[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 54 (Thursday, April 28, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4543-S4545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the 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:


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       EC-1986. A communication from the Executive Vice President 
     for Communications and Government Relations, Tennessee Valley 
     Authority, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Authority's 
     Statistical Summary for Fiscal Year 2004; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1987. 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 ``Revision to 
     the California State Implementation Plan, Monterey Bay 
     Unified Air Pollution Control District and San Joaquin Valley 
     Unified Air Pollution Control District'' (FRL No. 7900-3) 
     received on April 27, 2005; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1988. 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 ``National 
     Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites'' (FRL 
     No. 7903-7) received on April 27, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1989. 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 Plan for the Control of Designated 
     Pollutants; Maine; Total Reduced Sulfur From Existing Kraft 
     Pulp Mills'' (FRL No. 7903-9) received on April 27, 2005; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1990. 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 Plan; Wisconsin'' (FRL No. 
     7901-2) received on April 27, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1991. 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; Wallula, Washington 
     PM10 Nonattainment Area, Serious Area Plan for Attainment of 
     the Annual and 24-Hour PM10 Standards'' (FRL No. 7094-7) 
     received on April 27, 2005; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1992. 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; 
     Minor Revisions to the Fugitive Dust and Waiver 
     Requirements'' (FRL No. 7905-9) received on April 27, 2005; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1993. 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; 
     Revision Establishing the Western Virginia VOC and 
     NOX Emissions Control Area, and Providing the 
     Enabling Authority for NOX RACT Determinations in 
     the Area'' (FRL No. 7904-9) received on April 27, 2005; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1994. 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; Maryland; 
     Clarification of Visible Emissions Exception Provisions'' 
     (FRL No. 7904-2) received on April 27, 2005; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1995. 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; Maine; Low 
     Emission Vehicle Program'' (FRL No. 7900-6) received on April 
     27, 2005; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1996. 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 ``Trifluralin; 
     Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 7710-9) received on April 27, 
     2005; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1997. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Kentucky 
     Regulatory Program'' (KY-248-FOR) received on April 27, 2005; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-1998. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Iowa 
     Regulatory Program'' (IA-014-FOR) received on April 27, 2005; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-1999. 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 ``Bacillus 
     thuringiensis VIP3A Protein and the Genetic Material 
     Necessary for its Production; Temporary Exemption From the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 7706-7) received on 
     April 27, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-2000. A communication from the Chief Justice, Supreme 
     Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-2001. A communication from the Chief Justice, Supreme 
     Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-2002. A communication from the Chief Justice, Supreme 
     Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-2003. A communication from the Chief Justice, Supreme 
     Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-2004. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report concerning the Federal Student Loan Repayment Program 
     for Fiscal Year 2004; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2005. 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 of October 21, 1995 with respect to significant 
     narcotics traffickers centered in Columbia; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2006. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially under contract 
     in the amount of $100,000,000 or more to Japan; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2007. A communication from the Acting Bureau Chief, 
     Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Truth-in-Billing and Billing 
     Format; National Association of State Utility Consumer 
     Advocates' Petition for Declaratory Ruling Regarding Truth-
     in-Billing'' (FCC 05-55) received on April 27, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2008. A communication from the Legal Advisor, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau--Broadband Division, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Allocations and Service Rules for 
     the 71-76 GHz, 81-86 GHz, and 92-95 GHz Bands'' (WT Docket 
     No. 02-146, FCC 05-45) received on April 27, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2009. A communication from the Deputy Chief, Policy and 
     Rules Division, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Facilitating Opportunities for 
     Flexible, Efficient, and Reliable Spectrum Use Employing 
     Cognitive Radio Technologies'' (ET Docket No. 03-108, FCC 05-
     57) received on April 27, 2005; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2010. A communication from the Chief, Policy and Rules 
     Division, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Wireless Operations in the 3650-
     3700 MHz Band, ET Docket No. 04-151; Rules for Wireless 
     Broadband Services in the 3650-3700 MHz Band, WT Docket No. 
     05-96; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 
     MHz and in the 3 GHz Band, ET Docket No. 02-380; Amendment of 
     the Commission's Rules with Regard to the 3650-3700 MHz 
     Government Transfer Band, ET Docket No. 98-237'' (ET Docket 
     No. 04-151, FCC 05-56) received on April 27, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2011. A communication from the Chief, Policy and Rules 
     Division, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Parts 2 and 25 of 
     the Commission's Rules to Provide for Narrowband Private Land 
     Mobile Radio Channels in the 150.05-150.8 MHz, 162-174 MHz, 
     and 406.1-420 MHz Bands that are Allocated for Federal 
     Government Use'' (ET Docket No. 04-243, FCC 05-69) received 
     on April 27, 2005; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2012. A communication from the Legal Advisor to the 
     Chief, 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 (Sparta and Morrison, Tennessee)'' (MB 
     Docket No. 04-316) received on April 27, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2013. A communication from the Legal Advisor to the 
     Chief, 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 (Lahaina and Waianae, Hawaii)'' (MB Docket 
     No. 02-387) received on April 27, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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       EC-2014. A communication from the Legal Advisor to the 
     Chief, 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 (Daytona Beach Shores, Florida)'' (MB 
     Docket No. 04-240) received on April 27, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2015. A communication from the Senior Legal Advisor, 
     Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``In the Matter of: Implementation of the Satellite Home 
     Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004: Procedural 
     Rules'' (FCC 05-81) received on April 27, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2016. A communication from the Assistant Bureau Chief 
     for Management, International Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``2000 Biennial Regulatory Review--Streamlining 
     and Other Revisions of Part 25 of the Commission's Rules 
     Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage by, Satellite 
     Network Earth Stations and Space Stations'' (IB Docket No. 
     00-248, FCC 05-62) received on April 27, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2017. A communication from the Assistant Bureau Chief 
     for Management, International Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``2000 Biennial Regulatory Review--Streamlining 
     and Other Revisions of Part 25 of the Commission's Rules 
     Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage by, Satellite 
     Network Earth Stations and Space Stations'' (IB Docket No. 
     00-248, FCC 05-63) received on April 27, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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