[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 189 (Monday, December 14, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13189-S13190]
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-3995. A communication from the Assistant Chief Counsel 
     for General Law, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pipeline 
     Safety: Integrity Management Program for Gas Distribution 
     Pipelines'' (RIN2137--AE15) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 10, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3996. A communication from the Assistant Chief Counsel 
     for General Law, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pipeline 
     Safety: Control Room Management/Human Factors'' (RIN2137--
     AE28) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 10, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3997. A communication from the Regulations Officer, 
     Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Worker Visibility'' (RIN2125--AF28) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on December 10, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3998. A communication from the Staff Assistant, National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Schedule of Fees Authorized by 49 U.S.C. 
     30141 Offer of Cash Deposits or Obligations of the United 
     States in Lieu of Sureties on DOT Conformance Bonds'' 
     (RIN2127--AK10) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 10, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3999. A communication from the Staff Assistant, National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, 
     Child Restraint Systems'' (RIN2127--AK36) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 10, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4000. A communication from the Senior Regulations 
     Analyst, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Oversales and Denied Boarding 
     Compensation'' (RIN2105--AD63) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 10, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4001. A communication from the Senior Regulations 
     Analyst, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Procedures for Transportation 
     Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs: Procedures for 
     Non--Evidential Alcohol Screening Devices'' (RIN2105--AD64) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 10, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4002. A communication from the Senior Regulations 
     Analyst, Office of the Secretary

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     of Transportation, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol 
     Testing Programs'' (RIN2105--AD55) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 10, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4003. A communication from the Senior Regulations 
     Analyst, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Procedures for Transportation 
     Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs: State Laws 
     Requiring Drug and Alcohol Rule Violation Information'' 
     (RIN2105--AD67) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 10, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4004. 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; Fort Meyers, Florida'' (MB Docket No. 
     09--170) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 4, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4005. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Fishing 
     Restrictions in the Longline and Purse Seine Fisheries in the 
     Eastern Pacific Ocean in 2009, 2010, and 2011'' (RIN0648--
     AY08) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 9, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-4006. 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 Northeastern United States; 
     Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries'' 
     (RIN0648--XS77) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 9, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4007. 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 Off West Coast States; Modifications of 
     the West Coast Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries; 
     Inseason Actions #8, #9, #10, #11, and #12'' (RIN0648--XS52) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 9, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4008. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fraser River 
     Sockeye and Pink Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Orders'' 
     (RIN0648--XS30) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 9, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4009. 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; Pacific Cod by Vessels Catching 
     Pacific Cod for Processing by the Inshore Component in the 
     Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648--
     XT10) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 9, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-4010. 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; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Commercial Quota 
     Harvested for New Jersey'' (RIN0648--XT09) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 9, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4011. 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; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Gear 
     Restriction for the U.S./Canada Management Area'' (RIN0648--
     XS87) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 9, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-4012. 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; Pacific Cod by Catcher Processors 
     Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648--XS96) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 9, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4013. 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; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Total Allowable 
     Catch Harvested for Management Area 1A'' (RIN0648--XT10) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 9, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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