[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 24403-24404]
[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:

       3285. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Carriage Vessel Overhaul, Repair, and 
     Maintenance [DFARS Case 2007-D001] (RIN: 0750-AF75) received 
     September 6, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       3286. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Labor Reimbursement on DoD Non-
     Commercial Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts [DFARS 
     Case 2006-D030] (RIN: 0750-AF44) received September 6, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5

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     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3287. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Berry Amendment Restrictions -- 
     Clothing Materials and Components Covered [DFARS Case 2006-
     D031] (RIN: 0750-AF54) received August 14, 2007, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3288. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Mgmt. Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Food Additives 
     Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; 
     Glycerol Ester of Tall Oil Rosin [Docket No. 2006F-0225] 
     received September 6, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3289. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Mgmt. Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Food Labeling: 
     Safe Handling Statements: Labeling of Shell Eggs [Docket No. 
     2004N-0382] (RIN: 0910-ZA23) received September 6, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       3290. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Updated Statements of Legal 
     Authority for the Export Administration Regulations [Docket 
     No. 070809455-7478-01] (RIN: 0694-AE12) received September 6, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       3291. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Foreign Assets 
     Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Cuban Assests Control Regulations, 
     Burmese Sanctions Regulations, Sudanese Sanctions 
     Regulations, and Iranian Transactions Regulations -- received 
     August 24, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3292. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3293. A letter from the Secretary, Department of State, 
     transmitting the Department's joint Strategic Plan along with 
     the U.S. Agency for International Development for FY 2007 to 
     FY 2012; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3294. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Federal 
     Maritime Commission, transmitting a report on the Annual 
     Inventory of Commercial and Inherently Governmental 
     Activities for 2007, in accordance with Section 2 of the 
     Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3295. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       3296. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       3297. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       3298. A letter from the Under Secretary and Director, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Changes to Practice for Continued Examination 
     Filings, Patent Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct 
     Claims, and Examination of Claims in Patent Applications 
     [Docket Nos.: PTO-P-2005-0022; PTO-P-2005-0023] (RIN: 0651-
     AB93; 0651-AB94) received August 10, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3299. A letter from the Under Secretary and Director, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2007 [Docket 
     No. PTO-C-2006-0015] (RIN: 0651-AB81) received August 14, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       3300. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Touhy 
     Regulations [Docket ID FEMA-2007-0006] (RIN: 1660-AA54) 
     received August 17, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3301. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- 26 CFR 601.105: Examination of 
     returns and claims for refund, credit, or abatement; 
     determination of correct tax liability (Also: Part 1, 
     Sections 704(c); 1.704-3(e)(3).) (Rev. Proc. 2007-59) 
     received September 7, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3302. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- 26 CFR 601.602: Tax forms and 
     instructions. (Also: Part 1, 179) (Rev. Proc. 2007-60) 
     received September 7, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3303. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Section 6332. -- Summer of Property 
     Subject to Levy (Rev. Rul. 2006-42) received September 7, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.

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