[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 74 (Tuesday, May 6, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3789-S3790]
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-6058. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Chlorantraniliprole; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8357-3) 
     received on May 1, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6059. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Pyridalyl; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8361-4) received 
     on May 1, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-6060. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Spirodiclofen; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8362-2) 
     received on May 1, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6061. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     quarterly report entitled ``Acceptance of Contributions for 
     Defense Programs, Projects, and Activities; Defense 
     Cooperation Account''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6062. A communication from the Acting General Counsel of 
     the Department of Defense, transmitting legislative proposals 
     relative to the National Defense Authorization Bill for 
     fiscal year 2009; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6063. A communication from the Acting General Counsel of 
     the Department of Defense, transmitting legislative proposals 
     that the Department encourages Congress to adopt as part of 
     the National Defense Authorization Bill for fiscal year 2009; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6064. A communication from the Secretary, Division of 
     Investment Management, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Disclosure of Divestment by Registered Investment Companies 
     in Accordance with the Sudan Accountability and Divestment 
     Act of 2007'' (RIN3235-AK05) received on April 29, 2008; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6065. A communication from the General Counsel, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting a draft bill 
     intended to eliminate the four-year limitation on contracts 
     for the manufacture of distinctive paper for U.S. currency 
     and securities; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-6066. A communication from the Chairman, National 
     Transportation Safety Board, transmitting a legislative 
     proposal relative to authorization for the National 
     Transportation Safety Board; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6067. A communication from the Director, Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Potential 
     Sonoran Desert Bald Eagle Distinct Population Segment As 
     Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act'' (RIN1018-AW12) 
     received on May 1, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-6068. 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; Georgia: 
     Enhanced Inspection and Maintenance Plan'' (FRL No. 8560-3) 
     received on April 29, 2008; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-6069. 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; Alabama: 
     Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New 
     Source Review'' (FRL No. 8560-2) received on April 29, 2008; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6070. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Extension of Deadline for Action on Section 126 Petition 
     From Warrick County, Indiana, and the Town of Newburgh, 
     Indiana'' (FRL No. 8559-9) received on April 29, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6071. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Land Disposal Restrictions: Site-Specific Treatment 
     Variance for P and U-Listed Hazardous Mixed Wastes Treated by 
     Vacuum Thermal Desorption at the Energy Solutions' Facility 
     in Clive, Utah'' (FRL No. 8560-1) received on April 29, 2008; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6072. 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; West 
     Virginia: Transportation Conformity Requirement'' (FRL No. 
     8561-2) received on May 1, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6073. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries'' 
     ((RIN2060-AN72) (FRL No. 8563-2)) received on May 1, 2008; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6074. 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 Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; Connecticut; Interstate Transport of Pollution'' (FRL 
     No. 8562-9) received on May 1, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6075. 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; Revised 
     PM2.5 Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets; State of New Jersey'' 
     (FRL No. 8562-1) received on May 1, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6076. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Change of Address for Submission of Certain Reports; 
     Technical Correction'' (FRL No. 8563-1) received on May 1, 
     2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6077. A communication from the Acting Chief, Trade and 
     Commercial Regulations Branch, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Import Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological and 
     Ethnological Material of Iraq'' (RIN1505-AB91) received on 
     April 29, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-6078. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual report entitled, 
     ``Country Reports on Terrorism 2007''; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-6079. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a letter detailing the 
     creation of an Accountability Review Board relative to an 
     attack that occurred in Khartoum, Sudan, on January 1, 2008; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-6080. A communication from the Director, Strategic Human 
     Resources Policy, Office of Personnel Management, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Human Capital Management in Agencies'' (RIN3206-AJ92) 
     received on April 29, 2008; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-6081. A communication from the Chief Financial Officer, 
     Potomac Electric Power Company, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Company's Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2007; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-6082. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting a legislative proposal 
     entitled, ``Grade Retention Modification Act of 2008''; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-6083. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-360, ``Compliance Unit Establishment Act of 
     2008'' received on May 1, 2008; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-6084. A communication from the President and Chief Scout 
     Executive, Boy Scouts of America, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the organization's 2007 annual report; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       EC-6085. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to

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     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Certification 
     Requirements for Imported Natural Wine'' (RIN1513-AB00) 
     received on April 30, 2008; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-6086. A communication from the Chair, U.S. Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the amendments to 
     the federal sentencing guidelines that were proposed by the 
     Commission during the 2007-2008 amendment cycle; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-6087. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, an 
     annual report on applications made by the Government for 
     authority to conduct electronic surveillance and physical 
     searches during calendar year 2007; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-6088. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting draft legislation intended to expand 
     and enhance veterans' benefits; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.

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