[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5] [Senate] [Pages 6866-6868] [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-5913. A communication from the Under Secretary of Agriculture (Natural Resources and Environment), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Department's proposal to accept a 160-acre donation from the Wilderness Land Trust; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5914. A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Metconazole; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8360-5) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5915. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of action on a nomination for the position of Secretary of Agriculture, received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5916. A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pyraclostrobin; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions'' (FRL No. 8359-7) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5917. A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Cyazofamid; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8360-4) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5918. A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8359-9) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5919. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Management), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to acquisitions made from foreign entities; to the Committee on Appropriations. EC-5920. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), transmitting, pursuant to law, the Defense Environmental Programs report for fiscal year 2007; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5921. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of rear admiral in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5922. A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a document recently issued by the Agency entitled, ``Lead Hazard Information Pamphlet; Notice of Availability''; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5923. A communication from the Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Changes in Maximum Mortgage Limits for Multifamily Housing'' (RIN2502- AI62) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5924. 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'' (73 FR 18189) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5925. 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'' (73 FR 18197) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5926. 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'' (73 FR 18188) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5927. A communication from the General Counsel, National Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Procedures for Debt Collection'' (Docket No. 47535-01-U) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5928. 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'' (73 FR 17926) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5929. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12978 with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5930. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination for the position of Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5931. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Inseason Trip Limit Reduction for the Hook-and-Line Commercial Fishery for Gulf Group King Mackerel in the Southern Florida West Coast Subzone'' (RIN0648-XG54) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5932. 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; Pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XG08) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5933. A communication from the Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the [[Page 6867]] report of a rule entitled ``Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities; E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers'' (FCC 08-78) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5934. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations; Ash Fork and Paulden, Arizona'' (MB Docket No. 07- 220) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5935. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations; Clayton, Oklahoma'' (MB Docket No. 07-227) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5936. A communication from the Legal Advisor, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Various Rules Affecting Wireless Services'' (WT Docket No. 03-264) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5937. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Universal Service Support for Health Care Providers--Eligibility'' (FCC 08-47) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5938. A communication from the Legal Advisor, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Facilitating the Provision of Fixed and Mobile Broadband Access, Educational and Other Advanced Services in the 2150- 2162 and 2500-2690 MHz Bands; Reviewing of the Spectrum Sharing Plan Among Non-Geostationary Satellite Orbit Mobile Satellite Service Systems in the 1.6/2.4 GHz Bands'' (FCC 08- 83) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5939. A communication from the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Inseason Trip Limit Reduction for the Commercial Fishery for Golden Tilefish for the 2008 Fishing Year'' (RIN0648-XG34) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce , Science, and Transportation. EC-5940. A communication from the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea Subarea for Vessels Participating in the BSAI Trawl Limited Access Fishery'' (RIN0648-XG52) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5941. A communication from the 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'' (RIN0648- XG70) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5942. A communication from the 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; Pollock in Statistical Area 620 in the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XG73) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce , Science, and Transportation. EC-5943. A communication from the Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Specification of Fiscal Year 2008 Total Allowable Catches for Eastern Georges Bank Cod, Eastern GB Haddock, and GB Yellowtail Flounder in the U.S./Canada Management Area'' (RIN0648-AW13) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5944. 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 American Fisheries Act Catcher Processors Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XG65) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5945. 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; Shallow-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XG62) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5946. 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 Less Than 60 Ft. LOA Using Pot or Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XG58) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5947. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a legislative proposal intended to give the Department the authority to share Restricted Data in certain situations with persons not in possession of specific security clearances; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5948. A communication from the Chief Human Capital Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy and designation of an acting officer for the position of Deputy Secretary, received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5949. A communication from the Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draft bill entitled, ``Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program Cost Reallocation Act of 2008''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5950. A communication from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Virginia Regulatory Programs'' (Docket No. VA-124-FOR) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5951. 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; Indiana; Revisions to Particulate Matter Rules'' (FRL No. 8559-7) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5952. 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; Montana; Whitefish PM10 Nonattainment Area Control Plan'' (FRL No. 8552-4) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5953. 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; Virginia; Section 110(a)(1) 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan for the White Top Mountain, Smyth County, Virginia 1- Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 8559-6) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5954. 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; Wisconsin; Redesignation of the Forest County Potawatomi Community Reservation to a PSD Class I Area'' (FRL No. 8557-6) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5955. 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; Delaware; Control of Stationary Generator Emissions'' (FRL No. 8559-5) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5956. 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; Kentucky: Tennessee Valley Authority Paradise Facility State Implementation Plan Revision'' (FRL No. 8559-1) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5957. A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Organic Liquids Distribution'' ((RIN2060-AO99)(FRL No. 8557- 1)) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5958. A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Consistency Update for California'' (FRL No. 8542-3) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5959. A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, [[Page 6868]] pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Revised Definition of Substantially Similar Rule for Alaska'' ((RIN2060-AN94)(FRL No. 8557-8)) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5960. A communication from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Statement of Policy on Conduct of New Reactor Licensing Proceedings'' (7590-01-P) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5961. A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revocation of Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances'' ((RIN2070-AB27)(FRL No. 8358-4)) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5962. 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; Delaware; Transportation Conformity Regulations'' (FRL No. 8555-4) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5963. 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; Virginia; Incorporation of On-Board Diagnostic Testing and Other Amendments to the Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection Program for the Northern Virginia Program Area'' (FRL No. 8555-5) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5964. A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Petition for Reconsideration and Withdrawal of Findings of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for Georgia and for Purposes of Reducing Ozone Interstate Transport'' ((RIN2060- AN12)(FRL No. 8556-2)) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5965. A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Withdrawal of Federal Implementation Plans for the Clean Air Interstate Rule in 12 States'' (FRL No. 8556-1) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5966. 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 ``Employer Comparable Contributions to Health Savings Accounts under Section 4980G'' ((RIN1545-BF97)(TD 9393)) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5967. A communication from the Assistant Director of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Employee Leasing Arrangements'' (Rev. Rul. 2008-23) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5968. 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 ``Applicable Federal Rates--May 2008'' (Rev. Rul. 2008-24) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5969. A communication from the Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting proposed legislation intended to permit the Administration to continue to procure Russian support for the International Space Station until suitable U.S. capabilities are in place; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5970. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Millennium Challenge Corporation's activities during fiscal year 2007; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5971. 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 Japan relative to the JCSAT-12 Commercial Communications Satellite; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5972. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting proposed legislation intended to improve enforcement of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5973. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Annual Report on the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002: Fiscal 2007 (March 2008)''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5974. A communication from the District of Columbia Auditor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, ``Compliance with the Government Managers Accountability Amendment Act of 1995 Has Been Incomplete and Inconsistent''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5975. A communication from the Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics, transmitting a legislative proposal intended to modernize the financial disclosure process for Federal personnel; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5976. A communication from the District of Columbia Auditor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, ``Performance Measurement System Needs Long-Term Stability and Commitment to Maximize Effectiveness''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5977. A communication from the District of Columbia Auditor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, ``Letter Report: Comparative Analysis of Actual Cash Collections to the Revised Revenue Estimate Through the 1st Quarter of Fiscal Year 2008''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5978. A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, ``Report to Congress on the Social and Economic Conditions of Native Americans: Fiscal Years 2001 and 2002''; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. EC-5979. A communication from the White House Liaison, National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of action on a nomination for the position of Director, received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-5980. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting, a draft bill intended to enhance the Department's ability to administer the H-2A foreign labor certification program; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-5981. A communication from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting draft legislation intended to provide for the continued performance of the functions of the U.S. Parole Commission; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-5982. A communication from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that were adopted by the Court; to the Committee on the Judiciary. ____________________