[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 100 (Friday, June 29, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4771-S4773]
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-6749. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter 
     Textron Canada Limited Helicopters'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket 
     No. FAA-2012-0084)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on June 21, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6750. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2012-0293)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     26, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6751. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; BAE SYSTEMS 
     (Operations) Limited Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. 
     FAA-2012-0188)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 26, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6752. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter 
     Deutschland GMBH Helicopters'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. 
     FAA-2012-0101)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 26, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6753. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 
     Company Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2011-
     1320)) received

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     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 26, 
     2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6754. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Inc. 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2012-0109)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     26, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6755. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Services 
     B.V. Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2012-0141)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     26, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6756. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Tallahassee, 
     FL'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2012-0240)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 21, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6757. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator for 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; 
     Recreational Accountability Measures'' (RIN0648-BB66) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     20, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6758. A communication from the Acting 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; Snapper-
     Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 
     24'' (RIN0648-BA52) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on June 21, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6759. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Atlantic 
     Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; 
     American Lobster Fishery'' (RIN0648-BA56) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 21, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6760. A communication from the Acting 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; Snapper-
     Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 
     18A'' (RIN0648-BB56) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on June 21, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6761. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Western 
     Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Modification of American Samoa 
     Large Vessel Prohibited Area'' (RIN0648-BB45) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 21, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6762. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, 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; Northeast 
     Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 47'' (RIN0648-
     BB62) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 20, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6763. A communication from the Acting 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 Northeastern United States; Final 2012 Spiny Dogfish 
     Fishery Specifications'' (RIN0648-XA973) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 12, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6764. 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 ``Accountability Measures for the 
     Recreational Sector of Gray Triggerfish in the Gulf of Mexico 
     for the 2012 Fishing Year'' (RIN0648-XCO36) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 21, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6765. 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; Northern Rockfish in the Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XC052) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     21, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6766. 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 ``Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; 
     Fisheries Off West Coast States; Biennial Specifications and 
     Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments'' (RIN0648-BC11) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     20, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6767. 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 ``Atlantic Highly Migratory 
     Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries'' (RIN0648-XC006) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     12, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6768. 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 ``Atlantic Highly Migratory 
     Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries'' (RIN0648-XC035) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     12, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6769. 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 for American Fisheries 
     Act Catcher/Processors Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XC064) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 21, 
     2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6770. A communication from the Trial Attorney, Federal 
     Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Systems for Telephonic Notification of Unsafe Conditions at 
     Highway-Rail and Pathway Grade Crossings'' (RIN2130-AC12) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     21, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6771. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Flightcrew Member Duty and Rest 
     Requirements; Correction'' (RIN2120-AJ58) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 12, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6772. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Modification of VOR Federal Airways V-135 
     and V-137; Southwest United States'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket 
     No. FAA-2011-0654)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on June 26, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6773. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Modification of Multiple Compulsory 
     Reporting Points; Continental United States, Alaska and 
     Hawaii'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2012-0130)) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 26, 
     2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6774. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Modification, Revocation and Establishment 
     of Air Traffic Service Routes; Windsor Locks Area; CT'' 
     ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2011-1386)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 12, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6775. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Modification of Class D and Class E 
     Airspace and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Bellingham WA'' 
     ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2011-0363)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 26, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6776. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; 
     Leesburg, FL'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2012-0445)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     26, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6777. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Orlando, 
     FL'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2011-0503)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 26, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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       EC-6778. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Carriage of 
     Digital Television Broadcast Signals: Amendment to Part 76 of 
     the Commission's Rules'' (FCC 12-59, CS Docket No. 98-120) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 15, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6779. A communication from the Regulatory Ombudsman, 
     Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance; 
     Driver-Vehicle Inspection Report for Intermodal Equipment'' 
     (RIN2126-AB34) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 21, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6780. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Improving Spectrum Efficiency through Flexible Channel 
     Spacing and Bandwidth Utilization for Economic Area-based 800 
     MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Licensees, et. al.'' (WT Docket 
     Nos. 12-64 and 11-110; FCC 12-55) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 12, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6781. A communication from the Deputy Bureau Chief, 
     Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Wireline Competition Bureau Announces Support 
     Amounts for Connect America Fund Phase One Incremental 
     Support'' (WT Docket Nos. 10-90, 05-337; DA 12-639) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 12, 
     2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6782. A communication from the Deputy Bureau Chief, 
     Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Connect America Fund; A National Broadband 
     Plan for Our Future; Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates 
     for Local Exchange Carriers; High-Cost Universal Service 
     Support'' (WT Docket Nos. 10-90, 07-135, 05-337, 03-109; GN 
     Docket No. 09-51; CC Docket Nos. 01-92, 95-45; WT Docket No. 
     10-208) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 12, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6783. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Public Safety and 
     Homeland Security Bureau Suspend Acceptance and Processing of 
     Certain Part 22 and 90 Applications for 470-512 MHz 
     Spectrum'' (DA 12-643) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 12, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6784. A communication from the Deputy Bureau Chief, 
     Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Connect America Fund; High-Cost Universal 
     Service Support'' (WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 05-337; DA-646) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     12, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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