[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 69 (Wednesday, May 6, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5230-S5231]
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-1510. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Novaluron; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions'' 
     (FRL-8409-8) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 5, 2009; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1511. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a violation of the Antideficiency Act that occurred 
     at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and has been assigned Army case 
     number 06-07; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       EC-1512. A communication from the Vice Director, Defense 
     Logistics Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to an interim response to 
     the reporting requirement of the Strategic and Critical 
     Materials Stockpiling Act; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-1513. A communication from the Vice Director, Defense 
     Logistics Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the biennial report on 
     stockpile requirements of the Strategic and Critical 
     Materials Stockpiling Act; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-1514. A communication from the Deputy Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the percentage of funds 
     that was expended during the preceding fiscal year and is 
     projected to be expended during the current fiscal year for 
     the Department's depot maintenance and repair workloads by 
     the public and private sectors; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-1515. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Robert J. Elder, Jr., United States Air 
     Force, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general 
     on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1516. A communication from the Vice Chair and First Vice 
     President, Export-Import Bank of the United States, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     transactions involving exports to Canada, China, Panama, 
     India, Ukraine and to other countries yet to be determined; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1517. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel 
     for Operations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, (4) reports relative to 
     vacancy announcements within the Department; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1518. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, the Department's Fiscal Year 
     2008 Annual Report as required by the Superfund Amendments 
     and Reauthorization Act of 1986; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1519. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Department's annual report on the administration of the 
     Surface Transportation Project Delivery Pilot Program; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1520. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the cost of response and recovery efforts for FEMA-3302-EM in 
     the Commonwealth of Kentucky having exceeded the $5,000,000 
     limit for a single emergency declaration; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1521. 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; Indiana; Extended Permit Terms for Renewal of 
     Federally Enforceable State Operating Permits'' (FRL-8899-3) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     5, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1522. 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; 
     Kentucky; Section 110(a)(1) Maintenance Plans for the 1997 8-
     Hour Ozone Standard for the Huntington-Ashland Area, 
     Lexington Area and Edmonson County; Withdrawal of Direct 
     Final Rule'' (FRL-8900-4) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 5, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1523. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Finding of Failure to Submit State Implementation Plans 
     Required for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standard; North Carolina and South Carolina'' (FRL-
     8901-8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 5, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-1524. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revision to the California State Implementation Plan; North 
     Coast Unified Air Quality Management'' (FRL-8780-1) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 5, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1525. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, 
     North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District'' (FRL-
     8782-7) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 5, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-1526. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, 
     Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District'' (FRL-
     8900-2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 5, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-1527. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting,

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     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to 
     the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air 
     Quality Management District Sacramento Metropolitan Air 
     Quality Management District'' (FRL-8783-9) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 5, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1528. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Convention on Cultural Property 
     Implementation Act, a report relative to action taken to 
     enter into a Memorandum of Understanding Between the 
     Government of the United States of America and the Government 
     of the People's Republic of China Concerning the Imposition 
     of Import Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological 
     Material; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1529. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Convention on Cultural Property 
     Implementation Act, a report relative to extending the 
     Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the 
     United States of America and the Government of the Republic 
     of Honduras Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions 
     on Categories of Archaeological Material; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-1530. 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; Inpatient Psychiatric 
     Facilities Prospective Payment System Payment Update for Rate 
     Year Beginning July 1, 2009 (RY 2010)'' (RIN0938-AP50) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     5, 2009; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1531. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the website address of a report entitled 
     ``Country Report on Terrorism 2008''; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1532. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the incidental capture 
     of sea turtles in commercial shrimping operations; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1533. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, 
     U.S. Agency for International Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Agency's second FY 2009 quarterly 
     report; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1534. 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 Foreign Relations.
       EC-1535. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, the report of a draft bill ``To authorize an 
     amendment to the Articles of Agreement of the International 
     Bank for Reconstruction and Development increasing the basic 
     votes of members''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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