[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 79 (Thursday, May 21, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5817-S5818]
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-1707. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Mushroom Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information 
     Order; Correction to Referendum Procedures'' ((Docket No. 
     AMS-FV-09-0019)(FV-09-703)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 18, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1708. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Order; 
     Termination'' ((Docket No. AMS-FV-09-0006)(FV-09-701)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     18, 2009; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1709. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Onions Grown in South Texas; Change in Regulatory Period'' 
     ((Docket No. AMS-FV-09-0012)(FV-09-959-1 IFR)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 18, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1710. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Walnuts Grown in California; Order Amending Marketing Order 
     No. 984; Correction'' ((Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0004)(FV-06-984-
     1 C)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 18, 2009; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-1711. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil 
     Produced in the Far West; Salable Quantities and Allotment 
     Percentages for the 2009-2010 Marketing Year'' ((Docket No. 
     AMS-FV-08-0104)(FV-09-985-1 FR)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 18, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1712. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 
     Department's activities during Calendar Year 2008 relative to 
     the Equal Credit Opportunity Act; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1713. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel 
     for Operations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, (3) reports relative to 
     vacancy announcements within the Department; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1714. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and 
     Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to License 
     Requirements and License Exception Eligibility for Certain 
     Thermal Imaging Cameras and Foreign Made Military Commodities 
     Incorporating Such Cameras'' (RIN0694-AD71) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 19, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1715. A communication from the Assistant Director for 
     Policy, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Darfur Sanctions Regulations'' (31 CFR Parts 546) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     19, 2009; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-1716. A communication from the Assistant Director for 
     Policy, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions 
     Regulations'' (31 CFR Parts 547) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 19, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1717. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Department's Biennial Report On the 2008 Regulatory Status of 
     National Transportation Safety Board Open Safety 
     Recommendations Concerning 15-Passenger Van Safety, Railroad 
     Grade Crossing Safety, and Medical Certifications for a 
     Commercial Driver's License; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1718. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Replacement 
     Digital Television Translator Service'' (MB Docket No. 08-
     253) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     May 18, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1719. 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 ``Health Saving Accounts Inflation 
     Adjustments for 2010'' (Rev. Proc. 2009-29) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 18, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-1720. 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 ``Self-determination of Deficiency Dividend 
     under 860(e)(4)'' (Rev. Proc. 2009-28) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on May 18, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-1721. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the

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     report of a rule entitled ``Formless Conversion of 
     Partnership to S Corporation'' (Rev. Rul. 2009-15) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 18, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1722. 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 ``Industry Director's Directive #2 on 
     Enhanced Oil Recovery Credit'' (LMSB-4-0409-014) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 18, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1723. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Acquisition Regulation: Security Clause'' (RIN1991-AB71) 
     received on May 19, 2009; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-1724. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a 
     proposed sale or export of defense articles and/or defense 
     services to a Middle East country; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1725. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to providing information 
     on U.S. military personnel and U.S. civilian contractors 
     involved in the anti-narcotics campaign in Colombia; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1726. A communication from the Chairman, Committee on 
     Public Safety and the Judiciary, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. 
     Bill 18-10, ``Disclosure to the United States District Court 
     Amendment Act of 2009'' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 20, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1727. A communication from the Director, Strategic Human 
     Resources Policy, Office of Personnel Management, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Prevailing Rate Systems: Redefinition of Certain 
     Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas'' (RIN3206-
     AL77) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 19, 2009; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1728. A communication from the Acting Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Department's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Annual 
     Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2008; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-1729. A communication from the Chief, Office of 
     Congressional Relations, Citizenship and Immigration 
     Services, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, the 
     U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Annual Report for 
     Fiscal Year 2008; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1730. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Reimbursement for Interment Costs'' 
     (RIN2900-AM98) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 19, 2009; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       EC-1731. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Navy (Installations and Environment), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the Department of the 
     Navy converting to contract the information assurance 
     functions currently being performed by eight (8) military 
     personnel of the Fleet Area Control and Surveillance 
     Facility, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1732. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Acibenzolar-S-methyl; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL-8413-7) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     20, 2009; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1733. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Cry1A.105 protein; Time Limited Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL-8417-3) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1734. 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 ``Importation of Longan From 
     Taiwan'' (Docket No. APHIS-2007-0161) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1735. 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; California; Determination of Attainment of the 1-Hour 
     Ozone Standard for the Ventura County Area'' (FRL-8909-6) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     20, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1736. 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; Maryland; Reasonably Available Control Technology 
     Requirements for Volatile Organic Compounds: Correction'' 
     (FRL-8909-5) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 20, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-1737. 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 ``Imported Directly 
     Requirement Under the United States-Bahrain Free Trade 
     Agreement'' (RIN1505-AC13) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 20, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-1738. A communication from the Program Manager, 
     Administration for Children and Families, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``State Parent Locator Service; 
     Safeguarding Child Support Information: Delay of Effective 
     Date'' (RIN0970-AC01) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on May 20, 2009; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1739. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     establishment of a Danger Pay Allowance for FBI personnel 
     serving in Mexico; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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