[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10648-S10650]
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-8686. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Dairy Forward Pricing Program'' (RIN0581-AC86) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on November 12, 
     2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-8687. 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 ``Addition of Russia and Azerbaijan 
     to the List of Regions Where African Swine Fever Exists'' 
     (Docket No. APHIS-2008-0107) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8688. A communication from the Administrator, Livestock 
     and Seed Program, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Beef 
     Promotion and Research; Reapportionment'' (Doc. No. LS-07-
     0141) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8689. A communication from the Assistant Director of the 
     Directives and Regulations Branch, Forest Service, Department 
     of Agriculture transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Clarification for the Appropriate Use of a 
     Criminal or a Civil Citation to Enforce Mineral Regulations'' 
     (RIN0596-AC38) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8690. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Report to Congress: Regarding the Accuracy of the 
     Do Not Call Registry''; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8691. A communication from the Deputy Chief Counsel for 
     Regulations, Transportation Security Administration, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Rail Transportation 
     Security'' (RIN1652-AA51) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8692. A communication from the Trial Attorney, Federal 
     Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brake Systems'' 
     (RIN2130-AB84) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8693. A communication from the Staff Assistant, National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; 
     Seating Systems, Occupant Crash Protection, Seat Belt 
     Assembly Anchorages, School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash 
     Protection'' (RIN2127-AK09)

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     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-8694. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Taking of Marine Mammals 
     Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large 
     Whale Take Reduction Plan'' (RIN0648-XF96) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8695. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Operations, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Taking of Marine Mammals 
     Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large 
     Whale Take Reduction Plan'' (RIN0648-XF27) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8696. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Operations, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Taking of Marine Mammals 
     Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large 
     Whale Take Reduction Plan'' (RIN0648-XG33) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8697. 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 ``Taking of 
     Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; 
     Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan'' (RIN0648-XF58) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-8698. 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 ``Taking of 
     Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; 
     Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan'' (RIN0648-XF17) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-8699. 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 ``Sea Turtle 
     Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements'' (RIN0648-XK78) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-8700. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in 
     the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XL22) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 17, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8701. A communication from the Attorney of the Office of 
     Assistant General Counsel for Legislation and Regulatory Law, 
     Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive 
     Program'' (RIN1901-AB25) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-8702. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``New Mexico Regulatory Program'' (SATS No. NM-047-
     FOR) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-8703. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Abandoned Mine Land Program'' (RIN1029-AC56) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-8704. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish and Wildlife and Parks, National Park Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Special Regulation: Areas of 
     the National Park System, National Capital Region'' (RIN1024-
     AD71) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-8705. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish and Wildlife and Parks, National Park Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``National Park System Units in 
     Alaska'' (RIN1024-AD69) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-8706. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Land and Minerals Management, Minerals Management Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Royalty Relief - Ultra-Deep 
     Gas Wells and Deep Gas Wells on Leases in the Gulf of Mexico; 
     Extension of Royalty Relief Provisions to Leases Offshore of 
     Alaska'' (RIN1010-AD33) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-8707. A communication from the Acting Division Chief of 
     Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Oil Shale Management - General'' (RIN1004-
     AD90) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on November 17, 2008; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-8708. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Avermectin; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions'' 
     ((EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0175)(FRL-8387-8)) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8709. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Inert Ingredient: Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance for (S,S)-Ethylenediaminedisuccinic Acid'' ((EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2008-0250)(FRL-8362-4)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8710. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``MCPB; Pesticide Tolerances'' ((EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0945)(FRL-
     8387-1)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-8711. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Stay of Effectiveness of Control Measure Regulating Dust 
     Emissions at the Four Corners Power Plant; Navajo Nation'' 
     ((EPA-R09-OAR-2006-0184)(FRL-8739-7)) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8712. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Tetraconazole; Pesticide Tolerances'' ((EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-
     1161)(FRL-8386-7)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8713. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services and the Attorney General, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, an annual report relative to the Health Care 
     Fraud and Abuse Control Program for fiscal year 2007; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-8714. A communication from the Deputy Director, Office 
     of Regulations, Social Security Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Technical 
     Revisions to Overpayment Rules'' (RIN0960-AG02) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on November 12, 
     2008; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8715. A communication from the Regulation Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Revisions to 
     the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Benefit 
     Programs: Clarification of Compensation Plans'' (RIN0938-
     AP52) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8716. A communication from the Program Manager of the 
     Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicaid Program; Clarification 
     of Outpatient Hospital Facility (Including Outpatient 
     Hospital Clinic) Services Definition'' (RIN0938-AO17) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8717. 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 ``Information Reporting on Employer-Owned 
     Life Insurance Contracts'' (RIN1545-BG58) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8718. 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 ``Election to Expense Certain Refineries'' 
     (RIN1545-BF06) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8719. 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 
     ``2008 Base Period T-Bill Rate'' (Rev. Rul. 2008-51) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 12, 
     2008; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8720. A communication from Director of the Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Toll-Free 
     Number for Reporting Adverse Events on Labeling for Human 
     Drug Products'' (RIN0910-AC35) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8721. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Department's Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal 
     year 2008; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8722. A communication from the President, Overseas 
     Private Investment Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, an annual report relative to the Corporation's audit and 
     investigative activities; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8723. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Inspector General's Semiannual Report for the six-
     month period ending September 30, 2008 and the Office of 
     Inspector General's compendium of unimplemented 
     recommendations; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8724. A communication from the Chief of the Trade and 
     Commercial Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Advance Information on 
     Private Aircraft Arriving and Departing the United States'' 
     (RIN1651-AA41) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8725. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-536, ``Firearms Control Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 2008'' received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8726. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-537, ``Chief Financial Officer Approval of 
     Payment of Goods and Services Temporary Amendment Act of 
     2008'' received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8727. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-538, ``Franklin Shelter Closing Requirements 
     Temporary Act of 2008'' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8728. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-550, ``Public Space Rental Fees Amendment Act 
     of 2008'' received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8729. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-551, ``Workforce Housing Production Program 
     Amendment Act of 2008'' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8730. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-552, ``District's Opportunity to Purchase 
     Amendment Act of 2008'' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8731. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-553, ``Consolidated Mt. Pleasant, Ward 2, and 
     Ward 6 Single Sales Moratorium Act of 2008'' received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-8732. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-554, ``Targeted Ward 4 Single Sales Moratorium 
     Temporary Act of 2008'' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8733. A communication from the Regulatory and Policy 
     Specialist, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Indian Trust Management Reform'' (RIN1076-AE59) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
       EC-8734. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report Fiscal Year 
     2007''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-8735. A communication from the Staff Director, U.S. 
     Sentencing Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the compliance of federal district courts 
     with documentation submission requirements; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.

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