[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 22, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6459-S6461]
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-1984. A communication from the Under Secretary, Food and 
     Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Data 
     Collection Related to the Participation of Faith-Based and 
     Community Organizations'' ((RIN0584-AD43)(FNS-2007-0005)) 
     received on May 21, 2007; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1985. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     competitive sourcing efforts of the Department during fiscal 
     year 2006; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1986. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, a report on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General William G. Boykin, United States Army, and 
     his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1987. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, a report on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Dell L. Dailey, United States Army, and 
     his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1988. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Excessive Pass-Through Charges'' (DFARS Case 2006-D057) 
     received on May 21, 2007; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1989. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Deletion of Obsolete Acquisition Procedures'' (DFARS Case 
     2006-D046) received on May 21, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1990. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Military Construction on Guam''

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     (DFARS Case 2006-D065) received on May 21, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1991. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Wage Determinations'' (DFARS Case 2006-D043) received on 
     May 21, 2007; to the Committee on Armed Services .
       EC-1992. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Acquisition Integrity'' (DFARS Case 2006-D044) received on 
     May 21, 2007; to the Committee on Armed Services .
       EC-1993. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Policy), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the Department's intent to obligate up to $5 
     million of fiscal year 2006 funds for the Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1994. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, a report on 
     the approved retirement of Vice Admiral Stanley R. 
     Szemborski, United States Navy, and his advancement to the 
     grade of vice admiral on the retired list; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-1995. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, a report on 
     the approved retirement of General Bryan D. Brown, United 
     States Army, and his advancement to the grade of general on 
     the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1996. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Small Business Programs'' (DFARS Case 2003-D047) received 
     on May 21, 2007; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1997. A communication from the Counsel for Legislation 
     and Regulations, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Native 
     American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act; 
     Revisions to the Indian Housing Block Grant Program'' 
     ((RIN2577-AC57)(FR-4938-F-03)) received on May 21, 2007; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1998. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce , transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Updated Office Names, Office 
     Addresses, Statements of Legal Authority and Statute Name and 
     Citation'' (RIN0694-AE01) received on May 21, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1999. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to the Export 
     Administration Regulations Based on the 2006 Missile 
     Technology Control Regime Plenary Agreements'' (RIN0694-AD96) 
     received on May 21, 2007; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2000. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Changes in Flood Elevation Determination'' (72 FR 18587) 
     received on May 21, 2007; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2001. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Flood Elevation Determinations'' (72 FR 20735) 
     received on May 21, 2007; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2002. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Flood Elevation Determinations'' (72 FR 20755) 
     received on May 21, 2007; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2003. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations'' (72 FR 20243) 
     received on May 21, 2007; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2004. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Flood Elevation Determinations'' (72 FR 20251) 
     received on May 21, 2007; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2005. A communication from the Administrator, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, notification that the cost of 
     response and recovery efforts in the State of Indiana has 
     exceeded the $5 million limit; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2006. A communication from the Acting Director, Federal 
     Housing Finance Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to category rating for calendar year 2006; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2007. A communication from the Assistant Administrator, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Rule to Implement 2007 2nd and 3rd Season Atlantic 
     Shark Commercial Management Measures'' (I.D. 021307B) 
     received on May 21, 2007; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2008. 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 
     Interim Rule to Temporarily Amend the Monkfish Fishery 
     Management Plan'' (RIN0648-AT22) received on May 21, 2007; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2009. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Decrease of Landing Limit for Georges Bank Yellowtail 
     Flounder'' (I.D. 041707E) received on May 21, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2010. A communication from the Acting 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; 
     Yellowfin Sole by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (I.D. 041807B) received on 
     May 21, 2007; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2011. A communication from the Acting 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; 
     Northern Rockfish and Pelagic Shelf Rockfish for Trawl 
     Catcher Vessels Participating in the Rockfish Entry Level 
     Fishery in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of 
     Alaska'' (I.D. 042007A) received on May 21, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2012. A communication from the Acting 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; 
     Northern Rockfish, Pacific Ocean Perch, and Pelagic Shelf 
     Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area and West Yakutat 
     District of the Gulf of Alaska'' (I.D. 042307B) received on 
     May 21, 2007; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2013. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Inseason Action, Temporary Rule, Closure of the Eastern 
     U.S./Canada Area'' (RIN0648-AN17) received on May 21, 2007; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2014. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's 
     Annual Report on Transportation Security; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2015. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, two reports relative to the 
     Department's compliance with the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2016. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Quality of Water, Colorado River Basin, Progress Report No. 
     22''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2017. A communication from the Chief of Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Applicable Federal Rates--June 2007'' (Rev. Rul. 
     2007-36) received on May 21, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-2018. 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 2007-78--
     2007-99); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2019. A communication from the Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Microbiology Devices; Reclassification of Herpes 
     Simplex Virus Types 1 and 2 Serological Assays'' (Docket No. 
     2005N-0471) received on May 21, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2020. A communication from the Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Medical Devices; Obstetrical and Gynecological 
     Devices; Classification of Computerized Labor Monitoring 
     System'' (Docket No. 2007N-0120) received on May 21, 2007; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2021. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Administration for Children and Families, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Child Care and Development Fund 
     State Match Provisions'' (RIN0970-AC18) received

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     on May 18, 2007; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2022. A communication from the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Letter Report: Auditor's Concerns Regarding Matters that 
     May Adversely Affect the Financial Operations of the District 
     of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2023. 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 
     the Issuance of $300 Million in Public Utility Subordinated 
     Lien Revenue Bonds (Series 2007)''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2024. A communication from the Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the semiannual report of the Inspector 
     General for the period of October 1, 2006, through March 31, 
     2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-2025. A communication from the Chairman, Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Board's semiannual report as prepared by the 
     Inspector General for the six-month period ending March 31, 
     2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-2026. A communication from the Senior Vice President and 
     Chief Financial Officer, Potomac Electric Power Company, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Company's Balance Sheet as 
     of December 31, 2006; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2027. A communication from the Administrator, Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Administration's competitive sourcing efforts for fiscal year 
     2006; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-2028. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, the report of draft 
     legislation that would authorize four new competitive grant 
     programs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-2029. A communication from the Secretary, Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, transmitting, the report of 
     draft legislation entitled ``Criminal Judicial Procedure, 
     Administration, and Technical Amendments Act of 2007''; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-2030. A communication from the Director, Patent and 
     Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``International Trademark Classification Changes'' (RIN0651-
     AC10) received on May 21, 2007; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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