[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2538-2540]
[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:

       6397. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's report on the United States 
     Radiological Threat Reduction Program, pursuant to Public Law 
     109-58, section 631(b)(2); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       6398. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled, ``Impact of 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 Section 206 Rebates on Consumers 
     and Renewable Energy Consumption, With Projections to 2010,'' 
     pursuant to Public Law 109-58, section 206(d); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6399. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's report on the Failure to Comply 
     with Deadlines for New or Revised Energy Conservation 
     Standards, pursuant to Public Law 109-58, section 141; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6400. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a copy of a report 
     required by Section 202(a)(1)(C) of Pub. L. 107-273, the 
     ``21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations 
     Authorization Act,'' related to certain settlements and 
     injunctive relief, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 530D; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       6401. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a copy of a report 
     required by Section 202(a)(1)(C) of Pub. L. 107-273, the 
     ``21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations 
     Authorization Act,'' related to certain settlements and 
     injunctive relief, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 530D; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       6402. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a copy of a report 
     required by Section 202(a)(1)(C) of Pub. L. 107-273, the 
     ``21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations 
     Authorization Act,'' related to certain settlements and 
     injunctive relief, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 530D; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       6403. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the report on the 
     administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act 
     covering the six months ended June 30, 2004, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 621; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6404. A letter from the Solicitor General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting Determination not to petition for a 
     writ of certiorari in the case Ramirez-Landeros v. Gonzalez, 
     No. 03-71743 (9th Cir. 2005); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       6405. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a letter concerning 
     grants made during FY 2005 under Section 2806(b) of the Paul 
     Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement Act of 2000 
     (Pub L. 106-561) to improve forensic science services; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       6406. A letter from the Office of Public Information, 
     Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting a copy of 
     the 2005 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       6407. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Civil Works, Department of the Army, transmitting a copy of 
     the the Final Feasibility Report of the Stillaguamish River 
     Ecosystem Restoration project in Snohomish County, 
     Washington; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6408. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Chicago New Year's Celebration, Lake Michigan, Chicago, IL 
     [CGD09-05-135] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received December 28, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6409. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Notification of 
     Arrival in U.S. Ports; Certain Dangerous Cargoes; Electronic 
     Submission [USCG-2004-19963] (RIN: 1625-AA93) received 
     January 10, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6410. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW), 
     Cape Fear River, Northeast Cape Fear River, NC [CGD05-05-102] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA09) received February 23, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6411. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     North Portland Harbor Dredging Operations; Portland, Oregon 
     [CGD 13-06-002] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 24, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6412. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; Town 
     Creek Channel, Grace Memorial and Silas Pearman Bridges, 
     Charleston, South Carolina [COTP Charleston 05-143] (RIN: 
     1625-AA97) received January 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6413. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Cooper River, Hog Island Channel, Grace Memorial and Silas 
     Pearman Bridges, Charleston, South Carolina [COTP Charleston 
     06-003] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 24, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       6414. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone 
     Regulation; Tampa Bay, FL [COTP ST Petersburg 05-163] (RIN: 
     1625-AA00) received January 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       6415. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Mission Creek Waterway, China Basin, San Francisco Bay, 
     California [COTP San Francisco Bay 05-011] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received January 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6416. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Bayou Lafourche, LA [CGD08-05-049] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA09) received January 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6417. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Housatonic River, CT [CGD01-05-102] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA09) received January 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6418. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Niantic River, Niantic, CT [CGD01-06-
     011] received February 23, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6419. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Connecticut River, Old Lyme, CT 
     [CGD01-06-005] received February 23, 2006, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6420. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Shark River (South Channel), Avon, NJ 
     [CGD05-06-005] (RIN: 1625-AA-09) received February 23, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6421. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zones; 
     Pearl Harbor and adjacent waters, Honolulu, HI [COTP Honolulu 
     06-002] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received February 23, 2006, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       6422. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone; 
     Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland [CGD05-06-009] (RIN: 
     1625-AA00) received February 23, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6423. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone; 
     Superbowl XL, Detroit River, Detroit, MI [CGD09-06-001] (RIN: 
     1625-AA87) received February 23, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6424. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal; Romeoville, IL [CGD09-05-
     142] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received February 23, 2006, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6425. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zones; 
     North Portland Harbor Dredging Operations; Portland, OR [CGD 
     13-06-002] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received February 23, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6426. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Alaska, South Central, Cook Inlet, Kamishak Bay [COTP Western 
     Alaska-6-001] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received February 23, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6427. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, OH [CGD09-06-002] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received February 23, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6428. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; Gulf 
     of Alaska, Narrow Cape, Kodiak Island, AK [COTP Western 
     Alaska-06-002] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received February 23, 2006, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6429. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Willamette River, Portland, OR [CGD13-
     05-023] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received December 23, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       6430. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Mianus River, CT [CGD01-00-228] (RIN: 
     1625-AA09) (Formelry 2115-AE47) received December 28, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6431. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Sacramento River, Isleton, CA [CGD 11-
     05-035] received December 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6432. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations: Connecticut River, CT [CGD01-05-110] 
     received December 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6433. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting a letter of support 
     for the Iran Nonproliferation Amendments Act of 2005, Pub. L. 
     109-112; to the Committee on Science.
       6434. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Import 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     annual report on the activities of the Foreign-Trade Zones 
     Board for fiscal year 2004, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 81p(c); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6435. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's twelfth report on the impact of 
     the Andean Trade Preference Act on U.S. trade and employment 
     for 2005, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 3205; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       6436. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled, ``Report to Congress on Adoption and Other 
     Permanency Outcomes for Children in Foster Care: Focus on 
     Older Children,'' pursuant to Public Law 108-145; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       6437. A letter from the Principal Deputy Director, Office 
     of the Director of National Intelligence, transmitting the 
     Office's report containing an Information Plan for the 
     Information Sharing Environment, pursuant to Public Law 108-
     458, section 1016(e); to the Committee on Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select).
       6438. A letter from the Director, Office of Legacy 
     Management, Department of Energy, transmitting the Annual 
     Report on Contractor Work Force Restructuring for Fiscal Year 
     2004, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7274h; jointly to the Committees 
     on Armed Services and Energy and Commerce.
       6439. A letter from the Director, Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy, transmitting the ``Plan Colombia/Andean Ridge 
     Counterdrug Initiative Semi-Annual Obligation Report, 1st and 
     2nd Quarters Fiscal Year 2005,'' pursuant to section 3204(e) 
     of Pub. L. 106-246; jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       6440. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a copy of a draft bill entitled, 
     ``To amend 40 U.S.C. 590 relative to child care services for 
     Federal employees in Federal buildings''; jointly to the 
     Committees on Government Reform and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6441. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Government Ethics, transmitting the report to the President 
     and to Congressional Committees on the Conflict of Interest 
     Laws relating to Executive branch emplyment, pursuant to 
     Public Law 108-458; jointly to the Committees on Government 
     Reform and the Judiciary.
       6442. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Economic Development, Department of Commerce, transmitting 
     the annual report on the activities of the Economic 
     Development Administration for Fiscal Year 2004, pursuant to 
     42 U.S.C. 3217; jointly to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure and Financial Services.
       6443. A letter from the Architect of the Capitol, 
     transmitting the Report on the Requirements of the Energy Act 
     of 2005 Related to Congressional Facilities; jointly to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy 
     and Commerce.
       6444. A letter from the Chairperson, National Council on 
     Disability, transmitting a copy of the Council's report 
     entitled, ``The State of 21st Century Long-Term Services and 
     Supports: Financing and Systems Reform for Americans with 
     Disabilities''; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means 
     and Energy and Commerce.
       6445. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting

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     the Board's Congressional Justification of Budget Estimates 
     for Fiscal Year 2007, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f(f); jointly 
     to the Committees on Appropriations, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Ways and Means.

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