[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 13 (Thursday, January 22, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S785-S786]
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-527. 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 ``Revision of the Hawaiian and 
     Territorial Fruits and Vegetables Regulations'' (Docket No. 
     APHIS-2007-0052) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 16, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-528. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the funding transfers made during fiscal year 
     2008; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-529. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on the 
     approved

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     retirement of Lieutenant General Michael D. Maples, United 
     States Army, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant 
     general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-530. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Acquisition Policy, and Strategic Sourcing, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Responsible Prospective Contractors'' 
     (RIN0750-AG20) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 16, 2009; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-531. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Acquisition Policy, and Strategic Sourcing, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; List of Firms Owned or Controlled by 
     the Government of a Terrorist Country'' (RIN0750-AG22) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 16, 2009; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-532. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Acquisition Policy, and Strategic Sourcing, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; DoD Law of War Program'' (RIN0750-
     AF82) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on January 16, 2009; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-533. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Acquisition Policy, and Strategic Sourcing, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Removal of North Korea from the List 
     of Terrorist Countries'' (RIN0750-AG18) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 16, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-534. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Strategies 
     for the Commercialization and Deployment of Greenhouse Gas 
     Intensity Reducing Technologies and Practices''; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-535. A communication from the Assistant Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``National Water Quality Inventory: 
     Report to Congress, 2004 Reporting Cycle''; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-536. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``National Priorities List, Final Rule'' (RIN2050-AD75) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 16, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-537. A communication from the Deputy Under Secretary for 
     International Affairs, Department of Labor, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Progress in Implementing 
     Capacity-Building Provisions under the Labor Chapter of the 
     Dominican Republic--Central America--United States Free Trade 
     Agreement''; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-538. A communication from the Director, Defense 
     Procurement, Acquisition Policy, and Strategic Sourcing, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; U.S.-International Atomic Energy 
     Agency Additional Protocol'' (RIN0750-AF98) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 16, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-539. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Citizens' 
     Report: FY 2008 Summary of Performance and Financial 
     Results''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-540. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Investment Advice--Participants and 
     Beneficiaries'' (RIN1210-AB13) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 16, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-541. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Civil Penalties Under ERISA Section 502(c)(4)'' 
     (RIN1210-AB24) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 16, 2009; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-542. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Interpretive Bulletin Relating to Exercise of 
     Shareholder Rights'' (RIN1210-AB28) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 16, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-543. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Interpretive Bulletin Relating to Investing in 
     Economically Targeted Investments'' (RIN1210-AB29) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 16, 
     2009; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-544. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Counternarcotics Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security 
     and the Deputy Associate Attorney General, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the Southwest Border 
     Counternarcotics Strategy due to Congress by April 2009; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-545. A communication from the Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the Administration's 
     compliance with the Sunshine Act during calendar year 2008; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-546. A communication from the Assistant Attorney General 
     for Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, an annual report relative to the 
     Department's competitive sourcing efforts during fiscal year 
     2008; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

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