[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16960]
[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-2316. A communication from the Publications Control 
     Officer, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Law Enforcement 
     Reporting'' (RIN0702-AA56) received on June 18, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2317. A communication from the General Counsel, National 
     Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Share Insurance Appeals; 
     Clarification of Enforcement Authority of the NCUA Board'' 
     (12 CFR Parts 745 and 747) received on June 20, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2318. A communication from the President and Chief 
     Executive Officer of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's 2006 Annual Report; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2319. A communication from the Administrator, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting, 
     legislative proposals relative to the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Act of 1958 and the NASA Transition Act of 2007; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2320. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report to 
     Congress on the Progress of the Federal Government in Meeting 
     the Renewable Energy Goals of the Energy Policy Act of 
     2005''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2321. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting, the report of draft legislation 
     entitled ``Cooperative Conservation Enhancement Act''; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2322. 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; North Carolina: 
     Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, and Winston-Salem Areas Second 10-
     Year Maintenance Plan for the Carbon Monoxide National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standard; Clarification'' (FRL No. 8328-
     6) received on June 19, 2007; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-2323. 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 
     ``Imidacloprid; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8135-5) 
     received on June 19, 2007; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-2324. 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 ``Lactofen; 
     Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8132-9) received on June 19, 
     2007; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2325. 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 
     ``Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8133-6) 
     received on June 19, 2007; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-2326. 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 ``National 
     Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area 
     Sources: Acrylic and Modacrylic Fibers Production, Carbon 
     Black Production, Chemical Manufacturing: Chromium Compounds, 
     Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production and Fabrication, Lead 
     Acid Battery Manufacturing, and Wood Preserving'' ((RIN2060-
     AN44)(FRL No. 8330-1)) received on June 19, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2327. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting, the report of draft legislation 
     entitled ``Conservation Grant User Equity Act''; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-2328. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Deemed IRAs in Governmental Plans/Qualified 
     Nonbank Trustee Rules'' ((RIN1545-BG46)(TD 9331)) received on 
     June 19, 2007; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2329. 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 
     ``Burmese Sanctions Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 537) received 
     on June 18, 2007; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2330. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a certification regarding the 
     proposed transfer of major defense equipment, including 15 F-
     5 A/B aircraft spare parts, valued at $14,000,000 or more; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2331. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of firearms sold commercially 
     under contract in the amount of $1,000,000 or more to 
     Colombia; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2332. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for the manufacture 
     of Gunner's Thermal Systems for Norway; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-2333. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a 
     proposed technical assistance agreement for the transfer of 
     defense articles, technical data, and defense services for 
     the LITENING Advanced Targeting Pods in support of the 
     Australian F/A-18 Program; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-2334. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a 
     proposed technical assistance agreement for the export of 
     defense articles and services in the amount of $50,000,000 or 
     more for the manufacture of selected components, and the 
     assembly of the Korean Electro-Optical Tracing System for use 
     by the Republic of Korea; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-2335. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Presidential Determination that suspends certain limitations 
     contained in the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2336. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report summarizing the 
     Department's activities during fiscal year 2006 under the 
     Enterprise for the Americas Initiative and the Tropical 
     Forest Conservation Act of 1998; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-2337. A communication from the Chairman, Labor Member, 
     and Management Member of the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     actuarial status of the railroad retirement system; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2338. A communication from the Chairman, Labor Member, 
     and Management Member of the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Board's 2007 Annual Report 
     on the financial status of the railroad unemployment 
     insurance system; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.

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