[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 971-973]
[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:

       5120. A letter from the Administrator, Risk Management 
     Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Common Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     Potato Provisions (RIN: 0563-AC05) received January 4, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5121. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Aspergillus Flavus AF36 on Corn; 
     Temporary Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2007-0545; FRL-8342-1] received December 20, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5122. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Etoxazole; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0309; FRL-8342-8] received December 20, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5123. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's response to the Government 
     Accountability Office Review of the Loan Guarantee Program 
     under Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       5124. A letter from the Administrator Rural Housing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Thermal Standards (RIN: 0575-AC65) 
     received December 20, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5125. A letter from the Counsel for Legislation and 
     Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Implementation of 
     Mark-to-Market Program Revisions [Docket No. FR-4751-F-02] 
     (RIN: 2502-AH86) received December 20, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5126. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to China pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       5127. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports

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     to Peru pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank 
     Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       5128. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the annual report of the National Advisory 
     Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity for Fiscal 
     Year 2007, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1145(e); to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
       5129. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the twenty-seventh annual report 
     on the implementation of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 
     by departments and agencies which administer programs of 
     Federal financial assistance, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6106a(b); 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       5130. A letter from the Under Secretary Food, Nutrition, 
     and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Special 
     Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and 
     Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages [FNS-2006-
     0037] (RIN: 0584-AD77) received December 20, 2007, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
       5131. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Measuring 
     Educational Gains in the National Reporting System for Adult 
     Education (RIN:1830-ZA06) received January 15, 2008, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
       5132. 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 
     December 20, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
       5133. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator 
     Office of Diversion Control, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Issuance of 
     Multiple Prescriptions for Schedule II Controlled Substances 
     [Docket No. DEA-287F] (RIN: 1117-AB01) received December 20, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       5134. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; Clean Air Interstate 
     Rule Budget Trading Programs [EPA-R03-OAR-2007-0381; FRL-
     8510-3] received December 20, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5135. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality 
     Planning Purposes; North Carolina; Redesignation of the 
     Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to 
     Attainment for Ozone [EPA-R04-OAR-2007-0601-200747; FRL-8510-
     4] received December 20, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5136. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of State 
     Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Iowa; Clean 
     Air Mercury Rule [EPA-R07-OAR-2007-0655; FRL-8510-6] received 
     December 20, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5137. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Partial Removal of Direct Final 
     Rule and Revision of the Nonroad Diesel Technical Amendments 
     and Tier 3 Technical Relief Provision [EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0652; 
     FRL-8509-9] (RIN: 2060-A037) received December 20, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       5138. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: 
     Extension of Global Laboratory and Analytical Use Exemption 
     for Essential Class I Ozone-Depleting Substances [EPA-HQ-OAR-
     2007-0384; FRL-8510-9] (RIN: 2060-AO28) received December 20, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       5139. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: 
     The 2008 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of Methyl 
     Bromide [EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-1016; FRL-8510-8] (RIN: 2060-A030) 
     received December 20, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5140. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution 
     Control District and San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control 
     District [EPA-R09-OAR-2007-1074, FRL-8509-8] received 
     December 20, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5141. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the Continuous 
     Emissions Monitoring Rule for the Acid Rain Program, NOx 
     Budget Training Program, Clean Air Interstate Rule, and the 
     Clean Air Mercury Rule. [EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0132; FRL--8511-1] 
     (RIN: 2060-AN16) received December 20, 2007, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5142. A letter from the Chief Acquisition Officer, GSA, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2006-007, 
     Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct [FAC 2005-22; 
     FAR Case 2006-007; Item II; Docket 2007-0001; Sequence 1] 
     (RIN: 9000-AK67) received January 4, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       5143. A letter from the Chief Acquisition Officer, GSA, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2006-008, 
     Implementation of Section 104 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     2005 [FAC 2005-22; FAR Case 2006-008; Item I; Docket 2006-
     020; Sequence 12] (RIN: 9000-AK63) received January 4, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5144. 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; Introduction [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.
       5145. A letter from the White House Liaison, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting a report pursuant to 
     the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5146. 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.
       5147. 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.
       5148. 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.
       5149. 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.
       5150. 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.
       5151. A letter from the Director, National Gallery of Art, 
     transmitting in accordance with Section 647(b) of Division F 
     of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY 2004, Pub. L. 108-
     199, the Gallery's report on competitive sourcing efforts for 
     FY 2007 and 2008; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       5152. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for fiscal year 2007; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5153. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Commission, 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 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5154. 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; Recreational 
     Management Measures for the Summer Flounder Fishery; Fishing 
     Year 2008 [Docket No. 070827484-7581-02] (RIN: 0648-AV99) 
     received December 20, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5155. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Spiny Dogfish 
     Fishery; Commercial Period 2 Quota Harvested [Docket No. 
     060418103-6181-02] (RIN: 0648-XD92) received December 20, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       5156. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, Fisheries, 
     NMFS, National Oceanic

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     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Atlantic Highly Migratory 
     Species; Atlantic Commercial Shark Management Measures 
     [Docket No. 070803437-7666-02] (RIN: 0648-AV93) received 
     December 20, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       5157. A letter from the Acting Director Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Halibut in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     070213032-7032-01] (RIN: 0648-XE05) received December 20, 
     2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       5158. A letter from the Deputy Director, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule -- United 
     States Army Restricted Area, Kuluk Bay, Adak, AK -- received 
     December 20, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5159. A letter from the Deputy Director of Civil Works, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Department of the Navy, Chesapeake Bay, in Vicinity 
     of Bloodsworth Island, MD -- received December 20, 2007, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5160. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Optional Method of Filing Form FMC-
     18, Application for a License as an Ocean Transportation 
     Intermediary (RIN: 3072-AC32) received January 4, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5161. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting an extension of 
     the Department's Memorandum of Understanding Between the 
     Government of the United States of America and the Government 
     of the Republic of Mali Concerning the Imposition of Import 
     Restrictions on Certain Categories of Archaeological Material 
     from the Region of the Niger River Valley and the Bandiagara 
     Escarpment and the Department's Memorandum of Understanding 
     between the United States and the Government of the Republic 
     of Guatemala concerning the imposition of import restrictions 
     on archaeological objects and material from the pre-Columbian 
     Cultures of Guatemala, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2602(g)(1); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5162. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's update on the 
     details of projects that will be conducted under the Medicare 
     Hopsital Gainsharing Demonstration, pursuant to Section 5007 
     of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       5163. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Revisit User Fee Program for Medicare Survey 
     and Certification Activities [CMS-2278-IFC2] (RIN: 0938-AP22) 
     received December 20, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Energy and Commerce.

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