[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 110 (Tuesday, July 21, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7775-S7776]
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-2352. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting the report of (6) officers authorized 
     to wear the insignia of the grade of major general in 
     accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2353. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting the report of (10) officers authorized 
     to wear the insignia of the grade of brigadier general in 
     accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2354. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting the report of (7) officers authorized 
     to wear the insignia of the grade of major general in 
     accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2355. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquistion Regulation Supplement; 
     Restriction on Acquisition of Specialty Metals'' ((RIN0750-
     AF95) (DFARS Case 2008-D003)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 16, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-2356. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Requirements 
     Applicable to Undefinitized Contract Actions'' ((RIN0750-
     AG29) (DFARS Case 2008-D029)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 17, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-2357. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13441 with respect to Lebanon; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2358. 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 ``Qualified Plug-in Electric Vehicle Credit 
     Under Section 30'' (Notice 2009-58) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 14, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-2359. 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 No. 2 on 
     Casualty Loss IRC 165'' (LMSB-4-0309-010) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 14, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2360. 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 No. 4 on 
     Mixed Service Costs Phase 1'' (LMSB-4-0509-022) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on July 20, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2361. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 18-123, ``Processing Sales Tax 
     Clarification Act of 2009''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2362. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 18-124, ``National Law Enforcement Museum 
     Sales and Use Tax Credit Act of 2009''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2363. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 18-125, ``Records Access Amendment Act of 
     2009''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2364. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 18-126, ``Raze Permit Community 
     Notification Amendment Act of 2009''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2365. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 18-127, ``Citizen-Service Programs 
     Amendment Act of 2009''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2366. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 18-128, ``Child Development Center 
     Directors Relocation Fairness Clarification Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 2009''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2367. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 18-133, ``Transportation Infrastructure 
     Improvements GARVEE Bond Financing Act of 2009''; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2368. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 18-134, ``Anacostia River Clean Up and 
     Protection Act of 2009''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2369. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 18-135, ``Clean and Affordable Energy Fund 
     Balance Temporary Amendment Act of 2009''; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2370. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 18-136, ``Neighborhood Development Tax 
     Deferral Temporary Act of 2009''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2371. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Office's report on Federal agencies' use of the physicians 
     comparability allowance (PCA) program; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs .
       EC-2372. A communication from the Senior Official, Office 
     of Inspector General, Federal Housing Finance Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semi-Annual Report of the 
     Inspector General for the period from October 1, 2008 through 
     March 31, 2009; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2373. A communication from the Inspector General, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semi-Annual Report of the Inspector General for the period 
     from October 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2374. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled

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     ``Safety Zone; Summer 2009 Fireworks, Coastal Massachusetts'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA08, 1625-AA00)(Docket No. USG-2009-0422)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     15, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2375. 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; 
     Fireworks Displays in Boothbay Harbor, South Gardiner, and 
     Woolwich, Maine'' ((RIN1625-AA00)(Docket No. USG-2009-0526)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     15, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2376. 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; 
     San Clemente Island Northwest Harbor August and September 
     Training; Northwest Harbor, San Clemente Island, California'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00)(Docket No. USG-2009-0522)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 15, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2377. 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; 
     Southside Summer Fireworks, St. Clair River, Port Huron, 
     Michigan'' ((RIN1625-AA00)(Docket No. USG-2009-0478)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     15, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2378. 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; 
     Sigma Gamma Fireworks, Lake St. Clair, Grosse Pointe Farms, 
     Michigan'' ((RIN1625-AA00)(Docket No. USG-2009-0477)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     15, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2379. 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; 
     Thunder on Niagara, Niagara River, North Tonawanda, New 
     York'' ((RIN1625-AA00)(Docket No. USG-2009-0110)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on July 15, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2380. 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; 
     F/V PATRIOT, Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts'' ((RIN1625-
     AA00)(Docket No. USG-2009-0512)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 15, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2381. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulated 
     Navigation Area; Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, Oregon Inlet, 
     North Carolina'' ((RIN1625-AA11)(Docket No. USG-2009-0489)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     15, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2382. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Potomac River, Between Maryland and 
     Virginia'' ((RIN1625-AA09)(Docket No. USG-2008-1216)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     15, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2383. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Anchorage 
     Regulations; Port of New York'' ((RIN1625-AA01)(Docket No. 
     USG-2009-0045)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 15, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2384. A communication from the Director of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Closure of the 
     Eastern United States/Canada Area'' (RIN0648-XQ01) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 15, 
     2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2385. A communication from the Director of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the 
     Closed Area II Scallop Access Area to Scallop Vessels'' 
     (RIN0648-XQ05) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 15, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2386. A communication from the Director of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and 
     South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 
     Closure of the 2009 Deepwater Grouper Commercial Fishery'' 
     (RIN0648-XP56) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 15, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2387. A communication from the Director of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of West Coast States; 
     Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial Specifications and 
     Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments'' (RIN0648-AX96) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     15, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2388. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Spiny Dogfish; Framework 
     Adjustment 2'' (RIN0648-AX56) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 15, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2389. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Recreational Management Measures 
     for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 
     Fishing Year 2009'' (RIN0648-AX69) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 15, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2390. A communication from the Acting Director 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; Greenland Turbot, Arrowtooth 
     Flounder, and Sablefish by Vessels Participating in the 
     Amendment 80 Limited Access Fishery in Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XP97) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on July 15, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2391. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off West Coast States; 
     Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Closure of the Pacific 
     Whiting Primary Fishery for the Mothership Sector'' (RIN0648-
     XP82) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on July 15, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2392. 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 ``Fisheries of the 
     Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-
     Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 
     16'' (RIN0648-AW64) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on July 15, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2393. 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 ``Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual 
     Specifications Modification'' (RIN0648-XO74) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 15, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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