[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 14, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10432-S10434]
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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:


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       EC-3335. A communication from the Commission on Wartime 
     Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report entitled ``Lowest-Priced Security Not Good 
     Enough for War-Zone Embassies''; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-3336. A communication from the Secretary, Division of 
     Investment Management, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Reference to Ratings of Nationally Recognized Statistical 
     Rating Organizations'' (RIN3235-AK17; RIN3235-AK19) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 6, 
     2009; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3337. 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 ``Encryption 
     Simplification Rule'' (RIN0694-AE18) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on October 9, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3338. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to the 
     situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the 
     Congo that was declared in Executive Order 13413 of October 
     27, 2006; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3339. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency declared in Executive Order 
     12978 with respect to significant narcotics traffickers 
     centered in Colombia; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3340. A communication from the Chairman of the National 
     Transportation Safety Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Office of Management and Budget's 
     request for the Board's views on H.R. 3619, the ``Coast Guard 
     Authorization Act of 2010''; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3341. A joint communication from the Acting Deputy 
     Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration and the Assistant Secretary for Communications 
     and Information of the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``A National Plan for Migrating to IP-Enabled 
     9-1-1 Systems''; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3342. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Interim Final Rules Prohibiting Discrimination 
     Based on Genetic Information in Health Insurance Coverage and 
     Group Health Plans'' (RIN0938-AP37) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 7, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3343. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Claims for Compensation; Death 
     Gratuity Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act'' 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 7, 2009; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3344. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the annual performance evaluation report 
     relative to mammography accreditation; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3345. A joint communication from the Secretary of the 
     Department of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     a report relative to Thefts, Losses, or Releases of Select 
     Agents or Toxins for calendar year 2008; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3346. A communication from the Secretary to the Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the Board's Strategic Plan for 2009-2014; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3347. A communication from the Chief of the Border 
     Security Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Technical Correction to 
     Remove Obsolete Compliance Date Provisions from Electronic 
     Cargo Information Regulations'' (CPB Dec. 09-39) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on October 6, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-3348. A communication from the Acting Archivist of the 
     United States, National Archives and Records Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Administration's Fiscal Year 2009 Commercial Activities 
     Inventory and Inherently Governmental Inventory; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3349. A communication from the Auditor of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Auditor's Certification Review of the Accuracy of 
     Initiatives and Key Performance Indicators Set Forth in the 
     Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs' Fiscal Year 
     2008 Performance Accountability Report''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3350. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Establishment of the Happy Canyon of Santa 
     Barbara Viticultural Area (2007R-311P)'' (RIN1513-AB52) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 9, 2009; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-3351. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary 
     and Acting Director, Patent and Trademark Office, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Changes to Practice for Continued Examination 
     Filings, Patent Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct 
     Claims, and Examination of Claims in Patent Applications'' 
     (RIN0651-AC36) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 13, 2009; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-3352. 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 
     ``Azoxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8794-4) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 13, 2009; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-3353. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Highlights of the Diesel Emissions 
     Reduction Program''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-3354. 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 
     ``Air Quality Designations for the 2006 24-Hour Fine Particle 
     (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 
     8969-2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on October 13, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3355. 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 
     ``Revisions to the Arizona State Implementation Plan, 
     Maricopa County Air Quality Department'' (FRL No. 8947-2) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 14, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-3356. 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 
     ``Inert Ingredients; Extension of Effective Date of 
     Revocation of Certain Tolerance Exemptions with Insufficient 
     Data for Reassessment'' (FRL No. 8794-1) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 14, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3357. 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; Ohio Administrative Code Rule 3745-21-17 Portable Fuel 
     Containers'' (FRL No. 8958-1) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 14, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3358. 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; Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan Updates; 
     Limited Maintenance Plan'' (FRL No. 8968-1) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 14, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3359. 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 
     ``National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Drinking Water 
     Regulations for Aircraft Public Water Systems'' (FRL No. 
     8967-9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on October 14, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3360. 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 ``Interim Policy on Managing the Duration of 
     Remedial Design/Remedial Action Negotiations'' received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on October 14, 
     2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3361. A communication from the Director of the Office of 
     Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulations, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Criminal Penalties; 
     Unauthorized Introduction of Weapons'' (RIN3150-AI31) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 13, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-3362. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs,

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     Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Arms 
     Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed 
     manufacturing license agreement for the manufacture of 
     significant military equipment abroad in the amount of 
     $85,000,000 to Japan; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3363. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement 
     for the export of defense articles, including, technical 
     data, and defense services relative to the Proton launch of 
     the QuetzSat-1 Commercial Communication Satellite in the 
     amount of $50,000,000 or more to Belgium, Germany, 
     Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Mexico, The Netherlands, Russia, 
     Spain, United Kingdom and Sweden; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-3364. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement 
     for the export of defense articles, including, technical 
     data, and defense services relative to the manufacture of 
     X200-Series transmissions in the amount of $100,000,000 or 
     more to the Republic of Korea; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-3365. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement 
     for the manufacture of significant military equipment abroad 
     in the amount of $100,000,000 or more to Turkey and 
     Australia; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3366. A communication from the 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 to 
     Canada, Russia, and Kazakhstan; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-3367. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Economic 
     Development Administration, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revisions to the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms 
     Program Regulations and Implementation Regulations for the 
     Community Trade Adjustment Assistance Program'' (RIN0610-
     AA65) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on October 13, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3368. 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 ``Tier 1 Issue--Industry Director Directive 
     on Section 936 Exit Strategies #4'' (LMSB-4-1009-039) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 13, 2009; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3369. 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 ``Credit for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration 
     under Section 45Q'' (Notice No. 2009-83) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 13, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3370. 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 ``Measurement of Assets and Liabilities and 
     Benefit Restrictions for Underfunded Pension Plans'' (TD 
     9467) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on October 13, 2009; to the Committee on Finance.

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