[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 13234-13236]
[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:

       1816. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Secretary's certification that the current 
     Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) fully

[[Page 13235]]

     funds the support costs associated a multi-year procurement 
     for the V-22 Osprey, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2306b(i)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       1817. A letter from the General, Department of the Army, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a letter regarding the 
     U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       1818. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Steven W. 
     Boutelle, United States Army, and his advancement to the 
     grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       1819. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Singapore pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       1820. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Title I -- 
     Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged; 
     Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) -- 
     Assistance to States for the Education of Children with 
     Disabilities (RIN: 1810-AA98) received May 14, 2007, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
       1821. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting a copy of proposed legislation entitled, 
     ``Workforce Investment Act Amendments of 2007''; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
       1822. A letter from the Chairman, Occupational Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     report on the amount of the acquisitions made from entities 
     that manufacture the articles, materials, or supplies outside 
     of the United States in fiscal year 2006, pursuant to Public 
     Law 109-115, section 837; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
       1823. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting Pursuant to 
     Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) 
     of Executive Order 11958, Transmittal No. 02-07 informing of 
     an intent to sign the Special Forces Equipment Capability 
     Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and 
     Australia, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1824. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to the Democratic Republic of 
     the Congo that was declared in Executive Order 13413 of 
     October 27, 2006, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1825. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by Executive Order 13313 
     of July 31, 2003, a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to the Development Fund for Iraq that 
     was declared in Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1826. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by Executive Order 13313 
     of July 31, 2003 a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to Burma declared by Executive Order 
     13047 of May 20, 1997, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1827. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Sudan that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1997, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1641(c); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1828. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1829. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-39, ``Human 
     Papillomavirus Vaccination and Reporting Act of 2007,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1830. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-40, 
     ``Looraine H. Whitlock Memorial Bridge Designation Act of 
     2007,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1831. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 17-41, ``Verizon 
     Center Sales Tax Revenue Bond Approval Act of 2007,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1832. A letter from the District of Columbia Auditor, 
     Office of the District of Columbia Auditor, transmitting a 
     report entitled, ``Letter Report: Auditor's Concerns 
     Regarding Matters that May Adversely Affect the Financial 
     Operations of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer 
     Authority,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1833. A letter from the Director, Office of Management, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's Year 2006 
     Inventory of Commercial Activities, as required by the 
     Federal Activities Reform Act of 1997, Pub. L. 105-270; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1834. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, OARM, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1835. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Special Local 
     Regulation: ULHRA Hydroplane Rces, Columbia Park, Kennewick, 
     Washington. [CGD13-07-013] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received May 14, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1836. 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; Western Branch, Elizabeth 
     River, Portsmouth, VA [CGD05-07-013] (RIN: 1625-AA08) 
     received May 14, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1837. 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; Martin Lagoon, Middle River, 
     MD [CGD05-07-009] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received May 14, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1838. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Venetian Causeway (West) Drawbridge, 
     Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Mile 1088.6, and Venetian 
     Causeway (East) Drawbridge, Biscayne Bay, Miami, Miami-Dade 
     County, FL [CGD07-06-050] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received May 14, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1839. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Illinois Waterway, Illinois [CGD08-06-
     013] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received May 14, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1840. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Regulated 
     Navigation Area; Cumberland River, Clarksville, TN. [CGD08-
     07-010] (RIN: 1625-AA11) received May 14, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1841. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Charles River and its tributaries, 
     Boston, MA [CGD01-07-048] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received May 14, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1842. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Intracoastal Waterway (ICW); Inside 
     Thorofare, Atlantic City, NJ [CGD05-07-047] (RIN: 1625-AA-09) 
     received May 14, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1843. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Venetian Causeway (West) Drawbridge, 
     Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Mile 1088.6, and Venetian 
     Causeway (East) Drawbridge, Biscayne Bay, Miami, Miami-Dade 
     County, FL; Correction [CGD07-06-050] (RIN: 1625-AA09) 
     received May 14, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1844. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Celebration 2007, Appomattox River, Hopewell, VA [CCGD05-07-
     024] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received May 14, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1845. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Florence Rhodie Days Fireworks Display, Siuslaw River, 
     Florence, OR [CGD13-07-012] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received May 14, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1846. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of

[[Page 13236]]

     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone: Willoughby Point located on Langley Air Force 
     Base, Back River, Hampton, VA. [CCGD05-07-023] (RIN: 1625-
     AAOO) received May 14, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1847. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Michigan Aerospace Challenge, Muskegon Lake, Muskegon, MI. 
     [CGD09-07-011] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received May 14, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1848. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Fireworks Display, Potomac River, Oxon Hill, MD [CGD05-07-
     034] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received May 14, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1849. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Intracoastal Waterway, Treasure Island, Florida [COTP Sector 
     St. Petersburg 07-048] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received May 14, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1850. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     South Portland, Maine, Gulf Blasting Project [CGD01-07-33] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received May 14, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1851. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone: 
     Satellite Launch, NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops 
     Island, VA. [CCGD05-07-035] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received May 14, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1852. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Kimmelman's Wedding Party Fireworks Display, San Francisco 
     Bay, CA [COTP San Francisco Bay 07-007] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received May 14, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1853. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; Port 
     Pirate Festival Fireworks, Port Washington Harbor, Port 
     Washington, WI. [CGD09-07-015] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received May 
     14, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1854. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Fireworks Display, Pamlico River, Washington, North Carolina 
     [CGD05-07-040] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received May 14, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1855. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; KFOG 
     ``Kaboom'' Fireworks Display, San Francisco Bay, CA [COTP San 
     Francisco Bay 07-006] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received May 14, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1856. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Airplanes [Docket 
     No. FAA-2006-26595; Directorate Identifier 2006-NM-208-AD; 
     Amendment 39-14998; AD 2007-06-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 10, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1857. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and 
     A321 Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2006-26272; Directorate 
     Identifier 2006-NM-153-AD; Amendment 39-14999; AD 2007-06-18] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 10, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1858. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS350B, 
     AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350BA, AS350C, AS350D, and 
     AS350D1 Helicopters [Docket No. FAA-2006-25085; Directorate 
     Identifier 2006-SW-02-AD; Amendment 39-14996; AD 2007-06-15] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 10, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1859. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Peru, IL [Docket No. FAA-
     2007-27110; Airspace Docket No. 07-AGL-1] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received May 4, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1860. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Changes to the Definition of Certain Light-Sport Aircraft 
     [Docket No. FAA-2007-27160; Amendment No. 1-56] (RIN: 2120-
     AI97) received May 4, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

                          ____________________