[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 12 (Thursday, January 28, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S337-S340]
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-4560. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Bluefish Fishery; Quota

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     Transfer'' (RIN0648-XS73) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 4, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4561. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Snapper-grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 
     Closure of the 2009-2010 Commercial Fishery for Black Sea 
     Bass in the South Atlantic'' (RIN0648-XS56) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 4, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4562. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Commercial 
     Quota Harvested for 2009 Winter II Period'' (RIN0648-XS93) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 4, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4563. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Herring Fishery; Rescission of Prohibition on Atlantic 
     Herring Fishing in Management Area 2'' (RIN0648-XT19) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 4, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4564. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Operations, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Magnuson-Stevens Act 
     Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast 
     Groundfishery; 2010 Harvest Specifications and Management 
     Measures for Petrale Sole'' (RIN0648-AY07) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 4, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4565. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable 
     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'' (RIN0648-AY09) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 21, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4566. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``International Fisheries 
     Regulations; Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Pelagic 
     Fisheries; Hawaii-based Shallow-set Longline Fishery'' 
     (RIN0648-AW49) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 4, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4567. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off West Coast States; 
     Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications'' 
     (RIN0648-XR09) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 21, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4568. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``International Fisheries 
     Regulations; Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Pelagic 
     Fisheries; Hawaii-based Shallow-set Longline Fishery; 
     Correction'' (RIN0648-AW49) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 21, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4569. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Atlantic Highly Migratory 
     Species; Renewal of Atlantic Tunas Longline Limited Access 
     Permits; Atlantic Shark Dealer Workshop Attendance 
     Requirements'' (RIN0648-AW46) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 21, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4570. A communication from the Co-Chief Privacy 
     Officers, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, an annual report relative to activities that affect 
     privacy; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4571. A communication from the Chairman, National 
     Transportation Safety Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Board's competitive sourcing efforts 
     for fiscal year 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-4572. 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-4573. 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-4574. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Requirements for Consumer Registration of Durable Infant or 
     Toddler Products; Final Rule'' (16 CFR Part 1130) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 27, 
     2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4575. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Division of Endangered 
     Species, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and 
     Threatened Species: Final Threatened Listing Determination, 
     Final Protective Regulations, and Final Designation of 
     Critical Habitat for the Oregon Coast Evolutionary 
     Significant Unit of Coho Salmon'' (RIN0648-AW39) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 27, 
     2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4576. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, Division of Endangered Species, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for North Pacific 
     Right Whale'' (RIN0648-AV73) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 27, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4577. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Franklin Canal, Franklin, LA'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA09) (Docket No. USG-2009-0670)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 27, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4578. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulatory Law, Office of Energy 
     Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons'' 
     (RIN1904-AB97) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 26, 2010; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-4579. A communication from the Administrator, Energy 
     Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Performance Profiles of Major Energy Producers 2008''; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-4580. A communication from the Chair of the District of 
     Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code 1-204.34(d)(1), the nomination of 
     Milton C. Lee, Jr. to be an Associate Judge for the Superior 
     Court of the District of Columbia; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-4581. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense (Force Health Protection and Readiness), 
     Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Military Health System for Fiscal Year 
     2009; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4582. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to relief 
     operations in Haiti by the Department of Defense; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4583. 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 
     ``Acrylic acid-benzyl methacrylate-1 propanesulfonic acid, 2-
     methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-propenyl)amino]-, monsodium salt 
     copolymer; Tolerance Exemption'' (FRL No. 8801-1) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 5, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4584. 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 
     ``Triticonazole; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8808-6) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 22, 2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-4585. 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 
     ``Pendimethalin; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8804-2) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 22, 2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-4586. 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 
     ``Oxirane, 2-Methyl-, Polymer with

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     Oxirane, Dimethyl Ether, Tolerance Exemptions'' (FRL No. 
     8805-3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on January 22, 2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4587. 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. 8807-2) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 22, 
     2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-4588. 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 
     ``2-Propenoic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester, polymer with 
     ethenylbenzene and 2-methylpropyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate; 
     Tolerance Exemption'' (FRL No. 8807-4) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on January 22, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4589. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13348 relative to the former Liberian regime 
     of Charles Taylor; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-4590. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and 
     Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Addition to the List of 
     Validated End-Users in the People's Republic of China'' 
     (RIN0694-AE70) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 22, 2010; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4591. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Final Model Privacy Form Under the Gramm-
     Leach-Bliley Act'' (RIN3084-AA97) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 26, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4592. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``17 CFR Part 160 (74 
     FR 62890, December 1, 2009), Final Model Privacy Form Under 
     the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act'' (RIN3265-AJ06) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 26, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4593. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Home Loan Bank 
     Membership for Community Development Financial Institutions'' 
     (RIN2590-AA18) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 4, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4594. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the Demonstration of Coverage of Chiropractic 
     Services under Medicare; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4595. 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 
     Designations of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 
     North Carolina: Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point; 
     Determination of Attaining Data for the 1997 Fine Particulate 
     Matter Standard'' (FRL No. 9098-8) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 5, 2010; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4596. 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 
     Designations of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 
     North Carolina: Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir; Determination of 
     Attaining Data for the 1997 Fine Particulate Matter 
     Standard'' (FRL No. 9098-9) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 5, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-4597. 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 
     Designations of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 
     Tennessee; Redesignation of the Shelby County, Tennessee 
     Portion of the Memphis, Tennessee-Arkansas 1997 8-Hour Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area to Attainment'' (FRL No. 9099-1) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 5, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4598. 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: 
     State Implementation Plan Revision'' (FRL No. 9098-5) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 5, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4599. 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 
     Designations of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 
     South Carolina; Approval of Section 110(a)(1) Maintenance 
     Plan for the 1997 8-hour Ozone Standard for Cherokee County; 
     Correcting Amendment'' (FRL No. 9099-9) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 5, 2010; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4600. 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 of Failure to Submit Certain State Implementation 
     Plans Required for the 1-Hour Ozone NAAQS'' (FRL No. 9099-7) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 5, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4601. 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 
     ``Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management 
     Program Revision'' (FRL No. 9098-6) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 5, 2010; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4602. 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 Requirements for Transboundry Shipments 
     of Hazardous Wastes Between OECD Member Countries, the 
     Requirements for Export Shipments of Spent Lead-Acid 
     Batteries, the Requirements for Submitting Exception Reports 
     for Export Shipments of Hazardous Wastes, and the 
     Requirements for Imports of Hazardous Wastes'' (FRL No. 9098-
     7) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 5, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4603. 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 
     ``TSCA Section 5 Premanufacture and Significant New Use 
     Notification Electronic Reporting; Revisions to Notification 
     Regulations'' (RIN2070-AJ41) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 5, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-4604. 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 
     ``Control of Emissions from New Marine Compression-Ignition 
     Engines at or Above 30 Liters per Cylinder'' (FRL No. 9097-4) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 5, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4605. 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 California State Implementation Plan, San 
     Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District'' (FRL No. 
     9104-7) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on January 22, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-4606. 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 
     ``Premanufacture Notification Exemption for Polymers; 
     Amendment of Polymer Exemption Rule to Exclude Certain 
     Perfluorinated Polymers'' (FRL No. 8805-5) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 22, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4607. 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; Montana; Revisions to the Administrative Rules of 
     Montana'' (FRL No. 8968-3) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 22, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4608. 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 
     ``Significant New Use Rules on Certain

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     Chemical Substances'' (FRL No. 8438-4) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on January 27, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4609. 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 
     ``Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen 
     Dioxide'' (FRL No. 9107-9) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 27, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4610. 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; Montana; Revisions to the Administrative Rules of 
     Montana'' (FRL No. 9102-7) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 27, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4611. 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 
     for the support of the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Defense and 
     Aviation (MODA) Command and Control (C2) Computer Subsystem 
     in the amount of $50,000,000 or more; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-4612. A communication from the Deputy Archivist, 
     National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Photography 
     in Public Exhibit Space'' (RIN3095-AB60) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 26, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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