[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 14 (Tuesday, February 1, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S409-S411]
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-360. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Shipping Act, Merchant 
     Marine, and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) Provisions; Fishing 
     Vessel, Fishing Facility and Individual Fishing Quota Lending 
     Program'' (RIN0648-AY16) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 25, 2011; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-361. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Tilefish Fishery'' (RIN0648-BA42) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 25, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-362. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; 
     Vessel Capacity Limit in the Purse Seine Fishery in the 
     Eastern Pacific Ocean'' (RIN0648-AY75) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 19, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-363. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, 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-XZ61) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 19, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-364. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, 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-XA073) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 19, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-365. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inseason Adjustment 
     to the 2011 Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Pacific Cod Total 
     Allowable Catch Amount'' (RIN0648-XA120) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 19, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.

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       EC-366. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inseason Adjustment 
     to the 2011 Gulf of Alaska Pollock and Pacific Cod Total 
     Allowable Catch Amounts'' (RIN0648-XA119) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 19, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-367. A communication from the Administrator, Rural 
     Business-Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Value-Added Producer Grant Program'' (RIN0570-AA79) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 28, 2011; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-368. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of the 
     Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report entitled ``Navy Fisher House Annual Report, 
     Fiscal Year 2010;'' to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-369. A communication from the Associate Director, Office 
     of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Cuban Assets Control Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 515) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 26, 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-370. A communication from the Associate Director, Office 
     of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Belarus Sanctions Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 548) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 26, 
     2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-371. A communication from the Chairman and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to transactions involving U.S. exports to the 
     Republic of Azerbaijan; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-372. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on 
     the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 
     13348 relative to the former Liberian regime of Charles 
     Taylor; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-373. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Department's Alternative Fuel Vehicle program for fiscal year 
     2010; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-374. A joint communication from the Deputy Secretary of 
     the Interior and the Deputy Secretary of State, transmitting 
     a legislative proposal relative to the Compact of Free 
     Association between the Government of the United States of 
     America and the Government of Palau; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-375. A communication from the Chief of the Mid-Atlantic 
     Branch, Division of Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, a report relative to the 
     Indian River Tidal Hydrokinetic Energy Project; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-376. A communication from the Secretary General of the 
     Inter-Parliamentary Union, transmitting, a report relative to 
     the Annual 2011 Session of the Parliamentary Conference on 
     the World Trade Organization; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-377. A communication from the Associate Special Counsel 
     for Legal Counsel and Policy, Office of Special Counsel, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     vacancy in the position of Special Counsel; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       EC-378. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the semi-annual 
     report of the Attorney General relative to Lobbying 
     Disclosure Act Enforcement actions taken for the period 
     beginning on July 1, 2009; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-379. A communication from the Director of Regulation 
     Policy and Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Herbicide Exposure and 
     Veterans with Covered Service in Korea'' (RIN2900-AN27) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 26, 2011; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-380. A communication from the Under Secretary, Bureau of 
     Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``U.S.-India 
     Bilateral Understanding: Revisions to U.S. Export and 
     Reexport Controls Under the Export Administration 
     Regulations'' (RIN0694-AF10) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 24, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-381. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Pacific Junction, Iowa)'' (MB Docket No. 10-108) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 25, 
     2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-382. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Mortgage Assistance Relief Services'' 
     (RIN3084-AB18) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 7, 2011; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-383. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and 
     Pewter Industries'' (16 CFR Part 23) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on January 5, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-384. A communication from the Deputy Chief Counsel for 
     Regulations and Security Standards, Transportation Security 
     Administration, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Air Cargo Security Requirements; Compliance Dates; 
     Amendment (RIN1652-AA52) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 24, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-385. A communication from the Trial Attorney, Federal 
     Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revisions to Civil and Criminal Penalties; Penalty 
     Guidelines'' (RIN2130-AB70) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 19, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-386. A communication from the Trial Attorney, Federal 
     Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Rules of Practice: Direct Final Rulemaking Procedures'' 
     (RIN2130-AB77) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 19, 
     2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-387. A communication from the Attorney, Federal Railroad 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Establishment of Emergency Relief Dockets and Procedures 
     for Handling Petitions for Emergency Waiver of Safety 
     Regulations'' (RIN2130-AB79) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 19, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-388. A communication from the Assistant Chief Counsel 
     for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous 
     Materials Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Hazardous Materials Transportation: 
     Revisions of Special Permits Procedures'' (RIN2137-AE57) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 19, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-389. A communication from the Program Analyst, National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Anthropomorphic Test Devices; Hybrid III 6-
     Year-Old Child Test Dummy, Hybrid III 6-Year-Old Weighted 
     Child Test Dummy'' (RIN2127-AK34) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 19, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-390. A communication from the Program Analyst, National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Civil Penalties'' (RIN2127-AK78) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 19, 2011; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-391. A communication from the Administrator, National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the National 911 Program; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-392. A communication from the Chairman of the National 
     Transportation Safety Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the actions taken to ensure that audits 
     are conducted of its programs and operations for fiscal year 
     2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-393. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Information Technology (IT) Security'' 
     (RIN2700-AD46) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 5, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-394. A communication from the Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Government Property'' (RIN2700-AD37) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on January 5, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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       EC-395. A communication from the Deputy Chief, Office of 
     Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Establishment of a Model for Predicting 
     Digital Broadcast Television Field Strength Received at 
     Individual Locations'' (FCC 10-194) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 7, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-396. A communication from the Deputy Chief, Office of 
     Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Measurement Standards for Digital Television 
     Signals Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and 
     Reauthorization Act of 2004'' (FCC 10-195) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 7, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-397. A communication from the Assistant Division Chief 
     of the Policy Division, International Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Parts 1 and 63 of 
     the Commission's Rules'' (FCC 10-187) received during the 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 19, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-398. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Wireline 
     Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Preserving the Open Internet; Broadband Industry 
     Practices'' (FCC 10-201) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 19, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-399. A communication from the Deputy Bureau Chief, 
     Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``High-Cost Universal Service Support, WC 
     Docket No. 05-337, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal 
     Service, CC Docket No. 96-45'' (FCC 10-205) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 19, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-400. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commission, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Commission Reporting Requirements Under Section 8 of the 
     Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 19(a)(5)'' received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 27, 2011; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-401. A communication from the Chief Border Security 
     Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Airports of Entry or Departure 
     for Flights to and from Cuba'' (RIN1651-AA86) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 26, 2011; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-402. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revocation of Requirements for Full-Size Baby Cribs and 
     Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs'' (16 CFR Parts 1508 and 1509) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 26, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-403. 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; North Pole and Plattsburgh, New York'' 
     (MM Docket No. 99-238, DA 10-2443) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 31, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-404. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commission, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Commission Reporting Requirements Under Section 7A of the 
     Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 18a'' (RIN3084-AA91) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 27, 
     2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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