[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5824-5826]
[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-1492. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Addition of Slovakia to the List of Countries 
     Eligible to Export Meat Products to the United States'' 
     (Docket No. 99-018F) received on March 18, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1493. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and 
     Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Thiophanate-
     methyl; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions'' (FRL 
     No. 7699-3) received on March 24, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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       EC-1494. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and 
     Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Mesotrione; 
     Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 7703-1) received on March 24, 
     2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1495. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and 
     Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Dinotefuran; 
     Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 7695-5) received on March 24, 
     2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1496. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and 
     Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Bacillus 
     thuringiensis Modified Cry3A Protein (mCry3A) and the Genetic 
     Material Necessary for its Production in Corn; temporary 
     Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 
     7704-4) received on April 4, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1497. 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 ``Agricultural Bioterrorism 
     Protection Act of 2002; Possession, Use, and Transfer of 
     Biological Agents and Toxins'' (RIN0579-AB47) received on 
     March 24, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-1498. 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 ``Classical Swine Fever Status of 
     Mexican States of Campeche, Quintana Roo, Sonora, and 
     Yucatan'' (APHIS Docket No. 02-002-2) received on March 28, 
     2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1499. 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 ``Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas'' 
     (APHIS Docket No. 04-118-1) received on March 28, 2005; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1500. 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 ``Commuted Travel Time'' (APHIS 
     Docket No. 04-108-1) received on March 28, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1501. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Marketing Order Regulating the 
     Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Salable 
     Quantities and Allotment Percentages for the 2005-2006 
     Marketing Year'' (FV05-985-1 FR) received on March 28, 2005; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1502. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Grapes Grown in a Designated Area 
     of Southeastern California; Increased Assessment Rate'' 
     (FV05-925-1 FR) received on March 28, 2005; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1503. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Vidalia Onions Grown in Georgia; 
     Increased Assessment Rate'' (FV05-955-1 IFR) received on 
     March 28, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-1504. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Onions Grown in South Texas; 
     Decreased Assessment Rate'' (FV05-959-1 FIR) received on 
     March 28, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-1505. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Dried Prunes Produced in 
     California; Increased Assessment Rate'' (FV05-993-1 FR) 
     received on March 28, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1506. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Marketing Order Regulating the 
     Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Revision 
     of the Salable Quantity and Allotment Percentage for Class 3 
     (Native) Spearmint Oil for the 2004-2005 Marketing Year'' 
     (FV04-985-2 IFR-A2) received on March 28, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1507. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Nectarines and Peaches Grown in 
     California; Revision of Handling Requirements for Fresh 
     Nectarines and Peaches'' (FV05-916-1 IFR) received on March 
     28, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1508. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Domestic Dates Produced or Packed 
     in Riverside County, California; Modification of the 
     Qualification Requirements for Approved Manufacturers of Date 
     Products'' (FV04-987-1 FR) received on March 28, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1509. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Dairy Programs, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Fluid Milk Promotion Order'' (DA-04-04) 
     received on March 28, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1510. A communication from the Architect of the Capitol, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of all expenditures 
     during the period April 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004 
     from moneys appropriated to the Architect; to the Committee 
     on Appropriations.
       EC-1511. A communication from the Chief, Office of 
     Regulations Policy and Management, Veterans Benefits 
     Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Exclusions 
     from Income and New Worth Computations'' (RIN2900-AM14) 
     received on April 4, 2005; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       EC-1512. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1513. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement 
     Agency, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Electronic Orders for 
     Controlled Substances'' (RIN1117-AA60) received on April 4, 
     2005; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1514. A communication from the General Counsel, Office 
     of Justice Programs, Department of Justice, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Government-
     Wide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and 
     Government-Wide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace Grants'' 
     (RIN1121-AA57) received on March 24, 2005; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       EC-1515. A communication from Regulatory Specialist, Office 
     of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Interagency Guidance on Response Programs for 
     Unauthorized Access to Customer Information and Customer 
     Notice'' (RIN1557-AC92) received on April 4, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1516. 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 ``Community Reinvestment Act Regulations (Part 25)'' 
     (RIN1557-AC86) received on April 4, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1517. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of 
     the Public Debt, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``31 CFR Part 
     351, Offering of United States Savings Bonds, Series EE'' 
     received on April 4, 2005; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1518. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
     (FDIC), transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Community Reinvestment Act Regulations (Technical 
     Amendments)'' (RIN3064-AC82) received on April 4, 20057; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1519. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 
     extension of trade promotion authority relative to section 
     2103(c)(2) of the Trade Act of 2002; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-1520. A communication from the Chief, Regulations 
     Branch, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Electronic Transmission of Passenger and Crew 
     Manifests for Vessels and Aircraft'' (RIN1651-AA37) received 
     on April 4, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1521. A communication from the Acting Chief, 
     Publications and Regulations

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     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``National Median Gross Income for 2005'' (Rev. Proc. 2005-
     15) received April 4, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1522. 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 ``April-June 2005 Bond 
     Factor Amounts'' (Rev. Rul. 2005-16) received April 4, 2005; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1523. 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 ``Designated IRS 
     Officer or Employee Under Section 7602(a)(2) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code'' (RIN1545-BA89) received April 4, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-1524. 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 ``Revenue Ruling: 
     Suitable for Use'' (Rev. Rul. 2005-19) received April 4, 
     2005; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1525. 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 ``Announcement and 
     Report Concerning Advance Pricing Agreements'' (Announcement 
     2005-27) received April 4, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.

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