[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 90 (Wednesday, July 12, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7413-S7415]
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-7458. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Transportation Security Administration, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of the Administration's intent to award a contract to McNeil 
     Security, Inc. for screening services at Greater Rochester 
     International Airport in Rochester, New York; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7459. A communication from the Assistant Administrator, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Administration's category rating system annual report; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7460. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     (5) reports relative to vacancy announcements within the 
     Department, received on July 6, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7461. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and 
     Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Implementation of 
     Unilateral Chemical/Biological (CB) Controls on Certain 
     Biological Agents and Toxins; Clarification of Controls on 
     Medical Products Containing Certain Toxins on the Australia 
     Group (AG) Common Control Lists; Additions to the List of 
     States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)'' 
     (RIN0694-AD62) received on July 6, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7462. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and 
     Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Authorization to Appoint 
     Any Commerce Department Employee to be Appeals Coordinator in 
     Certain Administrative Appeals'' (RIN0694-AD78) received on 
     July 6, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7463. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries in the Western Pacific; 
     Final Rule; Correcting Amendment'' (RIN0648-AU21) received on 
     July 6, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7464. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Framework Adjustment 18 to the 
     Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan'' (RIN0648-AT25) 
     received on July 6, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.

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       EC-7465. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Allocating Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands King and Tanner Crab Fishery Resources'' (RIN0648-
     AU06) received on July 6, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7466. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Seasonal Closure of Chiniak Gully 
     in the Gulf of Alaska to Trawl Fishing'' (RIN0648-AU15) 
     received on July 6, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7467. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Final Rule to Implement the Bottlenose Dolphin 
     Take Reduction Plan and Revise the Mid-Atlantic Large Mesh 
     Gillnet Rule'' (RIN0648-AR39) received on July 6, 2006; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7468. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic 
     Bluefin Tuna Quota Specifications and Effort Controls'' 
     ((RIN0648-AT72)(I.D.# 020206C)) received on July 6, 2006; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7469. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and 
     South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the 
     Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the 
     Gulf of Mexico; Limited Access Program for Gulf Charter 
     Vessels and Headboats'' (I.D.# 021306C) received on July 6, 
     2006; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7470. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by 
     Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 Feet (18.3 Meters) Length 
     Overall Using Pot or Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (I.D.# 052206A) received 
     on June 6, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7471. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by 
     Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bearing Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area'' (I.D.# 060706B) received on July 6, 
     2006; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7472. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Shallow-Water Species 
     Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska'' 
     (I.D.# 060806A) received on July 6, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7473. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries 
     Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific 
     Coast Groundfish Fishery; End of the Pacific Whiting Primary 
     Season for the Shore-based Sector and the Resumption of Trip 
     Limits'' (I.D.# 101805C) received on July 6, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7474. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Yellowfin Sole by 
     Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bearing Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area'' (I.D.# 060706C) received on July 6, 
     2006; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7475. 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; Severn River and College 
     Creek, Annapolis, Maryland'' (RIN1625-AA87) received on July 
     6, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7476. 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 (19 Regulations)'' (RIN1625-
     AA00) received on July 6, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7477. 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 3 
     regulations): [CGD07-06-074], [CGD07-06-073], [CGD05-06-
     047]'' (RIN1625-AA09) received on July 6, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-7478. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, the report of a draft bill to amend 
     title 38, United States Code, to limit the prices of 
     pharmaceuticals procured by the Federal Bureau of Prisons; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-7479. 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 ``Add Denmark to the List of 
     Regions Free of Exotic Newcastle Disease'' (Doc. No. 02-089-
     3) received on July 6, 2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7480. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Standards 
     for Approval of Warehouses for Storage of CCC Commodities'' 
     (RIN0560-AE50) received on July 6, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7481. A communication from the Administrator, Office of 
     Foreign Labor Certification, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Labor Condition Applications and Requirements for Employers 
     Using Nonimmigrants on H-1B Visas in Specialty Occupations 
     and as Fashion Models; Labor Attestations Regarding H-1B1 
     Visas'' (RIN1205-AB38) received on July 6, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-7482. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the six-month 
     periodic report on the national emergency with respect to 
     Liberia that was declared in Executive Order 13348 of July 
     22, 2004; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-7483. A communication from the Chairman and President 
     (Acting) of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     transactions involving U.S. exports to Thailand; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7484. A communication from the Chairman and President 
     (Acting) of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a 
     transaction involving U.S. exports to Angola; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7485. A communication from the President and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's statement on the 
     system of internal controls; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-7486. A communication from the Assistant Chief Counsel 
     (Employee Benefits), Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Interim Guidance on the Application of 
     Section 409A to Accelerated Payments to Satisfy Federal 
     Conflict of Interest Requirements'' (Notice 2006-64) received 
     on July 6, 2006; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-7487. A communication from the Assistant Chief Counsel 
     (Employee Benefits), Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Industry Issue Resolution Regarding the Work 
     Opportunity and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credits'' (Announcement 
     2006-49) received on July 6, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-7488. A communication from the Assistant Chief Counsel 
     (Employee Benefits), Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Calculation of the Amount Involved on 
     Elective Deferrals'' (Rev. Rul. 2006-38) received on July 6, 
     2006; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-7489. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Revision of the 
     Deadline for Submission of Emergency Graduate Medical 
     Education Affiliation Agreements'' (RIN0938-AO35) received on 
     July 6, 2006; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-7490. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, the report of a draft bill entitled 
     ``Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park 
     Designation Act''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-7491. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the 2005 Annual Report to the Congress on 
     United Nations Peacekeeping; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.

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       EC-7492. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report consistent with the Authorization 
     for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 1002 
     (P.L. 107-243) and the Authorization for the Use of Force 
     Against Iraq Resolution (P.L. 102-1) for the April 15, 2006 
     through June 15, 2006 reporting period; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.

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