[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 161 (Wednesday, December 8, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S8641]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

  The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:

       By Mr. ROCKEFELLER for the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       *Scott C. Doney, of Massachusetts, to be Chief Scientist of 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
       *Mario Cordero, of California, to be a Federal Maritime 
     Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2014.
       *Rebecca F. Dye, of North Carolina, to be a Federal 
     Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2015.
       *Coast Guard nominations beginning with Captain Bruce D. 
     Baffer and ending with Captain Fred M. Midgette, which 
     nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record on September 20, 2010.

  Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, for the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation I report favorably the following nomination 
lists which were printed in the Record on the dates indicated, and ask 
unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive 
Calendar that these nominations lie at the Secretary's desk for the 
information of Senators.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

       *Coast Guard nominations beginning with Gregory J. Hall and 
     ending with Joseph T. Benin, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     September 23, 2010.
       *Coast Guard nomination of Andrew C. Kirkpatrick, to be 
     Lieutenant.
       *Coast Guard nominations beginning with Julia A. Hein and 
     ending with Susan L. Subocz, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     September 29, 2010.
       *Coast Guard nominations beginning with Thomas Allan and 
     ending with Aylwyn S. Young, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     September 29, 2010.
       *Coast Guard nominations beginning with Joseph B. Abeyta 
     and ending with David K. Young, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on November 18, 2010.
       *Coast Guard nominations beginning with Stephen Adler and 
     ending with Scott A. Woolsey, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     November 18, 2010.
       *National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     nominations beginning with Denise J. Gruccio and ending with 
     Lindsay R. Kurelja, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on November 
     17, 2010.
       By Mr. LEAHY for the Committee on the Judiciary.
       Max Oliver Cogburn, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United 
     States District Judge for the Western District of North 
     Carolina.
       Marco A. Hernandez, of Oregon, to be United States District 
     Judge for the District of Oregon.
       Steve C. Jones, of Georgia, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.
       Michael H. Simon, of Oregon, to be United States District 
     Judge for the District of Oregon.
       Patti B. Saris, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the 
     United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring 
     October 31, 2015.
       Dabney Langhorne Friedrich, of Maryland, to be a Member of 
     the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring 
     October 31, 2015.

  *Nomination was reported with recommendation that it be confirmed 
subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear 
and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
  (Nominations without an asterisk were reported with the 
recommendation that they be confirmed.)

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