[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2054-2057]
[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:


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       EC-5047. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``1,3-Dichloropropene and Metabolites; Pesticide Tolerance'' 
     (FRL No. 8345-1) received on February 7, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5048. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office 
     of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 
     transmitting, the report of an officer authorized to wear the 
     insignia of the grade of rear admiral (lower half) in 
     accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5049. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office 
     of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 
     transmitting, the report of (3) officers authorized to wear 
     the insignia of the next higher grade in accordance with 
     title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-5050. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Policy), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the amount of funds the Department intends to 
     obligate for the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program for 
     fiscal year 2008; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5051. A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office 
     of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 
     transmitting, the report of an officer authorized to wear the 
     insignia of the grade of brigadier general in accordance with 
     title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-5052. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a review of the C-5 
     Reliability Enhancement and Re-Engining Program; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5053. 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 2816) received 
     on February 1, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5054. 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 2835) 
     received on February 1, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5055. 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 2830) 
     received on February 1, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5056. 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 2818) 
     received on February 1, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5057. 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 2827) 
     received on February 1, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5058. 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 2822) 
     received on February 1, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5059. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher Processors Using Pot Gear in the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-
     XF06) received on February 12, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5060. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the U.S. Coast Guard's compliance with the Edible Oil 
     Regulatory Reform Act; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-5061. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Third 
     Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies 
     Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television'' (MB Docket 
     No. 07-91) received on February 8, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5062. A communication from the Chairman, National 
     Transportation Safety Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Board's competitive sourcing efforts 
     during fiscal year 2007; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5063. A communication from the Chief of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Safety Zone (including 4 regulations beginning 
     with USCG-2007-0128)'' (RIN1625-AA00) received on February 
     12, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5064. A communication from the Chief of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Drawbridge Operation Regulations (including 2 
     regulations beginning with USCG-2007-0026)'' (RIN1625-AA09) 
     received on February 12, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5065. A communication from the Chief of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Drawbridge Operation Regulations (including 4 
     regulations beginning with USCG-2008-0015)'' (RIN1625-AA09) 
     received on February 12, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5066. A communication from the Chief of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Anchorage Regulations (including 3 regulations 
     beginning with USCG-2007-0023)'' (RIN1625-AA01) received on 
     February 12, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5067. A communication from the Chief of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Special Local Regulations: Recurring Marine Events 
     in the Seventh Coast Guard District'' ((RIN1625-AA08)(USCG-
     2007-0179)) received on February 12, 2008; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5068. A communication from the Chief of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Security Zone; Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, 
     Washington, DC and Arlington and Fairfax Counties, VA'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA87)(USCG-2008-0005)) received on February 12, 
     2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5069. A communication from the Chief of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Drawbridge Operation Regulations (including 3 
     regulations beginning with USCG-2007-0146)'' (RIN1625-AA09) 
     received on February 12, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5070. A communication from the Chief of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Security Zone; Tampa Bay, Port of Tampa, Port of 
     St. Petersburg, Rattlesnake, Old Port Tampa, Big Bend, Weedon 
     Island, and Crystal River, Florida'' ((RIN1625-AB17)(CGD01-
     04-133)) received on February 12, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5071. A communication from the Chief of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Security Zone; Tampa Bay, Port of Tampa, Port of 
     St. Petersburg, Rattlesnake, Old Port Tampa, Big Bend, Weedon 
     Island, and Crystal River, Florida'' ((RIN1625-AA87)(USCG-
     2007-0062)) received on February 12, 2008; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5072. A communication from the Chief of Regulations and 
     Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Security Zone (including 2 regulations beginning 
     with USCG-2007-0093)'' (RIN1625-AB87) received on February 
     12, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5073. A communication from the Attorney, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Landowner 
     Defenses to Liability Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990: 
     Standards and Practices for Conducting All Appropriate 
     Inquiries'' ((RIN1625-AB09)(Docket No. USCG-2006-25708)) 
     received on February 12, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5074. A communication from the Deputy Chief, Consumer 
     and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``In the Matter of Implementation of the 
     Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes Provisions of the 
     Telecommunications Act of 1996; Policies and Rules Concerning 
     Unauthorized Changes of Consumers' Long Distance Carriers, 
     Fourth Report and Order'' (FCC 07-223) received on February 
     8, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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       EC-5075. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast 
     Stations; Meetetse, Wyoming, Fruita, Colorado, Ashton, 
     Burley, Dubois, Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Rexburg, Shelley, 
     Soda Springs, and Weston, Idaho, Lima, Montana, American 
     Fork, Ballard, Brigham City, Centerville, Delta, Huntington, 
     Kaysville, Logan, Manti, Milford, Naples, Oakley, Orem, 
     Price, Randolph, Roosevelt, Roy, Salina, South Jordan, 
     Spanish Fork, Vernal, Wellington, and Woodruff, Utah, 
     Diamondville, Evanston, Kemmerer, Marbleton, Superior, 
     Thayne, and Wilson, Wyoming'' (MB Docket No. 05-243) received 
     on February 8, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-5076. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Inseason Adjustment to the 2008 Bering Sea Pollock Total 
     Allowable Catch Amount'' (RIN0648-XE78) received on February 
     1, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5077. A communication from the Director, Bureau of 
     Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Direct 
     Investment Surveys: BE-12, 2007 Benchmark Survey of Foreign 
     Direct Investment in the United States'' (RIN0691-AA64) 
     received on February 1, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5078. A communication from the Director, Bureau of 
     Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Direct 
     Investment Surveys: BE-11, Annual Survey of U.S. Direct 
     Investment Abroad - 2007'' (RIN0691-AA63) received on 
     February 1, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5079. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive and Director, Office of Acquisition Management and 
     Financial Assistance, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the Department's 
     competitive sourcing efforts during fiscal year 2007; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5080. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Inseason Adjustment to the 2008 Gulf of Alaska Pacific Cod 
     Total Allowable Catch Amount'' (RIN0648-XE80) received on 
     February 1, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5081. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Temporary Rule; Inseason Bluefish Quota Transfer from FL to 
     NY'' (RIN0648-XE43) received on February 1, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5082. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Chiniak Gully Research Area for Vessels Using Trawl Gear'' 
     (RIN0648-XE81) received on February 1, 2008; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5083. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Reapportionment of Surplus Pacific Whiting Allocation'' 
     (RIN0648-XE38) received on February 1, 2008; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5084. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Operations, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Rule for the 
     Regulatory Amendment to Revise Vermilion Snapper Regulations 
     Under the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery 
     of the Gulf of Mexico'' (RIN0648-AV45) received on February 
     1, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5085. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``2008 
     Specifications for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea 
     Bass Fisheries'' (RIN0648-XC84) received on February 1, 2008; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5086. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Inseason Action, Temporary Rule, Georges Bank Yellowtail 
     Flounder Possession Limit Reduction'' (RIN0648-XE82) received 
     on February 1, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-5087. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office's Annual Report for 
     fiscal year 2006; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-5088. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Update of the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission's Fees Schedule for Annual 
     Charges for the Use of Government Lands'' (FERC Docket No. 
     RM08-6-000) received on February 12, 2008; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-5089. A communication from the Administrator, Energy 
     Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Performance Profiles of Major Energy Producers 2006''; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-5090. 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; Massachusetts; Certification of Tunnel Ventilation 
     Systems in the Metropolitan Boston Air Pollution Control 
     District'' (FRL No. 8527-5) received on February 12, 2008; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5091. 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 Implementation Plans for Air 
     Quality Planning Purposes; Georgia: Early Progress Plan for 
     the Atlanta 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 8528-
     8) received on February 12, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5092. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval of Louisiana's Petition To Relax the Summer 
     Gasoline Volatility Standard for the Grant Parish Area'' (FRL 
     No. 8529-2) received on February 12, 2008; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5093. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Determination of Nonattainment and Reclassification of the 
     Imperial County, 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 
     8528-4) received on February 12, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5094. 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; Maine; Conformity of General Federal Actions'' (FRL 
     No. 8517-6) received on February 7, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5095. 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; Ohio; Oxides of Nitrogen Budget Trading Program'' (FRL 
     No. 8526-8) received on February 7, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5096. 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; State of Colorado; Regulation No. 7, Section XII, 
     Volatile Organic Compounds From Oil and Gas Operations'' (FRL 
     No. 8521-5) received on February 7, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5097. 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 Implementation Plans; New 
     Jersey; Zero-Emission Vehicle Component of the Low Emission 
     Vehicle Program'' (FRL No. 8522-3) received on February 7, 
     2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5098. 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 ``Update of Weighted Average Interest Rates, 
     Yield Curves, and Segment Rates'' (Notice 2008-24) received 
     on February 7, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5099. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to Medicare beneficiaries with specified chronic 
     conditions who are deemed to be homebound; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-5100. A communication from the Deputy Director, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Benefits Payable in 
     Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Allocation of Assets in 
     Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and 
     Paying Benefits'' (22 CFR Parts 4022 and 4044) received on 
     February 12, 2008; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.

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       EC-5101. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Department's competitive sourcing efforts during fiscal year 
     2007; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-5102. A communication from the White House Liaison, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a nomination for the position 
     of Assistant Secretary for Health, received on February 12, 
     2008; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-5103. A communication from the Human Resources 
     Specialist, Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration and Management, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, (3) reports relative to 
     vacancy announcements within the Department, received on 
     February 1, 2008; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5104. A communication from the Acting Controller, Office 
     of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Federal Financial 
     Management Report for fiscal year 2008; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5105. A communication from the Chairman, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     justification of its budget estimates for fiscal year 2009; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-5106. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-290, ``Juvenile Speedy Trial Equity Temporary 
     Act of 2008'' received on February 12, 2008; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5107. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-281, ``Non-Resident Taxi Drivers Registration 
     Amendment Act of 2008'' received on February 12, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5108. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-282, ``SafeRx Amendment Act of 2008'' received 
     on February 12, 2008; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5109. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-283, ``Disposition and Redevelopment of Lot 
     854 in Square 441 Approval Act of 2008'' received on February 
     12, 2008; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5110. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-285, ``District of Columbia Public Library 
     Retirement Incentive Temporary Act of 2008'' received on 
     February 12, 2008; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5111. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-286, ``Operation Enduring Freedom and 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom Active Duty Pay Differential 
     Amendment Act of 2008'' received on February 12, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5112. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-287, ``Minority and Women-Owned Business 
     Assessment Act of 2008'' received on February 12, 2008; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5113. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-288, ``Excellence in Local Business Contract 
     Grading Act of 2008'' received on February 12, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5114. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     on D.C. Act 17-289, ``National Capital Revitalization 
     Corporation and Anacostia Waterfront Corporation 
     Reorganization Act of 2008'' received on February 12, 2008; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-5115. A communication from the Secretary, Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, transmitting, the report of 
     two courts improvement proposals adopted in September 2007; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5116. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Loan Guaranty: Loan Servicing and Claims 
     Procedures Modifications'' (RIN2900-AL65) received on 
     February 1, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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