[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 57 (Thursday, April 10, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2942-S2943]
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-5745. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fenhexamid; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8357-2) received 
     on April 4, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-5746. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Buprofezin; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8356-9) received 
     on April 4, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-5747. A communication from the Director of 
     Administration and Management, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the total 
     cost for the renovation of Wedges 2 through 5 of the 
     Pentagon; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5748. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. 
     Model P 180 Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. 2007-CE-
     087)) received on April 8, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5749. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Cirrus Design Corporation Models 
     SR20 and SR22 Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. 2007-CE-
     048)) received on April 8, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5750. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS-365N2 
     and N3, SA-365C, C1 and C2, and SA-365N and N1 Helicopters'' 
     ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. 2007-SW-43)) received on April 8, 
     2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5751. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-400 Series 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. 2008-NM-029)) received 
     on April 8, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5752. A communication from the Senior Vice President, 
     Communications, Government and Valley Relations, Tennessee 
     Valley Authority, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Statistical Summary of the Board of Directors for fiscal year 
     2007; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5753. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army (Civil Works), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a navigation improvement project for Port 
     Lions, Alaska; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5754. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``1-methylcyclopropene; Amendment to and Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8357-5) received on 
     April 8, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5755. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of 
     Iowa'' (FRL No. 8553-1) received on April 8, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5756. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; North 
     Carolina: Approval of Revisions to the 1-Hour Ozone 
     Maintenance Plan for the Raleigh/Durham and Greensboro/
     Winston-Salem/High Point Areas'' (FRL No. 8551-9) received on 
     April 4, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5757. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
     Revisions to the Nevada State Implementation Plan; Updated 
     Statutory and Regulatory Provisions; Rescissions'' (FRL No . 
     8548-8) received on April 4, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5758. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for 
     Designated Facilities and Pollutants; State of Maryland; 
     Control of Large Municipal Waste Combustor Emissions from 
     Existing Facilities'' (FRL No. 8552-5) received on April 4, 
     2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5759. A communication from the Branch Chief of Listing, 
     Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation 
     of Critical Habitat for Helianthus paradoxus'' (RIN1018-AV02) 
     received on April 4, 2008; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-5760. A communication from the Regulations Officer, 
     Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Parks, Recreation Areas , Wildlife and Waterfowl Refuges, 
     and Historical Sites'' (RIN2125-AF14) received on March 31, 
     2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5761. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Standards for E-
     Prescribing Under Medicare Part D and Identification of 
     Backward Compatible Version of Adopted Standard for E-
     Prescribing and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program'' 
     (RIN0938-AO66) received on April 8, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-5762. 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 ``Regulations Under Section 6050L Relating to 
     Information Returns by Donees of Qualified Intellectual 
     Property'' ((RIN1545-BE11)(TD 9392)) received on April 8, 
     2008; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5763. 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 ``Update of Weighted Average Interest Rates, 
     Yield Curves, and Segment Rates'' (Notice 2008-45) received 
     on April 8, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5764. A communication from the Program Manager, Office 
     of Clinical Standards and Quality, Department of Health and 
     Human Services , transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Conditions 
     for Coverage for End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities'' (Docket 
     No. CMS-3818-F) received on April 8, 2008; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-5765. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law , the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations: 
     Part 121--The United States Munitions List'' (22 CFR Part 
     121) received on April 4, 2008; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-5766. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Office of Federal

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     Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Obligations of 
     Contractors and Subcontractors Regarding Protected Veterans'' 
     (RIN1215-AB65) received on April 8, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor , and Pensions.
       EC-5767. A communication from the Director, Division for 
     Strategic Human Resources Policy, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Annual Leave for Senior-Level Employees'' 
     (RIN3206-AL49) received on April 8, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5768. A communication from the Director, Voting Rights 
     Program, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendments 
     to Conform the United States Code of Federal Regulations to 
     the Voting Rights Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 
     2006'' (RIN3206-AL40) received on April 8, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5769. A communication from the Deputy Archivist, 
     National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Locations 
     and Hours; Changes in NARA Research Room Hours'' (RIN3095-
     AB57) received on April 4, 2008; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5770. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semiannual 
     Report of the Inspector General for the period ending 
     September 30, 2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5771. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting a Council 
     Resolution entitled, ``Sense of the Council in Support of 
     Establishing the United States of America's First National 
     Civilian University in our Nation's Capital Resolution of 
     2008''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5772. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of the Attorney General relative to the Administration 
     of the Foreign Agents Registration Act for the six months 
     ending June 30, 2007; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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