[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 15] [Senate] [Pages 22582-22583] [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-8533. A communication from the General Counsel of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Use of Community Development Loans by Community Financial Institutions to Secure Advances; Secured Lending by Federal Home Loan Banks to Members and their Affiliates; Transfer of Advances and New Business Activity Regulations'' (RIN2590-AA24) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 14, 2010; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-8534. A communication from the Regulatory Specialist, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Confidentiality of Suspicious Activity Reports'' (RIN1557-AD17) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 13, 2010; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-8535. A communication from the Regulatory Specialist, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Standards Governing the Release of a Suspicious Activity Report'' (RIN1557-AD16) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 13, 2010; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-8536. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Implementation of Additional Changes from the 2009 Annual Review of the Entity List'' (RIN0694-AF01) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 13, 2010; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-8537. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Updated Statements of Legal Authority to Reflect Continuation of Emergency Declared in Executive Order 12938'' (RIN0694-AF05) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 13, 2010; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-8538. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to the Arizona State Implementation Plan, Maricopa County'' (FRL No. 9233-3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 14, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-8539. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Technical Corrections to the Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste; Alternative Requirements for Hazardous Waste Determination and Accumulation of Unwanted Material at Laboratories Owned by Colleges and Universities and Other Eligible Academic Entities Formally Affiliated With Colleges and Universities'' (FRL No. 9240-5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 14, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-8540. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste; Removal of Saccharin and Its Salts from the Lists of Hazardous Constituents, Hazardous Wastes, and Hazardous Substances'' (FRL No. 9239-8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 14, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-8541. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants, Commonwealth of Virginia; Control of Emissions from Existing Hospital/ Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerator (HMIWI) Units, Negative Declaration and Withdrawal of EPA Plan Approval'' (FRL No. 9240-2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 14, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-8542. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, 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; Minnesota'' (FRL No. 9239-2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 14, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-8543. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, 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; Wisconsin; The Milwaukee-Racine and Sheboygan Areas; Determination of Attainment of the 1997 8-hour Ozone Standards'' (FRL No. 9238-9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 14, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-8544. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources'' (FRL No. 9238-5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 14, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-8545. 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 ``Application for Approval of Extension of Amortization Period'' (Revenue Procedure 2010-52) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 16, 2010; to the Committee on Finance. [[Page 22583]] EC-8546. 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 ``2010 Base Period T-Bill Rate'' (Rev. Rul. 2010-28) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 16, 2010; to the Committee on Finance. EC-8547. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to actions by non-Iranian companies to facilitate the Government of Iran's censorship activities; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-8548. A communication from the Deputy Director of Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendments to General Regulations of the Food and Drug Administration'' ((RIN0910-AG55)(Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0560)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 13, 2010; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-8549. A communication from the Senior Counsel, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Certification Process for State Capital Counsel Systems; Removal of Final Rule'' (RIN1121-AA76) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 13, 2010; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-8550. A communication from the Staff Director, United States Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the appointment of members to the Maryland Advisory Committee; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-8551. A communication from the Acting Director of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 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 Greater Than or Equal to 60 Feet (18.3 Meters) Length Overall Using Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XA048) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 16, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-8552. A communication from the Acting Director of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Inseason Action to Close the Commercial Blacknose Shark and Non-Blacknose Small Coastal Shark Fisheries'' (RIN0648-XZ95) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 16, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-8553. A communication from the Acting Director of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West Coast Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions No. 14 and No. 15'' (RIN0648-XY83) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 16, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-8554. A communication from the Acting Director of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper- Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Reopening of the 2010- 2011 Commercial Sector for Black Sea Bass in the South Atlantic'' (RIN0648-XZ82) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 16, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-8555. A communication from the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Emergency Rule Extension, Pollock Catch Limit Revisions'' (RIN0648-AW86) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 16, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-8556. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper- Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 17A'' (RIN0648-AY10) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 16, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-8557. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2011 Commercial Fishing Season and Adaptive Management Measures for the Atlantic Shark Fishery'' (RIN0648-AY98) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 16, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-8558. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Red Grouper Management Measures'' (RIN0648-BA04) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 16, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-8559. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Discard Provision for Herring Midwater Trawl Vessels Fishing in Groundfish Closed Area I'' (RIN0648-BA16) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 16, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-8560. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``International Fisheries; South Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Procedures to Request Licenses and a System to Allocate Licenses'' (RIN0648-AY91) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 16, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. ____________________