[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 1787-1788]
[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:

       5257. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, 
     Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a comprehensive review of the C-5 Reliability Enhancement and 
     Re-Engining Program (RERP), pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2433; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       5258. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, 
     Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a letter regarding the Department's report on the amount of 
     purchases from foreign entities for Fiscal Year 2007, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-201, section 827 (110 Stat. 2611); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5259. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting Notice of the decision to conduct a standard 
     competition of the Supply functions at Robins Air Force Base 
     (AFB), Georgia, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2433(e)(1); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       5260. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     letter regarding a report to be submitted pursuant to Section 
     813 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2006, Pub. L. 109-360; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5261. 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 next higher grade in accordance 
     with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       5262. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting Authorization of Captain David W. Titley to wear 
     the insignia of the grade of rear admiral (lower half) in 
     accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       5263. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting authorization of Colonel Leonard A. Patrick 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.
       5264. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, 
     Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report on space-available transportation as 
     required by Section 359 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act of FY 2006, Pub. L. 109-163; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       5265. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisitions, 
     Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the budgeting of the Department of Defense for 
     the sustainment of key military equipment, pursuant to Public 
     Law 109-163, section 361; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5266. A letter from the Congressional Assistant, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Joint Report to Congress on the Economic Growth and 
     Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       5267. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's 2008 Report on Foreign Policy-
     Based Export Controls; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       5268. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to South Korea pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of 
     the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       5269. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Service, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Interstate Shipment of Etiologic Agents (RIN: 0920-
     AA19) received January 25, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5270. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Transparency Provisions of Section 23 of the 
     Natural Gas Act [Docket No. RM07-10-000; Order No. 704] 
     received December 27, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5271. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- 
     Retirement Systems Modernization (RIN: 3206-AL34) received 
     January 2, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5272. A letter from the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Revision of Special Regulation for the Central 
     Idaho and Yellowstone Area Nonessential Experimental 
     Populations of Gray Wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains 
     [FWS-R6-ES-2008-009 92220-1113-0000; ABC Code: C3] (RIN: 
     1018-AV39) received January 28, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5273. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish, 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat 
     for the Tidewater Goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) [FWS-R8-ES-
     2008-0010 92210-1117-0000-B4] (RIN: 1018-AU81) received 
     January 28, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       5274. 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 Y-12 
     Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee 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.
       5275. A letter from the Acting Director, National Drug 
     Intelligence Center, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's National Drug Threat Assessment 2008; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       5276. A letter from the Director, National Drug 
     Intelligence Center, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's National Methamphetamine Threat Assessment 2008; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5277. A letter from the Director of Regulations Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Loan Guaranty: Loan Servicing and Claims 
     Procedures Modifications (RIN: 2900-AL65) received January 
     28, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.

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       5278. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Disclosure of Return Information to 
     the Bureau of the Census [TD 9373] (RIN: 1545-BH30) received 
     January 2, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5279. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Disclosure of Return Information to 
     the Bureau of the Census [TD 9372] (RIN: 1545-BE08) received 
     January 2, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5280. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Effective Date Relief for Unified Rule for Loss 
     on Subsidiary Stock [Notice 2008-9] received January 2, 2008, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5281. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Election of Alternative Funding Schedule 
     [Announcement 2008-2] received January 2, 2008, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5282. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Nuclear Decommissioning Funds [TD 
     9374] (RIN: 1545-BF09) received January 2, 2008, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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