[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15806]
[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-7232. A communication from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting draft legislation to amend the 
     United States Grain Standards Act to authorize the Secretary 
     of Agriculture to recover through user fees the cost of 
     standardization activities; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7233. A communication from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting draft legislation to remove the 
     prohibition against the rescission of certain unadvanced 
     telecommunications loan balances; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-7234. A communication from the Acting Director of Grants 
     Management Division, Office of Acquisition Management, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Non-Procurement Debarment and 
     Suspension (title 2 CFR)'' (RIN0605-AA23) received on July 
     18, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-7235. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the Stratospheric Ozone Protection 
     of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7236. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; Delaware; Reasonably Available Control Technology 
     Under the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standard'' (FRL No. 8696-6) received on July 22, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7237. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; 
     Idaho'' (FRL No. 8697-1) received on July 22, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7238. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fludioxonil; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemption'' 
     (FRL No. 8369-5) received on July 22, 2008; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7239. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 
     for Semiconductor Manufacturing'' (FRL No. 8695-9) received 
     on July 22, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-7240. A communication from the Chief of Trade and 
     Commercial Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``United States-Bahrain 
     Free Trade Agreement'' (RIN1505-AB81) received on July 18, 
     2008; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-7241. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Import Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Imports of 
     Certain Cotton Shirting Fabric: Implementation of Tariff Rate 
     Quota Established Under the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 
     2006'' received on July 22, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-7242. A communication from the Acting 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, defense services, and defense articles in the 
     amount of $100,000,000 or more to the Government of Turkey; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-7243. A communication from the Acting 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, defense services, and defense articles in the 
     amount of $50,000,000 or more to the Governments of 
     Australia, Bermuda, Indonesia, the Philippines, and 
     Singapore; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-7244. A communication from the Acting 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, defense services, and defense articles to 
     support the development of the AN/APX-68 Transponder Set and 
     Control Box to the Government of Japan; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-7245. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy 
     in the position of Inspector General received on July 22, 
     2008; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-7246. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy 
     in the position of Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Diplomatic Security received on July 23, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-7247. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy 
     in the position of Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Political-Military Affairs received on July 23, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-7248. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy 
     and designation of an acting officer in the position of 
     Inspector General received on July 23, 2008; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
       EC-7249. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Taiwan Relations Act, 22 U.S.C. 3311, as 
     amended, the text of an agreement between the American 
     Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-7250. A communication from the Chairman, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual 
     report for the year of 2008; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-7251. A communication from the Secretary, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Office of the Inspector General's Semiannual Report for 
     the period of October 1, 2007, through March 31, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7252. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel 
     and Designated Reporting Official, Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy and 
     nomination in the position of Deputy Director for State, 
     Local, and Tribal Affairs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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