[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 25]
[House]
[Pages 33566-33569]
[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:

       4345. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Foot-and-Mouth Disease Status of Uruguay [Docket 
     No. 00-111-3] received November 13, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4346. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan 
     Policies and Operations, and Funding Operations; Capital 
     Adequacy--Basel Accord (RIN: 3052-AC25) received November 13, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4347. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Antideficiency 
     Act, Case Number 07-07, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       4348. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Waiver of Specialty Metals Restriction 
     for Acquisition of Commercially Available Off-the-Shelf Items 
     [DFARS Case 2007-D013] (RIN: 0750-AF74) received November 6, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       4349. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's notification of its intention to disestablish 
     the BX Mart in order to establish independent exchange and 
     commissary operation at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve 
     Base, Fort

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     Worth, Texas, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2488; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       4350. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Risk-Based Capital Standards: 
     Advanced Capital Adequacy Framework--Basel II [Docket No. 
     OCC-2007-018] (RIN: 1557-AC91) received November 20, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       4351. A letter from the Legal Information Assistant, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Risk-Based Capital Standards: Advanced Capital 
     Adequacy Framework--Basel II [Docket No. OCC-2007-0018] (RIN: 
     1557-AC91) received November 26, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4352. A letter from the Regulatory Specialist, LRAD, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Identity Theft Red Flags and Address 
     Discrepancies Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions 
     Act of 2003 [Docket ID OCC-2007-0017] (RIN: 1557-AC87) 
     received November 13, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4353. A letter from the Regulatory Specialist, LRAD, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Fair Credit Reporting Affiliate Marketing 
     Regulations [Docket ID. OCC-2007-0010] (RIN: 1557-AC88) 
     received November 13, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4354. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Angola pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       4355. A letter from the Deputy Director, Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final 
     rule--Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; 
     Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest 
     Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits--received October 
     1, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
       4356. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's report entitled, ``Technical Guidance for the 
     Development of Tribal Air Monitoring''; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       4357. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to 
     section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, certification 
     of a proposed license for the export of defense articles and 
     services to the Government of Japan (Transmittal No. DDTC 
     098-07); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4358. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to 
     section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, certification 
     of a proposed license for the export of defense articles and 
     services to the Governments of Taiwan, Singapore, Canada, and 
     the United Kingdom (Transmittal No. DDTC 094-07); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4359. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the fifty-fifth Semiannual Report to Congress on 
     management decisions and final actions taken on audit 
     recommendations, covering the period April 1, 2007 through 
     September 30, 2007 in compliance with the Inspector General 
     Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       4360. A letter from the Deputy Chief Counsel (Regulations), 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Privacy Act of 1974: Implementation 
     of Exemptions; Secure Flight Records [Docket No. TSA-2007-
     28972; Amendment No. 1507-3] (RIN: 1652-AA48) received 
     November 7, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4361. A letter from the White House Liaison, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       4362. A letter from the Senior Counsel for Regulatory 
     Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Implementing Procedures for 
     Mandatory Declassification Review and Access to Classified 
     Information by Historical Researchers, Former Treasury 
     Presidential and Vice Presidential Appointees, and Former 
     Presidents and Vice Presidents--received November 8, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       4363. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting two Semiannual Reports which were 
     prepared separately by Treasury's Office of Inspector General 
     (OIG) and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration (TIGTA) for the period ended September 30, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4364. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     semiannual report on the activities of the Office of 
     Inspector General for the period April 1, 2007 through 
     September 30, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 8G(h)(2); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       4365. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's FY 2007 Performance 
     and Accountability Report, prepared in conformance with the 
     Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, Pub. 
     L. 103-62, and OMB Circular A-136 and A-11; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4366. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Arts, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General and the Semiannual Report on Final Action Resulting 
     from Audit Reports for the period April 1, 2007 through 
     September 30, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act), section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       4367. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Arts, transmitting in accordance with Section 647(b) of 
     Division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY 2004, 
     Pub. L. 108-199, the Endowment's report on competitive 
     sourcing efforts for Fiscal Year 2007; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       4368. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Definition of the Municipality of Bayamon, 
     Puerto Rico, to a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System 
     Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AL43) received November 13, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       4369. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Abolishment of Rock Island, Illinois, as a 
     Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area (RIN: 
     3206-AL44) received November 13, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       4370. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Texas Regulatory Program and Abandoned Mine Land 
     Reclamation Plan [Docket No. TX-057-FOR] received November 
     14, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       4371. A letter from the Administrator, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund Report for 2007; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       4372. 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 
     Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation in Apollo, 
     Pennsylvania 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.
       4373. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's recommended authorization of a flood damage 
     reduction project for the Wood River Levee System, Madison 
     County, Illinois; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4374. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's position on the budgeting of the Breckenridge, 
     Minnesota Local Flood Reduction Project; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4375. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: 
     Holiday Flotilla Fireworks Display, Motts Channel/ Banks 
     Channel, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina [CGD05-07-088] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received December 6, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4376. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; 
     Schoenith Family Foundation Fireworks, Detroit River, 
     Detroit, MI. [CGD09-07-119] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     December 6, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4377. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Blue 
     Island Regatta, Calumet Sag Channel, Blue Island, IL. [CGD09-
     07-122] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received December 6, 2007, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4378. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; 
     Queensway Bay, Long Beach, California [COTP LA-LB 07-004] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received December 6, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4379. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; 
     Monthly Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association Cruising Races, 
     Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL [COTP MIAMI 07-142] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received December 6, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4380. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Monte 
     Foundation Fireworks Extravaganza, Aptos, CA [Docket No. COTP 
     San Francisco Bay 07-042] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received December 
     6, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4381. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Security Zones; 
     Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai, HI [CGD14-07-001] (RIN: 1625-
     AA87) received December 6, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4382. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Security Zone; 
     Hawaii Superferry Arrival/Departure, Nawiliwili Harbor, 
     Kauai, Hawaii [Docket No. USCG-2007-29153] (RIN: 1625-AA87) 
     received December 6, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4383. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone: Army 
     Corps of Engineers Blasting and Dredging Operation, Boston 
     Harbor, Boston, MA [Docket No. CGD01-07-145] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received December 6, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4384. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Gulf 
     of Alaska, Narrow Cape, Kodiak Island, AK. [Docket No. COTP 
     Western Alaska-07-003] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received December 6, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4385. A letter from the Attorney, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule--Shipping; 
     Technical, Organizational, and Conforming Amendments [USCG-
     2007-29018] (RIN: 1625-ZA14) received December 6, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4386. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations for Marine Events; John H. Kerr Reservoir, 
     Clarksville, VA [Docket No. CGD05-07-045] (RIN: 1625-AA08) 
     received December 6, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4387. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Regulated Navigated 
     Area; Cumberland River, Clarksville, TN. [Docket No. CGD08-
     07-010] (RIN: 1625-AA11) received December 6, 2007, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4388. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Marine 
     City Maritime Festival Fireworks, St. Clair River, Marine 
     City, MI. [CGD09-07-016] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received December 
     6, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4389. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Special Local 
     Regulations for Marine Events; Back River, Poquoson, VA 
     [Docket No. CGD05-07-060] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received December 
     6, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4390. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Safety Zone; Morgan 
     City-Port Allen Alternate Route, Mile Marker 0.5 to Mile 
     Marker 1.0, bank to bank. [Docket No. COTP Morgan City-07-
     018] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received December 6, 2007, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4391. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     National Air Tour Safety Standards; Final Rule [Docket No.: 
     FAA-1998-4521; Amendment Nos. 61-115, 91-295, 121-328, 135-
     107, 136-1] (RIN: 2120-AF07) received October 19, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4392. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of the Phoenix Class B Airspace Area; Arizona 
     [Docket No Docket No. FAA-2005-23437; Airspace Docket No. 05-
     AWA-2] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 5, 2007, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4393. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Jet Routes J-29 and J-101; South Central United 
     States [Docket No. FAA-2007-28134; Airspace Docket No. 07-
     ASW-1] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 5, 2007, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4394. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hulett, WY [Docket No. 
     FAA-2007-28235; Airspace Docket No. 07-ANM-9] received 
     December 5, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4395. 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. 30571; Amdt. No. 3237] received December 5, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4396. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 
     [Docket No. 30572; Amdt. No. 3238] received December 5, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4397. 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. 30574 ; Amdt. No. 3239] received December 5, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4398. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30575; Amdt. No. 3240] received 
     December 5, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4399. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. 30573; Amdt. 
     No. 470] received December 5, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4400. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Production and Airworthiness Approvals, Part Marking, and 
     Miscellaneous Proposals [Docket No. FAA-2006-25877; Amendment 
     No. 21-91] (RIN: 2120-AI78) received December 5, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4401. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No. 30570; Amdt. No. 3236] received 
     December 5, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4402. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Flightdeck Door Monitoring and Crew Discreet Alerting Systems 
     [Docket No. FAA-2005-22449; Amendment No. 121-334] (RIN: 
     2120-AI16) received December 5, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4403. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Inspection Authorization 2-year Renewal [Docket No. FAA-2007-
     27108; Amendment No. 65-50] (RIN: 2120-AI83) received 
     December 5, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4404. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airplane Performance and Handling Qualities in Icing 
     Conditions [Docket No. FAA-2005-22840; Amendment No. 25-121] 
     (RIN: 2120-AI14) received December 5, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4405. A letter from the National Ombudsman and Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Enforcement Fairness, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting a copy of the 
     Administration's Office of the National Ombudsman's Annual 
     Report on Congress for fiscal year 2006; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
       4406. A letter from the Branch Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Section 61. Gross Income Defined 26 CFR 
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     1.6041-1.) (Rev. Rul. 2007-69) received November 16, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4407. A letter from the Branch Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Phase-out of Credit for New 
     Qualified Hybrid Motor Vehicles and New Advanced Lean Burn 
     Technology Motor Vehicles [Notice 2007-98] received November 
     20, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       4408. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's annual financial 
     report for fiscal year 2007; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security.
       4409. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting an annual report concerning operations at the 
     Naval Petroleum Reserves for fiscal year 2006, pursuant to 
     the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976; jointly 
     to the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Commerce.
       4410. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Electricity 
     Delivery and Energy Reliability, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's Draft Programmatic 
     Environmental Impact Statement for the Designation of Energy 
     Corridors in 11 Western States, pursuant to Section 368(a) of 
     the Energy Policy Act of 2005; jointly to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources.
       4411. A letter from the Management Trend Company, 
     transmitting a copy of proposed legislation entitled, ``The 
     Anti-Predatory Business Practices Act''; jointly to the 
     Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and the 
     Judiciary.
       4412. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Office 
     of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy, transmitting The 
     Department's report entitled ``Development of America's 
     Strategic Unconventional Fuels Resources,'' pursuant to 
     Section 369(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; jointly to 
     the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, 
     Armed Services, and Science and Technology.
       4413. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting a copy of a draft bill 
     entitled, ``American's Wounded Warriors Act''; jointly to the 
     Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight 
     and Government Reform, Education and Labor, and House 
     Administration.

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