[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 69 (Thursday, May 16, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S3568]
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                   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-1527. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Irradiation 
     in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Animal Feed 
     and Pet Food; Electron Beam and X-Ray Sources for Irradiation 
     of Poultry Feed and Poultry Feed Ingredients'' (Docket No. 
     FDA-2012-F-0178) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 13, 2013; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1528. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of Admiral 
     James G. Stavridis, United States Navy, and his advancement 
     to the grade of admiral on the retired list; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-1529. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; System 
     for Award Management Name Changes, Phase 1 Implementation'' 
     ((RIN0750-AH87) (DFARS Case 2012-D053)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 13, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1530. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, an annual report relative to recruitment 
     incentives; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1531. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 
     continuation of the national emergency that was originally 
     declared in Executive Order 13611 of May 16, 2012, with 
     respect to Yemen; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-1532. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Executive Compensation'' 
     (RIN2590-AA12) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 13, 2013; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1533. A communication from the Senior Vice President, 
     Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, Federal Home Loan 
     Bank of Boston, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's 
     2012 Management Report and statement of the system of 
     internal control; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-1534. A communication from the Senior Vice President and 
     Chief Financial Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's 2012 Management 
     Report; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-1535. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
       EC-1536. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics Evaluation 
     for the Boiling Water Reactor Nozzle-to-Vessel Shell Welds 
     and Nozzle Blend Radii'' received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     10, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1537. 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; Ohio; Canton-Massillon 1997 8-Hour 
     Ozone Maintenance Plan Revision to Approved Motor Vehicle 
     Emissions Budgets'' (FRL No. 9812-2) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 10, 2013; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1538. 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; Indiana; Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen 
     Dioxide Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 9811-6) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 10, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1539. 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. 9811-7) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     10, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1540. 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; Indiana; Lake and Porter Counties, 
     Indiana, 1997 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan and 1997 Annual 
     Fine Particulate Matter Maintenance Plan Revision to Approved 
     Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets'' (FRL No. 9812-4) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 10, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1541. 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; 
     North Carolina; State Implementation Plan Miscellaneous 
     Revisions'' (FRL No. 9813-5) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     May 10, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-1542. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revocation of TSCA Section 4 Testing Requirements 
     for One High Production Volume Chemical Substance'' (FRL No. 
     9369-1) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 10, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1543. 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 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 10, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-1544. 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 ``Proportional Method for OID on Pools of 
     Credit Card Receivables'' (Rev. Proc. 2013-26) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 10, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-1545. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program'' (RIN1840-
     AD13) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 14, 2013; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1546. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Performance Report for fiscal year 2012 for the Prescription 
     Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA); to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1547. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, reports 
     entitled ``The 2012 National Healthcare Quality Report'' and 
     ``The 2012 National Healthcare Disparities Report''; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1548. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``U.S. 
     Department of Education Fiscal Year 2012 Annual Performance 
     Report and Fiscal Year 2014 Annual Performance Plan''; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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