Volume 154, No. 49 covering the 2nd Session of the 110th Congress (2007 - 2008) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S2229-S2231 on March 31, 2008.
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-5442. A communication from the Administrator, Rural Housing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Community Facilities Grant Program'' (RIN0575-AC75) received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-5443. A communication from the Administrator, Risk Management Agency, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Florida Citrus Fruit Crop Insurance Provisions'' (RIN0563-AC01) received on March 14, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-5444. A communication from the Administrator, Dairy Programs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting'' (Docket No. DA-06-07) received on March 14, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-5445. A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Dates Grown or Packed in Riverside County, California; Decreased Assessment Rate'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0104) received on March 14, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-5446. A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Decreased Assessment Rate''
(Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0114) received on March 14, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-5447. A communication from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Dairy Disaster Assistance Payment Program III'' (RIN0560-AH74) received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-5448. A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Prothioconazole; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8353-2) received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-5449. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a violation of the Antideficiency Act within the Joint Intelligence Operations Center of the Department of the Navy; to the Committee on Appropriations.
EC-5450. A communication from the Secretary of the Army, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual report relative to the Recruiter Incentive Pay Pilot Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-5451. A communication from the Secretary of the Air Force, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the scope of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-5452. 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; Inseason Adjustment to the 2008 Gulf of Alaska Pollock Total Allowable Catch Amount'' (RIN0684-XE84) received on March 14, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5453. 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; Atka Mackerel Lottery in Areas 542 and 543'' (RIN0684-XF05) received on March 14, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5454. 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 60 Feet Length Overall and Using Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0684-XF06) received on March 14, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5455. 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; Atka Mackerel by Vessels in the Amendment 80 Limited Access Fishery in the Eastern Aleutian District and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0684-XF52) received on March 14, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5456. 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 Vessels in the Amendment 80 Limited Access Fishery in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0684-XF25) received on March 14, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5457. 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 ``Extension of Emergency Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of the Toxin that Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning'' (RIN0648-AT48) received on March 14, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5458. 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 ``Final Rule to Implement the Northeast Region Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology'' (RIN0648-AV70) received on March 14, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5459. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Temporary Rule; Inseason Retention Limit Adjustment'' (RIN0648-XF39) received on March 14, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5460. A communication from the Under Secretary of Commerce (Intellectual Property), transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in Trademark Applications'' (RIN0651-AC17) received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5461. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Fish and Wildlife and Parks), transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Park System Units in Alaska--Part 13, Phase II'' (RIN1024-AD38) received on March 12, 2008; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-5462. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting, a letter expressing the Administration's strong opposition to efforts to impose suspensions on the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-5463. A communication from the Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, ``Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2006''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-5464. A communication from the Attorney, Office of Assistant General Counsel for Legislation and Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Alternative Fuel Transportation Program; Private and Local Government Fleet Determination''
(RIN1904-AB69) received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-5465. 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; New Hampshire; Determination of Attainment of the Ozone Standard'' (FRL No. 8543-4) received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-5466. 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; Revisions to the Nevada State Implementation Plan; Stationary Source Permits'' (FRL No. 8543-6) received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-5467. 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 Ohio SO2 Air Quality Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas'' (FRL No. 8534-4) received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-5468. A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Determination of Nonattainment and Reclassification of the Baton Rouge 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; State of Louisiana'' (FRL No. 8544-6) received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-5469. A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Determination of Nonattainment and Reclassification of the Beaumont/Port Arthur 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; State of Texas; Final Rule'' (FRL No. 8543-5) received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-5470. A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone'' (FRL No. 8544-3) received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-5471. 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 ``Partial Exchange of an Annuity Contract''
(Rev. Proc. 2008-24) received on March 14, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-5472. A communication from the Acting Regulations Officer, Social Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Immune System Disorders''
(RIN0960-AF33) received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-5473. 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 ``Amplification of Notice 2006-52; Deduction for Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings'' (Notice 2008-40) received on March 12, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-5474. 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 ``Abandonment of Stock and Other Securities''
((RIN1545-BE80)(TD 9386)) received on March 12, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-5475. A communication from the Chairman, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Medicare Payment Policy; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-5476. A communication from the Commissioner, Social Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a public-private competition that will be conducted at the Administration's headquarters in Maryland; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-5477. A communication from the Program Manager, Center for Medicaid and State Operation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medicaid Program; Multiple Source Drug Definition'' (RIN0938-AP26) received on March 14, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-5478. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a proposed license agreement for the export of defense articles to Japan to provide support for the manufacture of fuel control devices; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5479. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a copy of the Implementing Agreement of the treaty that was entered into with the Government of Australia relative to Defense Trade Cooperation; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5480. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to Vietnamese cooperation on accounting for POW/MIAs; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5481. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to Taiwan's participation as an observer at the World Health Assembly; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5482. A communication from the Acting 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 2008-27--2008-34); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5483. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-certification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement for the export of defense services to Turkey for the manufacture of the Self Protection Electronic Warfare System; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5484. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Amendment to the International Arms Traffic in Arms Regulations; Sri Lanka'' (22 CFR Part 126) received on March 14, 2008; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5485. 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 services to the Republic of Korea to provide support for maintenance services on the J79 and J85 engines; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5486. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of an application for a license for the export of defense services to the United Kingdom and France to provide continued support for the installation of the CTS-800-4N gas turbine engine into the Westland Superlynx Helicopter; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5487. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a proposed license for the export of commercial communications satellites to international waters; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5488. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re-certification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement for the export of defense services to Canada for the manufacture and assembly of CF-18 Multi Function Display Indicators; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5489. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a proposed license for the export of firearms to Georgia; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5490. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the certification of a proposed transfer of eight Patriot missile systems from the Government of Germany to the Government of the Republic of Korea; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5491. A communication from the Deputy Director, Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Mental Health Parity; Interim Final Amendment to Regulation'' (RIN1210-AA62) received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-5492. A communication from the General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to acquisitions made from foreign entities; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-5493. A communication from the Human Resources Specialist, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy and designation of an acting officer for the position of Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-5494. A communication from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Food Labeling: Health Claims; Soluble Fiber from Certain Foods and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease'' (Docket No. FDA-2008-P-0090) received on March 17, 2008; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-5495. A communication from the Administrator, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Administration's Capital Investment and Leasing Program; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-5496. A communication from the Associate General Counsel for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomination for the position of Deputy Secretary, received on March 13, 2008; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-5497. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of action on a nomination and discontinuation of service in an acting role for the position of General Counsel, received on March 17, 2008; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
EC-5498. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Authorized Sources of Narcotic Raw Materials''
(RIN1117-AB03) received on March 14, 2008; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-5499. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Inflation Adjustment for Civil Monetary Penalties Under Sections 274A, 274B, and 274C of the Immigration and Nationality Act'' (RIN1125-AA61) received on March 12, 2008; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-5500. A communication from the Chairman, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, its Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2008 through 2013; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
EC-5501. A communication from the Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the activities and accomplishments of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Joint Executive Council; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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