[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 683-684]
[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:

       5100. A letter from the Executive Director, Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Exemption From Registration for Certain Foreign 
     Persons (RIN: 3038-AC26) received January 15, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5101. A letter from the Executive Director, Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Rules Relating To Review of National Futures 
     Association Decisions in Disciplinary, Membership Denial, 
     Registration and Member Responsibility Actions (RIN: 3038-
     AC43) received January 15, 2008, pursuant to 5

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     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5102. A letter from the Executive Director, Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Termination of Associated Persons and 
     Principals of Futures Commission Merchants, Introducing 
     Brokers, Commodity Trading Advisors, Commodity Pool Operators 
     and Leverage Transaction Merchants (RIN: 3038-AC45) received 
     January 15, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5103. A letter from the Executive Director, Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Maintenance of Books, Records and Reports by 
     Traders (RIN: 3038-AC22) received January 15, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5104. A letter from the Executive Director, Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Special Calls -- received January 15, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5105. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations -- received January 
     15, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       5106. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations; Correction -- 
     received January 15, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5107. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No. FEMA-8005] 
     received January 15, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5108. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations -- received January 
     15, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       5109. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule -- Records Preservation Program and Appendices-Record 
     Retention Guidelines; Catastrophic Act Preparedness 
     Guidelines (RIN: 3133-AD24) received January 16, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       5110. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Services, Department of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Direct Grant Programs [Docket 
     ID ED-2007-OCFO-0132] (RIN: 1890-AA15) received January 17, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
       5111. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Economic 
     Analysis, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Direct Investment Surveys; BE-11, 
     Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad [Docket No. 07 
     0301041-7802-03] (RIN: 0691-AA63) received January 17, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       5112. A letter from the Assistant Secretary For Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Revisions and Technical 
     Corrections to the Export Administration Regulations and the 
     Defense Priorities and Allocations System Regulation [Docket 
     No. 071011588-7712-02] (RIN: 0694-AE15) received January 15, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       5113. A letter from the Chief Acquisition Officer, GSA, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition 
     Circular 2005-22; Small Entity Compliance Guide [Docket FAR-
     2007-0002, Sequence 7] received January 4, 2008, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       5114. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and Publications 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- 26 CFR 601.201: Rulings and determination 
     letters. (Rev. Proc. 2008-09) received January 16, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5115. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Life Insurance Reserves ---- Proposed 
     AG VACARVM and Life PBR [Notice 2008-18] received January 16, 
     2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       5116. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Section 42.---Low-Income Housing 
     Credit 26 CFR 1.42-16: Eligible basis reduced by federal 
     grants. (Rev. Rul. 2008-6) received January 16, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5117. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Cell Captive Insurance Arrangements: Insurance 
     Company Characterization and Certain Federal Tax Elections 
     [Notice 2008-19] received January 16, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5118. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Section 162.---Trade or Business Expenses 26 
     CFR 1.162-1: Business Expenses. (Also 801, 831) (Rev. Rul. 
     2008-8) received January 16, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5119. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Guidance Under Section 1502; Miscellaneous 
     Operating Rules for Successor Persons; Succession to Items of 
     the Liquidating Corporation [TD 9376] (RIN: 1545-BD54) 
     received January 16, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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