[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 4723-4724]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

  The following communications were laid before the Senate, together 
accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as 
indicated:

       EC-6232. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Fiscal Year 2005 Defense 
     Environmental Programs report; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-6233. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the status of female members of the 
     Armed Forces for Fiscal Year 2005; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-6234. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Personnel and Readiness, transmitting, 
     authorization of 16 officers to wear the insignia of the 
     grade of major general in accordance with title 10, United 
     States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6235. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Personnel and Readiness, transmitting, a report 
     on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Daniel James 
     III, Air National Guard of the United States, and his 
     advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired 
     list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6236. A communication from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Component Breakout'' (DFARS Case 2003-D071) received on 
     March 28, 2006; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6237. A communication from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Acquisition of Ball and Roller Bearings'' (DFARS Case 2003-
     D021) received on March 28, 2006; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-6238. A communication from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Competition Requirements for Federal Supply Schedules and 
     Multiple Award Contracts'' (DFARS Case 2004-D009) received on 
     March 28, 2006; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6239. A communication from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Consolidation of Contract Requirements'' (DFARS Case 2003-
     D109) received on March 28, 2006; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-6240. A communication from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Contractor Performance of Acquisition Functions Closely 
     Associated with Inherently Governmental Functions'' (DFARS 
     Case 2004-D021) received on March 28, 2006; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-6241. A communication from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval of Service Contracts and Task and Delivery 
     Orders'' (DFARS Case 2002-D024) received on March 28, 2006; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6242. A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, the report of proposed legislation to amend and 
     repeal certain portions of law governing the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation (CCC) Export Credit Guarantee Programs, including 
     the Supplier Credit Guarantee Program (SCGP); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6243. 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 ``Fenhexamid; 
     Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No 7769-6) received on March 28, 
     2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-6244. 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 
     ``Fenpropimorph; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No 7761-3) 
     received on March 28, 2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6245. 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 
     ``Trifloxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No 7759-9) 
     received on March 28, 2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6246. 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 ``Flonicamid; 
     Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No 7769-1) received on March 28, 
     2006; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-6247. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, proposed legislation relating to the 
     statute of limitations for espionage offenses; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-6248. A communication from Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Office of 
     Inspector General Semiannual Report covering the 6-month 
     period that ended September 30, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-6249. A communication from the Regulatory Contact, 
     National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Records 
     Management; Electronic Mail; Electronic Records; Disposition 
     of Records'' (RIN3095-AB39) received on March 28, 2005; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-6250. A communication from the Regulatory Contact, 
     National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Declassification of National Security Information'' 
     (RIN3095-AB38) received on March 28, 2005; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-6251. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Visas: 
     Documentation of Nonimmigrants under the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, as Amended'' (RIN1400-AC06) received on 
     March 28, 2006; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-6252. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer 
     Continental Shelf (OCS)--Geological and Geophysical (G&G) 
     Explorations of the OCS--Proprietary Terms and Data 
     Disclosure'' (RIN1010-AC81) received on March 28, 2006; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-6253. 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 ``Fringe Benefits Aircraft Valuation Formula'' 
     (Rev. Rul. 2006-13) received on March 28, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-6254. 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 ``Final Regulations Concerning Disclosure of 
     Relative Values of Optional Forms of Benefit'' ((RIN1545-
     BD97)(TD 9256)) received on March 28, 2006; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-6255. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army (Civil Works), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Known and Potential Environmental Effects 
     of Oil and Gas Drilling Activity in the Great Lakes''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6256. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and 
     Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     the URL address of a document entitled ``Enforcement First'' 
     received on March 28, 2006; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-6257. 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; 
     Amendments to the Control of VOC Emissions from Yeast 
     Manufacturing'' (FRL No. 8051-7) received on March 28, 2006; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6258. 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

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     ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; State of Maryland; Revised Definition of Volatile 
     Organic Compounds'' (FRL No. 8051-6) received on March 28, 
     2006; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6259. 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; Iowa; Prevention of 
     Significant Deterioration (PSD)'' (FRL No. 8040-5) received 
     on March 28, 2006; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-6260. 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; State of Iowa'' (FRL 
     No. 8050-2) received on March 28, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6261. 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 ``Regulation 
     of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Test 
     Methods'' (FRL No. 8052-1) received on March 28, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6262. 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 the Award of Monitoring Initiative Funds under Section 
     106 Grants to States, Interstate Agencies, and Tribes'' (FRL 
     No. 8051-3) received on March 28, 2006; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6263. 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 ``Protection 
     of Stratospheric Ozone: Notice 20 for Significant New 
     Alternatives Policy Program'' (FRL No. 8050-9) received on 
     March 28, 2006; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.

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