy in Iraq, Section 1227 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       10481. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser 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.
       10482. A letter from the Acting Executive Secretary, Agency 
     for International Development, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       10483. A letter from the Acting Executive Secretary, Agency 
     for International Development, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       10484. A letter from the Acting Executive Secretary, Agency 
     for International Development, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       10485. A letter from the Acting Executive Secretary, Agency 
     for International Development, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       10486. A letter from the Acting Executive Secretary, Agency 
     for International Development, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       10487. A letter from the Acting Executive Secretary, Agency 
     for International Development, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       10488. A letter from the Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit 
     Administration, transmitting in accordance with Pub. L. 105-
     270, the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 
     (FAIR Act), the Administration's inventory of commerical 
     activities until June 2010; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       10489. A letter from the General Counsel, Institute of 
     Museum and Library Services, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       10490. A letter from the General Counsel, Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       10491. A letter from the Service Officer, American Gold 
     Star Mothers, Inc., transmitting the organization's report 
     and financial audit for the year ending June 30, 2010, 
     pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(63) and 1103; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       10492. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     determination on a petition on behalf of a class of workers 
     from the Revere Copper and Brass, in Detroit, Michigan, to be 
     added to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the 
     Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
     Act of 2000 (EEOICPA); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       10493. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     determination on a petition on behalf of a class of workers 
     from the Ames Laboratory, in Ames, Iowa to be added to the 
     Special Exposure Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the Energy 
     Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 
     2000 (EEOICPA); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       10494. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting second annual report to 
     Congress submitted in accordance with the NICS Improvement 
     Amendments Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-180); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       10495. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting 2010 Annual Report to 
     Congress on Enforcement of Registration Requirements, 
     pursuant to Public Law 109-248, section 635; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       10496. A letter from the Staff Director, Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting report on the compliance of the 
     federal district courts with documentation submission 
     requirements on sentencing, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(w)(1); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       10497. A letter from the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting notification 
     that a seventh transfer of $100 million from the Oil Spill 
     Liability Trust Fund to the Emergency Fund has occurred; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10498. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Kalaupapa, HI [Docket No.: 
     FAA-2010-0650; Airspace Docket No. 10-AWP-9] received October 
     26, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10499. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class C Airspace, Establishment of Class D 
     Airspace, and Modification of Class E Airspace; Columbus, GA 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0386; Airspace Docket No. 10-AWA-1] 
     received October 26, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10500. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Port Clarence, AK [Docket 
     No.: FAA-2010-0354 Airspace Docket No. 10-AAL-10] received 
     October 26, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10501. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Clifton/Morenci, AZ 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0634; Airspace Docket No. 10-AWP-8] 
     received October 26, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10502. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class E Airspace; Franklin, TX [Docket No.: 
     FAA-2010-0603; Airspace Docket No. 10-ASW-9] received October 
     26, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10503. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED 
     Model BAe 146 and Avro 146-RJ Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-
     2010-0642; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-332-AD; Amendment 
     39-16470; AD 2010-21-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 
     26, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10504. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Services B.V. Model F.28 
     Mark 0070 and 0100 Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0479; 
     Directorate Identifier 2009-NM-220-AD; Amendment 39-16472; AD 
     2010-21-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 26, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10505. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; 
     Bombardier, Inc. Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 
     440) Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2009-1229; Directorate 
     Identifier 2009-NM-106-AD; Amendment 39-16471; AD 2010-21-11] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 26, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10506. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Learjet Inc. Model 45 Airplanes 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0676; Directorate Identifier 2010-NM-
     095-AD; Amendment 39-16479; AD 2010-21-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 26, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10507. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France (ECF) Model 
     AS650B3 and EC130 B4 Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0779; 
     Directorate Identifier 2009-SW-84-AD; Amendment 39-16467; AD 
     2010-21-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 26, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10508. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Corporation Model 
     MD-90-30 Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0554; Directorate 
     Identifier 2010-NM-082-AD; Amendment 39-16476; AD 2010-21-16] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 26, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10509. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) 
     Model AS350B, BA, B1, B2, B3, AS355E, F, F1, F2, and N 
     Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0969; Directorate 
     Identifier 2009-SW-62-AD; Amendment 39-16461; AD 2010-21-01] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 26, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10510. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglass Corporation 
     Model DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-30, DC-10-30-F (KDC-10), DC-
     10-40, and DC-10-40F Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0672; 
     Directorate Identifier 2010-NM-047-AD; Amendment 39-16473; AD 
     2010-21-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 26, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10511. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 
     S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-500 Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2010-
     0754; Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-039-AD; Amendment 39-
     16475; AD 2010-21-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 26, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10512. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES S.p.A. 
     Model PIAGGIO P-180 Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0737; 
     Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-037-AD; Amendment 39-16468; AD 
     2010-21-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 26, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10513. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES S.p.A Model 
     PIAGGIO P-180 Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0734; 
     Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-036-AD; Amendment 39-16474; AD 
     2010-21-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 26, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10514. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES S.p.A Model 
     PIAGGIO P-180 Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0736; 
     Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-035-AD; Amendment 39-16469; AD 
     2010-21-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 26, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10515. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9, -9A, -11, -
     15, -17, and -17R Turbofan Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2010-
     0514; Directorate Identifier 2010-NE-02-AD; Amendment 39-
     16477; AD 2010-21-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 26, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10516. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Model CL-600-2B19 
     (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-
     2010-0482; Directorate Identifier 2009-NM-225-AD; Amendment 
     39-16411; AD 2010-17-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 
     26, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10517. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, 747-100B, 
     747-100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-200F, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400D, 
     747SP, and 747SR Series Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0950; 
     Directorate Identifier 2009-NM-194-AD; Amendment 39-16460; AD 
     2009-19-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 26, 2010, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10518. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No.: 30742; Amdt. 
     No. 489] received October 26, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10519. 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.: 30748; Amdt. No. 3395] received October 26, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10520. 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.: 30747; Amdt. No. 3394] received October 26, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10521. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Northeast 
     Alaska, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0445; Airspace Docket No. 
     10-AAL-13] received October 26, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10522. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Tanana, AK [Docket No.: FAA-
     2010-0588 Airspace Docket No. 10-AAL-16] received October 26, 
     2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10523. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Unalakleet, AK [Docket No.: 
     FAA-2010-0119 Airspace Docket No. 10-AAL-6] received October 
     26, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10524. A letter from the Trial Attorney, Federal Railroad 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Restrictions on Railroad 
     Operating Employees' Use of Cellular Telephones and Other 
     Electronic Devices [Docket No.: FRA-2009-0118] (RIN: 2130-
     AC21) received November 3, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       10525. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Applicable Federal Rates--November 
     2010 (Rev. Rul. 2010-26) received October 26, 2010, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10526. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Section 457(b) Unforeseeable 
     Emergency Guidance [CASE MIS Number: RR-117629-10] (Rev. Rul. 
     2010-27) received October 27, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10527. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Hybrid Retirement Plans [TD 9505] 
     (RIN: 1545-BG36) received October 26, 2010, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       10528. A letter from the Chief Privacy Officer, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's fourth 
     quarter report for fiscal year 2010 from the Office of 
     Security and Privacy; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
       10529. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Operations, Department of State, transmitting certification 
     to Congress regarding the Incidental Capture of Sea Turtles 
     in Commercial Shrimping Operations, pursuant to Public Law 
     101-162, section 609(b); jointly to the Committees on Natural 
     Resources and Appropriations.

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