[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 56 (Thursday, April 2, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4308-S4309]
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-1172. 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 ``Import/Export User Fees'' (Docket 
     No. APHIS-2006-0144) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on March 30, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1173. A communication from the Acting Associate 
     Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Specialty Crop Block Grant Program--Farm 
     Bill'' (RIN0581-AC88) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on March 30, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1174. A communication from the Acting Associate 
     Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of 
     Southeastern California and Imported Table Grapes; Relaxation 
     of Handling Requirements'' ((Docket No. AMS-FV-08-0106)(FV09-
     925-1 IFR)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 30, 2009; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1175. A communication from the Director of the Policy 
     Issuances Division, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Requirements for the Disposition 
     of Cattle that Become Non-Ambulatory Disabled Following Ante-
     Mortem Inspection'', received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on March 26, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1176. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Financial Institutions Examination Council, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Council's 2008 Annual Report to 
     Congress; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-1177. 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; Sablefish Managed Under the 
     Individual Fishing Quota Program'' (RIN0648-XN73) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on April 2, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1178. 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 ``Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Groundfish Fishery; Amendment 15; 
     Correction'' (RIN0648-AW08) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 2, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1179. 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 ``Pacific 
     Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan'' (RIN0648-AX44) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 2, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1180. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Saugus River, Lynn, MA'' ((RIN1625-AA00)(Docket No. USCG-
     2008-1026)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 1, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1181. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Underwater Object, Massachusetts Bay, MA'' ((RIN1625-
     AA00)(Docket No. USCG-2008-1272)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 1, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1182. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Captain of the Port Zone Jacksonville; Offshore Cape 
     Canaveral, Florida'' ((RIN1625-AA00)(Docket No. USCG-2008-
     0411)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on April 1, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1183. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department

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     of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Anchorage Regulations; Port of 
     New York'' ((RIN1625-AA01)(Docket No. USCG-2008-0155)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 1, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1184. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security 
     Zone; Coast Guard Base San Juan, San Juan Harbor, Puerto 
     Rico'' ((RIN1625-AA87)(Docket No. USCG-2008-0440)) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 1, 
     2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1185. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco Airborne Use of Force 
     Judgmental Training Flights'' ((RIN1625-AA00)(Docket No. 
     USCG-2009-0063)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 1, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1186. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Baltimore Captain of the Port Zone'' ((RIN1625-AA00)(Docket 
     No. USCG-2008-0129)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on April 1, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1187. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Naval Underwater Detonation; Northwest Harbor, San Clemente 
     Island, CA'' ((RIN1625-AA00)(Docket No. USCG-2009-0046)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 1, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1188. A communication from the Project Counsel, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Consolidation of Merchant Mariner Qualification 
     Credentials'' ((RIN1625-AB02)(Docket No. USCG-2006-24371)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 1, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1189. A communication from the Acting 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; Final Rule To Identify 
     the Western Great Lakes Populations of Gray Wolves as a 
     Distinct Population Segment and To Revise the List of 
     Endangered and Threatened Wildlife'' (RIN1018-AW41) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 1, 
     2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1190. A communication from the Acting 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; Final Rule to Identify 
     the Northern Rocky Mountain Population of Gray Wolf as a 
     Distinct Population Segment and to Revise the List of 
     Endangered and Threatened Wildlife'' (RIN1018-AW37) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 1, 
     2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1191. A communication from the Regulation Coordinator of 
     the Center for Medicaid and State Operations, Centers for 
     Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Medicaid Program; Premiums and Cost 
     Sharing'' (RIN0938-AO47) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 31, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-1192. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Security-Related Assistance Provided by the United States 
     to the Countries of Central Asia''; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1193. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``United States Participation in the United Nations; A Report 
     by the Secretary of State to the Congress for the Year 
     2007''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1194. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     U.S. support for Taiwan's participation as an observer at the 
     62nd World Health Assembly and in the work of the World 
     Health Organization; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1195. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, 
     the certification of a proposed technical assistance 
     agreement to include the export of technical data, defense 
     services, and defense articles in the amount of $50,000,000 
     or more with Mexico; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1196. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, 
     the certification of a proposed export of defense services 
     and defense articles in the amount of $100,000,000 or more to 
     Spain; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1197. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, 
     the certification of a proposed agreement for the export of 
     defense articles or defense services in the amount of 
     $100,000,000 or more with Japan; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-1198. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, 
     the certification of a proposed technical assistance 
     agreement for the export of defense articles, including 
     technical data, and defense services in the amount of 
     $100,000,000 or more to Turkey; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-1199. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, 
     the certification of a proposed technical assistance 
     agreement for the export of technical data, defense services, 
     and defense articles in the amount of $100,000,000 or more 
     with Italy and the United Kingdom; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1200. A communication from the Acting Director, 
     Legislative and Regulatory Department, Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of two rules entitled ``Allocation of Assets in 
     Single-Employer Plans; Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-
     Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying 
     Benefits'' (29 CFR Parts 4022 and 4044) and ``Annual 
     Financial and Actuarial Information Reporting; Pension 
     Protection Act of 2006'' (RIN1212-AB09) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 1, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1201. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     an annual report relative to the Federal Employee Anti-
     Discrimination and Retaliation Act; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1202. A communication from the Associate Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to agency compliance with the Freedom 
     of Information Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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