[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1] [Senate] [Pages 737-738] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: EC-4607. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual report on civil works activities for fiscal year 2006; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4608. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Dimethenamid; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8342-7) received on January 2, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4609. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fluroxypyr; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8343-2) received on January 2, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4610. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulation of Oil- Bearing Hazardous Secondary Materials From the Petroleum Refining Industry Processed in a Gasification System to Produce Synthesis Gas'' ((RIN2050-AE78)(FRL No. 8511-5)) received on January 2, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4611. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to Consolidated Federal Air Rule; Correction'' ((RIN2060- A045)(FRL No. 8511-7)) received on January 2, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4612. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; Clean Air Interstate Rule Budget Trading Program'' (FRL No. 8510-3) received on December 20, 2007; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4613. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``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'' (FRL No. 8510-4) received on December 20, 2007; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4614. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Iowa; Clean Air Mercury Rule'' (FRL No. 8510-6) received on December 20, 2007; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4615. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Aspergillus Flavus AF36 on Corn; Temporary Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8342-1) received on December 20, 2007; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4616. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Etoxazole; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8342-8) received on December 20, 2007; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4617. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Partial Removal of Direct Final Rule and Revision of the Nonroad Diesel Technical Amendments and Tier 3 Technical Relief Provision'' ((RIN2060-A037)(FRL No. 8509-9)) received on December 20, 2007; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4618. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Extension of Global Laboratory and Analytical Use Exemption for Essential Class I Ozone- Depleting Substances'' ((RIN2060-AO28)(FRL No. 8510-9)) received on December 20, 2007; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4619. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2008 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide'' ((RIN2060-AO30)(FRL No. 8510-8)) received on December 20, 2007; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4620. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District and San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District'' (FRL No . 8509-8) received on December 20, 2007; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4621. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to the Continuous Emissions Monitoring Rule for the Acid Rain Program, NOx Budget Trading Program, Clean Air Interstate Rule, and the Clean Air Mercury Rule'' ((RIN2060-AN16)(FRL No. 8511-1)) received on December 20, 2007; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4622. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of proposed licenses for the export of two commercial communications satellites to French Guiana; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4623. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a proposed license for the export of defense articles relative to the application of brushless motors and cable systems to Sweden and Italy; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4624. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a proposed agreement for the export of defense articles to Germany for the production and support of the Paveway weapons system; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4625. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a proposed agreement for the export of Up-Armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles to Iraq; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4626. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a proposed technical assistance agreement for the export of technical data to South Korea to support the manufacture of HMPT500 Series Transmissions; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4627. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement for the transfer of hardware to Greece and Israel for the manufacture of High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4628. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, the report of the texts and background statements of international agreements, other than treaties (List 2007- 286--2007-288); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4629. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual report relative to the Department's competitive sourcing efforts during fiscal year 2007; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-4630. A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a petition that was filed on behalf of workers from the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to be added to the Special Exposure Cohort; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. [[Page 738]] EC-4631. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Participants' Choices of TSP Funds'' (5 CFR Part 1601) received on January 2, 2008; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-4632. A communication from the President, Federal Financing Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's performance plan for fiscal years 2007 and 2008; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-4633. A communication from the Chairman, National Labor Relations Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semiannual Report of the Board's Inspector General for the period of April 1, 2007 through September 30, 2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-4634. A communication from the President, James Madison Memorial Foundation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Foundation's annual report for the year ending September 30, 2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-4635. A communication from the Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to locality payments; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-4636. A communication from the Administrator, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semiannual Report of the Administration's Inspector General for the period of April 1, 2007, through September 30, 2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-4637. A communication from the Secretary of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semiannual Report of the Department's Inspector General for the period of April 1, 2007, through September 30, 2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-4638. A communication from the Director of the Peace Corps, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2007, through September 30, 2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-4639. A communication from the Administrator, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Administration's competitive sourcing efforts during fiscal year 2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-4640. A communication from the Administrator, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a semiannual report relative to the Inspector General's auditing activity; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-4641. A communication from the Federal Co-Chairman, Delta Regional Authority, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Authority's audited financial statements for fiscal year 2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-4642. A communication from the Industry Operations Specialist, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``U.S. Munitions Import List and Import Restrictions Applicable to Certain Countries'' (RIN1140-AA29) received on January 2, 2008; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-4643. A communication from the Director of the Regulations and Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Removal of Tobacco Products and Cigarette Papers and Tubes, Without Removal of Tax, for United States Use in Law Enforcement Activities'' (RIN1513-AA99) received on December 19, 2007; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-4644. A communication from the Chairman, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Commission's competitive sourcing efforts during fiscal year 2007; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. EC-4645. A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``VA Acquisition Regulation: Plain Language Rewrite'' (RIN2900- AK78) received on January 3, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-4646. A communication from the White House Liaison, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination for the position of Secretary of Veterans Affairs, received on January 3, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-4647. A communication from the White House Liaison, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of action on a nomination for the position of Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs, received on January 3, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-4648. A communication from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Streamlining of the Farm Service Agency's Direct Farm Loan Programs; Conforming Changes'' (RIN0560-AF60) received on January 7, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-4649. A communication from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Streamlining of the Farm Service Agency's Direct Farm Loan Programs; Final Rule'' (RIN0560-AF60) received on January 7, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-4650. A communication from the Chairman, National Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Administration's Annual Performance Budget for fiscal year 2008; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-4651. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Suspension of Community Eligibility'' (72 FR 68748) received on January 8, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-4652. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Suspension of Community Eligibility'' (72 FR 68750) received on January 8, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-4653. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations'' (72 FR 67663) received on January 8, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-4654. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Flood Elevation Determinations'' (72 FR 68752) received on January 8, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-4655. A communication from the Secretary, Bureau of Certification and Licensing, Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Filing of Proof of Financial Responsibility'' (FMC Docket No. 07-06) received on January 8, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4656. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the use of Federal power allocations by Indian tribes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-4657. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Allocation of Prepaid Qualified Mortgage Insurance Premiums for 2007'' (Notice 2008-15) received on January 14, 2008; to the Committee on Finance. EC-4658. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``2007 Section 832 Salvage Discount Factors'' (Rev. Proc. 2008-11) received on January 23, 2008; to the Committee on Finance. EC-4659. A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to projects that will be conducted under the Medicare Hospital Gainsharing Demonstration; to the Committee on Finance. ____________________