[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 759-762]
[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-4502. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a violation of the Antideficiency Act that occurred 
     within the Army in fiscal year 2004, and has been assigned 
     Army case number 08-06; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       EC-4503. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, 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, 
     Ventura County Air Pollution Control District'' (FRL No. 
     9094-1) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 5, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4504. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, 
     and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions (Multiple 
     Chemicals)'' (FRL No. 8801-9) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 5, 2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-4505. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, 
     and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Dibenzylidene Sorbitol; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8802-5) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 5, 2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-4506. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, 
     and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Choline Chloride; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8802-4) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 5, 2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.

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       EC-4507. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revised Adjusted Net 
     Capital Requirements for Futures Commission Merchants and 
     Introducing Brokers'' (RIN3038-AC66) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 20, 2010; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4508. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Commodity Pool 
     Operator Periodic Account Statements and Annual Financial 
     Reports'' (RIN3038-AC38) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 20, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4509. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Electronic Filing of 
     Financial Reports and Notices'' (RIN3038-AB87) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 20, 
     2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-4510. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Review Group, Commodity Credit Corporation, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Payment Eligibility and Payment 
     Limitation; Miscellaneous Technical Corrections'' ((7 CFR 
     1400)(RIN0560-AH85)) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 12, 2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-4511. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; 
     State and Zone Designations; Michigan'' (Docket No. APHIS-
     2009-0046) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 5, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4512. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas'' 
     (Docket No. APHIS-2009-0036) as received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 5, 2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-4513. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Change in Disease Status of the 
     Republic of Korea with Regard to Foot-and-Mouth Disease and 
     Rinderpest'' (Docket No. APHIS-2008-0147) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 5, 2010; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4514. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Review Group, Farm Service Agency, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments 
     Program'' (RIN0560-AH90) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 5, 2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-4515. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Importation of Haas Avocados from 
     Peru'' (Docket No. APHIS-2008-0126) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 5, 2010; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4516. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial 
     Management), received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 21, 2010; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-4517. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, (52) reports relative to 
     vacancies in the Department of Defense, received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 5, 2010; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-4518. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Trade 
     Agreements--Costa Rica and Peru'' (DFARS Case 2008-D046) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 20, 2010; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4519. A communication from the Deputy Director of the 
     Acquisition Policy and Legislation Branch, Office of the 
     Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revision of Department of Homeland Security Acquisition 
     Regulation; Restrictions on Foreign Acquisition (HSAR Case 
     2009-004)'' (RIN1601-AA57) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 5, 2010; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4520. A communication from the Deputy Director of the 
     Acquisition Policy and Legislation Branch, Office of the 
     Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Prohibition on Federal Protective Service Guard Services 
     Contracts with Business Concerns Owned, Controlled, or 
     Operated by an Individual Convicted of a Felony (HSAR Case 
     2009-001)'' (RIN1601-AA55) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 5, 2010; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4521. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     a report relative to the awarding of a sole-source bridge 
     contract to provide property management support for Federal 
     Housing Administration Single Family Homes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4522. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Reporting of Fraudulent 
     Financial Instruments'' (RIN2590-AA11) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on January 25, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4523. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fair Credit Reporting 
     Risk-Based Pricing Regulations'' (Docket No. R-1316) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 22, 
     2010; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-4524. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Annual Adjustment of Ceiling on 
     Allowable Charge for Certain Disclosures Under Section 612(f) 
     of the Fair Credit Reporting Act'' received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 22, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4525. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulatory Law, Office of Energy 
     Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards 
     for Certain Consumer Products (Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, 
     Microwave Ovens, and Electric and Gas Kitchen Ranges and 
     Ovens) and for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment 
     (Commercial Clothes Washers)'' (RIN1904-AB93) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 25, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-4526. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, 
     and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Policies and 
     Procedures for Initial Screening'' (FRL No. 8399-9) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 25, 
     2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4527. A communication from the Commissioner, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting proposed legislation 
     relative to extending funding authority for two work 
     incentive provisions; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-4528. A communication from the Chief of Protocol, 
     Department of State, transmitting, a report relative to 
     listings of foreign gifts of more than minimal value reported 
     to employing agencies in calendar year 2009; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
       EC-4529. A communication from the Acting Director, 
     Legislative and Regulatory Department, Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Allocation of Assets in Single-
     Employer Plans; Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-
     Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying 
     Benefits'' (29 CFR Parts 4022 and 4044) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 4, 2010; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4530. A communication from the Acting Director, 
     Legislative and Regulatory Department, Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Benefits Payable in Terminated 
     Single-Employer Plans; Limitations on Guaranteed Benefits; 
     Maximum Guaranteed Benefit'' (29 CFR Part 4022) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in

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     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 4, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4531. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Performance Report of the Food and Drug Administration's 
     Office of Combination Products for fiscal year 2008; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-4532. A communication from the Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the Administration's 
     compliance with the Sunshine Act during calendar year 2009; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-4533. A communication from the General Counsel, Office 
     of Compliance, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Counsel's 
     Report on Americans with Disabilities Act inspections 
     conducted during the 110th Congress; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4534. A communication from the Program Manager, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Commerce in Explosives--Storage of Shock Tube with 
     Detonators (2005R-3P)'' ((RIN1140-AA30)(Docket No. ATF 15F)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 21, 2010; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-4535. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commission, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 8 of the 
     Clayton Act'' received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 22, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4536. 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-10, 2009 Benchmark Survey of U.S. 
     Direct Investment Abroad'' (RIN0691-AA71) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 19, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4537. A communication from the Acting Deputy Director, 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Precision Measurement Grants Program; Availability 
     of Funds'' (RIN0693-ZA93) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 15, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4538. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Communications and Information, National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Broadband Technology Opportunities Program'' (RIN0660-ZA28) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 25, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4539. 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 ``Atlantic 
     Highly Migratory Species; North and South Atlantic Swordfish 
     Quotas'' (RIN0648-AX07) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 5, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4540. 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 ``Atlantic 
     Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Swordfish Quotas'' 
     (RIN0648-AV10) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 21, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4541. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Television 
     Broadcasting Services; Cincinnati, OH'' (MB Docket No. 09-
     178) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on January 4, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4542. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Television 
     Broadcasting Services; High Point, North Carolina'' (MB 
     Docket No. 09-196) received during adjournment of the Senate 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 4, 
     2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4543. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Television 
     Broadcasting Services; Columbus, Ohio'' (MB Docket No. 09-
     124) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on January 4, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4544. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Television 
     Broadcasting Services; Anchorage, Alaska'' (MB Docket No. 09-
     210) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 21, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4545. 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 
     (Maupin, Oregon)'' (MB Docket No. 09-130) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 22, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4546. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Civil Penalty Factors'' (16 CFR Part 1119) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 4, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4547. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Children's Products Containing Lead; Determinations 
     Regarding Lead Content Limits on Certain Materials or 
     Products; Final Rule'' (16 CFR Part 1500) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 4, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4548. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Children's Products Containing Lead; Interpretive Rules on 
     Inaccessible Component Parts'' (16 CFR Part 1500) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 4, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4549. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain Consumer Products 
     Bearing Lead-Containing Paint'' (16 CFR Part 1303) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 4, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4550. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Labeling Amendment of Blasting Caps'' (16 CFR Part 1500) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 4, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4551. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Rule: Standard for All Terrain Vehicles'' (16 CFR 
     Part 1420) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 4, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4552. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Children's Products Containing Lead; Final Rule; Procedures 
     and Requirements for a Commission Determination or 
     Exclusion'' (16 CFR Part 1500) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 4, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4553. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Children's Products Containing Lead; Exemptions for Certain 
     Electronic Devices; Interim Final Rule'' (16 CFR Part 1500) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 4, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4554. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Labeling Requirement for Toy and Game Advertisements; Final 
     Rule'' (16 CFR Part 1500) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 4, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4555. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Exemption From Classification as

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     Banned Hazardous Substance; Exemption for Boston Billow 
     Nursing Pillow and Substantially Similar Nursing Pillows'' 
     (16 CFR Part 1500) received during adjournment of the Senate 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 4, 
     2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4556. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Information Disclosure Under Section 6(b) of the Consumer 
     Product Safety Act'' (16 CFR Part 1101) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 4, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4557. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Certificates of Compliance'' (16 CFR Part 1110) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 4, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4558. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Technical Amendment to the Flammability Standards for 
     Carpets and Rugs'' (RIN3041-AC38) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 4, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4559. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Portable Generators; Final Rule; Labeling Requirements'' 
     (RIN3041-AC37) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 4, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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