[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 737-738]
[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-4607. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army (Civil Works), transmitting, pursuant to law, an 
     annual report on civil works activities for fiscal year 2006; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4608. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Office of the Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Dimethenamid; Pesticide 
     Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8342-7) received on January 2, 2008; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4609. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Office of the Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fluroxypyr; Pesticide 
     Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8343-2) received on January 2, 2008; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4610. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Office of the Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulation of Oil-
     Bearing Hazardous Secondary Materials From the Petroleum 
     Refining Industry Processed in a Gasification System to 
     Produce Synthesis Gas'' ((RIN2050-AE78)(FRL No. 8511-5)) 
     received on January 2, 2008; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-4611. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Associate Administrator, Office of the Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to 
     Consolidated Federal Air Rule; Correction'' ((RIN2060-
     A045)(FRL No. 8511-7)) received on January 2, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4612. 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; Virginia; 
     Clean Air Interstate Rule Budget Trading Program'' (FRL No. 
     8510-3) received on December 20, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4613. 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; North Carolina; 
     Redesignation of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill 8-Hour Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area to Attainment for Ozone'' (FRL No. 8510-4) 
     received on December 20, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4614. 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; Iowa; Clean Air Mercury Rule'' (FRL No. 8510-6) 
     received on December 20, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4615. 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 Corn; Temporary Exemption From the Requirement 
     of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8342-1) received on December 20, 
     2007; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4616. 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 ``Etoxazole; 
     Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8342-8) received on December 
     20, 2007; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4617. 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 ``Partial 
     Removal of Direct Final Rule and Revision of the Nonroad 
     Diesel Technical Amendments and Tier 3 Technical Relief 
     Provision'' ((RIN2060-A037)(FRL No. 8509-9)) received on 
     December 20, 2007; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-4618. 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: Extension of Global Laboratory and 
     Analytical Use Exemption for Essential Class I Ozone-
     Depleting Substances'' ((RIN2060-AO28)(FRL No. 8510-9)) 
     received on December 20, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4619. 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: The 2008 Critical Use Exemption From 
     the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide'' ((RIN2060-AO30)(FRL No. 
     8510-8)) received on December 20, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4620. 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 ``Revisions to 
     the California State Implementation Plan, Monterey Bay 
     Unified Air Pollution Control District and San Joaquin Valley 
     Air Pollution Control District'' (FRL No . 8509-8) received 
     on December 20, 2007; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-4621. 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 ``Revisions to 
     the Continuous Emissions Monitoring Rule for the Acid Rain 
     Program, NOx Budget Trading Program, Clean Air Interstate 
     Rule, and the Clean Air Mercury Rule'' ((RIN2060-AN16)(FRL 
     No. 8511-1)) received on December 20, 2007; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4622. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of proposed 
     licenses for the export of two commercial communications 
     satellites to French Guiana; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-4623. 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 defense articles relative 
     to the application of brushless motors and cable systems to 
     Sweden and Italy; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-4624. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a 
     proposed agreement for the export of defense articles to 
     Germany for the production and support of the Paveway weapons 
     system; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-4625. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a 
     proposed agreement for the export of Up-Armored High Mobility 
     Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles to Iraq; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-4626. 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 
     technical data to South Korea to support the manufacture of 
     HMPT500 Series Transmissions; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-4627. 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 transfer of 
     hardware to Greece and Israel for the manufacture of High 
     Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-4628. 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 2007-
     286--2007-288); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-4629. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration and Management, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual report 
     relative to the Department's competitive sourcing efforts 
     during fiscal year 2007; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4630. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a petition that was filed on behalf of workers from the Y-12 
     Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to be added to the Special 
     Exposure Cohort; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.

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       EC-4631. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Participants' Choices of 
     TSP Funds'' (5 CFR Part 1601) received on January 2, 2008; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4632. A communication from the President, Federal 
     Financing Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's 
     performance plan for fiscal years 2007 and 2008; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4633. A communication from the Chairman, National Labor 
     Relations Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semiannual Report of the Board's Inspector General for the 
     period of April 1, 2007 through September 30, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4634. A communication from the President, James Madison 
     Memorial Foundation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Foundation's annual report for the year ending September 30, 
     2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-4635. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to locality payments; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4636. A communication from the Administrator, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semiannual Report of the Administration's Inspector General 
     for the period of April 1, 2007, through September 30, 2007; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-4637. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semiannual Report of the 
     Department's Inspector General for the period of April 1, 
     2007, through September 30, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4638. A communication from the Director of the Peace 
     Corps, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semiannual Report 
     of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2007, 
     through September 30, 2007; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4639. A communication from the Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Administration's competitive sourcing 
     efforts during fiscal year 2007; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4640. A communication from the Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     semiannual report relative to the Inspector General's 
     auditing activity; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4641. A communication from the Federal Co-Chairman, 
     Delta Regional Authority, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Authority's audited financial 
     statements for fiscal year 2007; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4642. A communication from the Industry Operations 
     Specialist, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
     Explosives, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``U.S. Munitions Import 
     List and Import Restrictions Applicable to Certain 
     Countries'' (RIN1140-AA29) received on January 2, 2008; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-4643. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulations and Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 
     Trade Bureau, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Removal of Tobacco 
     Products and Cigarette Papers and Tubes, Without Removal of 
     Tax, for United States Use in Law Enforcement Activities'' 
     (RIN1513-AA99) received on December 19, 2007; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-4644. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the Commission's competitive sourcing efforts 
     during fiscal year 2007; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
       EC-4645. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``VA 
     Acquisition Regulation: Plain Language Rewrite'' (RIN2900-
     AK78) received on January 3, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-4646. A communication from the White House Liaison, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a nomination for the position of Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs, received on January 3, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-4647. A communication from the White House Liaison, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of action on a nomination for the position of 
     Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs, received on January 
     3, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-4648. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory 
     Streamlining of the Farm Service Agency's Direct Farm Loan 
     Programs; Conforming Changes'' (RIN0560-AF60) received on 
     January 7, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-4649. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory 
     Streamlining of the Farm Service Agency's Direct Farm Loan 
     Programs; Final Rule'' (RIN0560-AF60) received on January 7, 
     2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-4650. A communication from the Chairman, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the Administration's Annual Performance Budget 
     for fiscal year 2008; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4651. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Suspension of Community Eligibility'' (72 FR 68748) 
     received on January 8, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4652. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Suspension of Community Eligibility'' (72 FR 68750) 
     received on January 8, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4653. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations'' (72 FR 67663) 
     received on January 8, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4654. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Flood Elevation Determinations'' (72 FR 68752) 
     received on January 8, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4655. A communication from the Secretary, Bureau of 
     Certification and Licensing, Federal Maritime Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Filing of Proof of Financial Responsibility'' (FMC Docket 
     No. 07-06) received on January 8, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4656. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the use 
     of Federal power allocations by Indian tribes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-4657. 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 ``Allocation of Prepaid Qualified Mortgage 
     Insurance Premiums for 2007'' (Notice 2008-15) received on 
     January 14, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4658. 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 ``2007 Section 832 Salvage Discount Factors'' 
     (Rev. Proc. 2008-11) received on January 23, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-4659. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to projects that will be conducted under the 
     Medicare Hospital Gainsharing Demonstration; to the Committee 
     on Finance.

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