[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5363-5364]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       7262. A letter from the Executive Director, Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Foreign Futures and Options Transactions--
     received March 10, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7263. A letter from the Executive Director, Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--In the Matter of Intermarket Clearing 
     Corporation--Request for Vacation From Designation as 
     Derivatives Clearing Organization--received March 10, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7264. A letter from the Executive Director, Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Investment of Customer Funds (RIN: 3038-AC01) 
     received March 19, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7265. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     APHIS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Plant Protection Act; Revisions to 
     Authority Citations; Technical Amendment [Docket No. 00-063-
     3] received March 19, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7266. A letter from the Architect of the Capitol, 
     transmitting the report of expenditures of appropriations 
     during the period April 1, 2003 through September 30, 2003, 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 162b; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.

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       7267. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting notification that the Defense Finance and 
     Accounting Service (DFAS) has completed the assessment of 
     desktop computer management services announced in the letter 
     of June 24, 2002, and that DFAS has decided to procure these 
     services from a commercial source, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2461; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7268. A letter from the Alternate OSD Federal Register 
     Liaison Officer, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--TRICARE; Civilian Health and Medical 
     Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); Appeals and 
     Hearings Procedures, Formal Review (RIN: 0720-AA74) received 
     March 8, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       7269. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Defense Fedeal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Memorandum of Understanding-Sweden 
     [DFARS Case 2003-D089] received March 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7270. A letter from the Director, Office of Legacy 
     Management, Department of Energy, transmitting notice of the 
     establishment of the Office of Legacy Management within the 
     Department of Energy, effective December 15, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7271. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting a copy of 
     Transmittal 02-04 informing of an intent to sign an Annex 
     between the United States and the United Kingdom for 
     Research, Development, Test and Evaluation of Ballistic 
     Missile Defense Capabilities and Systems, pursuant to Section 
     27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) of 
     Executive Order 11958, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       7272. A letter from the Federal Register Certifying 
     Officer, Financial Management Service, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Federal 
     Government Participation in the Automated Clearing House 
     (RIN: 1510-AA93) received March 19, 2004, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7273. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Freedom of Information Act; Implementation--received 
     March 10, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       7274. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Change in the Survey Month for the Bureau of 
     Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region Survey (RIN: 3206-AK06) 
     received March 19, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       7275. A letter from the Director, Center for Employee and 
     Family Support Policy/Insurance, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Changes in 
     Health Benefits Enrollment (RIN: 3206-AK04) received March 
     16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       7276. A letter from the Acting Staff Director, Office of 
     Regulatory and Management Services, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to 
     the Tongass National Forest, Alaska (RIN: 0596-AC04) received 
     December 31, 2003, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       7277. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting a report on the extent to which the 
     Coast Guard regulations concerning oils, including animal 
     fats and vegetable oils, carry out the intent of the Edible 
     Oil Regulatory Reform Act (Pub. L. 104-55), pursuant to 
     Public Law 104--324, section 1130; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7278. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting a report to Congress on the extent to 
     which Coast Guard regulations concerning oils, including 
     animal fats and vegetable oils, carry out the intent of the 
     Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act (Pub. L. 104-55), pursuant 
     to Public Law 104-324, section 1130(b); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7279. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting a report to Congress on the extent to 
     which the implementation by the United States Coast Guard of 
     regulations issued or enforced, or interpretations or 
     guidelines established, pursuant to Public Law 104-55, carry 
     out the intent of Congress and recognize and provide for the 
     differences in the physical, chemical, biological, and other 
     properties, and in the environmental effects, of the classes 
     of fats, oils, and greases described under that law, pursuant 
     to Public Law 104-324, section 1130(b); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7280. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, FHWA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Commercial Vehicle Width Exclusive Devices [FHWA Docket No. 
     FHWA-2001-10370] (RIN: 2125-AE90) received March 18, 2004, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7281. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Heavy 
     Industries, Ltd., MU-2B Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2003-CE-
     22-AD; Amendment 39-13504; AD 2003-22-07 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 18, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7282. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Canada 
     JT15D-1, -1A, and -1B Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 2003-NE-
     41-AD; Amendment 39-13490; AD 2004-04-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 18, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7283. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Mystere-
     Falcon 50 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2003-NM-30-AD; 
     Amendment 39-13492; AD 2004-04-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     March 18, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7284. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Government-
     Owned Contractor-Operated Vehicle Fleet Management and 
     Reporting--received March 19, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       7285. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Health 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting notice of a 
     delayed delivery date for the final VA/DoD Joint Assessment 
     Study, as required by Section 8147 of the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act for FY 2002; jointly to the 
     Committees on Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs.
       7286. A letter from the Chairman and Vice Chairman, U.S.-
     China Commission, transmitting notice of the U.S.-China 
     Economic and Security Review Commission's efforts to travel 
     to the People's Republic of China to conduct business on 
     behalf of the Congress, pursuant to Public Law 108-7; jointly 
     to the Committees on International Relations and Ways and 
     Means.
       7287. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting notification of the consolidation of 
     organizational units within the Department of Homeland 
     Security and the reallocation of their functions among 
     Department officers, pursuant to Public Law 107-296, section 
     872; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 
     (Select).

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