Volume 151, No. 126 covering the 1st Session of the 109th Congress (2005 - 2006) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S10821-S10823 on Oct. 3, 2005.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
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-4056. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Extension of Commercial Trip Limits for Gulf of Mexico Grouper Fishery'' ((RIN0648-AS97) (I. D. No. 020405D)) received on September 18, 2005; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4057. A communication from the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Temporary Rule; Inseason Retention Limit Adjustment'' (I.D. No. 080405B) received on September 18, 2005; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4058. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #5--Adjustments of the Recreational Fishery from Cape Alava, Washington, to Cape Falcon, Oregon'' (I.D No. 080805A) received on September 18, 2005; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4059. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; End of the Pacific Whiting Primary Season for the Shore-based Sector and the Resumption of Trip Limits'' ((RIN0648-AS27) (I.D. No. 081605C)) received on September 18, 2005 to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4060. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Northern Rockfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (I.D. No. 082905B) received on September 21, 2005; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4061. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Shallow-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska'' (I.D. No. 081805B) received on September 21, 2005; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4062. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Shallow-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska'' (I.D. No. 082905D) received on September 21, 2005; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4063. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Deep-water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska'' (I.D. No. 082905) received on September 21, 2005; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4064. A communication from the Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (I.D. No. 081705) received on September 21, 2005; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4065. A communication from the Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Yellowfin Sole by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (I.D. No. 081705G) received on September 21, 2005; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4066. A communication from the Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Species in the Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/`Other Flatfish' Fishery Category by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (I.D. No. 081705E) received on September 21, 2005; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4067. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel Lottery in Areas 542 and 543'' (I.D. No. 081605D) received on September 21, 2005; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4068. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska'' (I.D. No. 082405A) received on September 21, 2005; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4069. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 620 of the Gulf of Alaska'' (I.D. No. 082405B) received on September 21, 2005; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4070. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea Subarea'' (I.D. No. 082505A) received on September 21, 2005; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4071. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Yellowfin Sole in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (I.D. No. 082305B) received on September 21, 2005; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4072. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Magnuson Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Whiting; Fishery Closure'' ((RIN0648-AT69) (I.D. No. 081005A)) received on September 21, 2005 to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4073. A communication from the Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``International Services Surveys: Cancellation of Five Annual Surveys'' (RIN0691-AA59) received on September 21, 2005; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4074. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Removal of License Requirements for Exports and Reexports to India of Items Controlled Unilaterally for Nuclear Nonproliferation Reasons and Removal of Certain Indian Entities from the Entity List''
(RIN0694-AD44) received on September 18, 2005; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4075. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions and Clarifications to the Export Administration Regulations''
(RIN0694-AD30) received on September 21, 2005; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4076. 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 05-225-05-235); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-4077. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Inpatient Hospital Deductible and Hospital and Extended Care Services Coinsurance Amounts for Calendar Year 2006'' (RIN0938-AO00) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-4078. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Part A Premium for Calendar Year 2006 for the Uninsured Aged and for Certain Disabled Individuals Who Have Exhausted Other Entitlement''
(RIN0938-AO01) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-4079. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Medicare Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rate, and Annual Deductible for Calendar Year 2006'' (RIN0938-AO02) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-4080. A communication from the Acting Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Weighted Average Interest Rates Update Notice--Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004'' (Notice 2005-67) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-4081. A communication from the Acting Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Hurricane Katrina Relief--Section 401(k), etc., Hardship Distributions''
(Announcement 2005-70) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-4082. A communication from the Acting Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Disaster Relief--Minimum Funding'' (Notice 2005-60) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-4083. A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report on the Refugee Resettlement Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-4084. A communication from the Interim Staff Director, United States Sentencing Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's 2003 Annual Report and Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-4085. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Office of HIPAA Standards, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``HIPAA Administrative Simplification: Standards for Electronic Health Care Claims Attachments'' (RIN0938-AK62) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-4086. A communication from the Acting Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public Debt, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``31 CFR Parts 356, 357, and 363'' received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-4087. A communication from the Acting Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public Debt, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``31 CFR Parts 306, 315, 353, 357, 360, and 363'' received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
EC-4088. A communication from the Acting Administrator, Science and Technology Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Plant Variety Protection Office, Fee Increase'' (RIN0581-AC42) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4089. A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rates'' (FV05-916-3 FR) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4090. A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Revision of the Salable Quantity and Allotment Percentage for Class 1 (Scotch) and Class 3
(Native) Spearmint Oil for the 2005-2006 Marketing Year''
(FV05-985-2 IFR) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4091. A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Amendment to the Peanut Promotion, Research, and Information Order'' (FV05-701-IFR) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4092. A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Milk in the Mideast Marketing Area--Interim Order'' (Docket No. AO-166-A39; DA-05-01-A) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4093. 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 ``Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act; Delegation of Authority'' (APHIS Docket No. 05-012-1) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4094. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pesticides; Removal of Expired Time-Limited Tolerance Exemptions'' (FRL No. 7735-8) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4095. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pyridaben; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 7738-6) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4096. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Pyriproxyfen; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 7737-8) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4097. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fenpropathrin; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 7738-7) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4098. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Kasugamycin; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 7736-4) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4099. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Muscodor albus QST 20799 and the Volatiles Produced on Rehydration; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 7739-5) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4100. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a status report on the Great Lakes Tributary Model; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-4101. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Standardized NUHOMS-32PT, -24PHB, and -24PTH Revision 8'' (RIN3150-AH77) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-4102. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, the report of a rule entitled ``Endocrine Disrupter Screening Program; Chemical Selection Approach for Initial Round of Screening'' (FRL No. 7716-9) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-4103. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Transportation Control Measures in the Dallas/Fort Worth Ozone Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 7974-7) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-4104. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Indiana; Lake County Sulfur Dioxide Regulations, Redesignation and Maintenance Plan'' (FRL No. 7972-6) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-4105. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``North Dakota: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision'' (FRL No. 7974-3) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-4106. A communication from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Ocean Dumping; Site Designation'' (FRL No. 7973-8) received on September 26, 2005; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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