[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 32 (Monday, March 8, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1260-S1261]
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-4944. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Continuation of Essential Contractor Services'' (DFARS Case 
     2009-D017) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 2, 2010; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4945. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Acquisitions, Logistics and Technology), received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4946. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Unfair or Deceptive 
     Acts or Practices'' (RIN3133-AD47) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 2, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4947. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Secondary Capital 
     Accounts'' (RIN3133-AD67) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 2, 2010; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4948. 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; 1-Hour 
     Ozone Extreme Area Plan for San Joaquin Valley, CA'' (FRL No. 
     9108-4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on March 2, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-4949. 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; Wisconsin; NSR Reform Regulations--Notice of Action 
     Denying Petition for Reconsideration and Request for 
     Administrative Stay'' (FRL No. 9123-4) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 2, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4950. 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 
     ``Determination of Nonattainment and Reclassification of the 
     Atlanta, Georgia, 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; 
     Correction'' (FRL No. 9122-1) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 2, 2010; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4951. 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 
     ``Michigan: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste 
     Management Program Revision'' (FRL No. 9121-2) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 2, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4952. 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 Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: 
     Area Source Standards for Paints and Allied Products 
     Manufacturing--Technical Amendment'' (FRL No. 9122-9) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 2, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-4953. 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 Priorities List, Final Rule--Gowanus Canal'' (FRL 
     No. 9120-8) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 2, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-4954. 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 Priorities List, Final Rule No. 49'' (FRL No. 
     9120-7) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on March 2, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-4955. 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 
     ``Source-Specific Federal Implementation Plan for Navajo 
     Generating Station; Navajo Nation'' (FRL No. 9122-3) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 2, 
     2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4956. 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 
     ``Technical Amendment to the Outer Continental Shelf Air 
     Regulations Consistency Update; Correction'' (FRL No. 9123-1) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 2, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-4957. 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 ``Reduced 2009 Estimated Income Tax Payments 
     for Individuals with Small Business Income'' (RIN1545-BI89) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 3, 2010; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4958. A communication from the Chairman, Medicare 
     Payment Advisory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled, ``Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment 
     Policy''; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4959. 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 ``UN OFFICE FOR PROJECT SERVICES: Management Reforms 
     Proceeding but Effectiveness Not Assessed, and USAID's 
     Oversight of Grants Has Weaknesses''; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-4960. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Multiemployer Pension Plan Information Made 
     Available on Request'' (RIN1210-AB21) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 2, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4961. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Interim Final Rules under the Paul 
     Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and 
     Addiction Equity Act of 2008'' (RIN0938-AP65) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 2, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4962. A communication from the Auditor of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``District's Earmark Process Needs Improvement''; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4963. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program; Emergency 
     Rule'' (RIN0648-AY52) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on March 2, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4964. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries 
     Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Data 
     Collection for the Trawl Rationailzation Program'' (RIN0648-
     AX98) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on March 2, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4965. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific 
     Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Initial 
     Implementation of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries 
     Convention; Correction'' (RIN0648-AV63) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4966. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries in 
     the Western Pacific; Pelagic Fisheries; Vessel Identification 
     Requirements; Correction'' (RIN0648-AY52) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4967. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands; Final 2009 and 2010 Harvest Specifications 
     for Groundfish; Correction'' (RIN0648-XL28) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 2, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4968. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled

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     ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Reporting 
     Requirement for Midwater Trawl Vessels Fishing in Closed Area 
     I'' (RIN0648-AX93) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 2, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4969. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Black Sea Bass Fishery; 2010 
     Black Sea Bass Specifications; Emergency Rule'' (RIN0648-
     XT99) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on March 2, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4970. 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 Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Catching 
     Pacific Cod for Processing by the Inshore Component in the 
     Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf Coast of Alaska'' 
     (RIN0648-XU20) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 2, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4971. 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 Northeastern 
     United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer'' 
     (RIN0648-XT93) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 2, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4972. 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 Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XU11) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 2, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4973. 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; Coastal Migratory Pelagic 
     Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure'' 
     (RIN0648-XU12) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 2, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4974. 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 Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels 
     Greater Than or Equal to 60 feet (18.3 Meters) Length Overall 
     Using Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area'' (RIN0648-XU20) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 2, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4975. 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 Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod for American Fisheries 
     Act Catcher-Processors Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XU52) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4976. 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 Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Catching 
     Pacific Cod for Processing by the Inshore Component in the 
     Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-
     XU51) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on March 3, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4977. 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 Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Non-American 
     Fisheries Act Crab Vessels Catching Pacific Cod for 
     Processing by the Inshore Component in the Western Regulatory 
     Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XU37) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4978. 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 Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processors 
     Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XU36) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4979. 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 Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Trawl Limited Access Fishery in the C. opilio Bycatch 
     Limitation Zone of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area'' (RIN0648-XU34) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 3, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4980. 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; Coastal Migratory Pelagic 
     Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure'' 
     (RIN0648-XU33) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 3, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4981. A communication from the 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; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the 
     Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Trip Limit Reduction'' 
     (RIN0648-XU24) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 2, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4982. A communication from the Director of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off 
     Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in the Gulf of 
     Alaska'' (RIN0648-XU27) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 2, 2010; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4983. A communication from the Director of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off 
     Alaska; Pollock for American Fisheries Act Catcher Vessels in 
     the Inshore Open Access Fishery in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XU30) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 2, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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