[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 412-413]
[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:

       5051. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the annual report of the 
     Maritime Administration (MARAD) for Fiscal Year 2006, 
     pursuant to 46 U.S.C. app. 1118; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       5052. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on 
     the approved retirement of Vice Admiral Terrance T. Etnyre, 
     United States Navy, and his advancement to the grade of vice 
     admiral on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       5053. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting authorization of the enclosed list of officers 
     to wear the insignia of the grade of brigadier general in 
     accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       5054. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Installations and Environment, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting notification of the decision to cancel the 
     public-private competition for the Naval Supply Systems 
     Command's ocean terminal operations and maintenance services; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5055. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's annual report on the status of 
     efforts to secure material in Russia and the former Soviet 
     States, pursuant to Public Law 106-398, section 3171; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       5056. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Identify 
     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 December 20, 2007, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       5057. A letter from the General Counsel, 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 December 20, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       5058. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     ACCEPTANCE FROM FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUERS OF FINANCIAL 
     STATEMENTS PREPARED IN

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     ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS 
     WITHOUT RECONCILIATION TO U.S. GAAP [RELEASE NOS. 33-8879; 
     34-57026; INTERNATIONAL SERIES RELEASE NO. 1306; File No. S7-
     13-07] (RIN: 3235-AJ90) received January 4, 2008, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       5059. A letter from the Assistant Associate Administrator, 
     SNP, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Applying for Free and Reduced Price Meals in the 
     National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program 
     and for Benefits in the Special Milk Program and Technical 
     Amendments [Docket No.: FNS-2007-0023] (RIN: 0584-AD54) 
     received December 20, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       5060. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Regulatory 
     Amendment to Modify Recordkeeping and Reporting and Observer 
     Requirements; Correction [Docket No. 071106654-7655-01] (RIN: 
     0648-AW20) received December 20, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5061. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast 
     Multispecies Fishery; Temporary Haddock Size Limit Extension 
     [Docket No. 070709299-7300-01] (RIN: 0648-AV75) received 
     December 20, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       5062. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator For 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Groundfish and Halibut Fisheries of the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area and Gulf of Alaska, Seabird 
     Avoidance Measures Revisions [Docket No. 070705262-7683-03] 
     (RIN: 0648-AV38) received January 4, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5063. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting a copy of a draft bill, ``To amend 
     title 38, United States Code, to establish within the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, the position of Assistant 
     Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, and 
     for other purposes.''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       5064. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's Fiscal Year 2006 annual 
     report on Veteran's Employment in the Federal Government; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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