[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 4478-4480]
[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-5442. A communication from the Administrator, Rural
Housing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Community
Facilities Grant Program'' (RIN0575-AC75) received on March
17, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
EC-5443. A communication from the Administrator, Risk
Management Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Common Crop
Insurance Regulations; Florida Citrus Fruit Crop Insurance
Provisions'' (RIN0563-AC01) received on March 14, 2008; to
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-5444. A communication from the Administrator, Dairy
Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant
to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Dairy Product
Mandatory Reporting'' (Docket No. DA-06-07) received on March
14, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
EC-5445. A communication from the Administrator,
Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Dates Grown or Packed in Riverside County, California;
Decreased Assessment Rate'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0104)
received on March 14, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-5446. A communication from the Administrator,
Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Decreased Assessment Rate''
(Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0114) received on March 14, 2008; to
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-5447. A communication from the Director, Regulatory
Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Dairy
Disaster Assistance Payment Program III'' (RIN0560-AH74)
received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-5448. A communication from the Director, Regulatory
Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Prothioconazole; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8353-2)
received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-5449. A communication from the Under Secretary of
Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a violation of the Antideficiency Act within the
Joint Intelligence Operations Center of the Department of the
Navy; to the Committee on Appropriations.
EC-5450. A communication from the Secretary of the Army,
transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual report relative to
the Recruiter Incentive Pay Pilot Program; to the Committee
on Armed Services.
EC-5451. A communication from the Secretary of the Air
Force, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to
the scope of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite
program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-5452. A communication from the Acting Director, Office
of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska;
Inseason Adjustment to the 2008 Gulf of Alaska Pollock Total
Allowable Catch Amount'' (RIN0684-XE84) received on March 14,
2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
EC-5453. A communication from the Acting Director, Office
of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka
Mackerel Lottery in Areas 542 and 543'' (RIN0684-XF05)
received on March 14, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
EC-5454. A communication from the Acting Director, Office
of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska;
Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels 60 Feet Length Overall and
Using Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area'' (RIN0684-XF06) received on March 14, 2008;
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5455. A communication from the Acting Director, Office
of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka
Mackerel by Vessels in the Amendment 80 Limited Access
Fishery in the Eastern Aleutian District and Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0684-XF52) received on
March 14, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
EC-5456. A communication from the Acting Director, Office
of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska;
Pacific Cod by Vessels in the Amendment 80 Limited Access
Fishery in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management
Area'' (RIN0684-XF25) received on March 14, 2008; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5457. A communication from the Deputy Assistant
Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Extension of
Emergency Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of the Toxin
that Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning'' (RIN0648-AT48)
received on March 14, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
EC-5458. A communication from the Deputy Assistant
Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Rule
to Implement the Northeast Region Standardized Bycatch
Reporting Methodology'' (RIN0648-AV70) received on March 14,
2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
EC-5459. A communication from the Acting Director, Office
of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Fisheries; Temporary Rule; Inseason Retention Limit
Adjustment'' (RIN0648-XF39) received on March 14, 2008; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5460. A communication from the Under Secretary of
Commerce (Intellectual Property), transmitting, pursuant to
law, the report of a rule entitled ``Changes in the
Requirement for a Description of the Mark in Trademark
Applications'' (RIN0651-AC17) received on March 17, 2008; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5461. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of
the Interior (Fish and Wildlife and Parks), transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National
Park System Units in Alaska--Part 13, Phase II'' (RIN1024-
AD38) received on March 12, 2008; to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
EC-5462. A communication from the Secretary of Energy,
transmitting, a letter expressing the Administration's strong
opposition to efforts to impose suspensions on the
acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve;
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-5463. A communication from the Administrator, Energy
Information Administration, Department of Energy,
transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, ``Emissions
of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2006''; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-5464. A communication from the Attorney, Office of
Assistant General Counsel for Legislation and Regulatory Law,
Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Alternative Fuel Transportation
Program; Private and Local Government Fleet Determination''
(RIN1904-AB69) received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-5465. A communication from the Director, Regulatory
Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation
Plans; New Hampshire; Determination of Attainment of the
Ozone Standard'' (FRL No. 8543-4) received on March 17, 2008;
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-5466. A communication from the Director, Regulatory
Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans;
Revisions to the Nevada State Implementation Plan; Stationary
Source Permits'' (FRL No. 8543-6) received on March 17, 2008;
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-5467. A communication from the Director, Regulatory
Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Approval and Promulgation of Ohio SO2 Air
Quality Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas'' (FRL
No. 8534-4) received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
EC-5468. A communication from the Director, Regulatory
Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Determination of Nonattainment and Reclassification of the
Baton Rouge 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; State of
Louisiana'' (FRL No. 8544-6) received on March 17, 2008; to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-5469. A communication from the Director, Regulatory
Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting,
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pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Determination of Nonattainment and Reclassification of the
Beaumont/Port Arthur 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; State
of Texas; Final Rule'' (FRL No. 8543-5) received on March 17,
2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-5470. A communication from the Director, Regulatory
Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone'' (FRL No.
8544-3) received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
EC-5471. 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 ``Partial Exchange of an Annuity Contract''
(Rev. Proc. 2008-24) received on March 14, 2008; to the
Committee on Finance.
EC-5472. A communication from the Acting Regulations
Officer, Social Security Administration, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revised
Medical Criteria for Evaluating Immune System Disorders''
(RIN0960-AF33) received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee
on Finance.
EC-5473. 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 ``Amplification of Notice 2006-52; Deduction
for Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings'' (Notice 2008-40)
received on March 12, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-5474. 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 ``Abandonment of Stock and Other Securities''
((RIN1545-BE80)(TD 9386)) received on March 12, 2008; to the
Committee on Finance.
EC-5475. A communication from the Chairman, Medicare
Payment Advisory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a
report relative to the Medicare Payment Policy; to the
Committee on Finance.
EC-5476. A communication from the Commissioner, Social
Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a
report relative to a public-private competition that will be
conducted at the Administration's headquarters in Maryland;
to the Committee on Finance.
EC-5477. A communication from the Program Manager, Center
for Medicaid and State Operation, Department of Health and
Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of
a rule entitled ``Medicaid Program; Multiple Source Drug
Definition'' (RIN0938-AP26) received on March 14, 2008; to
the Committee on Finance.
EC-5478. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a
proposed license agreement for the export of defense articles
to Japan to provide support for the manufacture of fuel
control devices; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5479. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State,
transmitting, pursuant to law, a copy of the Implementing
Agreement of the treaty that was entered into with the
Government of Australia relative to Defense Trade
Cooperation; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5480. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State,
transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to
Vietnamese cooperation on accounting for POW/MIAs; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5481. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State,
transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to Taiwan's
participation as an observer at the World Health Assembly; to
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5482. A communication from the Acting 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 2008-27--2008-34); to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
EC-5483. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-certification of a
proposed manufacturing license agreement for the export of
defense services to Turkey for the manufacture of the Self
Protection Electronic Warfare System; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
EC-5484. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Amendment to the International Arms Traffic in Arms
Regulations; Sri Lanka'' (22 CFR Part 126) received on March
14, 2008; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5485. 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 services to the
Republic of Korea to provide support for maintenance services
on the J79 and J85 engines; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
EC-5486. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of an
application for a license for the export of defense services
to the United Kingdom and France to provide continued support
for the installation of the CTS-800-4N gas turbine engine
into the Westland Superlynx Helicopter; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
EC-5487. 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 commercial communications
satellites to international waters; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
EC-5488. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-certification of a
proposed manufacturing license agreement for the export of
defense services to Canada for the manufacture and assembly
of CF-18 Multi Function Display Indicators; to the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
EC-5489. 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 firearms to Georgia; to
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5490. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a
proposed transfer of eight Patriot missile systems from the
Government of Germany to the Government of the Republic of
Korea; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5491. A communication from the Deputy Director, Office
of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance,
Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Mental Health Parity; Interim
Final Amendment to Regulation'' (RIN1210-AA62) received on
March 17, 2008; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions.
EC-5492. A communication from the General Counsel, National
Labor Relations Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a
report relative to acquisitions made from foreign entities;
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-5493. A communication from the Human Resources
Specialist, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Administration and Management, Department of Labor,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy and
designation of an acting officer for the position of
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, received on
March 17, 2008; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions.
EC-5494. A communication from the Director, Regulations
Policy and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human
Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Food Labeling: Health Claims; Soluble Fiber from
Certain Foods and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease'' (Docket
No. FDA-2008-P-0090) received on March 17, 2008; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-5495. A communication from the Administrator, General
Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a
report relative to the Administration's Capital Investment
and Leasing Program; to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs.
EC-5496. A communication from the Associate General Counsel
for General Law, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination for
the position of Deputy Secretary, received on March 13, 2008;
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
EC-5497. A communication from the Director of Congressional
Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency, transmitting, pursuant
to law, the report of action on a nomination and
discontinuation of service in an acting role for the position
of General Counsel, received on March 17, 2008; to the Select
Committee on Intelligence.
EC-5498. A communication from the Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of
Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Authorized Sources of Narcotic Raw Materials''
(RIN1117-AB03) received on March 14, 2008; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
EC-5499. A communication from the Acting General Counsel,
Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of
Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Inflation Adjustment for Civil Monetary Penalties
Under Sections 274A, 274B, and 274C of the Immigration and
Nationality Act'' (RIN1125-AA61) received on March 12, 2008;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-5500. A communication from the Chairman, Federal
Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, its
Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2008 through 2013; to the
Committee on Rules and Administration.
EC-5501. A communication from the Deputy Secretary,
Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to
law, a report
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relative to the activities and accomplishments of the
Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense
Joint Executive Council; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
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