[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 10209-10211]
[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:

       1231. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Organization; Eligibility and 
     Scope of Financing; Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan Policies 
     and Operations, and Funding Operations; Definitions; and 
     Disclosure to Shareholders; Director Elections (RIN: 3052-
     AC43) received April 3, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1232. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a request for FY 2009 supplemental 
     appropriations for ongoing military, diplomatic, and 
     intelligence operations; (H. Doc. No. 111-27); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1233. A letter from the Chair, Congressional Oversight 
     Panel, transmitting the Panel's monthly report, pursuant to 
     Public Law 110-343, section 125(b); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       1234. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled, ``U.S. Government Foreign 
     Credit Exposure as of December 31, 2007,'' pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2656h(b); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1235. A letter from the Interim Assistant Secretary Office 
     of Financial Stability, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's monthly report on its 
     activities and expenditures under section 105(a) of the 
     Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       1236. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a proposal to expand significantly the 
     resources available to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 
     through its New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       1237. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Communications and Information, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- 
     Amendments to the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Program to 
     Implement the DTV Delay Act [Docket Number: 090212171-9172-
     01] (RIN: 0660-AA19) received March 30, 2009, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1238. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to persons who commit, 
     threaten to commit, or support terrorism that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1641(c); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1239. 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.
       1240. 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.
       1241. 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.
       1242. A letter from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1243. A letter from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1244. A letter from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1245. A letter from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1246. A letter from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1247. A letter from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1248. A letter from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1249. A letter from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1250. A letter from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1251. A letter from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1252. A letter from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1253. A letter from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1254. A letter from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1255. A letter from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1256. A letter from the Director, Office of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1257. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's annual report for 
     the calendar year 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j), section 
     3(a); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1258. A letter from the Acting Archivist of the United 
     States, National Archives and Records Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's annual Performance and 
     Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2008, ending September 
     30, 2008; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1259. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of 
     National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the 
     President, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       1260. A letter from the Acting President & CEO, Overseas 
     Private Investment Corporation, transmitting the 
     Corporation's Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Report, pursuant to 
     Public Law 107-174, section 203; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1261. A letter from the Secretary to the Board, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's Fiscal Year 2008 
     annual report, pursuant to Public Law 107-174, section 203; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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       1262. A letter from the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     transmitting the quarterly report of receipts and 
     expenditures of appropriations and other funds for the period 
     January 1, 2009 through March 31, 2009 as compiled by the 
     Chief Administrative Officer, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a 
     Public Law 88-454; (H. Doc. No. 111-26); to the Committee on 
     House Administration and ordered to be printed.
       1263. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the 
     United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal Rules 
     of Appellate Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme 
     Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2074; (H. Doc. No. 111-28); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
       1264. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the 
     United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal Rules 
     of Civil Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme 
     Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2072; (H. Doc. No. 111-29); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
       1265. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the 
     United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal Rules 
     of Criminal Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme 
     Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2074; (H. Doc. No. 111-30); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
       1266. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the 
     United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal Rules 
     of Bankruptcy Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme 
     Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2075; (H. Doc. No. 111-31); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
       1267. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's report entitled, ``Report on Denial of Visas to 
     Confiscators of American Property,'' pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 
     1182d Public Law 105-277, section 2225(c); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       1268. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting a draft bill entitled, 
     ``Multidistrict Litigation Restoration Act of 2009''; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       1269. A letter from the Vice President Government Affairs 
     and Corporate Communications, Amtrak National Railroad 
     Passenger Corporation, transmitting an addendum to the Fiscal 
     Year 2010 Legislative and Grant Request of February 17, 2009, 
     pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 24315(a)(2); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1270. A letter from the Attorney, Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Perdido Regional Host Outer Continental Shelf 
     Platform in the Gulf of Mexico [Docket No.: USCG-2008-1051] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received April 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1271. A letter from the Project Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) 
     Implementation in the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials 
     Endorsement for a Commercial Driver's License [Docket Nos: 
     TSA-2006-24191; USCG-2006-24196] (RIN: 1652-AA41) received 
     April 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1272. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Temporary Security Zone; Freeport LNG Basin, Freeport, TX 
     [USCG-2009-0005] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received April 7, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1273. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Security Zone; West Basin, Port Canaveral Harbor, Cape 
     Canaveral, Florida [Docket No.: USCG-2008-0752] (RIN: 1625-
     AA87) received April 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1274. A letter from the Attorney -- Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Chehalis, Hoquiam, and 
     Wishkah Rivers, Aberdeen and Hoquiam, WA, Schedule Change 
     [Docket No.: USCG-2008-1095] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received April 
     7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1275. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Security Zone; Port of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico [Docket No.: 
     USCG-2008-0070] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received April 7, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1276. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Temporary Moving Security Zone; Freeport Channel Entrance, 
     Freeport, TX [USCG-2009-0006] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received April 
     7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1277. A letter from the Attorney, Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Saftey Zone: Route 5 Bridge Demolition, Chickahominy 
     River, Charles City County and James City County, VA. [Docket 
     No.: USCG-2008-1198] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received April 7, 2009, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1278. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays within the Fifth Coast 
     Guard District [Docket No.: USCG-2008-0189] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received April 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1279. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's report for 
     fiscal year 2008 on foreign aviation authorities to which the 
     Administrator provided services in the preceding fiscal year, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-305, section 202; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1280. A letter from the FMCSA Regulatory Ombudsman, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Elimination of Route Designation Requirement 
     for Motor Carriers Transporting Passengers Over Regular 
     Routes [Docket No.: FMCSA-2008-0235] (RIN: 2126-AB16) 
     received April 3, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1281. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Reno, NV [Docket No.: FAA-
     2008-1108; Airspace Docket No. 08-AWP-11] received April 3, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1282. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 
     (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-
     2008-0521; Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-040-AD; Amendment 
     39-15854; AD 2009-06-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 3, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1283. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 
     (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-
     2008-0888; Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-084-AD; Amendment 
     39-15840; AD 2009-06-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 3, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1284. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2C10 
     (Regional Jet Series 700, 701, & 702) Airplanes, Model CL-
     600-2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705) Airplanes, and Model CL-
     600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900) Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-
     2008-0522; Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-041-AD; Amendment 
     39-15855; AD 2009-06-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 3, 
     2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1285. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives;Boeing Model 757-200, 757-200PF, and 
     757-300 Series Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-0846; 
     Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-045-AD; Amendment 39-15857; AD 
     2009-06-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 3, 2009, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1286. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model 
     MU-300-10 Airplanes and Model 400 and 400A Series Airplanes; 
     and Raytheon (Mitsubishi) Model MU-300 Airplanes [Docket No. 
     FAA-2008-1142; Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-060-AD; 
     Amendment 39-15861; AD 2009-07-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 3, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1287. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 
     S.A. (EMBRAER) Model ERJ 170 Airplanes and Model ERJ 190 
     Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-0831; Directorate Identifier 
     2008-NM-051-AD; Amendment 39-15853; AD 2009-06-16] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received April 3, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1288. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca Turmo IV A and IV C 
     Series Turboshaft Engines [Docket No. FAA-2006-25730; 
     Directorate Identifier 2006-NE-31-AD; Amendment 39-15798; AD 
     2009-02-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 3, 2009, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1289. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; 
     Bombardier Model DHC-8-102, -103, and -106 Airplanes, and 
     Model DHC-8-200, -300, and -400 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 
     FAA-2008-1361; Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-140-AD; 
     Amendment 39-15858; AD 2009-06-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 3, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1290. A letter from the Acting Officer for Civil Rights and 
     Civil Liberties, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's report for the Office of Civil 
     Rights and Civil Liberties for the First Quarter of Fiscal 
     Year 2009, pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 345(b); jointly to the 
     Committees on Homeland Security and the Judiciary.

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