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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-3794. 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 ``Oriental Fruit Fly; Addition and
Removal of Quarantined Areas in California'' (Docket No.
APHIS-2006-0151) received on October 26, 2007; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3795. 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; Fresh Market Sweet Corn Crop Insurance
Provisions'' (RIN0563-AC02) received on October 26, 2007; to
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3796. A communication from the Director of Defense
Research and Engineering, Department of Defense,
transmitting, pursuant to law, notification of the
Department's intent to fund Foreign Comparative Testing
projects during fiscal year 2008; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
EC-3797. A communication from the Under Secretary for
Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting,
pursuant to law, a report relative to the Department's intent
to impose new foreign policy-based export controls on certain
persons in Burma; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs.
EC-3798. A communication from the Associate Director,
Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations; Terrorism Sanctions
Regulations; Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions
Regulations'' (31 CFR Parts 594, 595, and 597) received on
October 25, 2007; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs.
EC-3799. A communication from the Chairman, Board of
Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to
law, a report relative to credit availability for small
businesses; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
EC-3800. A communication from the Principal Deputy
Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs,
Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a
report relative to the Department's view on the Sudan
Accountability and Divestment Act; to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-3801. A communication from the General Counsel, National
Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law,
the report of a rule entitled ``Member Inspection of Credit
Union Books, Records, and Minutes'' (RIN3133-AD33) received
on October 29, 2007; to the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs.
EC-3802. A communication from the General Counsel, National
Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law,
the report of a rule entitled ``Share Insurance Appeals;
Clarification of Enforcement Authority of NCUA Board'' (12
CFR Parts 745 and 747) received on October 29, 2007; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-3803. A communication from the Associate Director,
Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Final Rule Amending the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations to
Implement Executive Order 13412'' (31 CFR Part 538) received
on October 26, 2007; to the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs.
EC-3804. 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'' (72 FR 57245)
received on October 26, 2007; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-3805. 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'' (72 FR 57241)
received on October 26, 2007; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-3806. A communication from the Chairman and President,
Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting,
pursuant to law, a report relative to a transaction involving
the export of thirty Boeing 737-900ER passenger aircraft to
Indonesia; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
EC-3807. 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'' (72 FR 58020)
received on October 26, 2007; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-3808. A communication from the Assistant Administrator
for Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting,
pursuant to law, a biennial report relative to the use of
federal assistance provided to the states and Interstate
Marine Fisheries Commissions; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
EC-3809. A communication from the Acting General Counsel,
Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to
law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Standard for
Automatic Residential Garage Door Operators'' (RIN3041-AC42)
received on October 25, 2007; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
EC-3810. 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 ``Energy Conservation Program for
Commercial Equipment: Distribution Transformers Energy
Conservation Standards'' (RIN1904-AB08) received on October
26, 2007; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-3811. A communication from the Secretary of Energy,
transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, ``The
Potential Benefits of Distributed Generation and the Rate-
Related Issues that May Impede its Expansion''; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-3812. 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 ``Annual Pension Plan, etc., Cost-of-Living
Adjustments for 2008'' (Notice 2007-87) received on October
25, 2007; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3813. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of
the Army (Civil Works), transmitting, pursuant to law, an
interim feasibility report and environmental impact statement
relative to several levee projects; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
EC-3814. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption; Intercountry
Adoption Act of 2000; Consular Office Procedures in
Convention Cases'' (RIN1400-AC40) received on October 26,
2007; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3815. A communication from the Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of
State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an erratum notice
relative to a report on the employment of an adequate number
of Americans during 2006 by the United Nations; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3816. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State,
transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the
Government of Cuba's compliance with several agreements made
between it and the United States; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
EC-3817. 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 2007-213-
2007-220); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3818. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of
Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Default Investment Alternatives under Participant
Directed Individual Account Plans'' (RIN1210-AB10) received
on October 25, 2007; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
EC-3819. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Management Costs, Interim Final Rule'' ((RIN1660-
AA21)(FEMA-2006-0035)) received on October 25, 2007; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3820. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the
District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report
on D.C. Act 17-133, ``Bank Charter Modernization Amendment
Act of 2007'' received on October 26, 2007; to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3821. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the
District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report
on D.C. Act 17-132, ``Child's Right to Nurse Human Rights
Amendment Act of 2007'' received on October 26, 2007; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3822. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the
District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report
on D.C. Act 17-131, ``Homestead Housing Preservation
Amendment Act of 2007'' received on October 26, 2007; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3823. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the
District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report
on D.C. Act 17-164, ``District of Columbia Free Clinic
Captive Insurance Company Establishment Temporary Act of
2007'' received on October 26, 2007; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3824. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the
District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report
on D.C. Act 17-165, ``Energy Efficiency Standards Act of
2007'' received on October 26, 2007;

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to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
EC-3825. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the
District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report
on D.C. Act 17-163, ``Closing of a Public Alley in Square
452, S.O. 06-1034 Act of 2007'' received on October 26, 2007;
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
EC-3826. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the
District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report
on D.C. Act 17-162, ``Quality Teacher Incentive Clarification
Act of 2007'' received on October 26, 2007; to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3827. A communication from the Chairman, Council of the
District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report
on D.C. Act 17-134, ``Closing of a Portion of 8th Street,
S.E., and the Public Alley in Squares 5956 and W-5956, S.O.
05-4555, Act of 2007'' received on October 26, 2007; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3828. A communication from the Director of Legislative
Affairs, Office of the Director of National Intelligence,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of action on a
nomination for the position of Principal Deputy Director of
National Intelligence, received on October 25, 2007; to the
Select Committee on Intelligence.
EC-3829. A communication from the White House Liaison,
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy and
designation of an acting officer for the position of
Assistant Attorney General, received on October 25, 2007; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-3830. A communication from the Administrator, Small
Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a
report relative to the Administration's Strategic Plan for
fiscal years 2008 to 2013; to the Committee on Small Business
and Entrepreneurship.
EC-3831. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for
Administration and Management, Office of the Chief Financial
Officer, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law,
the report of a nomination for the position of Chief
Financial Officer, received on October 25, 2007; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-3832. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for
Administration and Management, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a nomination and designation of an acting officer
for the position of Commissioner of Labor Statistics,
received on October 25, 2007; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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