[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6866-6868]
[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-5913. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture (Natural Resources and Environment), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Department's proposal to accept a 160-acre donation from the 
     Wilderness Land Trust; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5914. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Metconazole; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8360-5) 
     received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5915. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of action on a nomination for the position of 
     Secretary of Agriculture, received on April 23, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5916. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Pyraclostrobin; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency 
     Exemptions'' (FRL No. 8359-7) received on April 17, 2008; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5917. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Cyazofamid; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8360-4) 
     received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5918. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8359-9) 
     received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5919. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Treasury (Management), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to acquisitions made from foreign entities; 
     to the Committee on Appropriations.
       EC-5920. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Defense Environmental 
     Programs report for fiscal year 2007; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-5921. 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 in accordance with 
     title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-5922. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting a document recently issued by the Agency 
     entitled, ``Lead Hazard Information Pamphlet; Notice of 
     Availability''; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-5923. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Housing, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Changes in 
     Maximum Mortgage Limits for Multifamily Housing'' (RIN2502-
     AI62) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5924. 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'' (73 FR 18189) 
     received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5925. 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'' (73 FR 18197) 
     received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5926. 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'' (73 FR 18188) 
     received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5927. A communication from the General Counsel, National 
     Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Procedures for Debt 
     Collection'' (Docket No. 47535-01-U) received on April 23, 
     2008; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-5928. 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'' (73 FR 17926) 
     received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5929. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency declared in Executive Order 
     12978 with respect to significant narcotics traffickers 
     centered in Colombia; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5930. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, Office 
     of the Secretary, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a nomination for the position 
     of Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, received on 
     April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5931. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Inseason Trip Limit Reduction for the Hook-and-Line 
     Commercial Fishery for Gulf Group King Mackerel in the 
     Southern Florida West Coast Subzone'' (RIN0648-XG54) received 
     on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5932. 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; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska'' 
     (RIN0648-XG08) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5933. A communication from the Deputy Chief, Consumer 
     and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the

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     report of a rule entitled ``Telecommunications Relay Services 
     and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing 
     and Speech Disabilities; E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled 
     Service Providers'' (FCC 08-78) received on April 17, 2008; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5934. 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; Ash Fork and Paulden, Arizona'' (MB Docket No. 07-
     220) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5935. 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; Clayton, Oklahoma'' (MB Docket No. 07-227) received 
     on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5936. A communication from the Legal Advisor, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Amendment of Various Rules Affecting Wireless Services'' 
     (WT Docket No. 03-264) received on April 17, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5937. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, 
     Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Universal Service Support for Health Care 
     Providers--Eligibility'' (FCC 08-47) received on April 17, 
     2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5938. A communication from the Legal Advisor, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Facilitating the Provision of Fixed and Mobile Broadband 
     Access, Educational and Other Advanced Services in the 2150-
     2162 and 2500-2690 MHz Bands; Reviewing of the Spectrum 
     Sharing Plan Among Non-Geostationary Satellite Orbit Mobile 
     Satellite Service Systems in the 1.6/2.4 GHz Bands'' (FCC 08-
     83) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5939. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Inseason 
     Trip Limit Reduction for the Commercial Fishery for Golden 
     Tilefish for the 2008 Fishing Year'' (RIN0648-XG34) received 
     on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce , Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-5940. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the 
     Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea Subarea for 
     Vessels Participating in the BSAI Trawl Limited Access 
     Fishery'' (RIN0648-XG52) received on April 23, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5941. A communication from the 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 
     Vessels in the Amendment 80 Limited Access Fishery in the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-
     XG70) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5942. A communication from the 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; Pollock in 
     Statistical Area 620 in the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XG73) 
     received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce , 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5943. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Specification of 
     Fiscal Year 2008 Total Allowable Catches for Eastern Georges 
     Bank Cod, Eastern GB Haddock, and GB Yellowtail Flounder in 
     the U.S./Canada Management Area'' (RIN0648-AW13) received on 
     April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5944. 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 American Fisheries Act Catcher Processors 
     Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area'' (RIN0648-XG65) received on April 23, 2008; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5945. 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; 
     Shallow-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in 
     the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XG62) received on April 23, 
     2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5946. 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 Vessels Less Than 60 Ft. LOA Using Pot 
     or Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area'' (RIN0648-XG58) received on April 23, 2008; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5947. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting a legislative proposal intended to give the 
     Department the authority to share Restricted Data in certain 
     situations with persons not in possession of specific 
     security clearances; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-5948. A communication from the Chief Human Capital 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy and 
     designation of an acting officer for the position of Deputy 
     Secretary, received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-5949. A communication from the Associate Deputy 
     Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draft bill 
     entitled, ``Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program Cost 
     Reallocation Act of 2008''; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-5950. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Virginia 
     Regulatory Programs'' (Docket No. VA-124-FOR) received on 
     April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-5951. 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; Indiana; Revisions to Particulate Matter Rules'' (FRL 
     No. 8559-7) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5952. 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; Montana; Whitefish PM10 Nonattainment Area Control 
     Plan'' (FRL No. 8552-4) received on April 23, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5953. 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; Virginia; Section 110(a)(1) 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance 
     Plan for the White Top Mountain, Smyth County, Virginia 1-
     Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 8559-6) received on 
     April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5954. 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; Wisconsin; Redesignation of the Forest County 
     Potawatomi Community Reservation to a PSD Class I Area'' (FRL 
     No. 8557-6) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5955. 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; Control of Stationary Generator Emissions'' 
     (FRL No. 8559-5) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5956. 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; 
     Kentucky: Tennessee Valley Authority Paradise Facility State 
     Implementation Plan Revision'' (FRL No. 8559-1) received on 
     April 23, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5957. 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; 
     Organic Liquids Distribution'' ((RIN2060-AO99)(FRL No. 8557-
     1)) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5958. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Consistency Update 
     for California'' (FRL No. 8542-3) received on April 23, 2008; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5959. 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 ``Regulation 
     of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Revised Definition of 
     Substantially Similar Rule for Alaska'' ((RIN2060-AN94)(FRL 
     No. 8557-8)) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5960. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Statement of Policy on Conduct of New Reactor Licensing 
     Proceedings'' (7590-01-P) received on April 17, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5961. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revocation of Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical 
     Substances'' ((RIN2070-AB27)(FRL No. 8358-4)) received on 
     April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5962. 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; Transportation Conformity Regulations'' (FRL 
     No. 8555-4) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5963. 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; Virginia; Incorporation of On-Board Diagnostic Testing 
     and Other Amendments to the Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection 
     Program for the Northern Virginia Program Area'' (FRL No. 
     8555-5) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5964. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Petition for Reconsideration and Withdrawal of Findings of 
     Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for Georgia and for 
     Purposes of Reducing Ozone Interstate Transport'' ((RIN2060-
     AN12)(FRL No. 8556-2)) received on April 17, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5965. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Withdrawal of Federal Implementation Plans for the Clean 
     Air Interstate Rule in 12 States'' (FRL No. 8556-1) received 
     on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5966. 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 ``Employer Comparable Contributions to Health 
     Savings Accounts under Section 4980G'' ((RIN1545-BF97)(TD 
     9393)) received on April 17, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-5967. A communication from the Assistant Director of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Employee Leasing 
     Arrangements'' (Rev. Rul. 2008-23) received on April 17, 
     2008; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5968. 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 ``Applicable Federal Rates--May 2008'' (Rev. 
     Rul. 2008-24) received on April 23, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-5969. A communication from the Administrator, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting proposed 
     legislation intended to permit the Administration to continue 
     to procure Russian support for the International Space 
     Station until suitable U.S. capabilities are in place; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5970. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Millennium Challenge Corporation's activities during fiscal 
     year 2007; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5971. 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 
     Japan relative to the JCSAT-12 Commercial Communications 
     Satellite; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5972. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting proposed legislation intended to improve 
     enforcement of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure 
     Act of 1959; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-5973. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Annual Report on the Notification and Federal 
     Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002: 
     Fiscal 2007 (March 2008)''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5974. A communication from the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, 
     ``Compliance with the Government Managers Accountability 
     Amendment Act of 1995 Has Been Incomplete and Inconsistent''; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-5975. A communication from the Director, U.S. Office of 
     Government Ethics, transmitting a legislative proposal 
     intended to modernize the financial disclosure process for 
     Federal personnel; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5976. A communication from the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, 
     ``Performance Measurement System Needs Long-Term Stability 
     and Commitment to Maximize Effectiveness''; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5977. A communication from the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, 
     ``Letter Report: Comparative Analysis of Actual Cash 
     Collections to the Revised Revenue Estimate Through the 1st 
     Quarter of Fiscal Year 2008''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5978. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled, ``Report to Congress on the Social and Economic 
     Conditions of Native Americans: Fiscal Years 2001 and 2002''; 
     to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
       EC-5979. A communication from the White House Liaison, 
     National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of action on a 
     nomination for the position of Director, received on April 
     23, 2008; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5980. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting, a draft bill intended to enhance the 
     Department's ability to administer the H-2A foreign labor 
     certification program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5981. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting draft legislation 
     intended to provide for the continued performance of the 
     functions of the U.S. Parole Commission; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-5982. A communication from the Chief Justice of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 
     that were adopted by the Court; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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