[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 63 (Friday, April 30, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3005-S3006]
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-5661. 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 
     ``Imidacloprid; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8818-5) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 22, 2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-5662. 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 
     ``Difenoconazole Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8817-3) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 22, 2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-5663. 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 
     ``Cyromazine; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8801-6) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 22, 2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-5664. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and 
     Analogous Products and Patent Term Restoration; 
     Nonsubstantive Amendments'' (Docket No. APHIS-2009-0069) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 21, 2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-5665. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Raisins Produced From Grapes 
     Grown in California; Final Free and Reserve Percentages for 
     2009-10 Crop Natural (Sun-Dried) Seedless Raisins'' (Docket 
     Nos. AMS-FV-09-0075; FV10-989-1 IFR) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on April 23, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5666. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Cranberries Grown in the States 
     of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, 
     Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and Long 
     Island in the State of New York; Changes to Reporting Dates'' 
     (Docket Nos. AMS-FV-09-0073; FV10-929-1 FR) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 23, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5667. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum, 
     Army National Guard of the United States, and his advancement 
     to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5668. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a quarterly report entitled, ``Acceptance of 
     Contributions for Defense Programs, Projects, and Activities; 
     Defense Cooperation Account''; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-5669. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Foreign Language Skill Proficiency Bonus program; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5670. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Critical Skills Retention Bonus program; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-5671. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on

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     the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12978 of 
     October 21, 1995, with respect to significant narcotics 
     traffickers centered in Colombia; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5672. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Annual 
     Report to Congress on Federal Government Energy Management 
     and Conservation Programs, Fiscal Year 2007''; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-5673. 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; New Mexico; Revisions to New Mexico Transportation 
     Conformity Regulations'' (FRL No. 9141-1) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 22, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5674. 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 
     ``Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 
     California; San Joaquin Valley, South Coast Air Basin, 
     Coachella Valley, and Sacramento Metro 8-hour Ozone 
     Nonattainment Areas; Reclassification'' (FRL No. 9141-8) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 22, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5675. 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 manufacturing license agreement 
     for the export of defense articles, including, technical 
     data, and defense services to Japan for the manufacture of F-
     15 aircraft fuel cells in the amount of $100,000,000 or more; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5676. 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 manufacturing license agreement 
     for the export of defense articles, including, technical 
     data, and defense services to France for the manufacture of 
     E-2C and E-2D aircraft empennage assemblies and spare parts 
     in the amount of $100,000,000 or more; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-5677. 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 
     ``Use of Ozone-Depleting Substances; Removal of Essential-Use 
     Designation (Flunisolide, etc.)'' (Docket No. FDA-2006-N-
     0304) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on April 22, 2010; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5678. A communication from the Officer for Civil Rights 
     and Civil Liberties, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``No FEAR 
     Act: Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Report to Congress''; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5679. A communication from the Chief Justice of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence that 
     have been adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5680. A communication from the Chief Justice of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal 
     Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court of the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5681. A communication from the Chief Justice of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 
     that have been adopted by the Supreme Court of the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5682. A communication from the Chief Justice of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy 
     Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court of the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5683. A communication from the Chief Justice of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate 
     Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court of the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5684. 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; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Removal of 
     Gear Restriction for the U.S./Canada Management Area'' 
     (RIN0648-XU84) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 14, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5685. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Empresa 
     Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model ERJ 170 and 
     ERJ 190 Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2007-
     28377)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on April 23, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5686. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Empresa 
     Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model ERJ 170 
     Airplanes; and Model ERJ 190-100 STD, -100 LR, -100 IGW, -200 
     STD, -200 LR, and -200 IGW Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket 
     No. FAA-2009-1231)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on April 23, 2010; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5687. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace 
     Regional Aircraft Model HP.137 Jetstream Mk.1, Jetstream 
     Series 200, Jetstream Series 3101, and Jetstream Model 3201 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2010-0056)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 23, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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