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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H6626 on Aug. 10, 2010.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:
8716. A letter from the Under Secretary for Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report that the Department intends to impose additional foreign policy-based export controls on certain equipment for the execution of human beings, under the authority of Section 6 of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, and continued by Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001, as extended by the Notice of August 15, 2009; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
8717. A letter from the Federal Co-Chairman, Delta Regional Authority, transmitting in compliance with the Accountability for Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (ATDA), a copy of the Authority's Audited Financial Statements for FY 2009, pursuant to Public Law 106-554, section 382L. (114 Stat. 2763A-280); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
8718. A letter from the Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President, transmitting the final plan for the allocation of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 HIDTA discretionary funds; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
8719. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule
-- Safety Zone; Grand Marais Splash-In, West Bay, Lake Superior, Grand Marais, MI [Docket No.: USCG-2010-0470] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received July 20, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
8720. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule
-- Special Local Regulation for Marine Events; Temporary Change of Dates for Recurring Marine Events in the Fifth Coast Guard District [Docket No.: USCG-2010-0180] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received July 20, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
8721. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule
-- Safety Zone; DEEPWATER HORIZON at Mississippi Canyon 252 Outer Continental Shelf MODU in the Gulf of Mexico [Docekt No.: USCG-2010-0448] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received July 20, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
8722. A letter from the Attorney, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; Fireworks for the Virginia Lake Festival, Buggs Island Lake, Clarksville, VA [Docket No.: USCG-2010-0478] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received July 20, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
8723. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule
-- Safety Zones: Neptune Deep Water Port, Atlantic Ocean, Boston, MA [Docket No.: USCG-2010-0542] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received July 20, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
8724. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's report on the Tribal-State Road Maintenance Agreements, pursuant to Public Law 109-59, section 1119(k); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
8725. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, transmitting an annual report concerning operations at the Naval Petroleum Reserves for fiscal year 2009, pursuant to the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 7431(c); jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Commerce.
8726. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, transmitting Report to Congress on Dedicated Ethanol Pipeline Feasibility; jointly to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce.
8727. A letter from the Board of Trustees, Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, transmitting the 2010 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 401(c)(2), 1395i(b)(2), and 1395t(b)(2); (H. Doc. No. 111-138); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce, and ordered to be printed.
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