[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 4990-4991]
[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-5638. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Ferric Citrate; Inert Ingredient; Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8071-2) received on 
     March 31, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-5639. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``S-Abscisic Acid, Temporary Exemption From the Requirement 
     of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8357-4) received on March 31, 2008; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5640. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Flonicamid; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8356-7) received 
     on March 31, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5641. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Dicamba; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8356-6) received on 
     March 31, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture , Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-5642. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Acequinocyl; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8356-6) 
     received on March 31, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5643. A communication from the Secretary of Energy and 
     the Secretary of Defense, transmitting, a report entitled 
     ``National Security and Nuclear Weapons in the 21st 
     Century''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5644. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fitness-for-Duty Programs'' (RIN3150-AF12) received on 
     March 28, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5645. 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; State of 
     Missouri'' (FRL No. 8549-8) received on March 27, 2008; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5646. 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; State of 
     Missouri'' (FRL No. 8549-6) received on March 27, 2008; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5647. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``National Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for Dry 
     Cleaning Facilities'' ((RIN2060-AO52)(FRL No. 8547-4)) 
     received on March 27, 2008; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-5648. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Virginia: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste 
     Management Program Revision'' (FRL No. 8548-9) received on 
     March 27, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5649. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``NESHAP: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants: Standards for Hazardous Waste Combustors; 
     Amendments'' (FRL No. 8549-4) received on March 27, 2008; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5650. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting,

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     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revision to 
     the California State Implementation Plan, Bay Area Quality 
     Management District'' (FRL No. 8547-6) received on March 27, 
     2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5651. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Alabama: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste 
     Management Program Revision'' (FRL No. 8550-3) received on 
     March 31, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5652. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Delegation of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants for Source Categories; State of Nevada, Nevada 
     Division of Environmental Protection'' (FRL No. 8550-9) 
     received on March 31, 2008; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-5653. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Delegation of New Source Performance Standards and National 
     Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the 
     States of Arizona and Nevada'' (FRL No. 8551-1) received on 
     March 31, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5654. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Federal Implementation Plan for the Billings/Laurel, 
     Montana, Sulfur Dioxide Area'' ((RIN2008-AA01)(FRL No. 8551-
     2)) received on March 31, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5655. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
     Designations for the Early Action Compact Areas'' ((RIN2060-
     AO83)(FRL No. 8550-1)) received on March 31, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5656. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Modification to the 
     Weighting Methodology Used to Calculate the Low-Income 
     Benchmark Amount'' (RIN0938-AP25) received on March 31, 2008; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5657. 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 ``Partnership Audit Techniques Guide--
     Chapters 1, 2, and 7'' (Docket No. LMSB-04-0208-007) received 
     on March 25, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5658. 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 ``Coordinated Issue: Cost Sharing Stock Based 
     Compensation'' (Docket No. LMSB-04-0208-005) received on 
     March 25, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5659. 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 ``Classification of Certain Foreign 
     Entities'' (TD 9388) received on March 25, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-5660. 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 ``Tier I Issue - Foreign Tax Credit Generator 
     Directive'' (Docket No. LMSB-04-0208-003) received on March 
     25, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5661. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2008 Annual 
     Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical 
     Insurance Trust Fund; to the Committee on Finance .
       EC-5662. 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 ``Tier I Transfer of Intangibles Offshore/
     Section 482 Cost Sharing Buy-in Payment Issue Directive No. 
     2'' (Docket No. LMSB-04-0308-016) received on March 25, 2008; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5663. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Government of Cuba's compliance with several agreements; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5664. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, an 
     annual report relative to Federal sector equal employment 
     opportunity complaints filed with the Office during fiscal 
     year 2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.

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