[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 8 (Friday, January 22, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S153-S154]
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-4283. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Land and Minerals Management, Minerals Management Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Requirements for Subsurface 
     Safety Valve Equipment'' (RIN1010-AD45) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 7, 2010; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-4284. A communication from the Acting Assistant Director 
     of Directives and Regulations, Forest Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``National Forest System Land and Resource 
     Management Planning'' (RIN0596-AB86) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 6, 2010; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-4285. 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 ``Energy Conservation Program: Certification, 
     Compliance, and Enforcement Requirements for Certain Consumer 
     Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment'' (RIN1904-
     AA95; RIN1904-AB53) received during adjournment of the Senate 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 6, 
     2010; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-4286. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Revised Filing Requirements 
     for Centralized Service Companies Under the Public Utility 
     Holding Company Act of 2005, the Federal Power Act, and the 
     Natural Gas Act, Final Rule'' ((Docket No. RM09-21-000)(Order 
     No. 731)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 6, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-4287. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, status reports relative to 
     Iraq for the period of October 15, 2009, through December 15, 
     2009; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-4288. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual report relative to 
     the United States Participation in the United Nations; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-4289. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the semiannual report on the 
     continued compliance of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, the 
     Russian Federation, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan with the 1974 
     Trade Act's freedom of emigration provisions, as required 
     under the Jackson-Vanik Amendment; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-4290. 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 ``Contingency Contracting: DOD, State and USAID 
     Continue to Face Challenges in Tracking Contractor Personnel 
     and Contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan''; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-4291. 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 ``School Improvement 
     Grants; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
     (ARRA); Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965, as Amended'' (RIN1810-AB06) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 12, 2010; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4292. A communication from the Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     transfer of detainees (OSS Control No. 2009-2094); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-4293. A communication from the Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     transfer of detainees (OSS Control No. 2009-2097); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-4294. A communication from the Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     transfer of detainees (OSS Control No. 2010-0016); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-4295. A communication from the Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     transfer of detainees (OSS Control No. 2010-0018); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-4296. A communication from the Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     transfer of detainees (OSS Control No. 2010-0046); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-4297. A communication from the Policy Editor, Bureau of 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Safe Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a 
     No-Match Letter: Clarification; Final Regulatory Flexibility 
     Analysis'' (RIN1653-AA50) received during recess of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 12, 2010; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-4298. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     National Tropical Botanical Garden, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to an audit of the Garden for the 
     period from January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-4299. A communication from the Clerk of Court, U.S. 
     Court of Federal Claims, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Court's annual report for the year ended September 30, 2009; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-4300. 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 ``Copayments for 
     Medications'' (RIN2900-AN50) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 4, 2010; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-4301. 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 ``Vocational 
     Rehabilitation and Employment Program--Periods of 
     Eligibility'' (RIN2900-AM84) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 15, 2010; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-4302. 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 ``Vocational 
     Rehabilitation and Employment Program--Basic Entitlement; 
     Effective Date of Induction into a Rehabilitation Program; 
     Cooperation in Initial Evaluation'' (RIN2900-AN13) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 15, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.

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       EC-4303. 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 ``Vocational 
     Rehabilitation and Employment Program--Self-Employment'' 
     (RIN2900-AN31) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 15, 
     2010; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-4304. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the export to the People's Republic of 
     China of items not detrimental to the U.S. space launch 
     industry; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4305. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the accuracy and impact of the Do-Not-Call 
     Registry; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4306. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting proposed legislation relative to 
     rail transit safety; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-4307. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the Government 
     Accountability Office report entitled ``Information Security: 
     NASA Needs to Remedy Vulnerabilities in Key Networks''; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4308. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Transportation Security Administration, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Annual Report on Transportation Security''; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4309. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Other Transaction Authority Fiscal Year 2009 Report to 
     Congress''; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4310. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``2008 Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and 
     Transit: Conditions and Performance''; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4311. A communication from the Senior Trial Attorney, 
     Federal Railroad Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Passenger Equipment Safety Standards; Front 
     End Strength of Cab Cars and Multiple-Unit Locomotives'' 
     (RIN2130-AB80) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 12, 
     2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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