[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 182 (Monday, December 7, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12615-S12618]
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-3900. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Transactions Between 
     Member Banks and Their Affiliates: Exemption for Certain 
     Purchases of Asset-Backed Commercial Paper by a Member Bank 
     from an Affiliate'' (Regulation W; Docket No. R-1331) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 2, 2009; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-3901. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Transactions Between 
     Member Banks and Their Affiliates: Exemption for Certain 
     Securities Financing Transactions Between a Member Bank and 
     an Affiliate'' (Regulation W; Docket No. R-1330) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 
     2009; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3902. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Risk-Based Capital 
     Guidelines; Leverage Capital Guidelines'' (Regulations H and 
     Y; Docket No. R-1332) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on December 2, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3903. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     using private contributions to acquire land adjacent to a 
     designated wilderness area in Lassen Volcanic National Park; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-3904. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining, Department of

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     the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Utah Regulatory Program'' (SATS No. UT-046-
     FOR) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 2, 2009; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-3905. A communication from the Chief of the Endangered 
     Species Listing Branch, Fish and Wildlife Services, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat 
     for Cirsium loncholepis (La Graciosa Thistle)'' (RIN1018-
     AV03) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 3, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3906. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     impact of the Andean Trade Preference Act on U.S. trade and 
     employment through 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3907. 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 ``Net Operating Loss Carryback Election under 
     Section 13 of the Worker, Homeownership, and Business 
     Assistance Act of 2009'' (Rev. Proc. 2009-52) as received 
     during the adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 24, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3908. 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 ``Extension of Port Limits 
     of Columbus, Ohio'' (CPB Dec. 09-35) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3909. A communication from the Acting Executive 
     Secretary, U.S. Agency for International Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to seven (7) 
     vacancies in the agency; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-3910. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, 
     U.S. Agency for International Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Agency's response to the GAO report 
     entitled ``Democracy Assistance: U.S. Agencies Takes Steps to 
     Coordinate International Programs but Lack Information on 
     Some U.S.-funded Activities''; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-3911. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, 
     U.S. Agency for International Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Agency's response to the GAO report 
     entitled ``International Food Assistance: USAID Is Taking 
     Actions to Improve Monitoring and Evaluations of Nonemergency 
     Food Aid, but Weaknesses in Planning Could Impede Efforts''; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3912. 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; North Carolina; Clean Air Interstate Rule'' (FRL No. 
     9086-2) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 23, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3913. 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; Illinois; Indiana; Chicago and Evansville 
     Nonattainment Areas; Determination of Attainment of the Fine 
     Particle Standards'' (FRL No. 8985-2) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 23, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3914. 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; Georgia: 
     Revisions to State Implementation Plan'' (FRL No. 8984-7) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 23, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3915. 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 and Designation 
     of Areas for Air Quality Implementation Plans; Tennessee; 
     Clean Air Interstate Rule'' (FRL No. 8984-6) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 23, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3916. 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 
     ``Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the 
     Construction and Development Point Source Category'' (FRL No. 
     9086-4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 23, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3917. 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 
     ``Finding Failure to Submit State Implementation Plans 
     Required for the 1997 Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 
     Micrometer (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
     (NAAQS)'' (FRL No. 8985-6) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 3, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3918. 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 
     ``Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and 
     Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR): Inclusion of Fugitive 
     Emissions; Interim Final Rule; Stay'' (FRL No. 9089-4) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 3, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-3919. 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 
     ``Determinations of Attainment of the One-Hour and Eight-Hour 
     Ozone Standards for Various Ozone Nonattainment Areas in New 
     Jersey and Upstate New York'' (FRL No. 9088-8) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 3, 
     2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3920. 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 of Section 112(1) Authority for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants; Equivalency by Permit Provisions; National 
     Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Plywood and 
     Composite Wood Products'' (FRL No. 9089-2) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 3, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3921. 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 and 
     Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; North 
     Carolina: Redesignation of Great Smoky Mountains National 
     Park 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment'' 
     (FRL No. 9089-1) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 3, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3922. 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; 
     Kentucky; Source-Specific Revision for Avis Rent-A-Car and 
     Budget Rent-A-Car Facilities Located at the Cincinnati/
     Northern Kentucky International Airport'' (FRL No. 9086-1) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 30, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-3923. 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; California; Determination of Attainment of the 1997 8-
     Hour Ozone Standard'' (FRL No. 9086-7) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on November 30, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3924. 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 
     ``Novaluron; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8799-6) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 3, 
     2009; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-3925. 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 
     ``Hexythiazox; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8799-9) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 30, 2009; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3926. 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 
     ``Fenpyroximate; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8799-2) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 30, 2009; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3927. A communication from the Deputy to the Chairman, 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Prepaid Assessments'' 
     (RIN 3064-AD51) received in

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     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 3, 
     2009; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3928. A communication from the Deputy to the Chairman, 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Defining Safe Harbor 
     Protection for Treatment by the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation as Conservator or Receiver of Financial Assets 
     Transferred by an Insured Depository Institution in 
     Connection With a Securitization or Participation'' (RIN 
     3064-AD53) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 3, 2009; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3929. A communication from the Chief Counsel of the 
     Fiscal Service, Bureau of Public Debt, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Sale and Issue of Marketable Book-Entry Treasury 
     Bills, Notes, and Bonds; Customer Confirmation Reporting 
     Requirement Threshold Amount'' (31 CFR Part 356) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 3, 
     2009; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3930. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual 
     report relative to the regulatory status of each 
     recommendation on the National Transportation Safety Board's 
     Most Wanted List; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3931. A communication from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress on Marketing 
     Violent Entertainment to Children: A Sixth Follow-Up Review 
     of Industry Practices in the Motion Picture, Music Recording 
     and Electronic Game Industries''; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3932. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``List of Fisheries for 
     2010'' (RIN0648-AX65) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on December 3, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3933. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries, 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; Extension of Emergency Fishery 
     Closure Due to the Presence of the Toxin that Causes 
     Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning'' (RIN0648-AT48) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 3, 
     2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3934. 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 Caribbean, Gulf 
     of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf 
     of Mexico; Closure of the 2009 Commercial Harvest of Gulf of 
     Mexico Greater Amberjack'' (RIN0648-XP56) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 3, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3935. A communication from the Attorney, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Sea World December Fireworks, Mission Bay, San Diego, CA'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00)(Docket No. USG-2009-0319)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 3, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3936. A communication from the Attorney, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     SR 90 Bridge, Assawoman Bay, Isle of Wight and Ocean City, 
     MD'' ((RIN1625-AA00)(Docket No. USG-2009-0956)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 3, 
     2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3937. A communication from the Attorney, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Fireworks Displays, Potomac River, National Harbor, MD'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00)(Docket No. USG-2009-0949)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 3, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3938. A communication from the Attorney, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Blasting and Dredging Operations and Movement of Explosives, 
     Columbia River, Portland to St. Helens, OR'' ((RIN1625-
     AA00)(Docket No. USG-2009-0946)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 3, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3939. A communication from the Attorney, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Perdido Regional Host Outer Continental Shelf Platform, Gulf 
     of Mexico'' ((RIN1625-AA00)(Docket No. USG-2008-1051)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 3, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3940. A communication from the Attorney, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Corporate Party on Hornblower Yacht, Fireworks Display, San 
     Francisco, CA'' ((RIN1625-AA00)(Docket No. USG-2009-0907)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 3, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3941. 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; East Rockaway Inlet to Atlantic Beach 
     Bridge, Nassau County, Long Island, NY'' ((RIN1625-
     AA11)(Docket No. USG-2008-0085)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 3, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3942. 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 Areas; Bars Along the Coasts of Oregon and 
     Washington'' ((RIN1625-AA11)(Docket No. USG-2008-1017)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 3, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3943. 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; Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, NH'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA11)(Docket No. USG-2009-0895)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 3, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3944. 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 
     and Regulated Navigation Area, Chicago Sanitary and Ship 
     Canal, Romeoville, IL'' ((RIN1625-AA11)(Docket No. USG-2009-
     0942)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 3, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3945. 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; 
     Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC); Seal Island, ME'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00)(Docket No. USG-2009-0595)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 3, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3946. 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; Minnesota'' (FRL No. 9087-7) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 30, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3947. 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; Pennsylvania; Clean Air Interstate Rule; NOx SIP Call 
     Rule; Amendments to NOx Control Rules'' (FRL No. 9090-2) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 3, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-3948. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report 
     for the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement for fiscal year 2008; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-3949. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report relative to a nomination in the position of 
     Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3950. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     U.S. Trade and Development Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the report of a nomination in the 
     position of Director of the U.S. Trade and Development 
     Agency; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3951. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the Department's 
     Semiannual Report to Congress on Audit Follow-Up for the 
     period of April 1, 2009, through September 30, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3952. A communication from the Director of 
     Communications and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal 
     year 2009; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3953. A communication from the Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Attorney General's Semiannual Management Report and

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     the Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period 
     from April 1, 2009, through September 30, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3954. A communication from the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report for the 
     period of April 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3955. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report and the 
     Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's Report 
     for the period of April 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-3956. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Office of Inspector General's Semiannual 
     Report for the period of April 1, 2009 through September 30, 
     2009; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-3957. A communication from the Acting Administrator of 
     the U.S. Agency for International Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Office of Inspector General's Semiannual 
     Report for the period of April 1, 2009 through September 30, 
     2009; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-3958. 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 Amendments to 
     List of CBP Preclearance Offices in Foreign Countries: 
     Addition of Halifax, Canada and Shannon, Ireland'' (CPB Dec. 
     09-45) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 3, 2009; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3959. A communication from the Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     transfer of detainees (OSS Control No. 2009-1979); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-3960. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual report 
     relative to the activities and operations of the Public 
     Integrity Section, Criminal Division, and the nationwide 
     federal law enforcement effort against public corruption for 
     2008; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-3961. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, 
     Office of Capital Access, Small Business Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Loan Program for 
     Systemically Important SBA Secondary Market Broker-Dealers'' 
     (RIN3245-AF95) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 2, 2009; to the Committee on Small 
     Business and Entrepreneurship.
       EC-3962. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, 
     Office of Government Contracting, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Inflationary Adjustment to Acquisition-
     Related Dollar Thresholds'' (RIN3245-AF74) as received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 24, 2009; to the Committee on Small 
     Business and Entrepreneurship.
       EC-3963. A communication from the Director of Regulation 
     Policy and Management, Veterans Health Administration, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Community Residential 
     Care Program'' (RIN2900-AM82) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 3, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.

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