[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 18417-18418]
[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-8308. A communication from the Chief of the Programs and 
     Legislation Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, 
     Department of the Air Force, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Department's initiation of a standard 
     competition of the 57th Maintenance Group; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-8309. A communication from the Chief of the Bureau of 
     Public Debt, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Government 
     Securities Act Regulations: Applicability to Over-the-Counter 
     Derivatives Dealers'' (RIN1505-AB70) received on September 
     11, 2006; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-8310. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pennsylvania 
     Regulatory Program'' (PA-146-FOR) received on September 15, 
     2006; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-8311. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Kentucky 
     Regulatory Program'' (KY-250-FOR) received on September 15, 
     2006; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-8312. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Colorado 
     Regulatory Program'' (CO-031-FOR) received on September 13, 
     2006; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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       EC-8313. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army (Civil Works), Department of the Army, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the CALFED Levee 
     Stability Program; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-8314. 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 ``Alabama: 
     Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management 
     Program Revision'' (FRL 8219-5) received on September 14, 
     2006; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8315. 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; Redesignation of the Huntington, West Virginia 
     Portion of the Huntington-Ashland 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment 
     Area to Attainment and Approval of the Area's Maintenance 
     Plan'' (FRL 8219-9) received on September 14, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8316. 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 Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants: Vermont; Negative Declaration'' (FRL 8219-2) 
     received on September 14, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8317. 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 
     ``Difenoconazole; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL 8085-1) received 
     on September 14, 2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8318. 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 ``Endosulfan, 
     Fenarimol, Imazalil, Oryzalin, Sodium Acifluorfen, 
     Trifluralin, and Ziram; Tolerance Actions'' (FRL 8077-9) 
     received on September 14, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8319. A communication from the United States Trade 
     Representative, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the USTR's fiscal year 2006 
     Performance Plan and its fiscal year 2004 Annual Performance 
     Report; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8320. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Medicare Part B 
     Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rates, and Annual Deductible 
     for Calendar Year 2007'' (RIN0938-A023) received on September 
     15, 2006; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8321. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Part A Premiums for Calendar Year 
     2007 for the Uninsured Aged and for Certain Disabled 
     Individuals Who Have Exhausted Other Entitlement'' (RIN0938-
     A018) received on September 15, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-8322. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Inpatient 
     Hospital Deductible and Hospital and Extended Care Services 
     Coinsurance Amounts for Calendar Year 2007'' ((RIN0938-A019) 
     (CMS-8029-N)) received on September 15, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-8323. A communication from the Director, Division for 
     Strategic Human Resources Policy, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Absence and Leave; Creditable Service'' 
     (RIN3206-AK80) received on September 13, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8324. A communication from the Director, Division for 
     Strategic Human Resources Policy, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Temporary Assignments Under the 
     Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA)'' (RIN3206-AJ94) 
     received on September 13, 2006; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8325. A communication from the Director, Division for 
     Strategic Human Resources Policy, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Examining System'' (RIN3206-AK85) received on 
     September 13, 2006; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8326. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Affirmative Action and 
     Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and 
     Subcontractors; Equal Opportunity Survey'' (RIN1215-AB53) 
     received on September 13, 2006; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8327. A communication from the Chairman, the Labor 
     Member, and the Management Member of the Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the Board's budget request for fiscal year 2008; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8328. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting, a draft bill 
     entitled ``Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe 
     Equitable Compensation Act Amendments of 2006''; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.

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