[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Pages 24298-24299]
[From the U.S. 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-4456. A communication from the Acting Chief, 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Balanced System for 
     Measuring Organizational and Employee Performance within the 
     Internal Revenue Service'' ((RIN1545-BE46)(TD 9227)) received 
     on October 25, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4457. A communication from the Acting Chief, 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``October-December 2005 
     Bond Factor Amounts'' (Rev. Rul. 2005-67) received on October 
     25, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4458. A communication from the Acting Chief, 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Applicable Federal 
     Rates--November 2005'' (Rev. Rul. 2005-71) received on 
     October 25, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4459. A communication from the Acting Chief, 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``2005 Based Period T-
     Bill Rate'' (Rev. Rul. 2005-70) received on October 25, 2005; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4460. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Sudan that 
     was declared in Executive Order 13067; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4461. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary, 
     Emergency Preparedness and Response, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report that funding for the 
     State of North Carolina as a result of Hurricane Ophelia on 
     September 11-17, 2005, has exceeded $5,000,000; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4462. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary, 
     Emergency Preparedness and Response, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report that funding for the 
     State of Texas as a result of Hurricane Rita beginning on 
     September 20, 2005, and continuing has exceeded $5,000,000; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4463. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary, 
     Emergency Preparedness and Response, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report that funding for the 
     State of Louisiana as a result of Hurricane Rita beginning on 
     September 20, 2005, and continuing, has exceeded $5,000,000; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4464. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``List of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood 
     Insurance'' ((Doc. No. FEMA-7780)(44 CFR 64)) received on 
     October 25, 2005; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-4465. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Suspension of Community Eligibility'' ((Doc. No. FEMA-
     7893)(44 CFR 64)) received on October 25, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4466. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations'' ((Doc. No. 
     FEMA-7577)(44 CFR 65)) received on October 25, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4467. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Flood Elevation Determinations 70 FR 52939'' (44 CFR 
     67) received on October 25, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4468. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Suspension of Community Eligibility'' ((Doc. No. FEMA-
     7891)(44 CFR 64)) received on October 25, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4469. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations 70 FR 52936'' (44 
     CFR 65) received on October 25, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4470. A communication from the Acting Chairman, National 
     Transportation Safety Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Board's compliance with the Federal 
     Manager's Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 2005; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4471. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Request; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
       EC-4472. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to loan 
     guarantees to

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     Israel; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-4473. A communication from the Director of the Peace 
     Corps transmitting, a report entitled ``Peace Corps 
     Accomplishments 2001-2004"; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-4474. 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 ``Asian Longhorned Beetle; Addition 
     and Removal of Quarantined Areas in New Jersey'' (APHIS 
     Docket No. 05-066-1) received on October 25, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4475. 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 ``Certification Program for 
     Imported Articles of Pelargonium spp. and Solanum spp. to 
     Prevent Introduction of Potato Brown Rot'' (APHIS Docket No. 
     03-019-3) received on October 25, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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