[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 145 (Thursday, October 8, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S10317]
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                   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-3291. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, 
     and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``C10-C18-Alkyl dimethyl amine oxides; Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8437-3) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 5, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3292. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, 
     and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Ammonium chloride; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8438-1) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 6, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3293. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, 
     and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Quinclorac; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemption'' 
     (FRL No. 8434-3) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 6, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3294. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, 
     and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Sodium and Ammonium Naphthalenesulfonate Formaldehyde 
     Condensates; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' 
     (FRL No. 8439-1) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 6, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3295. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, 
     and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Pyraclostrobin; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8793-2) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 5, 2009; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-3296. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, 
     and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for a document 
     entitled ``Issuance of 2009 Revised CERCLA Model Remedial 
     Design/Remedial Action Consent Decree'' received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 6, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3297. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, 
     and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Operating Permit Programs; Flexible Air Permitting Rule'' 
     (FRL No. 8964-8) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 5, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3298. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, 
     and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Standard of Performance for Coal Preparation and Processing 
     Plants'' (FRL No. 8965-3) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 5, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3299. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, 
     and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; Delaware; Regulation to Reduce Idling of Heavy-Duty 
     Vehicles'' (FRL No. 8967-1) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 6, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3300. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, 
     and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
     Corrections to the Arizona and Nevada State Implementation 
     Plans'' (FRL No. 8966-3) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 6, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3301. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, 
     and Innovation, 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 No. 
     8963-4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on October 5, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3302. 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 ``Taxation of Fringe Benefits'' (Rev. Rul. 
     2009-28) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 5, 2009; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3303. 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 ``Definition of Omission from Gross Income'' 
     (RIN1545-BI94) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 5, 2009; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3304. 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 ``Update of Weighted Average Interest Rates, 
     Yield Curves, and Segment Rates'' (Notice No. 2009-76) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 7, 2009; to the Committee on Finance.

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