[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 336-339]
[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-5391. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army (Civil Works), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the completion of a feasibility study of 
     inland navigation improvements for the Chickamauga Lock and 
     Dam, Tennessee; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5392. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a draft bill 
     entitled ``District of Columbia Snow Removal Amendment Act''; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5393. A communication from the Chairman, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's monthly report on the status of its licensing

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     and regulatory duties; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-5394. 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 ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; 
     Update of Materials Incorporated by a Reference'' (FRL No. 
     8021-7) received on January 16, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5395. 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 ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West 
     Virginia; Emission Reductions to Meet Phase II of the 
     Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) SIP Call'' (FRL No. 8020-4) 
     received on January 16, 2006; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-5396. 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 ``Guidelines 
     for Awarding Clean Water Act Section 319 Base Grants to 
     Indian Tribes in FY 2006; Request for Proposals from Indian 
     Tribes for Competitive Grants under Clean Water Act Section 
     319 in FY 2006 (CFDA 66.460--Nonpoint Source Implementation 
     Grants; Funding Opportunity Number EPA-OW-OWOW-0602)'' (FRL 
     No. 8021-6) received on January 16, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5397. 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 ``Beaches 
     Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act'' (FRL No. 
     8020-3) received on January 16, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5398. 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 ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Texas; 
     Revisions to Control Volatile Organic Compound Emissions; 
     Volatile Organic Compound Control for Facilities in the 
     Dallas/Fort Worth Ozone Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 8022-2) 
     received on January 18, 2006; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-5399. 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 ``Ohio: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revision'' (FRL No. 8023-3) received on January 18, 2006; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5400. 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 ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New Jersey Consumer 
     Products Rules'' (FRL No . 8020) received on January 25, 
     2006; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5401. 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 ``Approval and 
     Promulgation Plans; New Mexico, Visibility'' (FRL No. 8025-5) 
     received on January 25, 2006; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-5402. 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 ``Disapproval 
     of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Montana; Maintenance of 
     Air Pollution Control Equipment for Existing Aluminum 
     Plants'' (FRL No. 8026-1) received on January 25, 2006; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5403. 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 ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Montana; 
     Revisions to the Administrative Rules of Montana; Direct 
     Final Rule'' (FRL No. 8012-5) received on January 25, 2006; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5404. 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 ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Montana; 
     Revisions to the Administrative Rules of Montana; New Source 
     Performance Standards for Montana; Final Rule'' (FRL No. 
     8012-9) received on January 25, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5405. 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 ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas 
     for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Kentucky; Redesignation of 
     the Christian County, Kentucky, Portion of the Clarksville-
     Hopkinsville 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment 
     for Ozone'' (FRL No. 8023-8) received on January 25, 2006; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5406. 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 ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Tennessee; Nashville 
     Area Second 10-Year Maintenance Plan for the 1-Hour Ozone 
     National Ambient Air Quality Standard; Correction'' (FRL No. 
     8023-5) received on January 25, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5407. 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 ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; Oregon; Portland 
     Carbon Monoxide Second 10-Year Maintenance Plan'' (FRL No. 
     8015-3) received on January 25 , 2006; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5408. 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 ``Clean Air 
     Act Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plan Revision for Colorado; Long-Term Strategy of State 
     Implementation Plan for Class I Visibility Protection'' (FRL 
     No. 8010-2) received on January 25, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5409. 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 ``Clean Air 
     Act Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plan Revision for North Dakota; Revisions to the Air 
     Pollution Control Rules; Delegation of Authority for New 
     Source Performance Standards'' (FRL No. 8011-1) received on 
     January 25, 2006; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5410. 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 ``Maine: 
     Determination of Adequacy for the State Municipal Solid Waste 
     Landfill Permit Program'' (FRL No. 8024-2) received on 
     January 25, 2006; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5411. 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 ``Contaminated 
     Sediment Remediation Guidance for Hazardous Waste Sites'' 
     (http://www.epa.gov/superfund/resources/sediment) received on 
     January 25, 2006; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5412. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Migratory Bird Hunting; Approval of Tungsten-Iron-Copper-
     Nickel, Iron-Tungsten-Nickel Alloy, and Tungsten-Bronze 
     (Additional Formulation), and Tungsten-Tin-Iron Shot Types as 
     Nontoxic for Hunting Waterfowl and Coots; Availability of 
     Environmental Assessments'' (RIN5412-AT87) received on 
     January 26, 2005; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5413. 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 ``Thymol; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 
     7754-9) received on January 18, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5414. 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 ``Brucellosis in Cattle; State and 
     Area Classifications; Idaho'' (Doc. No. 06-001-1) received on 
     January 18, 2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-5415. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; 
     Final Free and Restricted Percentages for the 2005-2006 Crop 
     Year for Tart Cherries'' (Docket No. FV05-930-1 FR) received 
     on January 18, 2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5416. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and

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     Washington; Establishment of Final Free and Restricted 
     Percentages for the 2005-2006 Marketing Year'' (Docket No. 
     FV06-982-1 IFR) received on January 18, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5417. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Milk in the Upper Midwest Marketing Area--Final Order'' 
     (Docket No. AO-361-A39; DA-04-03-A) received on January 18, 
     2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-5418. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, 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 2005-2006 Marketing Year'' (Docket No. FV05-985-2 
     IFR) received on January 18, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5419. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Walnuts Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rate'' 
     (Docket No. FV05-984-2 FR) received on January 18, 2006; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5420. A communication from the Administrator, Food 
     Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Addition of Chile to the List of Countries Eligible to 
     Export Meat and Meat Products to the United States'' 
     (RIN0583-AD16) received on January 18, 2006; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5421. 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 ``Pesticides; 
     Emergency Exemption Process Revisions'' (FRL No. 7749-3) 
     received on January 25, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5422. 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 ``Sorbitol 
     Octanoate; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' 
     (FRL No. 7757-2) received on January 25, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5423. 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 ``Standards of 
     Performance for Stationary Gas Turbines'' (FRL No. 8025-9) 
     received on January 25, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5424. A communication from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Fiscal Year 
     2004 Status Report to Congress for the Herger-Feinstein 
     Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act Pilot Project; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5425. A communication from the Chairman, Medicare 
     Payment Advisory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Home Health Agency Case Mix and Financial 
     Performance''; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5426. 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 ``January--March 2006 
     Bond Factor Amounts'' (Rev. Rul. 2006-5) received on January 
     18, 2006; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5427. A communication from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Determination of Basis of Stock and 
     Securities; Treatment of Excess Loss Accounts'' ((RIN1545-
     BC05, RIN1545-BE88) (TD9244)) received on January 26, 2006; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5428. A communication from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Reporting Requirements for Widely Held Fixed 
     Investment Trusts'' ((RIN1545-BA83) (TD9241)) received on 
     January 26, 2006; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5429. A communication from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Statutory Mergers and Consolidations'' 
     (RIN1545-BA06, RIN1545-BD76) (TD9242)) received on January 
     26, 2006; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5430. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Standards, Regulations and Variances, Mine Safety and 
     Health Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Low- and Medium-Voltage Diesel-
     Powered Electrical Generators'' (RIN1219-AA98) received on 
     January 25, 2005; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5431. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Standards, Regulations and Variances, Mine Safety and 
     Health Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Training Standards for Shaft and 
     Slope Construction Workers at Underground Mines and Surface 
     Areas of Underground Mines'' (RIN1219-AB35) received on 
     January 25, 2005; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5432. A communication from the Deputy Executive 
     Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Disclosure 
     to Participants; Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-
     Employer Plans'' (29 CFR Parts 4011 and 4022) received on 
     January 25, 2006; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5433. A communication from the Deputy Executive 
     Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Allocation 
     of Assets in Single-Employer Plans, Valuation of Benefits and 
     Assets; Expected Retirement Age'' (29 CFR Part 4044) received 
     on January 25, 2006; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5434. A communication from the Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Food 
     Labeling: Health Claims; Soluble Dietary Fiber From Certain 
     Foods and Coronary Heart Disease'' (Docket No. 2004P-0512) 
     received on January 25, 2006; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5435. A communication from the Director, Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Food 
     Labeling: Ingredient Labeling of Dietary Supplements That 
     Contain Botanicals; Withdrawal'' (Docket No. 2003N-0346) 
     received on January 25, 2006; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5436. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Regulations Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Requirements on Content and Format of Labeling for Human 
     Prescription Drug and Biological Products'' ((RIN0910-AA94) 
     (Docket No. 2000N-1269)) received on January 25, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5437. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, 
     Office of Strategic Alliances, Small Business Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Cosponsorships, Fee and Non-Fee Based SBA-Sponsored 
     Activities, and Gifts'' (RIN3245-AF37) received on January 
     25, 2006; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
       EC-5438. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, 
     Office of Strategic Alliances, Small Business Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Small Business Size Standards, Inflation Adjustment to Size 
     Standards; Business Loan Program; Disaster Assistance Loan 
     Program'' (RIN3245-AF41) received on January 25, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
       EC-5439. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, 
     Office of Strategic Alliances, Small Business Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Small Business Technology Transfer Program Policy 
     Directive'' (RIN3245-AE96) received on January 25, 2006; to 
     the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
       EC-5440. A communication from the Secretary of the Air 
     Force, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a Program 
     Acquisition Unit Cost (PAUC) and Acquisition Procurement Unit 
     Cost (APUC) breach relative to the National Polar-orbiting 
     Operational Environmental Satellite System; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-5441. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Health Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Fiscal Year 2005 Report on Medical 
     Informatics''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5442. A communication from the Commissioner, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Administration's Inspector General Semiannual Report for the 
     period from April 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5443. A communication from the Acting Chief of Staff, 
     Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of the Federal Mediation and 
     Conciliation Service under the Federal Managers' Financial 
     Integrity Act for Fiscal Year 2005; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5444. A communication from the Director of 
     Administration, National Labor Relations Board, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law,

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     the Board's Competitive Sourcing Activities Report for Fiscal 
     Year 2005; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5445. A communication from the Chairman, Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Board's Semiannual Report of the Office of the Inspector 
     General for the period of April 1, 2005 through September 30, 
     2005; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-5446. A communication from the Acting Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition 
     Circular 2005-08'' (FAC Case 2005-08) received on January 25, 
     2006; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-5447. A communication from the Director, Strategic Human 
     Resources Policy Division, Office of Personnel Management, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Examining System'' (RIN3206-AK35) received on January 25, 
     2006; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-5448. A communication from the Director, Strategic Human 
     Resources Policy Division, Office of Personnel Management, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Prevailing Rate Systems; Change in the Survey Cycle for the 
     Harrison, Mississippi, Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage 
     System Wage Area'' (RIN3206-AK96) received on January 26, 
     2006; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-5449. A message from the President of the United States, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the continuation 
     of the national emergency with respect to terrorists who 
     threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5450. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the six-month 
     periodic report on the national emergency with respect to 
     Liberia that was declared in Executive Order 13348 of July 
     22, 2004; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-5451. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Department's Fiscal Year 2005 Competitive Sourcing 
     Efforts Report; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-5452. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Community Planning 
     and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Prohibition on Use of Community Development Block Grant 
     Assistance for Job-Pirating Activities'' ((RIN2506-AC04)(FR-
     4556-I-02)) received on January 25, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5453. A communication from the Associate Director, 
     Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Economic Sanctions Enforcement Procedures for Banking 
     Institutions'' (31 CFR Part 501) received on January 25, 
     2006; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-5454. A communication from the Associate Director, 
     Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Partial Withdrawal of the Office of Foreign Assets 
     Control's Proposed Rule Published January 29, 2003, Relating 
     to the Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines'' (31 CFR 
     Part 501) received on January 25, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5455. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Fiscal Year 
     2005 Competitive Sourcing Activity Report; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-5456. A communication from the Principal Deputy General 
     Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Accounting and Financial 
     Reporting for Public Utilities Including RTOs'' (Docket No. 
     RM04-12-000) received on January 25, 2006; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-5457. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Termination 
     of Federal Enforcement for Parts of the Missouri Permanent 
     Regulatory Program and Return of Full Regulatory Authority to 
     the State of Missouri'' (Docket No. MO-738) received on 
     January 26, 2006; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-5458. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Iowa 
     Regulatory Program'' (Docket No. IA-015-FOR) received on 
     January 26, 2006; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-5459. 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 06-01-06-
     08); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5460. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment to 
     the International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Registration 
     Fee Change'' (RIN 1400-AB97) received on January 25, 2006; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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