[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 70 (Tuesday, June 6, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5488-S5489]
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-6969. A communication from the Chairman, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     quarterly report on the status of the Commission's licensing 
     activities and regulatory duties for the period covering 
     January-March 2006; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-6970. 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 ``Amendments 
     to Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources; 
     Monitoring Requirements'' (FRL No. 8176-8) received on May 
     31, 2006; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6971. 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; Michigan'' 
     (FRL No. 8176-6) received on May 31, 2006; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6972. 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; Minnesota; 
     Alternative Public Participation Process'' (FRL No. 8178-6) 
     received on May 31, 2006; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-6973. 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 Maintenance Plan Revisions; Ohio: Carbon 
     Monoxide Maintenance Plan Updates; Limited Maintenance Plan'' 
     (FRL No. 8177-8) received on May 31, 2006; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works .
       EC-6974. 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 ``Control of 
     Air Pollution From Motor Vehicles and Nonroad Diesel Engines: 
     Alternative Low-Sulfur Diesel Fuel Transition Program for 
     Alaska'' (FRL No. 8178-3) received on May 31, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6975. 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 ``EPAAR 
     Prescription and Clause--Simplified Acquisition Procedures 
     Financing'' (FRL No. 8179-6) received on May 31, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6976. 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 ``Partial 
     Approval of the Clean Air Act, Section 112(I), Delegation of 
     Authority to the Washington State Department of Health'' (FRL 
     No. 8177-2) received on May 31, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6977. 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 ``PM2.5 De 
     Minimis Emission Levels for General Conformity 
     Applicability'' (FRL No. 8176-3) received on May 31, 2006; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6978. 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 ``Regulation 
     of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Refiner and Importer Quality 
     Assurance Requirements for Downstream Oxygenate Blending and 
     Requirements for Pipeline Interface'' (FRL No. 8178-5) 
     received on May 31, 2006; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-6979. A communication from the Chief, Regulations 
     Management, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Remarriage of a 
     Surviving Spouse'' (RIN2900-AM24) received on May 31, 2006; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-6980. A communication from the Administrator, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Administration's Minority Small Business and Capital 
     Ownership Development Report for Fiscal Year 2005; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
       EC-6981. 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 ``Zoxamide; 
     Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8060-5) received on May 31, 
     2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-6982. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Requirements for Requests to 
     Amend Import Regulations'' (APHIS Docket No. 02-132-2) 
     received on May 31, 2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6983. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Emerald Ash Borer; Quarantined 
     Areas; Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio'' (Docket No. APHIS-2006-
     0046) received on May 31, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6984. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Importation of Baby Corn and Baby 
     Carrots from Zambia'' (Docket No. 05-059-2) received on May 
     31, 2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-6985. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Pine Shoot Beetle; Additions to 
     Quarantined Areas; Wisconsin'' (Docket No. APHIS-2006-0039) 
     received on May 31, 2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6986. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Standards for Privately Owned 
     Quarantine Facilities for Ruminants'' (Docket No. 00-022-2) 
     received on May 31, 2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6987. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Review Group, Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``2005 Section 32 Hurricane Disaster Programs'' (RIN0560-
     AH45) received on May 31, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6988. A communication from the Staff Director, United 
     States Sentencing Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Commission's 2004 Annual Report and Sourcebook of Federal 
     Sentencing Statistics; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-6989. A communication from the Staff Director, United 
     States Sentencing Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Commission's report on the Impact of United States v. 
     Booker on Federal Sentencing; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-6990. A communication from the Chairman, Office of 
     General Counsel, Federal

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     Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Coordinated Communications'' 
     (Notice 2006-10) received on June 5, 2006; to the Committee 
     on Rules and Administration.
       EC-6991. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Education's 
     2005 Buy American Act Report; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-6992. A communication from the Deputy Executive 
     Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Benefits 
     Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing and Paying Benefits'' (29 CFR Parts 4022 and 4044) 
     received on May 31, 2006; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-6993. 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 ``Food 
     Labeling: Health Claims; Soluble Dietary Fiber From Certain 
     Foods and Coronary Heart Disease'' (Docket No. 2004P-0512) 
     received on June 5, 2006; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-6994. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Smallpox Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Program: Administrative Implementation'' 
     (RIN0906-AA61) received on May 31, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-6995. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Smallpox Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Program: Smallpox (Vaccinia) Vaccine Injury 
     Table'' (RIN0906-AA60) received on May 31, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-6996. A communication from the White House Liaison, 
     Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, (8) 
     reports relative to vacancy announcements within the 
     Department, received on May 31, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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