[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 72 (Thursday, May 13, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3713-S3715]
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-5817. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Standard Instrument Approach Procedures 
     (21); Amdt. No. 3369'' (RIN2120-AA65) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on May 7, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5818. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 
     Company Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER 
     Series Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2010-0430)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     7, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5819. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 
     Company Model 747-200B Series Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-
     AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2010-0381)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 7, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5820. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. 
     Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) Airplanes'' 
     ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2009-0525)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 7, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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       EC-5821. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. 
     Model DHC-8-400 Series Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. 
     FAA-2010-0431)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 7, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5822. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc., 
     Model CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701 & 702), CL-
     600-2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705), and CL-600-2D24 (Regional 
     Jet Series 900) Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-
     2009-1111)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 7, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-5823. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace 
     Regional Aircraft Model Jetstream Series 3101 and Jetstream 
     Model 3201 Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2010-
     0123)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 7, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5824. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France 
     (ECF) Model EC120B Helicopters'' ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. 
     FAA-2010-0410)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 7, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5825. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France 
     Model AS350B, BA, B1, B2, B3, C, D, and D1; AS 355E, F, F1, 
     F2, N, and NP Helicopters'' ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-
     2010-0356)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 7, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-5826. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell 
     International Inc., Primus EPIC and Primus APEX Flight 
     Management Systems, Installed on, but not Limited to, Empresa 
     Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model ERJ 170 and 
     ERJ 190 Airplanes, and Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-12/47E 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2010-0385)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     7, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5827. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Piaggio Aero 
     Industries S.p.A. Model PIAGGIO P-180 Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-
     AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2010-0124)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 7, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5828. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; General Electric 
     Company (GE) CF34-1A, CF34-3A, and CF34-3B Series Turbofan 
     Engines; Correction'' ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2009-
     0328)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 7, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5829. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca Makila 
     2A Turboshaft Engines'' ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2010-
     0411)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 7, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5830. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; General Electric 
     Company (GE) CJ610 Series Turbojet Engines and CF700 Series 
     Turbofan Engines'' ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2009-0502)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     7, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5831. A communication from the Paralegal Specialist, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Liberty Aerospace 
     Incorporated Model XL-2 Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket 
     No. FAA-2009-0329)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on May 7, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5832. 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 in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands'' (RIN0648-XV79) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 11, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5833. 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 Pacific Cod in the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-
     XV78) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 11, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5834. 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 610 in 
     the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XV80) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 12, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5835. 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; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer'' 
     (RIN0648-XV91) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 12, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5836. 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 ``Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Red Snapper Management 
     Measures'' (RIN0648-AY57) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 12, 2010; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5837. A communication from the Deputy Chief Financial 
     Officer, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the transfer of funds 
     from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to the Emergency 
     Fund, which is administered by the United States Coast Guard; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5838. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual 
     report relative to the regulatory status of each 
     recommendation on the National Transportation Safety Board's 
     Most Wanted List; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5839. 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 
     ``Flutriafol; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8812-6) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     11, 2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-5840. 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 
     ``Fluazinam; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8824-5) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 11, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5841. 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 
     ``Clethodim; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8822-7) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 11, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5842. A communication from the Secretary of the American 
     Battle Monuments Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a violation of the Antideficiency Act that 
     occurred within the Commission and was reported in the 
     Government Accountability Office report, GAO-10-399; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       EC-5843. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Health Affairs), Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to mental 
     health counselors practicing independently under the TRICARE 
     program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5844. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     disposition of remains; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5845. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     current military, diplomatic, political, and economic 
     measures that are being or have been undertaken to complete 
     our mission in Iraq successfully; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-5846. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management

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     Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Flood 
     Elevation Determinations (75 FR 22699)'' ((44 CFR Part 
     67)(Docket No. FEMA-2010-0003)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 12, 2010; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5847. 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 (75 FR 23593)'' ((44 
     CFR Part 65) (Docket No. FEMA-2010-0003)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 12, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5848. 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 (75 FR 23595)'' ((44 
     CFR Part 67) (Docket No. FEMA-2010-0003)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 12, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5849. 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 (75 FR 23600)'' ((44 
     CFR Part 67) (Docket No. FEMA-2010-0003)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 12, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5850. 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 (75 FR 23608)'' ((44 
     CFR Part 67) (Docket No. FEMA-2010-0003)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 12, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5851. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Addition to the List of Validated 
     End-Users: Advanced Micro Devices China, Inc.'' (RIN0694-
     AE87) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 12, 2010; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-5852. A communication from the Executive Vice President 
     and Chief Financial Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of 
     Chicago, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's 2009 
     management reports; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-5853. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the 
     position of Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5854. A communication from the Deputy to the Chairman, 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Rule Regarding 
     Limited Amendment of the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee 
     Program to Extend the Transaction Account Guarantee Program 
     with Modified Fee Structure'' (RIN3064-AD37) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 13, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5855. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Energy Efficiency, Office of Energy 
     Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards 
     for Residential Water Heaters, Direct Heating Equipment, and 
     Pool Heaters'' (RIN1904-AA90) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 11, 2010; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-5856. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Standards for Business 
     Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities; 
     Final Rule'' (FERC Docket No. RM05-5-017) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 12, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-5857. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Insular Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report on the Alien 
     Worker Population in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-5858. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``MOX Fuel 
     Fabrication Facility Construction and Operations Report to 
     Congress; April 30, 2010''; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-5859. 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; Texas; Revisions to the Discrete Emission Credit 
     Banking and Trading Program'' (FRL No. 9151-6) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 12, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5860. 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; Texas; Revisions to the Emission Credit Banking and 
     Trading Program'' (FRL No. 9151-5) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 12, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5861. 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 
     ``Final Determination to Approve Alternative Final Cover 
     Request for the Lake County, Montana Landfill'' (FRL No. 
     9149-7) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 11, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5862. 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; Reformulated Gasoline and Diesel Fuels; California'' 
     (FRL No. 9112-7) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 11, 2010; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-5863. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Interim 
     Final Rules for Group Health Plans and Health Insurance 
     Issuers Relating to Dependent Coverage of Children to Age 26 
     under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' 
     (RIN0991-AB66) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 11, 2010; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5864. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Review Group, Farm Service Agency, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Livestock Forage Disaster Program and 
     Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-
     Raised Fish; Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance'' 
     (RIN0560-AH94) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 13, 2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5865. A communication from the Secretary of the Senate, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the receipts and 
     expenditures of the Senate for the period from October 1, 
     2009 through March 31, 2010, received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 13, 2010; ordered to lie on 
     the table.

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