[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 63 (Thursday, April 19, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4749-S4750]
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-1571. A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual report relative to 
     the assessment of the cattle and hog industries; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1572. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office 
     of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the Department's 
     intent to close the Defense commissary stores at Bad Nauheim, 
     Germany, on or about June 30, 2007, and at Giessen, Germany, 
     on or about September 1, 2007; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-1573. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the determination that the 
     Joint Cargo Aircraft is subject to realistic survivability 
     testing; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1574. A communication from the Senior Attorney-Advisor, 
     Office of General Counsel, Federal Housing Finance Board, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Federal Home Loan Bank Appointive Directors'' (RIN3069-
     AB33) received on April 17, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1575. A communication from the Counsel for Legislation 
     and Regulations, Office of the Secretary, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``HOME Investment Partnerships 
     Program; American Dream Downpayment Initiative and Amendments 
     to Homeownership Affordability'' ((RIN2501-AC93)(FR-4832-F-
     02)) received on April 17, 2007; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1576. A communication from the Counsel for Legislation 
     and Regulations, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Approval of Condominiums in Puerto Rice 
     on Evidence of Presentment of Legal Documents'' ((RIN2502-
     AI36)(FR-5009-F-02)) received on April 17, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1577. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, 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 Processor Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (ID No. 031507D) 
     received on April 17, 2007; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1578. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     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'' (ID 
     No. 032607F) received on April 17, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1579. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 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'' (ID No. 031507D) 
     received on April 17, 2007; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.

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       EC-1580. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Operations, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Continuation of the 
     Current Prohibition on the Harvest of Certain Shellfish from 
     Areas Contaminated by the Toxin that Causes Paralytic 
     Shellfish Poisoning'' (RIN0648-AT48) received on April 17, 
     2007; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1581. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Test Procedures and Labeling Standards 
     for Recycled Oil'' (RIN3084-AB06) received on April 17, 2007; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1582. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     implementation of the Clean Coal Power Initiative; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-1583. A communication from the Regulations Officer, 
     Social Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Temporary Extension of 
     Attorney Fee Payment System to Title XVI; 5-Year 
     Demonstration Project Extending Fee Withholding and Payment 
     Procedures to Eligible Non-Attorney Representatives; 
     Definition of Past-due Benefits; and Assessment for Fee 
     Payment Services'' (RIN0960-AG35) received on April 17, 2007; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1584. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Finalizing Medicare Regulations under Section 902 
     of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 
     Modernization Act of 2003 for Calendar Year 2006''; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-1585. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report providing 
     descriptions of all programs or projects of the International 
     Atomic Energy Agency in each country described in Section 
     307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1586. A communication from the Assistant Administrator, 
     Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, United States 
     Agency for International Development, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report relative to Multilateral Development bank 
     loans likely to have substantial adverse impacts on 
     environment, natural resources, public health, and indigenous 
     peoples; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1587. A communication from the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Letter Report: Sufficiency Review of the Water and Sewer 
     Authority's Fiscal Year 2007 Revenue Estimate in Support of 
     $50,000,000 in Commercial Paper Notes''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1588. A communication from the Rules Administrator, 
     Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Suicide Prevention Program Final Rule'' ((RIN1120-AB06)(72 
     FR 12085)) received on April 17, 2007; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-1589. A communication from the Secretary, Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report regarding the federal courts' compliance with 
     the requirements of the E-Government Act of 2002; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1590. A communication from the Chief, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Petitioning Requirements for the O and P Nonimmigrant 
     Classifications'' (RIN1615-AB17) received on April 17, 2007; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1591. A communication from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bureau's Annual Report for 
     fiscal year 2006; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1592. A communication from the Director, Patent and 
     Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Correspondence with the Madrid Processing Unit of the 
     United States Patent and Trademark Office'' (RIN0651-AC11) 
     received on April 16, 2007; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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