[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 47 (Wednesday, April 26, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3587-S3588]
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:

       EC-6454. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Drawbridge Operations (including 10 
     regulations)'' (RIN 1625-AA09) received on April 18, 2006; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6455. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Security Zone; High Capacity Passenger 
     Vessels and Alaska Marine Highway System Vessels in Alaska'' 
     (RIN 1625-AA87) received on April 18, 2006; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science , and Transportation.
       EC-6456. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Maple-Oregon Bridge Boring 
     Program, Sturgeon Bay Ship'' (RIN 1625-AA00) received on 
     April 18, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6457. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Special Local Regulations for Marine 
     Events: Severn River, College Creek, Weems Creek, and Carr 
     Creek, Annapolis, MD'' (RIN 1625-AA08) received on April 18, 
     2006; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6458. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Special Local Regulations for Marine 
     Events; 2006 San Francisco Giants' Opening Night Fireworks 
     Display, San Francisco Bay, CA'' (RIN 1625-AA08) received on 
     April 18, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6459. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Rates for Pilotage on the Great Lakes'' 
     (RIN 1625-AA38) received on April 18, 2006; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6460. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation 
     (including 3 regulations)'' (RIN 1625-AA09) received on April 
     18, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6461. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Special Local Regulations (including 7 
     regulations)'' (RIN 1625-AA08) received on April 18, 2006; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6462. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Security Zones (including 9 
     regulations)'' (RIN 1625-AA87) received on April 18, 2006; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6463. A communication from the Chief, Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Safety Zones (including 25 
     regulations)'' (RIN 1625-AA00) received on April 18, 2006; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6464. A communication from the Under Secretary for 
     Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2005 of 
     the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security 
     (BIS); to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6465. A communication from the Administrator, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, NASA's FAIR Act 2005 Commercial Activities 
     Inventory, FAIR Act 2005 Inherently Governmental Inventory, 
     and FAIR Act Inventory Executive Summary; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6466. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the United States Coast Guard 
     report entitled ``Report on Demonstration Project: 
     Implementing the Crew Endurance Management System (CEMS) on 
     Towing Vessels''; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6467. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department 
     of Transportation's (DOT) Report on Management Decisions and 
     Final Actions on Office of Inspector General Audit 
     Recommendations for the period ending September 30, 2005; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6468. A communication from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Federal Trade Commission Annual Report 2006: Fair Debt 
     Collection Practices Act''; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6469. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 44th 
     Annual Report of the Commission's activities for fiscal year 
     2005; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6470. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Report to Congress on the Fiscal Year 2005 
     Competitive Sourcing Efforts''; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6471. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, Federal 
     Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the report of a nomination for the position of 
     Administrator, received on April 12, 2006; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6472. A communication from the Deputy Director, Office 
     of Protected Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking 
     Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction and Operation of 
     Offshore Oil and Gas Facilities in the Beaufort Sea'' ((RIN 
     0648-AS98)(I.D. No. 010305B)) received on April 12, 2006; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6473. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska'' (I.D. 
     No. 030906B) received on April 12, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6474. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 620 of the Gulf of Alaska'' (I.D. 
     No. 032106B) received on April 12, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6475. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska'' (I.D. 
     No. 030906A) received on April 12, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6476. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area'' (I.D. No. 032006A) received on 
     April 12, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6477. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processor Vessels Using Hook-and-line 
     Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' 
     (I.D. No. 021706A) received on April 12, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6478. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Total Allowable Catch 
     Amount for `Other Species' in the Groundfish Fisheries of the 
     Gulf of Alaska'' ((RIN 0648-AT92) (I.D. No. 110805A)) 
     received on April 12, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6479. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; 
     West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #1--Adjustment 
     of the Commercial and Recreational Fisheries from Cape 
     Falcon, Oregon, to Point Sur, California'' (I.D. No.

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     031406F) received on April 12, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6480. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; 
     Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Fishery Closure'' (I.D. 
     No. 032006E) received on April 12, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

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