[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 20, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S2025]
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-852. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Amitraz; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9381-1) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 19, 
     2013; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-853. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revision to the California State Implementation Plan, South 
     Coast Air Quality Management District'' (FRL No. 9779-2) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 19, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-854. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Region 4 
     States; Prong 3 of Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) Infrastructure 
     Requirement for the 1997 and 2006 Fine Particulate Matter 
     National Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 9792-2) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 19, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-855. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of 
     Washington; Revised Format of 40 CFR Part 52 for Materials 
     Incorporated by Reference'' (FRL No. 9768-9) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 19, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-856. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; Minnesota; Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend'' (FRL No. 
     9792-8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on March 19, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-857. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 
     State of California; Imperial Valley Planning Area for PM 10; 
     Clarification of Nonattainment Area Boundary'' (FRL No. 9791-
     6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 19, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-858. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Physical 
     Protection of Byproduct Material'' (RIN3150-AI12) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 19, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-859. 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 ``Medicare and Medicaid Programs; 
     Requirements for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities; Notice of 
     Facility Closure'' (RIN0938-AQ09) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 19, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-860. 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 ``Update of Weighted Average Interest Rates, 
     Yield Curves, and Segment Rates'' (Notice 2013-23) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 18, 
     2013; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-861. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the United States having provided limited technical support 
     to French forces that conducted an operation in Somalia; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-862. A communication from the Deputy Assistant to the 
     President and Executive Secretary and Chief of Staff of the 
     National Security Staff, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-
     148); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-863. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, certification of a proposed amendment of an 
     export license pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (Transmittal No. DDTC 13-019); to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
       EC-864. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     effectiveness of United Nations efforts to prevent sexual 
     exploitation and abuse and trafficking in persons in UN 
     peacekeeping missions; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-865. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a petition to add workers from the Hanford site in Hanford, 
     Washington, to the Special Exposure Cohort; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-866. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a petition to add workers from General Steel Industries, 
     Granite City, Illinois, to the Special Exposure Cohort; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-867. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a petition to add workers who were employed at the Baker 
     Brothers site in Toledo, Ohio, to the Special Exposure 
     Cohort; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-868. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a petition to add workers who were employed at the Joslyn 
     Manufacturing and Supply Co. at the covered facility in Fort 
     Wayne, Indiana, to the Special Exposure Cohort; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-869. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a petition to add workers who were employed at the Battelle 
     Laboratories King Avenue site in Columbus, Ohio, to the 
     Special Exposure Cohort; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-870. A communication from the Investigative Specialist, 
     Directorate of Whistleblower Protection Program, Occupational 
     Safety and Health Administration, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Procedures for the 
     Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under Section 1558 of the 
     Affordable Care Act'' (RIN1218-AC79) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 11, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-871. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``The Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with 
     Mental Illness (PAIMI) Program Activities Report for Fiscal 
     Years 2009 and 2010''; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.

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