Volume 155, No. 148 covering the 1st Session of the 111th Congress (2009 - 2010) 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 S10432-S10434 on Oct. 14, 2009.
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-3335. A communication from the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Lowest-Priced Security Not Good Enough for War-Zone Embassies''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-3336. A communication from the Secretary, Division of Investment Management, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Reference to Ratings of Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations'' (RIN3235-AK17; RIN3235-AK19) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 6, 2009; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-3337. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Encryption Simplification Rule'' (RIN0694-AE18) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 9, 2009; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-3338. 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-3339. A communication from the Deputy 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-3340. A communication from the Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Office of Management and Budget's request for the Board's views on H.R. 3619, the ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010''; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-3341. A joint communication from the Acting Deputy Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``A National Plan for Migrating to IP-Enabled 9-1-1 Systems''; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-3342. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Interim Final Rules Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Genetic Information in Health Insurance Coverage and Group Health Plans'' (RIN0938-AP37) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 7, 2009; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-3343. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Claims for Compensation; Death Gratuity Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act'' received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 7, 2009; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-3344. A communication from the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual performance evaluation report relative to mammography accreditation; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-3345. A joint communication from the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to Thefts, Losses, or Releases of Select Agents or Toxins for calendar year 2008; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-3346. A communication from the Secretary to the Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Board's Strategic Plan for 2009-2014; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-3347. A communication from the Chief of the Border Security Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Technical Correction to Remove Obsolete Compliance Date Provisions from Electronic Cargo Information Regulations'' (CPB Dec. 09-39) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 6, 2009; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3348. A communication from the Acting Archivist of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Administration's Fiscal Year 2009 Commercial Activities Inventory and Inherently Governmental Inventory; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3349. A communication from the Auditor of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled
``Auditor's Certification Review of the Accuracy of Initiatives and Key Performance Indicators Set Forth in the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs' Fiscal Year 2008 Performance Accountability Report''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3350. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Establishment of the Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara Viticultural Area (2007R-311P)'' (RIN1513-AB52) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 9, 2009; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-3351. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary and Acting Director, Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Changes to Practice for Continued Examination Filings, Patent Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims, and Examination of Claims in Patent Applications''
(RIN0651-AC36) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 13, 2009; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-3352. 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
``Azoxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8794-4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 13, 2009; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3353. A communication from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Highlights of the Diesel Emissions Reduction Program''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-3354. 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
``Air Quality Designations for the 2006 24-Hour Fine Particle
(PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 8969-2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 13, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3355. 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 Arizona State Implementation Plan, Maricopa County Air Quality Department'' (FRL No. 8947-2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 14, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3356. 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
``Inert Ingredients; Extension of Effective Date of Revocation of Certain Tolerance Exemptions with Insufficient Data for Reassessment'' (FRL No. 8794-1) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 14, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3357. 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
``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio Administrative Code Rule 3745-21-17 Portable Fuel Containers'' (FRL No. 8958-1) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 14, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3358. 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
``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Indiana; Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan Updates; Limited Maintenance Plan'' (FRL No. 8968-1) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 14, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3359. 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
``National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Drinking Water Regulations for Aircraft Public Water Systems'' (FRL No. 8967-9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 14, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3360. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for a document entitled ``Interim Policy on Managing the Duration of Remedial Design/Remedial Action Negotiations'' received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 14, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3361. A communication from the Director of the Office of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulations, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Criminal Penalties; Unauthorized Introduction of Weapons'' (RIN3150-AI31) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 13, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3362. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement for the manufacture of significant military equipment abroad in the amount of
$85,000,000 to Japan; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3363. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement for the export of defense articles, including, technical data, and defense services relative to the Proton launch of the QuetzSat-1 Commercial Communication Satellite in the amount of $50,000,000 or more to Belgium, Germany, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Mexico, The Netherlands, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom and Sweden; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3364. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement for the export of defense articles, including, technical data, and defense services relative to the manufacture of X200-Series transmissions in the amount of $100,000,000 or more to the Republic of Korea; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3365. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement for the manufacture of significant military equipment abroad in the amount of $100,000,000 or more to Turkey and Australia; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3366. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed technical assistance agreement to include the export of technical data, defense services and defense articles in the amount of $50,000,000 or more to Canada, Russia, and Kazakhstan; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3367. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Revisions to the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Program Regulations and Implementation Regulations for the Community Trade Adjustment Assistance Program'' (RIN0610-AA65) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 13, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3368. 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 ``Tier 1 Issue--Industry Director Directive on Section 936 Exit Strategies #4'' (LMSB-4-1009-039) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 13, 2009; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3369. 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 ``Credit for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration under Section 45Q'' (Notice No. 2009-83) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 13, 2009; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3370. 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 ``Measurement of Assets and Liabilities and Benefit Restrictions for Underfunded Pension Plans'' (TD 9467) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 13, 2009; to the Committee on Finance.
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