[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 28, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10593-S10594]
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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-4013. A communication from the Director, Division for 
     Strategic Human Resources Policy, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Federal Employees' Retirement System; Death 
     Benefits and Employee Refunds'' (RIN3206-AK57) received on 
     September 18, 2005; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4014. A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, a report of draft legislation to authorize the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, at the request of a participating 
     State to convey to the State, by quitclaim deed, without 
     consideration, any land or interests in land acquired within 
     the State under the Forest Legacy Program; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.
       EC-4015. A communication from the Secretary of Energy and 
     the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     a report entitled ``Biomass Research and Development 
     Initiative for Fiscal Year 2004''; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4016. A communication from the Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Preferred 
     Stock'' (RIN3052-AC21) received on September 21, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4017. A communication from the Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Investment, 
     Liquidity and Divestiture'' (RIN3052-AC22) received on 
     September 21, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4018. A communication from the Chief, Regulatory Review 
     Group, Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Collection of State Commodity Assessments'' (RIN0560-AH35) 
     received on September 21, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4019. 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 
     ``Amicarbazone; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 7736-3) 
     received on September 18, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4020. 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 Cry34Ab1 and Cry35Ab1 Proteins and the Genetic 
     Material Necessary for Their Production in Corn; Exemption 
     from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 7735-4) 
     received on September 18, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4021. 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 ``Boscalid; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions'' (FRL No. 
     7737-9) received on September 18, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4022. 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 ``Inert 
     Ingredients; Revocation of 34 Pesticide Tolerance Exemptions 
     for 31 Chemicals'' (FRL No. 7737-3) received on September 18, 
     2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-4023. 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 
     ``Iprovalicarb; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 7736-2) 
     received on September 18, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4024. 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 ``Lindane; 
     Tolerance Actions'' (FRL No. 7734-3) received on September 
     18, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-4025. 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 ``Reynoutria 
     Sachalinensis Extract; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance'' (FRL No. 7730-3) received on September 18, 2005; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4026. A communication from the Acting Associate 
     Administrator, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental 
     Relations, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Agency's National Environmental 
     Education Advisory Council Report on the Status of 
     Environmental Education in the United States; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4027. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and 
     Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, a 
     report entitled ``Interim Guidance on Control of Volatile 
     Organic Compounds (VOC) in Ozone State Implementation Plans'' 
     (FRL No. 7965-4) received on September 7, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4028. 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 and Designation of Areas 
     for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Arizona; Correction of 
     Redesignation of Phoenix to Attainment for the Carbon 
     Monoxide Standard'' (FRL No. 7960-8) received on September 7, 
     2005; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4029. 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; District of 
     Columbia; Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference'' 
     (FRL No. 7953-9) received on September 7, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4030. 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 ``American 
     Samoa State Implementation Plan, Update to Materials 
     Incorporated by Reference'' (FRL No. 7955-6) received on 
     September 7, 2005; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-4031. 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; State of Iowa'' (FRL 
     No. 7967-5) received on September 7, 2005; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4032. 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 ``Interim 
     Final Determination to Stay and/or Defer Sanctions, San 
     Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District'' (FRL 
     No. 7966-5) received on September 7, 2005; to the

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     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4033. 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 ``New York 
     SIP, Onondaga County Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan'' (FRL 
     No. 7959-1) received on September 7, 2005; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4034. 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 Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds--Removal of VOC 
     Exemptions for California's Aerosol Coatings Reactivity-based 
     Regulation'' (FRL No. 7966-2) received on September 7, 2005; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4035. 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 ``Maryland 
     Control of Emissions from Commercial and Industrial Solid 
     Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units'' (FRL No. 7966-7) received 
     on September 7, 2005; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-4036. 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 ``Revisions to 
     the California State Implementation Plan, San Joaquin Valley 
     Unified Air Pollution Control District'' (FRL No. 7966-4) 
     received on September 7, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4037. 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 ``Ocean 
     Dredged Material Disposal Site Designation'' (FRL No. 7967-7) 
     received on September 7, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4038. 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 ``Announcement 
     of the Delegation of Partial Administrative Authority for 
     Implementation of Federal Implementation Plan for the Nez 
     Perce Reservation to the Nez Perce Tribe'' (FRL No. 7970-2) 
     received on September 18, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.

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