[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 33 (Thursday, March 17, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S2992]
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                   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-1311. A communication from the Acting Chief, Publication 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Scope Waiver for Intangibles Accounting 
     Method Changes'' (Rev. Proc. 2005-17) received on March 16, 
     2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1312. A communication from the Acting Chief, Publication 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Bureau of Labor Statistics Price Indexes 
     for Department Stores--January 2005'' (Rev. Rul. 2005-22) 
     received on March 16, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1313. A communication from the Acting Chief, Publication 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``State and Local General Sales Tax 
     Deduction'' (Notice 2005-31) received on March 16, 2005; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1314. A communication from the Acting Chief, Publication 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Qualified Amended Returns'' (TD 9186) 
     received on March 16, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1315. A communication from the Acting Chief, Publication 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Coordinated Issue: Losses Reported from 
     Inflated Basis Assets from Lease Stripping Transactions'' 
     (Uniform Issue List Number: 9226.01-00) received on March 16, 
     2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1316. A communication from the Acting Chief, Publication 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Transaction Relief for Certain Partnerships 
     and Other Pass-Thru Entities under Section 470'' (Notice 
     2005-29) received on March 16, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-1317. A communication from the Acting Chief, Publication 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Notice-Dollar Approximate Separate 
     Transactions Method'' (Notice 2005-27) received on March 16, 
     2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1318. A communication from the Acting Chief, Publication 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Sections 142(a)(14); 142(l)--Project 
     Nominations under the Brownfields Demonstration Program for 
     Qualified Green Building and Sustainable Design Projects'' 
     (Notice 2005-28) received on March 16, 2005; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-1319. A communication from the Acting Chief, Publication 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Deposits Made to Suspend the Running of 
     Interest on Potential Underpayments'' (Rev. Proc. 2005-18) 
     received on March 16, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1320. A communication from the Chief, Publication and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Disclosure of Return Information to the 
     Bureau of the Census'' ((RIN1545-BE01) (TD 9188)) received on 
     March 16, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.

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