[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6639-6640]
[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-5627. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During 
     Production, Storage, and Transportation; Change of 
     Registration Date, Address, and Telephone Number; Technical 
     Amendment'' (Docket No. FDA-2000-N-190) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 27, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5628. 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 Papayas From 
     Colombia and Ecuador'' ((RIN0579-AC95)(Docket No. APHIS-2008-
     0050)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on April 28, 2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5629. 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 ``Direct and Counter-Cyclical 
     Program and Average Crop Revenue Election Program, Disaster 
     Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan 
     Deficiency Payments Program, Supplemental Revenue Assistance 
     Payments Program, and Payment Limitation and Payment 
     Eligibility; Clarifying Amendments'' ((7 CFR 1400, 1412, and 
     1421)(RIN0560-AH84)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on April 29, 2010; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5630. 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; Service 
     Contract Surveillance'' (DFARS Case 2008-D032) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on April 29, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5631. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting a legislative proposal relative to the 
     Department of Energy's efforts to develop a sustainable 
     nuclear materials protection, control, and accounting system 
     for the nuclear materials of the Russian Federation that is 
     supported solely by the Russian Federation, received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 6, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5632. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a legislative proposal 
     relative to the National Defense Authorization Bill for 
     fiscal year 2011, received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 17, 2010; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-5633. 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 (75 FR 18070)'' 
     ((44 CFR Part 65)(Docket No. FEMA-2010-0003)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 27, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5634. 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 (75 FR 18073)'' 
     ((44 CFR Part 65)(Docket No. FEMA-2010-0003)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 27, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5635. 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 (75 FR 18074)'' 
     ((44 CFR Part 65)(Docket No. FEMA-2010-0003)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 27, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5636. 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 (75 FR 18079)'' 
     ((44 CFR Part 65)(Docket No. FEMA-2010-0003)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 27, 2010; to 
     th e Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5637. 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 (75 FR 18082)'' 
     ((44 CFR Part 65)(Docket No. FEMA-2010-0003)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 27, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5638. 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 (75 FR 18084)'' 
     ((44 CFR Part 65)(Docket No. FEMA-2010-0003)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 27, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5639. 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 (75 FR 18088)'' 
     ((44 CFR Part 65)(Docket No. FEMA-2010-000)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 27, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5640. 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 (75 FR 19891)'' ((44 
     CFR Part 64)(Docket No. FEMA-2010-0003)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 27, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5641. 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 (75 FR 19895)'' ((44 
     CFR Part 67)(Docket No. FEMA-2010-0003)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 27, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5642. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Special Community Disaster Loans Program'' ((RIN1660-
     AA44)(Docket No. FEMA-2005-0051)) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 8, 2010; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-5643. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Public and Indian 
     Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Regulatory Reporting Requirements for the Indian Community 
     Development Block Grant Program''

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     (RIN2577-AC79) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 29, 2010; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5644. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Housing--Federal 
     Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Federal Housing Administration: Continuation 
     of FHA Reform; Strengthening Risk Management Through 
     Responsible FHA-Approved Lenders'' (RIN2502-AI81) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on April 29, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5645. A communication from the Assistant Director for 
     Policy, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Somalia Sanctions Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 551) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 29, 2010; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-5646. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to the 
     situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the 
     Congo that was declared in Executive Order 13413 of October 
     27, 2006; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-5647. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to the 
     stabilization of Iraq that was declared in Executive Order 
     13303 of May 22, 2003; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5648. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Syria that 
     was declared in Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5649. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     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 Catching 
     Pacific Cod for Processing by the Offshore Component in the 
     Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-
     XU89) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on April 26, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5650. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Land and Minerals Management, Minerals Management Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Update of Revised and 
     Reaffirmed Documents Incorporated by Reference'' (RIN1010-
     AD54) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on April 28, 2010; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-5651. 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 
     ``Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program for Public 
     and Commercial Buildings'' (FRL No. 8823-6) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 28, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5652. 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 ``LMSB Industry Director Directive on 
     Domestic Production Deduction (DPD) No. 4'' (LMSB-4-0310-010) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 26, 2010; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5653. 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 ``Specified Tax Credit Bonds'' (Notice No. 
     2010-35) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 28, 2010; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5654. 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 ``LMSB Industry Director Directive Tier II--
     Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Effective Date and 
     Transition Rules'' (LMSB-4-3010-011) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on April 26, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-5655. 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 and Medicaid Programs; Waiver of 
     Disapproval of Nurse Aide Training Program in Certain Cases'' 
     (RIN0938-AO82) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 26, 2010; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5656. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, proposed legislation relative to 
     Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety, received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 2, 2010; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5657. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 2010-
     0064-2010-0068); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5658. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, 
     U.S. Agency for International Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Agency's response to the GAO report 
     entitled ``Iraqi Refugee Assistance: Improvements Needed in 
     Measuring Progress, Assessing Needs, Tracking Funds, and 
     Developing an International Strategic Plan''; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5659. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, 
     U.S. Agency for International Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Agency's second fiscal year 2010 
     quarterly report relative to unobligated and unexpended 
     appropriated funds; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5660. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the second quarter 
     for fiscal year 2009 quarterly report of the Department of 
     Justice's Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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