[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 139 (Monday, September 19, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5725-S5726]
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-3273. A communication from the Acting Administrator of 
     the Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pears Grown in Oregon 
     and Washington; Assessment Rate Decrease for Fresh Pears'' 
     (Doc. No. AMS-FV-11-0060; FV11-927-2 IR) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 16, 2011; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3274. A communication from the Acting Administrator of 
     the Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Dried Prunes Produced in 
     California; Decreased Assessment Rate'' (Doc. No. AMS-FV-11-
     0068; FV11-993-1 IR) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on September 16, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3275. A communication from the Acting Administrator of 
     the Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pears Grown in Oregon 
     and Washington; Assessment Rate Decrease for Processed 
     Pears'' (Doc. No. AMS-FV-0070; FV11-927-3 IR) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 16, 2011; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3276. A communication from the Acting Administrator of 
     the Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Softwood Lumber 
     Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and Industry 
     Information Order; Correction'' ((Doc. No. AMS-FV-10-0015C; 
     FR) (RIN0581-AD03)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on September 16, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3277. A communication from the Acting Administrator of 
     the Cotton and Tobacco Programs, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Cotton Board Rules and 
     Regulations: Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports'' 
     (Doc. No. AMS-CN-11-0026; CN-11-002) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on September 16, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3278. 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 ``Emergency Assistance for Livestock, 
     Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program, Livestock Indemnity 
     Program, and General Provisions for Supplemental Agricultural 
     Disaster Assistance Programs'' (RIN0560-AH95) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2011; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3279. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Tetrachlorvinphos; 
     Extension of Time-Limited Interim Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL 
     No. 8887-5) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 15, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3280. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a biennial 
     report relative to the Food Emergency Response Network; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3281. 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 ``Updated Statements of Legal 
     Authority for the Export Administration Regulations'' 
     (RIN0694-AF34) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 19, 2011; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3282. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency declared in Executive Order 
     12978 of October 21, 1995, with respect to significant 
     narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3283. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Iran as 
     declared in Executive Order 12957; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3284. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of the General Counsel, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for 
     Material Licenses'' (RIN3150-AI79) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 19, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3285. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Notice of Availability of Proposed Models for 
     Plant-Specific Adoption of Technical Specifications Task 
     Force Traveler TSTF-500, Revision 2, `DC Electrical Rewrite--
     Update to TSTF-360' '' (NUREG-1430, -1431, -1432, -1433, -
     1434) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on September 15, 2011; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3286. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendments to National 
     Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area 
     Sources: Plating and Polishing'' (FRL No. 9466-1) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 
     2011; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3287. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania; Control of Particulate Matter Emissions from 
     the Operation of Outdoor Wood-Fired Boilers'' (FRL No. 9468-
     4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 15, 2011; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3288. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Bacillus thuringiensis 
     eCry3.1Ab Protein in Corn; Temporary Exemption From the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8889-2) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2011; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3289. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Withdrawal of 
     Certain Federal Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria 
     Applicable to Wisconsin'' (FRL No. 9466-3) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2011; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3290. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Oregon: Final Approval 
     of State Underground Storage Tank Program'' (FRL No. 9465-3) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 15, 2011; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3291. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Medicaid Program; Recovery Audit 
     Contractors'' (RIN0938-AQ19) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 14, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3292. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Due Dates for Estate Tax Return or Form 
     8939, Extension of Time to Pay Estate Tax, and Penalty 
     Relief'' (Notice 2011-76) received in the Office of the

[[Page S5726]]

     President of the Senate on September 19, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3293. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Tax Treatment of Employer Provided Cell 
     Phones'' (Notice 2011-72) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 19, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3294. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of 
     July 31, 2003, a semiannual report detailing 
     telecommunications-related payments made to Cuba pursuant to 
     Department of the Treasury licenses; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-3295. A communication from the Acting Secretary of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the export to the People's Republic of China of items ((1) 
     low rail contour tape laying machine, (2) filament winding 
     machines, and (1) 20 inch jet mill) not detrimental to the 
     U.S. space launch industry; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-3296. A communication from the Acting Secretary of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the export to the People's Republic of China of items (6,000 
     kilograms of Carboxy Terminated Polybutadiene and other 
     items) not detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3297. A communication from the Acting Secretary of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the export to the People's Republic of China of items ((1) 8 
     micron master jet mill and other items) not detrimental to 
     the U.S. space launch industry; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-3298. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Rate Increase Disclosure and Review: 
     Definitions of `Individual Market' and `Small Group Market' 
     (CMS-9999-F)'' (RIN0938-AR26) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 14, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3299. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with 
     Disabilities'' (RIN1820-AB59) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 19, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3300. A communication from the Director, Recruitment and 
     Hiring/Hiring Policy, Office of Personnel Management, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Noncompetitive Appointment of Certain Military Spouses'' 
     (RIN3206-AM36) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 15, 2011; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3301. A communication from the Staff Director, United 
     States Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of the appointment of members to the Georgia 
     Advisory Committee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-3302. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands Traditional Worker Classification'' (RIN1615-AB76) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 15, 2011; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-3303. A communication from the Vice Chair, Federal 
     Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's fiscal year 2013 budget request; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.

                          ____________________