[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11034-S11036]
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-8582. 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 
     ``Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions (Multiple 
     Chemicals)'' (FRL No. 8857-5) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 20, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8583. 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 
     ``Flutolanil; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8855-7) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 20, 2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8584. A joint communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness) and the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Policy), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``The Power of the People: Building an Integrated 
     National Security Professional System for the 21st Century''; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8585. A communication from the Chairman and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to transactions involving U.S. exports to 
     India; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-8586. A communication from the Chairman and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to transactions involving U.S. exports to 
     Turkey; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-8587. 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 
     Dallas/Fort Worth 1997 8-hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; 
     Texas'' (FRL No. 9240-8) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 20, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8588. 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; 
     Mississippi; Prevention of Significant Deterioration Rules: 
     Nitrogen Oxides as a Precursor to Ozone'' (FRL No. 9241-1) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 20, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-8589. 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 
     ``Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to 
     Renewable Fuel

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     Standard Program'' (FRL No. 9241-4) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 20, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8590. 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; New 
     Jersey; 8-hour Ozone Control Measures'' (FRL No. 9214-4) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 20, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-8591. 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 Lead Ambient Air Monitoring Requirements'' 
     (FRL No. 9241-8) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 20, 2010; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8592. 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 
     ``Environmental Protection Agency Implementation of OMB 
     Guidance on Drug-Free Workplace Requirements'' (FRL No. 9242-
     2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 20, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-8593. 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; Texas; 
     Emissions Banking and Trading of Allowances Program'' (FRL 
     No. 9243-1) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 22, 2010; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-8594. 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; Sulfur Dioxide SIP Revision for Marathon 
     Petroleum St. Paul Park'' (FRL No. 9243-3) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 22, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8595. 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; Virginia; Amendments to Ambient Air Quality Standards 
     for Particulate Matter'' (FRL No. 9243-5) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 22, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8596. 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; Pennsylvania; Allegheny County's Adoption of Control 
     Techniques Guidelines for Large Appliance and Metal 
     Furniture; Flat Wood Paneling; Paper, Film, and Foil Surface 
     Coating Processes; and Revisions to Definitions and an 
     Existing Regulation'' (FRL No. 9243-6) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on December 22, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8597. 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 
     ``Interim Final Regulation Deferring the Reporting Date for 
     Certain Data Elements Required Under the Mandatory Reporting 
     of Greenhouse Gases Rule'' (FRL No. 9242-7) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 22, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8598. 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; West Virginia; Update to Materials Incorporated by 
     Reference'' (FRL No. 9240-1) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 22, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8599. 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: 
     Gold Mine Ore Processing and Production Area Source Category; 
     and Addition to Source Category List for Standards'' (FRL No. 
     9242-3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 22, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-8600. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs , Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Consideration of Environmental Impacts of Temporary Storage 
     of Spent Fuel After Cessation of Reactor Operation'' 
     (RIN3150-AI47) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 22, 2010; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-8601. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs , Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``General 
     Design Guide for Ventilation Systems of Plutonium Processing 
     and Fuel Fabrication Plants'' (Regulatory Guide 3.12, 
     Revision 1) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 22, 2010; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-8602. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pressure-
     Sensitive and Tamper-Indicating Device Seals for Material 
     Control and Accounting of Special Nuclear Material'' 
     (Regulatory Guide 5.80) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 22, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8603. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs , Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Notice of 
     Availability of Model Application and Safety Evaluation for 
     Plant-Specific Adoption of TSTF-514, Revision 3 `Revise BWR 
     Operability Requirements and Actions for RCS Leaking 
     Instrumentation''' (NUREG-1433 and NUREG-1434) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 22, 
     2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8604. 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 
     ``Imazosulfuron; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8857-4) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 22, 2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8605. A communication from the Director of the 
     Legislative Affairs Division, Natural Resources Conservation 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Grassland Reserve 
     Program, Final Rule'' (RIN0578-AA53) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on December 22, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8606. A communication from the Administrator, Rural 
     Housing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Continuous 
     Construction--Permanent Loan Guarantees Under the Section 538 
     Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program'' ((7 CFR Part 
     3565)(RIN0575-AC80)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on December 22, 2010; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8607. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a violation of the Antideficiency Act that 
     occurred within the Department of the Air Force and was 
     assigned case number 08-02; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       EC-8608. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a violation of the Antideficiency Act that 
     occurred within the Department of the Air Force and was 
     assigned case number 08-03; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       EC-8609. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Program Acquisition Unit Cost for the Chemical 
     Demilitarization-Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternative 
     (ACWA) Program exceeding the Acquisition Program Baseline 
     values by more than 25 percent; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-8610. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Frank G. Klotz, 
     United States Air Force, and his advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-8611. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General James H. Pillsbury, United States Air 
     Army, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general 
     on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8612. A communication from the Secretary, Division of 
     Corporation Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Extension of Filing Accommodation for Static Pool 
     Information in Filings with Respect to Asset-Backed 
     Securities'' (RIN3235-AK70) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 22, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8613. 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 13405 with respect to Belarus; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8614. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Montana 
     Regulatory Program'' (Docket No. MT-029-FOR) received in the 
     Office of the President of the

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     Senate on December 22, 2010; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-8615. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``North Dakota 
     Regulatory Program'' (Docket No. ND-051-FOR) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 22, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-8616. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Texas 
     Regulatory Program'' (Docket No. TX-059-FOR) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 22, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-8617. 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 ``Special Rules Relating to Funding Relief 
     for Single-Employer Pension Plans under PRA 2010'' (Notice 
     2011-3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 22, 2010; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8618. 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 ``Applicable Federal Rates--January 2011'' 
     (Rev. Rul. 2011-2) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 22, 2010; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8619. 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 ``Rules for Group Trusts'' (Rev. Rul. 2011-1) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 22, 2010; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8620. A communication from the Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Government Participation in the 
     Automated Clearing House'' (RIN1510-AB24) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 20, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8621. A communication from the Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Management of Federal Agency 
     Disbursements'' (RIN1510-AB26) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 20, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-8622. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 2010-
     0176--2010-0189); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-8623. 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, to include technical 
     data, and defense services for the manufacture in Saudi 
     Arabia of RR-170 Chaff Cartridges, RR-180 Chaff Cartridges, 
     MJU-7A/B Flare Cartridges, MJU-10/B Flare Cartridges and M206 
     Flare Cartridges in the amount of $50,000,000 or more; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-8624. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Services, Department of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Supplemental Priorities for Discretionary Grant Programs'' 
     (RIN1894-AA00) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 22, 2010; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8625. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``E-2 Nonimmigrant Status for Aliens in 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands with Long-
     Term Investor Status'' (RIN1615-AB75) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on December 22, 2010; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-8626. A communication from the Secretary General of the 
     Inter-Parliamentary Union, transmitting, a report relative to 
     the Chiapas Declaration; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-8627. 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 South Atlantic States; Emergency Rule 
     to Delay Effectiveness of the Snapper-Grouper Area Closure'' 
     (RIN0648-BA47) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 22, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8628. 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 
     Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; 
     Temporary Removal of 2,000-lb (907.2-kg) Herring Trip Limit 
     in Atlantic Herring Management Area 1A'' (RIN0648-XA053) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 22, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-8629. 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 
     Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; 
     Temporary Removal of 2,000-lb (907.2-kg) Herring Trip Limit 
     in Atlantic Herring Management Area 1A'' (RIN0648-XA039) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 22, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-8630. 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 
     Non-Sandbar Large Coastal Shark Fishery in the Atlantic 
     Region'' (RIN0648-XA052) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 22, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8631. 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. 12 and 
     No. 13'' (RIN0648-XY31) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 22, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8632. 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 Less Than 60 Feet (18.3 m) Length Overall Using Hook-
     and-Line or Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area'' (RIN0648-XA058) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 22, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8633. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for 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; Emergency Fisheries Closure in the Gulf 
     of Mexico Due to the Deepwater Horizon MC252 Oil Spill; 
     Amendment 4'' (RIN0648-AY90) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 22, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8634. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Operations, 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; Emergency 
     Fisheries Closure in the Gulf of Mexico Due to the Deepwater 
     Horizon MC252 Oil Spill; Amendment 3'' (RIN0648-AY90) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 22, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-8635. A communication from the Chief Judge, Court of 
     Appeals of Maryland, transmitting, a report relative to 
     Interest on Attorneys Trust Accounts; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs .
       EC-8636. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Import Administration, Foreign-Trade Zones 
     Board, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     an annual report on the Activities of the Foreign-Trade Zones 
     Board, for fiscal year 2009; to the Committee on Finance.

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