[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 6, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7176-S7177]
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-2132. A communication from the Assistant to the Board, 
     Legal Division, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Loans to Executive Officers, Directors, and 
     Principal Shareholders of Member Banks'' (ID No. R-1271) 
     received on June 4, 2007; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2133. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of 
     Public Debt, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulations 
     Governing Securities Held in Treasury Direct'' (31 CFR Part 
     363) received on May 30, 2007; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2134. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting, the report of a draft bill intended to 
     reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2135. A communication from the Attorney, Office of 
     Assistant General Counsel for Legislation and Regulatory Law, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Acquisition Regulation: Technical 
     Revisions or Amendments to Update Clauses'' (RIN1991-AB62) 
     received on May 30, 2007; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-2136. 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 Implementation Plans; South Carolina: 
     Revisions to State Implementation Plan; Clarification'' (FRL 
     No. 8321-4) received on May 31, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2137. 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; Texas; 
     Revision to the Texas State Implementation Plan Regarding a 
     Negative Declaration for the Synthetic Organic Chemical 
     Manufacturing Industry Batch Processing Source Category in El 
     Paso County'' (FRL No. 8321-7) received on May 31, 2007; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2138. 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; Virginia; 
     Redesignation of the Hampton Roads 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment 
     Area to Attainment and Approval of the Area's Maintenance 
     Plan and 2002 Base-Year Inventory'' (FRL No. 8320-9) received 
     on May 31, 2007; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-2139. 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; Virginia; 
     Redesignation of the Richmond-Petersburg 8-Hour Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area to Attainment and Approval of the Area's 
     Maintenance Plan and 2002 Base-Year Inventory'' (FRL No. 
     8320-8) received on May 31, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2140. 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 Implementation Plans; State of Iowa'' (FRL 
     No. 8320-3) received on May 31, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2141. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army (Civil Works), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a flood damage reduction project that was 
     authorized for Chesterfield, Missouri; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2142. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Aggregation of MECs Under Section 
     72(e)(11)'' (Rev. Rul. 2007-38) received on June 1, 2007; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2143. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Certain Mid-Year Changes to a Section 
     401(k) Safe Harbor Plan'' (Announcement 2007-59) received on 
     June 1, 2007; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2144. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Substitute Mortality Tables'' (Rev. Proc. 
     2007-37) received on June 1, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-2145. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Qualified Conservation Contributions'' 
     (Notice 2007-50) received on June 1, 2007; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-2146. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Treatment Under Section 367(b) of Property 
     Used to Purchase Parent Stock from Parent Shareholders in 
     Certain Triangular Reorganizations'' (Notice 2007-48) 
     received on June 1, 2007; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2147. A communication from the Commissioner, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, an 
     annual report relative to the Supplemental Security Income 
     Program; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2148. A communication from the White House Liaison, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a nomination for the position of Administrator, 
     received on June 5, 2007; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2149. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for the manufacture 
     of the AN/APS-137B(V)5 Radar for the Japanese Maritime Self-
     Defense Force; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2150. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program of 
     fiscal year 2004; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2151. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Management, Department of Education, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, an annual report relative to the 
     Department's use of category rating; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2152. A communication from the Chairman, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semiannual Report of the Commission's Inspector General for 
     the period of October 1, 2006, through March 31, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2153. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semiannual Report of the 
     Department's Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     2006, through March 31, 2007; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2154. A communication from the Chairman, National 
     Endowment for the Arts, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semiannual Report of the Organization's Inspector General for 
     the period of October 1, 2006, through March 31, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2155. A communication from the Chairman, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semiannual Report of the Board's Inspector General for the 
     period of October 1, 2006, through April 30, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2156. A communication from the Deputy Archivist of the 
     United States, National Archives and Records Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``NARA Reproduction Fees'' (RIN3095-AB49) received on May 31, 
     2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-2157. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office 
     of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 
     transmitting, the report of the authorization of Colonel 
     James C. McConville to wear the authorized insignia of the 
     grade of brigadier general in accordance with title 10, 
     United States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-2158. A communication from the Principal Deputy Under 
     Secretary of Defense (Policy), transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Defense Intelligence Agency's 2007 Annual Report relative 
     to the threat posed to the United States by weapons of mass 
     destruction, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2159. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Belarus that 
     was declared in Executive Order 13405 of June 16, 2006; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2160. A communication from the President and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the management report relative 
     to the Bank's system of internal controls employed during 
     fiscal year

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     2006; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-2161. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Interim Rule to Temporarily Close the 
     Bottomfish Fishery in the Main Hawaiian Islands to End 
     Overfishing'' (RIN0648-AV49) received on June 5, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2162. 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; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher Processor Vessels Using Trawl Gear in 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' 
     (RIN0648-XA23) received on June 5, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2163. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; 
     West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Adjustments'' (RIN0648-
     XA16) received on June 5, 2007; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2164. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Decrease in the Commercial Trip Limit for Golden Tilefish 
     in the South Atlantic'' (RIN0648-XA21) received on June 5, 
     2007; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2165. A communication from the Deputy Director, National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Advanced Technology Program Notice of Availability 
     of Funds and Announcement of Public Meetings'' (RIN0693-ZA74) 
     received on June 5, 2007; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2166. A communication from the Deputy Director, National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``NIST Consortium/Consortia for Post-Complementary 
     Metal Oxide Semiconductor Nanoelectronics Research Program; 
     Availability of Funds'' (RIN0693-ZA75) received on June 5, 
     2007; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2167. A communication from the Deputy Director, National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Precision Measurement Grants Program; Availability 
     of Funds'' (RIN0693-ZA70) received on June 5, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2168. A communication from the Deputy Director, National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``NIST Center for Neutron Research and Neutron 
     Scattering, and Sample Environment Equipment Financial 
     Assistance Programs; Availability of Funds'' (RIN0693-ZA73) 
     received on June 5, 2007; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2169. A communication from the Deputy Director, National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships 
     Gaithersburg and Boulder Programs; Availability of Funds'' 
     (RIN0693-ZA71) received on June 5, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2170. A communication from the Deputy Director, National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Measurement, Science and Engineering Grants 
     Programs; Availability of Funds'' (RIN0693-ZA72) received on 
     June 5, 2007; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2171. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report of 
     the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement for 
     fiscal year 2006; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-2172. A communication from the Regulatory Analyst, Fish 
     and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Protection of Eagles; Definition of `Disturb''' (RIN1018-
     AT94) received on June 4, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2173. A communication from the Commissioner, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting, a draft bill intended 
     to make amendments to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability 
     Insurance program and the Supplemental Security Income 
     program; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2174. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, a legislative proposal 
     entitled ``Federal Employees Health Benefits Improvements Act 
     of 2007''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2175. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, a legislative proposal 
     entitled ``Locality Pay Extension Act of 2007''; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2176. A communication from the Chief, Trade and 
     Commercial Regulations Branch, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Extension of Import Restrictions Imposed on 
     Archaeological and Ethnological Materials from Peru'' 
     (RIN1505-AB79) received on June 4, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2177. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semiannual Report of the Office's Inspector General for the 
     period of October 1, 2006, through March 31, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2178. A communication from the Chairman, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semiannual Report of the Administration's Inspector General 
     for the period of October 1, 2006, through March 31, 2007; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2179. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting, a legislative proposal intended to enhance the 
     Department's ability to protect Americans from violent crime 
     and terrorism; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-2180. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Secretary, White House Liaison, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     nomination for the position of Under Secretary for Health, 
     received on June 5, 2007; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       EC-2181. A communication from the Special Assistant to the 
     Secretary, White House Liaison, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     nomination for the position of Assistant Secretary for 
     Operations, Preparedness, Security and Law Enforcement 
     Functions, received on June 5, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-2182. A communication from the Secretary, Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, transmitting, the report of 
     a draft bill intended to authorize additional resources in 
     the United States bankruptcy courts; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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