[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 98 (Wednesday, July 10, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5619-S5620]
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-2199. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Novaluron; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 98389-
     7) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 28, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2200. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fenbuconazole; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9390-5) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 28, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2201. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to balances carried forward at the end of 
     fiscal year 2012; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-2202. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, General Law, Ethics, and Regulation, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, (2) two reports 
     relative to vacancies in the Internal Revenue Service, 
     Department of the Treasury, received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     July 2, 2013; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-2203. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Suspension of Community Eligibility'' ((44 CFR Part 64) 
     (Docket No. FEMA-2013-0002)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     July 2, 2013; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-2204. A communication from the Acting Chief of the Trade 
     and Commercial Regulations Branch, Customs and Border 
     Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Prohibitions 
     and Conditions on the Importation and Exportation of Rough 
     Diamonds'' (RIN1515-AD85) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     2, 2013; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-2205. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Housing, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Streamlining 
     Requirements Governing the Use of Funding for Supportive 
     Housing for the Elderly and Persons With Disabilities 
     Programs'' (RIN2502-AI67) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     2, 2013; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-2206. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Production of FHFA 
     Records, Information, and Employee Testimony in Third-Party 
     Legal Proceedings'' (RIN2590-AA51) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 3, 2013; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2207. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Availability of Non-
     Public Information'' (RIN2590-AA06) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 3, 2013; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2208. A communication from the Administrator of the U.S. 
     Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``The 
     Availability and Price of Petroleum and Petroleum Products 
     Produced in Countries Other Than Iran''; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2209. A communication from the Management Analyst, 
     Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Definition 
     of a Ski Area'' (RIN0596-AD12) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     July 2, 2013; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-2210. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``U.S. 
     Department of Energy Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 3 
     Disposition Decision Analysis and Timeline Report to 
     Congress''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2211. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2013 
     Annual Plan: Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas 
     and Other Petroleum Resources Research and Development 
     Program''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-2212. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Standard 
     Format and Content for Post-Shutdown Decommissioning 
     Activities Report'' (Regulatory Guide 1.185, Revision 1) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     27, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2213. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Nuclear Material Control and Accounting Systems for Nuclear 
     Power Plants'' (Regulatory Guide 5.29, Revision 2) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 27, 
     2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2214. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``List of 
     Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: MAGNASTOR System'' 
     (RIN3150-AJ22) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on July 2, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2215. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Delegation of Authority to the Southern Ute Indian 
     Tribe to Implement and Enforce National Emissions Standards 
     for Hazardous Air Pollutants and New Source Performance 
     Standards'' (FRL No. 9828-6) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     June 28, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-2216. 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 State Air Quality 
     Plans for Designated Facilities

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     and Pollutants; District of Columbia; Control of Emissions 
     from Existing Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerator 
     Units'' (FRL No. 9829-6) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     28, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2217. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Method for the Determination of Lead in Total 
     Suspended Particulate Matter'' (FRL No. 9828-6) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 28, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2218. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army (Civil Works), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Final Integrated Section 203 
     Navigation Study Report and Environmental Assessment for the 
     Canaveral Harbor, Brevard County, Florida project; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2219. A communication from the Acting Commissioner of 
     the Social Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, notification that the Administration has contracted with 
     the National Academy of Public Administration to develop and 
     submit a report proposing a long-range strategic plan for the 
     Social Security Administration's consideration; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-2220. 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 ``Croatian Per Se Corporation'' (Notice 2013-
     44) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on July 2, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-2221. 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 ``Eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage 
     for Purposes of the Premium Tax Credit'' (Notice 2013-41) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 2, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-2222. 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 ``Applicable Federal Rates-July 2013'' (Rev. 
     Rul. 2013-15) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on July 2, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2223. 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 ``Appeals Settlement Guideline-New Qualified 
     Plug-In Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit'' (UIL: 30D.00-
     00) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on July 2, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-2224. 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 ``Significant Issue Revenue Procedure'' (Rev. 
     Proc. 2013-32) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on July 2, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2225. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Child Welfare Outcomes 2008-2011: Report to 
     Congress''; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2226. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to revoking 
     the designation of a group designated as a Foreign Terrorist 
     Organization (OSS 2013-0968); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-2227. A communication from the Acting Inspector General, 
     U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Inspector General, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development (USAID), received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 2, 2013; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-2228. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to section 
     36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 13-033); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2229. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to section 
     36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 13-065); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2230. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to section 
     36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 13-099); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2231. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to section 
     36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 13-086); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2232. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to amendment 
     to parts 120, 121, 123, 124, and 125 of the International 
     Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.

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