[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 29, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9928-S9930]
From the Congressional Record Online through the 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-3153. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC); Seal Island, 
     Maine'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USG-2009-0595)) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 
     2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3154. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Paddle for Clean Water; San Diego; California'' ((RIN1625-
     AA00) (Docket No. USG-2009-0383)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 21, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3155. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     F/V Patriot, Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts'' ((RIN1625-
     AA00) (Docket No. USG-2009-0707)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 21, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3156. A communication from the Attorney, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Festivus, Lower Colorado River, Bullhead City, Arizona'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USG-2009-0454)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3157. A communication from the Attorney, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Hornblower Cruises Fleet Week Fireworks Display, San 
     Francisco Bay, California'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USG-
     2009-0631)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 21, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3158. A communication from the Attorney, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Neptune Deep Water Port, Atlantic Ocean, Boston, 
     Massachusetts'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USG-2009-0644)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 21, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3159. A communication from the Attorney, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Missouri River, Mile 366.3 to 369.8'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket 
     No. USG-2009-0594)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on September 21, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3160. A communication from the Attorney, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Upper Mississippi River, Mile 427.2 to 427.6, Keithsburg, 
     Illinois'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USG-2009-0646)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 21, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3161. A communication from the Attorney, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Sea World Labor Day Fireworks, Mission Bay, California'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USG-2009-0269)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3162. A communication from the Attorney, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     BWRC '300' Enduro, Lake Moolvalya, Parker, Arizona'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USG-2008-1180)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3163. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Local Regulation for Marine Events; Choptank River, 
     Cambridge, Maryland'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USG-2009-
     0749)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on September 21, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3164. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Local Regulations for Marine Events; Patapsco River, 
     Northwest Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland'' ((RIN1625-AA08) 
     (Docket No. USG-2009-0251)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 21, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3165. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Sabine River, Echo, Texas'' ((RIN1625-
     AA09) (Docket No. USG-2009-0101)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 21, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3166. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Definition 
     of Marine Debris for Purposes of the Marine Debris Research, 
     Prevention, and Reduction Act'' ((RIN0648-AV68; RIN1625-AB24) 
     (Docket No. USG-2007-0164)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 21, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3167. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Anchorage 
     Regulations; Port of New York and Vicinity'' ((RIN1625-AA01) 
     (Docket No. USG-2008-0047)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 21, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3168. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Shipping; 
     Transportation; Technical, Organizational, and Conforming 
     Amendments'' ((RIN1625-ZA24) (Docket No. USG-2009-0702)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 21, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3169. A communication from the Program Analyst, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Airworthiness Directives; McCauley Propeller Systems 
     Propeller Models B5JFR36C1101/114GCA-0, C5JFR36C1102/L114GCA-
     0, B5JFR36C1103/114HCA-0, and C5JFR36C1104/L114HCA-0'' 
     ((RIN2120-AA64) (9-17/9-22/25173/NM-24)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 24, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3170. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to

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     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Television Broadcasting 
     Services; Fort Worth, Texas'' (MB Docket No. 09-132) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 24, 
     2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3171. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Television 
     Broadcasting Services; Chicago, Illinois'' (MB Docket No. 09-
     146) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 24, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3172. A communication from the Chief of the Planning and 
     Regulatory Affairs Branch, Supplemental Foods Programs 
     Division, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``WIC Farmers' Market 
     Nutrition Program (FMNP): Nondiscretionary Provisions of 
     Public Law 108-265, the Child Nutrition and WIC 
     Reauthorization Act of 2004'' (RIN0584-AD74) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 24, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3173. 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 ``Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; 
     State and Zone Designations; New Mexico'' (Docket No. APHIS-
     2008-0124) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 23, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On Page S9929, September 29, 2009, the Record reads: . . . 2009; 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: . . . 2009; to the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.


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       EC-3174. A communication from the Acting General Counsel of 
     the Department of Defense, transmitting legislative proposals 
     relative to revisions to policy on development and 
     procurement of unmanned systems as received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on August 16, 2009; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-3175. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Department of Defense, transmitting legislative proposals 
     relative to special purpose entities for utilities systems in 
     support of the realignment of military installations and 
     relocation of military personnel in Guam received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 16, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3176. 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'' ((44 CFR Part 64) 
     (Docket ID FEMA-2008-0020; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-
     8091)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on September 24, 2009; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3177. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Operating Fees'' (RIN3133-AD60) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 24, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3178. A communication from the Chief of the Endangered 
     Species Listing Branch, Fish and Wildlife Services, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Taxonomic Change of Sclerocactus glaucus 
     (Uinta Basin Hookless Cactus), a Threatened Species, to Three 
     Separate Species, Sclerocactus brevispinus (Pariette Cactus), 
     Sclerocactus glaucus (Colorado Hookless Cactus), and 
     Sclerocactus wetlandicus (Uinta Basin Hookless Cactus)'' 
     (RIN1018-AV51) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 24, 2009; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-3179. A communication from the Wildlife Biologist, Fish 
     and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Migratory Bird Hunting: Late Seasons and Bag and Possession 
     Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds'' ((RIN1018-AV31) (50 
     CFR Part 20)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 24, 2009; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-3180. A communication from the Wildlife Biologist, Fish 
     and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Migratory Bird Hunting: Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations 
     on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for 
     the 2009-10 Early Season'' ((RIN1018-AW31) (50 CFR Part 20)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 24, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3181. A communication from the Wildlife Biologist, Fish 
     and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Migratory Bird Hunting: Early Seasons and Bag and 
     Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds in the 
     Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and 
     the Virgin Islands'' ((RIN1018-AW31) (50 CFR Part 20)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 24, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3182. A communication from the Wildlife Biologist, Fish 
     and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Migratory Bird Hunting: Final Frameworks for Early-Season 
     Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations'' ((RIN1018-AW31) (50 CFR 
     Part 20)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 24, 2009; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-3183. A communication from the Wildlife Biologist, Fish 
     and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Migratory Bird Hunting: Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations 
     on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for 
     the 2009-10 Late Season'' ((RIN1018-AW31) (50 CFR Part 20)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 24, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3184. A communication from the Wildlife Biologist, Fish 
     and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Migratory Bird Hunting: Final Frameworks for Late-Season 
     Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations'' ((RIN1018-AW31) (50 CFR 
     Part 20)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 24, 2009; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-3185. 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; Interim Final Determination that Lake and 
     Porter Counties are Exempt from NOx RACT Requirements for 
     Purposes of Staying Sanctions'' (FRL No. 8961-9) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on September 24, 
     2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3186. 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; Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut'' (FRL No. 
     8949-8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on September 24, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3187. 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; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Determination of Clean 
     Data for the 1997 Fine Particulate Matter Standard'' (FRL No. 
     8962-4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on September 24, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3188. 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; Clean Air Interstate Rule'' (FRL No. 8950-9) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 24, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3189. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Eagle Permits Take; Necessary to Protect Interests 
     in Particular Localities'' (RIN1018-AV81) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 24, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3190. 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 II Issue--Industry Directive on 
     Planning and Examination of Contractual Allowances in the 
     Healthcare Industry No. 2'' ((LMSB-4-0909-036) (Uniform List 
     No. 451.19-02)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 24, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-3191. A communication from the Chief of the Trade and 
     Commercial Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Entry of Certain Cement 
     Products From Mexico Requiring a Commerce Department Import 
     License'' (RIN1505-AC14) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 24, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3192. A communication from the Chief of the Trade and 
     Commercial Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Increase in Certain 
     Personal Duty Exemptions Extended to Returning U.S. 
     Residents'' (RIN1505-AC16) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 24, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3193. A communication from the Commissioner of Social 
     Security, transmitting the report of proposed legislation 
     relative to naming a building at Social Security headquarter 
     after the late Robert M. Ball; to the Committee on Finance.

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