[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 191 (Wednesday, December 16, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13317-S13319]
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-4057. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Risk Management Agency, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Basic Provision'' ((7 
     CFR Part 457 (RIN0563-AC23)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 8, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4058. A communication from the Acting Farm Bill 
     Coordinator, Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Agricultural Management Assistance Program'' 
     (RIN0578-AA50) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 14, 2009; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4059. A communication from the Acting Farm Bill 
     Coordinator, Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Regional Equity'' (RIN0578-AA44) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 14, 
     2009; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-4060. A communication from the Administrator, Fruit and 
     Vegetable Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Potato 
     Research and Promotion Plan; Assessment Increase'' (Docket 
     No. AMS-FV-09-0024; FV-09-706FR) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 14, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4061. A communication from the Administrator, Fruit and 
     Vegetable Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Vegetable 
     Import Regulations; Modification of Potato Import 
     Regulations'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-08-0018; FV08-980-1 FR) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 14, 2009; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4062. A communication from the Regulatory Officer, 
     Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting,

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     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``McGovern 
     Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition 
     Program and Food for Progress Program'' (RIN0551-AA78) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 9, 2009; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-4063. A communication from the Regulatory Officer, 
     Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import 
     Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2009 Tariff-Rate Quota 
     Year'' (7 CFR Part 6) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on December 9, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4064. A communication from the Regulatory Officer, 
     Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops'' (RIN0551-AA71) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 9, 2009; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-4065. 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 ``Section 807(e)(4) Exception for Section 338 
     Regulations'' (Notice No. 2010-1) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 10, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-4066. 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 ``Remedial Amendment Period and Reliance for 
     Section 403(b) Plans'' (Announcement 2009-89) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 10, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4067. 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 ``Interim Guidance on Interactions with 
     Foreign Tax Officials'' (LMSB-4-0409-013) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 10, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4068. 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 ``Revenue Ruling: 94X Examples'' (Rev. Rul. 
     2009-39) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 10, 2009; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4069. 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 ``Production Tax Credits for Refined Coal'' 
     (Notice No. 2009-90) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on December 10, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-4070. 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 ``2009 Base Period T-Bill Rate'' (Rev. Rul. 
     2009-36) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 10, 2009; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4071. 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 2009-96) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 10, 
     2009; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4072. 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 ``Salvage Discount Factors for 2009'' (Rev. 
     Proc. 2009-56) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 10, 2009; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4073. 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 ``2010 Standard Mileage Rates'' (Rev. Proc. 
     2009-54) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 10, 2009; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4074. 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 ``Extension of Attributed Tip Income Program 
     (ATIP)'' (Rev. Proc. 2009-53) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 10, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-4075. A communication from the Chairman of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``2008 Annual Report of the Securities 
     Investor Protection Corporation''; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4076. 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 ``Implementation of the 
     Wassenaar Arrangement's (WA) Task Force on Editorial Issues 
     (TFEI) Revisions'' (RIN0694-AE71) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 4, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4077. 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; Capital Adequacy Guidelines; Capital Maintenance; 
     Capital--Residential Mortgage Loans Modified Pursuant to the 
     Home Affordable Mortgage Program'' (Docket No. R-1361) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 4, 2009; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-4078. 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; Capital Adequacy Guidelines; Capital Maintenance; 
     Capital--Residential Mortgage Loans Modified Pursuant to the 
     Home Affordable Mortgage Program'' (RIN1550-AC34) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 9, 
     2009; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-4079. A communication from the Legal Information 
     Assistant, Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Final Model Privacy Form Under the Gramm-Leach-
     Bliley Act'' (RIN1550-AC12) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 9, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4080. A communication from the Deputy to the Chairman 
     for External Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Interest on Deposits'' (RIN3064-AD46) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 10, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4081. A communication from the Deputy to the Chairman 
     for External Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Risk-Based Capital Guidelines; Capital Adequacy Guidelines; 
     Capital Maintenance; Capital--Residential Mortgage Loans 
     Modified Pursuant to the Home Affordable Mortgage Program'' 
     (RIN3064-AD42) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 10, 2009; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4082. A communication from the Director, Minerals 
     Management Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report to Congress: 
     Minerals Management Service Royalty in Kind Operation 
     Program'' for Fiscal Year 2008; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
       EC-4083. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Loan Guarantees for Projects That Employ 
     Innovative Technologies'' (RIN1901-AB27) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 8, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-4084. A communication from the Division Chief of 
     Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Oil and Gas Leasing; National Petroleum 
     Reserve, Alaska'' (RIN1004-AD87) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 9, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-4085. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Mandatory Reliability 
     Standards for the Calculation of Available Transfer 
     Capability, Capacity Benefit Margins, Transmission 
     Reliability Margins, Total Transfer Capability, and Existing 
     Transmission Commitments and Mandatory Reliability Standards 
     for the Bulk-Power System'' (Docket Nos. RM08-19-000, RM08-
     19-001, RM09-5-000, RM06-16-005) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 10, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-4086. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Administration, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Administrative Changes: Clarification of the 
     Location of Guidance for Electronic Submission and other 
     Miscellaneous Corrections'' (RIN3150-AI73) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 9, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4087. 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 ``Rebuilding IRAQ: Improved Management Controls and 
     Iraqi Commitment Needed for Key State and USAID Capacity-
     Building Programs''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-4088. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Visas: Documentation of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants-Visa 
     Classification Symbols'' received in the Office of the 
     President of the

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     Senate on December 9, 2009; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-4089. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Organ-Specific Warnings; Antipyretic, and Antirheumatic 
     Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use; Final 
     Monograph; Technical Amendment'' (Docket No. FDA-1977-N-0013) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 9, 2009; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4090. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Services, Office of Elementary and Secondary 
     Education, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``State Fiscal 
     Stabilization Fund Program'' (RIN1810-AB04) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 10, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4091. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     and Rulings, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Establishment of the 
     Calistoga Viticultural Area (2003R-496P)'' (RIN1513-AA92) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 10, 2009; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-4092. A communication from the Staff Director, United 
     States Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of the appointment of members to the 
     Massachusetts Advisory Committee; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-4093. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Report to the Nation 2009''; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-4094. A communication from the National Executive 
     Secretary, Navy Club of the United States of America, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     national financial statement of the organization and national 
     staff and convention minutes for the year ending July 31, 
     2009; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-4095. A communication from the Chairman of the National 
     Transportation Safety Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Notification and Reporting of 
     Aircraft Accidents or Incidents and Overdue Aircraft, and 
     Preservation of Aircraft Wreckage, Mail, Cargo, and Records'' 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 10, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4096. A communication from the Deputy Chief Counsel of 
     the Office of Regulations and Security Standards, 
     Transportation Security Administration, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``False Statements Regarding Security 
     Background Checks'' (RIN1652-AA65) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 10, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4097. A communication from the Trial Attorney, Federal 
     Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Adjustment of the Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail 
     Equipment Accidents/Incidents for Calendar Year 2010'' 
     (RIN2130-ZA02) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 10, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.

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