[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 18, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4674-S4675]
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-1549. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Apricots Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; 
     Suspension of Container Regulations'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-07-
     0031) received on April 16, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1550. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Olives Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rate'' 
     (Docket No. AMS-FV-06-0225) received on April 16, 2007; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1551. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Irish Potatoes Grown in Washington; Modification of 
     Administrative Rules Governing Committee Representation'' 
     (Docket No. AMS-FV-06-0182) received on April 16, 2007; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1552. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Almonds Grown in California; Outgoing Quality Control 
     Requirements'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-06-0181) received on April 
     16, 2007; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1553. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Onions Grown in South Texas; Exemption of Onions for 
     Export'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0043) received on April 16, 
     2007; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1554. 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 Spearmint Oil 
     Produced in the Far West; Revision of the Salable Quantity 
     and Allotment Percentage for Class 1 and Class 3 Spearmint 
     Oil for the 2006-2007 Marketing Year'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-07-
     0039) received on April 16, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1555. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Olives Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rate'' 
     (Docket No. FV07-932-1 FR) received on April 16, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1556. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Changes in Hourly Fee Rates for Science and Technology 
     Laboratory Services--Fiscal Year 2007-2009'' ((RIN0581-AC48) 
     (Docket No. ST-05-01)) received on April 16, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1557. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Raisins Produced from Grapes Grown in California; Final 
     Free and Reserve Percentages for 2006-07 Crop Natural 
     Seedless Raisins'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0027) received on 
     April 16, 2007; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-1558. A communication from the Acting Secretary of the 
     Army, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Army's Recruiter Incentive Pay Pilot Program; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1559. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army (Installations and Environment), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the costs, benefits, 
     feasibility, and suitability of locating support functions 
     for Fort Belvoir and the Engineering Proving Grounds on 
     property in Springfield, Virginia; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-1560. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final List 
     of Fisheries for 2007'' (RIN0648-AU19) received on April 12, 
     2007; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1561. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the implementation of the Waste 
     Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act during fiscal year 
     2005; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1562. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, the report of draft legislation intended to 
     implement the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for 
     Nuclear Damage; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-1563. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 2007-61--
     2007-78); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1564. A communication from the Secretary of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to current 
     military, diplomatic, political, and economic measures that 
     are being or have been undertaken to complete our mission in 
     Iraq successfully; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1565. A communication from the U.S. Global AIDS 
     Coordinator, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a certification related to the Global Fund to Fight 
     AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-1566. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     issuance of the required determination to waive certain 
     restrictions on maintaining a Palestine Liberation 
     Organization Office and on the receipt and expenditure of PLO 
     funds for a period of six months; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-1567. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, the report of a proposal intended to extend the 
     authorization of appropriations for the 1998 Tropical Forest 
     Conservation Act through fiscal year 2010; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.

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       EC-1568. 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 ``Pay Administration (General)'' (RIN3206-AK74) 
     received on April 16, 2007; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1569. A communication from the Director, Insurance 
     Policy, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Waiver of 
     Requirements for Continued Coverage During Retirement'' 
     (RIN3206-AI62) received on April 16, 2007; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1570. A communication from the Director, Patent and 
     Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions 
     and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte 
     and Inter Partes Reexamination'' (RIN0651-AB77) received on 
     April 16, 2007; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

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