[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 6] [House] [Pages 8068-8069] [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: 6443. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Spirodiclofen; Pesticide Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0398; FRL-8362-2] received April 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture. 6444. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Pyridalyl; Pesticide Tolerances [EPA- HQ-OPP-2004-0306; FRL-8361-4] received April 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture. 6445. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Chlorantraniliprole; Pesticide Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0275; FRL-8357-3] received April 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture. 6446. A letter from the Chairman, Commission on the National Guard and Reserves, transmitting the Commission's final report entitled, ``Transforming the National Guard and Reserves into a 21st-Century Operational Force''; to the Committee on Armed Services. 6447. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, transmitting the 2007 Annual Report regarding the Department's enforcement activities under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1691f; to the Committee on Financial Services. 6448. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's report pursuant to the Buy American Act, pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 10a(b); to the Committee on Financial Services. 6449. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a draft bill that would eliminate the four-year limitation on contracts for the manufacture of distinctive paper for United States currency and securities; to the Committee on Financial Services. 6450. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a draft bill, ``To authorize United States participation in, and appropriations for, the United States to contribute to an international clean technology fund''; to the Committee on Financial Services. 6451. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy, Department of the Treasury, transmitting two reports entitled, ``Social Security Reform: Benchmarks for Assessing Fairness and Benefit Adequacy'' and ``Social Security Reform: Mechanisms for Achieving True Pre-Funding''; to the Committee on Financial Services. 6452. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Procedures for Debt Collection -- received April 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services. 6453. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Grants to States for Operation of Qualified High Risk Pools [CMS-2260-F] (RIN: 0938-AO46) received April 24, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 6454. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental [[Page 8069]] Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Change of Address for Submission of Certain Reports; Technical Correction [FRL-8563-1] received April 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 6455. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Revised PM2.5 Motor Vehicle Emissions Budget; State of New Jersey [EPA-R02-OAR-2008-0005; FRL-8562- 1] received April 31, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 6456. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) technical assistance to Iran during calendar year 2007, pursuant to Public Law 107-228; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 6457. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of Management and Budget, transmitting the Office's final rule -- Cost Accounting Standards Board; Contract Clauses -- received April 9, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 6458. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's study report on the Angel Island Immigration Station and the Pacific Coast Immigration Museum; to the Committee on Natural Resources. 6459. A letter from the Executive Director, Pacific Fishery Management Council, transmitting the Council's recommendations for international actions to address overfishing of Eastern Pacific Yellowfin Tuna in compliance with Section 304(i)(2)(B) the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; to the Committee on Natural Resources. 6460. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Visas: Documentation of Nonimmigrants under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended [Public Notice: ] received April 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary. 6461. A letter from the Acting Administrator, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's report on the foreign aviation authorities to which the Federal Aviation Administration provided services for Fiscal Year 2007, pursuant to Public Law 103-305, section 202; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 6462. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting the Commission's report on the amount of acquisitions made by the commission from entities that manufacture articles, materials or supplies outside the United States, pursuant to Section 641 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 6463. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting the 46th Annual Report of the activities of the Commission for fiscal year 2007, which ended September 30, 2007, pursuant to 46 U.S.C. app. 1118; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 6464. A letter from the Vice President, Government Affairs and Corporate Communications, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, transmitting Amtrak's Grant and Legislative Request for FY09 and other materials, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 24315(a); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 6465. A letter from the President and CEO, Pacific Maritime Association, transmitting the Association's 2007 Annual Report; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 6466. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's report entitled, ``Department of Energy FY 2006 -- FY 2007 Methane Hydrate Report to Congress,'' pursuant to Section 4(e)(5) of the Methane Hydrate Research Act of 2000; to the Committee on Science and Technology. 6467. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's views on H.R. 4847, the United States Fire Administration (USFA) Reauthorization Act of 2007; to the Committee on Science and Technology. 6468. A letter from the Chairman, National Science Board, transmitting the Board's report entitled, ``International Science and Engineering Partnership: A Priority for U.S. Foreign Policy and Our Nation's Innovation Enterprise''; to the Committee on Science and Technology. 6469. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- Tier 1 Issue -- Section 965 Foreign Earnings Repatriation Directive #2 [LMSB Control No: LMSB-4-0408-021] received April 23, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 6470. A letter from the Acting Assistant Director, Directives and Regulations Branch, Office of Regulatory and Management Services, USDA, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- National Forest System Land Management Planning (RIN: 0596-AB86) received April 18, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Natural Resources and Agriculture. 6471. A letter from the Program Manager, CMM, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System Payment Update for Rate Year Beginning July 1, 2008 (RY 2008) [CMS- 1401-N] (RIN: 0938-AO92) received May 2, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce. 6472. A letter from the Program Manager, CMS, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System for Long-Term Care Hospitals RY 2009: Annual Payment Rate Updates, Policy Changes, and Clarifications; and Electronic Submission of Cost Reports: Revision to Effective Date of Cost Reporting Period [CMS-13930f] (RIN: 0938-AO94) received May 2, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce. 6473. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting an annual report of the Department's Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties for fiscal year 2007, pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 345(b); jointly to the Committees on Homeland Security and the Judiciary. ____________________