[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 186 (Thursday, December 6, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S14843-S14845]
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-4127. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Watermelon Research and Promotion Plan; Assessment 
     Increase'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0038) received on November 
     27, 2007; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-4128. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Mango Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Amendment 
     to Term of Office Provision'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-07-

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     0042) received on November 27, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4129. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Dried Prunes Produced in California; Increased Assessment 
     Rate'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0103) received on November 27, 
     2007; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-4130. 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 ``Citrus Canker; Movement of Fruit 
     from Quarantined Areas'' (Docket No. APHIS-2007-0022) 
     received on November 26, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4131. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office 
     of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Department's intent to disestablish the BX Mart at the Naval 
     Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4132. A communication from the Legal Information 
     Assistant, Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fair Credit 
     Reporting Affiliate Marketing Regulations'' (RIN1550-AB90) 
     received on November 26, 2007; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4133. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13303 with respect to the Development Fund 
     for Iraq; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-4134. 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 61806) 
     received on November 26, 2007; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4135. 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 62121) 
     received on November 26, 2007; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4136. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency declared in Executive Order 
     13047 with respect to Burma; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4137. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of 
     Public Debt, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Offering and 
     Governing Regulations for Series EE and Series I Savings 
     Bonds, Treasury Direct'' (31 CFR Parts 351, 353, 359, 360, 
     and 363) received on November 26, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4138. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual report relative to 
     the Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts for calendar year 
     2006; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-4139. A communication from the Deputy Assistant General 
     Counsel, Pipeline and Hazardous Safety Administration, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a nomination for the position of Administrator, 
     received on November 30, 2007; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4140. 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 Rule 
     to Implement Amendment 84 to the Fishery Management Plan for 
     Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
     Area'' (RIN0648-AU03) received on November 26, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4141. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Atlantic Surfclam Minimum Size Suspension for 2008--
     Temporary Rule'' (RIN0648-XD25) received on November 26, 
     2007; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4142. 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 Vessels Using Pot Gear in the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XD53) 
     received on November 26, 2007; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4143. 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 Non-American Fisheries Act Crab Vessels 
     Catching Pacific Cod for Processing by the Inshore Component 
     in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' 
     (RIN0648-XD32) received on November 26, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4144. 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 Ocean Perch for Vessels Participating in the Rockfish 
     Entry Level Fishery in the Central Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XC73) received on November 26, 
     2007; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4145. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Inseason 
     Closure of the Commercial Fishery for Gulf Group King 
     Mackerel in the Gulf of Mexico Western Zone for the 2007-2008 
     Fishing Year'' (RIN0648-XC59) received on November 26, 2007; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4146. A communication from the Administrator and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Bonneville Power Administration, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Administration's Annual Report for fiscal year 2007; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-4147. A communication from the Secretary of Energy and 
     the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     a report relative to the cost for implementation of the Rocky 
     Flats National Wildlife Refuge Act of 2001 during fiscal year 
     2006; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4148. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Clarification of NRC Civil Penalty Authority over 
     Contractors and Subcontractors Who Discriminate Against 
     Employees for Engaging in Protected Activities'' (RIN3150-
     AH59) received on November 27, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4149. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Plan to Implement Medicare Hospital Value-Based 
     Purchasing''; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4150. 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-
     265--2007-272); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-4151. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator, Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, 
     United States Agency for International Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Multilateral Development Banks' Assistance Proposals Likely 
     to Have Adverse fnl;Impacts on the Environment, Natural 
     Resources, Public Health and Indigenous Peoples''; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-4152. A communication from the White House Liaison, 
     Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, 
     Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of action on a nomination and discontinuation of 
     service in an acting role for the position of Assistant 
     Secretary (Planning, Evaluation, and Policy), received on 
     November 30, 2007; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4153. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of 
     Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family 
     Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct 
     Loan Program'' (RIN1840-AC89) received on November 26, 2007; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4154. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of 
     Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Academic Competitiveness Grant Program and 
     National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent 
     Grant Program'' (RIN1840-AC92) received on November 26, 2007; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4155. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of 
     Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Federal Student Aid Programs'' (RIN1840-AC91) 
     received on November 26, 2007; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4156. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of 
     Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family 
     Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct 
     Loan Program'' (RIN1840-AC88) received on November 26, 2007; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4157. A communication from the Acting Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Department's Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal 
     year 2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4158. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to

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     law, the audit performed on the agency for fiscal year 2007; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-4159. A communication from the Chairman, National 
     Mediation Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Board's 
     Annual Report for fiscal year 2007; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4160. A communication from the Secretary, Postal 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a vacancy in the position of Commissioner, received 
     on November 30, 2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4161. A communication from the Administrator, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Agency's Financial Report for fiscal year 2007; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-4162. A communication from the Chairman, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semiannual 
     Report of the Board's Inspector General for the period ending 
     September 30, 2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4163. A communication from the Chief Human Capital 
     Officer, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     an annual report on the category rating system; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4164. A communication from the Chairman, Occupational 
     Safety and Health Review Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Commission's Performance and Accountability 
     Report for fiscal year 2007; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4165. A communication from the Acting Chairman, Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal 
     year 2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4166. A communication from the National Treasurer, Navy 
     Wives Club of America, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the latest audit of the organization; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

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