[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 151 (Tuesday, November 15, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12838-S12839]
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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-4627. A communication from the Regulatory Analyst, Grain 
     Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Review Inspection Requirements for Graded 
     Commodities'' (RIN0580-AA89) received on November 14, 2005; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4628. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Pears Grown in 
     Oregon and Washington; Control Committee Rules and 
     Regulations; Correction'' (Docket No. FV05-927-2) received on 
     November 14, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4629. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Regulations Governing the California Clingstone Peach (Tree 
     Removal) Diversion Program'' ((RIN0581-AC45) (Docket No. 
     FV05-82-01 FR)) received on November 14, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4630. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Domestic Dates Produced or Packed in Riverside County, 
     California; Increased Assessment Rate'' (Docket No. FV05-987-
     1 FR) received on November 14, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4631. 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 ``S-
     metolachlor; Pesticide Tolerance Technical Correction'' (FRL 
     No. 7741-7) received on November 14, 2005; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4632. 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 
     ``Sulfosulfuron; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency 
     Exemptions'' (FRL No. 7740-1) received on November 14, 2005; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4633. 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 
     ``Flucarbazone-sodium; Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerance'' 
     (FRL No. 7740-8) received on November 14, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4634. 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 ``2-Bromo-2-
     Nitro-1,3-Propanediol (Bronopol); Exemptions from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 7743-5) received on 
     November 14, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4635. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Assets for Independence Program--Status at the 
     Conclusion of the Fifth Year''; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4636. A communication from the Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medical 
     Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification 
     of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Gene 
     Mutation Detection System'' (Docket No. 2005P-0397) received 
     on November 14 2005; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4637. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``$5,000 Exemption for 
     Disbursements of Levin Funds by State, District, and Local 
     Party Committees and Organizations'' (Notice 2005-26) 
     received on November 14, 2005; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
       EC-4638. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Syria that 
     was declared in Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4639. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, the report of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2005''; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-4640. A communication from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Low-Income Housing Credit Allocation and 
     Certifications; Revisions'' ((RIN1545-BE50) (TD 9228)) 
     received on November 14, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4641. A communication from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Extension of Time for Filing Returns'' 
     ((RIN1545-BE63) (TD9229)) received on November 14, 2005; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4642. A communication from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Annual Pension Plan, etc., Cost-of-Living 
     Adjustments for 2006'' (Notice 2005-75) received on November 
     14, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4643. A communication from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Weighted Average Interest Rate Update 
     Notice--Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004'' (Notice 2005-72) 
     received on November 14, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4644. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of General 
     Robert H. Foglesong, United States Air Force, and his 
     advancement to the grade of general on the retired list; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4645. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Personnel and Readiness, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a list of 11 officers (beginning with Angelella and 
     ending with Wells) authorized to wear the insignia of the 
     grade of brigadier general; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-4646. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 
     San Miguel Island Fox, Santa Rosa Island Fox, Santa Cruz 
     Island Fox, and Santa Catalina Island Fox; Final Rule'' 
     (RIN1018-AT78) received on November 14, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4647. 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; Indiana; Redesignation of 
     Greene County and Jackson County 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment 
     Areas to Attainment for Ozone'' (FRL7995-9) received on 
     November 14, 2005; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-4648. 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 State Implementation Plans for Air Quality 
     Planning Purposes; California--South Coast and Coachella'' 
     (FRL7975-7) received on November 14, 2005; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4649. 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 ``Designation 
     of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Arizona; 
     Correction of Boundary of Phoenix Metropolitan 1-Hour Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area'' (FRL7995-3) received on November 14, 
     2005; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4650. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and 
     Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting,

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     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Interim 
     Final Determination to Stay and/or Defer Sanctions, Pinal 
     County Air Quality Control District'' (FRL7994-6) received on 
     November 14, 2005; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-4651. 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 Requirements on Variability in the Composition of 
     Additives Certified Under the Gasoline Deposit Control 
     Program; Final Rule'' (FRL7996-2) received on November 14, 
     2005; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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