[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 140 (Thursday, September 20, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11852-S11853]
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-3356. 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 the Republic of Georgia to 
     List of Regions Where African Swine Fever Exists'' (Docket 
     No. APHIS-2007-0108) received on September 18, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3357. 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 ``Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; 
     Minimal-Risk Regions; Importation of Live Bovines and 
     Products Derived from Bovines'' (Docket No. APHIS-2006-0041) 
     received on September 18, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3358. A communication from the Chairman and CEO, Farm 
     Credit Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Administration's inventory of 
     commercial activities for fiscal year 2007; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3359. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a violation of the Antideficiency Act that occurred in the 
     Department's Grants-in-Aid for Airports Account; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       EC-3360. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Technical Data Rights'' (DFARS Case 2006-D055) received on 
     September 18, 2007; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3361. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Labor Reimbursement on Department of Defense Non-Commercial 
     Time-and-Materials Labor-Hour Contracts'' (DFARS Case 2006-
     D030) received on September 18, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-3362. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Acquisition of Major Weapon Systems as Commercial Items'' 
     (DFARS Case 2006-D012) received on September 18, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3363. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Emergency Acquisitions'' (DFARS Case 2006-D036) received on 
     September 18, 2007; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3364. A communication from the Chief of the Recruiting 
     Policy Branch, Department of the Army, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Recruiting and Enlistments'' (RIN0702-AA57) received on 
     September 18, 2007; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3365. A communication from the Liaison Officer, Office 
     of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Limitations 
     on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and 
     Dependents'' (RIN0790-AI20) received on September 18, 2007; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3366. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulations, Government National Mortgage 
     Association, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Government National Mortgage Association: Mortgage-Backed 
     Securities Program--Payments to Securityholders; Book-Entry 
     Procedures; and Financial Reporting'' (RIN2503-AA19) received 
     on September 18, 2007; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3367. 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 ``Amitraz, 
     Atrazine, Ethephon, Ferbam, Lindane, Propachlor, and 
     Simazine; Tolerance Actions'' (FRL No. 8147-5) received on 
     September 18, 2007; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3368. 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 ``Chloroneb, 
     Cypermethrin, Methidathion, Nitrapyrin, Oxyfluorfen, 
     Pirimiphos-methyl, Sulfosate, Tebuthiuron, Thiabendazole, 
     Thidiazuron, and Tribuphos; Tolerance Actions'' (FRL No. 
     8143-2) received on September 18, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3369. 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 ``Desmedipham; 
     Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8146-8) received on September 
     18, 2007; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3370. 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 
     ``Polychlorinated Biphenyls; Manufacturing Exemption'' (FRL 
     No. 8143-4) received on September 18, 2007; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3371. 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 ``Significant 
     New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances'' (FRL No. 8135-
     8) received on September 18, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3372. 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 
     ``Trifloxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8147-3) 
     received on September 18, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3373. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch,

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     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Tier I Issue: Government Settlements Directive Number 2'' 
     (LMSB-04-0707-050) received on September 17, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3374. A communication from the Acting Regulations 
     Officer, Office of the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Technical Updates to Applicability of the 
     Supplemental Security Income Reduced Benefit Rate for 
     Individuals Residing in Medical Treatment Facilities'' 
     (RIN0960-AF99) received on September 18, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3375. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Center for Medicaid and State Operations, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Establishment of Revisit User Fee 
     Program for Medicare Survey and Certification Activities'' 
     (RIN0938-AO96) received on September 18, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3376. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     extension of memoranda concerning Peru; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-3377. A communication from the Chairman, National 
     Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled, ``Eighth Annual Report to 
     Congress on the Implementation of the Administrative 
     Simplification Provisions of the Health Insurance Portability 
     and Accountability Act''; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3378. A communication from the Chairman, National 
     Endowment for the Arts, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the organization's inventory of commercial 
     activities for fiscal year 2007; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3379. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Employee Contribution 
     Election and Contribution Allocations; Correction of 
     Administrative Errors; Availability of Records; Death 
     Benefits; Loan Program; Thrift Savings Plan'' (5 CFR Parts 
     1600, 1605, 1631, 1651, 1655 and 1690) received on September 
     18, 2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3380. A communication from the Director, Division of 
     Strategic Human Resources Policy, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Reemployment of Civilian Retirees to Meet 
     Exceptional Employment Needs'' (RIN3206-AI32) received on 
     September 18, 2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3381. 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 Texas has exceeded the 
     $5,000,000 limit; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3382. A communication from the Chief of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Citizenship and Immigration Services, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``New Classification for 
     Victims of Criminal Activity; Eligibility for `U' 
     Nonimmigrant Status'' (RIN1615-AA67) received on September 
     18, 2007; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-3383. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General for Administration, National Security Division, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Foreign Intelligence and 
     Counterintelligence Records System, JUSTICE/NSD-001'' (AAG/A 
     Order No. 023-2007) received on September 17, 2007; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-3384. A communication from the Past National President, 
     American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the organization's annual tax audit; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-3385. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, a draft bill intended to establish the 
     position of Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics, 
     and Construction within the Department; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.

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