[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 168 (Friday, December 17, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10512-S10513]
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-8533. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Use of Community 
     Development Loans by Community Financial Institutions to 
     Secure Advances; Secured Lending by Federal Home Loan Banks 
     to Members and their Affiliates; Transfer of Advances and New 
     Business Activity Regulations'' (RIN2590-AA24) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 14, 
     2010; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-8534. A communication from the Regulatory Specialist, 
     Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Confidentiality of Suspicious Activity Reports'' 
     (RIN1557-AD17) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 13, 2010; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8535. A communication from the Regulatory Specialist, 
     Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Standards Governing the Release of a Suspicious 
     Activity Report'' (RIN1557-AD16) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 13, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8536. A communication from the 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 Additional 
     Changes from the 2009 Annual Review of the Entity List'' 
     (RIN0694-AF01) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 13, 2010; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8537. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Updated Statements of Legal 
     Authority to Reflect Continuation of Emergency Declared in 
     Executive Order 12938'' (RIN0694-AF05) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on December 13, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8538. 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 Arizona State Implementation Plan, 
     Maricopa County'' (FRL No. 9233-3) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 14, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8539. 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 Corrections to the Standards Applicable to 
     Generators of Hazardous Waste; Alternative Requirements for 
     Hazardous Waste Determination and Accumulation of Unwanted 
     Material at Laboratories Owned by Colleges and Universities 
     and Other Eligible Academic Entities Formally Affiliated With 
     Colleges and Universities'' (FRL No. 9240-5) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 14, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8540. 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 
     ``Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and 
     Listing of Hazardous Waste; Removal of Saccharin and Its 
     Salts from the Lists of Hazardous Constituents, Hazardous 
     Wastes, and Hazardous Substances'' (FRL No. 9239-8) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 14, 
     2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8541. 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 State Air Quality Plans for 
     Designated Facilities and Pollutants, Commonwealth of 
     Virginia; Control of Emissions from Existing Hospital/
     Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerator (HMIWI) Units, Negative 
     Declaration and Withdrawal of EPA Plan Approval'' (FRL No. 
     9240-2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 14, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-8542. 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; Minnesota'' (FRL No. 9239-2) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 14, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8543. 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; The Milwaukee-Racine and Sheboygan Areas; 
     Determination of Attainment of the 1997 8-hour Ozone 
     Standards'' (FRL No. 9238-9) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 14, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8544. 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 
     for Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources'' (FRL No. 9238-5) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 14, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-8545. 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 ``Application for Approval of Extension of 
     Amortization Period''

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     (Revenue Procedure 2010-52) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 16, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-8546. 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 Base Period T-Bill Rate'' (Rev. Rul. 
     2010-28) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 16, 2010; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8547. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to actions 
     by non-Iranian companies to facilitate the Government of 
     Iran's censorship activities; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-8548. 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 
     ``Amendments to General Regulations of the Food and Drug 
     Administration'' ((RIN0910-AG55)(Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0560)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 13, 2010; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8549. A communication from the Senior Counsel, Office of 
     the Attorney General, Department of Justice, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Certification Process for State Capital Counsel Systems; 
     Removal of Final Rule'' (RIN1121-AA76) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on December 13, 2010; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-8550. 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 Maryland 
     Advisory Committee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-8551. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office 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-XA048) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 16, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8552. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Atlantic Highly 
     Migratory Species; Inseason Action to Close the Commercial 
     Blacknose Shark and Non-Blacknose Small Coastal Shark 
     Fisheries'' (RIN0648-XZ95) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 16, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8553. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Modifications of the West Coast Commercial and 
     Recreational Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions No. 14 and 
     No. 15'' (RIN0648-XY83) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 16, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8554. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office 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; Snapper-
     Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Reopening of the 2010-
     2011 Commercial Sector for Black Sea Bass in the South 
     Atlantic'' (RIN0648-XZ82) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 16, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8555. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Emergency Rule Extension, 
     Pollock Catch Limit Revisions'' (RIN0648-AW86) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 16, 
     2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-8556. 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 ``Fisheries of the 
     Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-
     Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 
     17A'' (RIN0648-AY10) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on December 16, 2010; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8557. 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 ``Atlantic Highly 
     Migratory Species; 2011 Commercial Fishing Season and 
     Adaptive Management Measures for the Atlantic Shark Fishery'' 
     (RIN0648-AY98) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 16, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8558. 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 ``Fisheries of the 
     Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Red Grouper Management 
     Measures'' (RIN0648-BA04) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 16, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8559. 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 ``Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Discard Provision for Herring 
     Midwater Trawl Vessels Fishing in Groundfish Closed Area I'' 
     (RIN0648-BA16) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 16, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8560. 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 ``International Fisheries; 
     South Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Procedures to Request Licenses 
     and a System to Allocate Licenses'' (RIN0648-AY91) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 16, 
     2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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