[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 154 (Thursday, October 22, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10698-S10700]
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-3437. 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 2009-
     0165-2009-0178); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3438. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual 
     report relative to the implementation of the Age 
     Discrimination Act of 1975 for fiscal year 2008; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3439. A communication from the Chairman, Merit System 
     Protection Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Addressing Poor Performance and the Law''; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3440. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, General Services Administration, Department of 
     Defense and National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition 
     Circular 2005-37'' received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 16, 2009; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3441. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 18-190, ``Loree H. Murray Way Designation 
     Act of 2009''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3442. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 18-191, ``Heat Wave Safety Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 2009''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3443. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 18-192, ``Residential Aid Discount Subsidy 
     Stabilization Temporary Act of 2009''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3444. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 18-201, ``Pension Vesting Amendment Act of 
     2009''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3445. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 18-202, ``National Guard Morale, Welfare 
     and Recreation Act of 2009''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3446. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 18-203, ``District Residency RIF 
     Protection Temporary Amendment Act of 2009''; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3447. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report

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     on D.C. Act 18-204, ``Medical Insurance Empowerment Surplus 
     Review Temporary Amendment Act of 2009''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3448. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 18-205, ``Unemployment Compensation 
     Administrative Modernization Temporary Amendment Act of 
     2009''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3449. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 18-206, ``Unemployment Compensation 
     Additional Benefits Program Temporary Amendment Act of 
     2009''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3450. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Establishment of Class E Airspace; 
     Eastsound, WA'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2009-0554)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 20, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3451. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Establishment of Class E Airspace; 
     Chuathbaluk, AK'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2009-0231)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 20, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3452. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-
     300 and 737-400 Series Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket 
     No. FAA-2009-0429)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on October 20, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3453. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc 
     (RR) RB211-535E4 Series Turbofan Engines'' ((RIN2120-AA64) 
     (Docket No. FAA-2009-0057)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 20, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3454. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones 
     Aeronauticas, S.A. (CASA), Model C-212-CB, C-212-CC, C-212-
     CD, and C-212-CE Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-
     2009-0611)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 20, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3455. A communication from the Program Analyst, National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Requirements and Procedures for Consumer 
     Assistance to Recycle and Save Program'' (RIN2127-AK61) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 20, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3456. A communication from the Program Analyst, National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Early Warning Reporting Regulations'' 
     (RIN2127-AK28) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 20, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3457. A communication from the Assistant Chief Counsel, 
     Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Hazardous Materials: Chemical 
     Oxygen Generators'' (RIN2137-AE49) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 20, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3458. 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 ``Endangered 
     and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for 
     Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Gulf of Maine Distinct 
     Population Segment; Final Rule'' (RIN0648-AW77) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on October 16, 
     2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3459. A communication from the Director of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 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 Catching Pacific Cod for 
     Processing by the Inshore Component in the Central Regulatory 
     Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XR92) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 19, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3460. A communication from the Director of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of 
     Commerce, 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'' (RIN0648-XR91) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 19, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3461. A communication from the Director of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of 
     Commerce, 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'' (RIN0648-XR90) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 19, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3462. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Operations, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Western Alaska Community 
     Development Quota Program, Rockfish Program, Amendment 80 
     Program; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area Crab 
     Rationalization Program'' (RIN0648-AW56) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 19, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3463. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Operations, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Black Sea Bass Recreational 
     Fishery; Emergency Rule'' (RIN0648-AY23) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 19, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3464. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Operations, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the 
     Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery 
     Off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 7'' (RIN0648-
     AW19) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on October 19, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3465. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Scup Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for 
     2009 Summer Period'' (RIN0648-XR94) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 19, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3466. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in 
     the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XS04) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 19, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3467. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 620 in 
     the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XS06) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 19, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3468. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Greenland Turbot in the Aleutian 
     Islands Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area'' (RIN0648-XS03) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 19, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3469. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Spiny Dogfish Fishery; Commercial Period 1 
     Quota Harvested'' (RIN0648-XR84) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 19, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3470. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Yellowfin Sole in 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' 
     (RIN0648-XS12) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 19, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3471. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the

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     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska, Groundfish Observer 
     Program'' (RIN0648-AX94) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 19, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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