[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 13297-13298]
[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-1962. 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 ``Aspergillus 
     flavus AF36 on Pistachio; Temporary Exemption From the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8129-4) received on May 
     18, 2007; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1963. 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 ``Coumaphos; 
     Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8131-4) received on May 18, 
     2007; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1964. 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 ``Famoxadone; 
     Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8128-6) received on May 18, 
     2007; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1965. 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 ``Propanil, 
     Phenmedipham, Triallate, and MCPA; Tolerance Actions'' (FRL 
     No. 8126-6) received on May 18, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1966. 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 ``Mexican Fruit Fly; Addition of 
     Quarantined Area'' (Docket No. APHIS-2007-0051) received on 
     May 18, 2007; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1967. A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, a legislative proposal that would shift funding 
     for the research, development, and maintenance of information 
     technology functions of the Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation from the Government to the insurance companies 
     participating in the program; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1968. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the National Guard Counterdrug Schools; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1969. 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 
     ``Former Liberian Regime of Charles Taylor Sanctions 
     Regulations'' (31 C.F.R. Part 593) received on May 17, 2007; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1970. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, the report of a draft bill intended to ``amend 
     the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for Net Receipts Sharing 
     and for other purposes''; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-1971. 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 to Materials Incorporated by Reference'' (FRL No. 
     8313-2) received on May 18, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1972. 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; Georgia; Removal of 
     Douglas County Transportation Control Measure; Correcting 
     Amendment'' (FRL No. 8317-3) received on May 18, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1973. 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 ``Final Rule 
     on the Treatment of Data Influenced by Exceptional Events; 
     Correction'' (FRL No. 8316-5) received on May 18, 2007; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1974. 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: Listing of Substitutes for Ozone-
     Depleting Substances-n-Propyl Bromide in Solvent Cleaning'' 
     ((RIN2060-AO10)(FRL No. 8316-8)) received on May 18, 2007; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1975. A communication from the Chairman, U.S. Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences: 
     Fiscal Year 2006''; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-1976. 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 ``Statistical Sampling for Purposes of 
     Section 199'' (Rev. Proc. 2007-35) received on May 17, 2007; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1977. 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 ``Qualifying In-Kind Partnerships Involving 
     Mining'' (Rev. Rul. 2007-30) received on May 17, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-1978. 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 ``Federal Universal Service Support'' (Rev. 
     Rul. 2007-31) received on May 17, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-1979. A communication from the Secretary, Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, transmitting, the report of 
     a legislative proposal entitled ``Student Loan Fairness Act 
     of 2007''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-1980. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-41, ``Verizon Center Sales Tax Revenue Bond 
     Approval Act of 2007'' received on May 17, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1981. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-39, ``Human Papillomavirus Vaccination and 
     Reporting Act of 2007'' received

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     on May 17, 2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1982. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-40, ``Lorraine H. Whitlock Memorial Bridge 
     Designation Act of 2007'' received on May 17, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1983. A communication from the Acting Director, U.S. 
     Trade and Development Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a vacancy in the position of Director, received 
     on May 17, 2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.

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