[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 126 (Monday, September 23, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6682-S6683]
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-3079. 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 Washington State Implementation 
     Plan; Approval of Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets and 
     Determination of Attainment for the 2006 24-Hour Fine 
     Particulate Standard; Tacoma-Pierce County Nonattainment 
     Area'' (FRL No. 9901-02-Region 10) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 17, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3080. 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; State of Colorado Second Ten-Year PM10 
     Maintenance Plan for Aspen'' (FRL No. 9901-06-Region 8) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 17, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3081. 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; Removal of Stage II Gasoline Vapor Recovery 
     Program'' (FRL No. 9901-10-Region 4) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on September 17, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3082. 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; California; Morongo Band of Mission Indians'' (FRL 
     No. 9901-13-Region 9) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on September 17, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3083. A communication from the Management Analyst, 
     Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National 
     Environmental Policy Act: Categorical Exclusions for Soil and 
     Water Restoration Activities'' (RIN0596-AD01) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 17, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3084. A communication from the Administrator, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the cost 
     of response and recovery efforts for FEMA-3363-EM in the 
     State of Texas having exceeded the $5,000,000 limit for a 
     single emergency declaration; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-3085. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to expanding the assignment of female 
     Field Artillery Officers (Military Occupational Specialty 
     13A) into all remaining closed units, outside of those within 
     the U.S. Special Operations Command; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-3086. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Animal Welfare; Retail Pet Stores 
     and Licensing Exemptions'' ((RIN0579-AD57) (Docket No. APHIS-
     2011-0003)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 17, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3087. A communication from the Director of Legislative 
     Affairs, Legal Office, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Records of Failed Insured Depository Institutions'' 
     (RIN3064-AD99) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 12, 2013; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3088. A communication from the Director of Legislative 
     Affairs, Legal Office, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, 
     Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition 
     Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach 
     for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure 
     Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, 
     and Market Risk Capital Rule'' (RIN3064-AD95) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 17, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3089. 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 in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 12, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3090. 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 in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 12, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3091. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Stress Testing of 
     Regulated Entities'' (RIN2590-AA47) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 16, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3092. 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-3093. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Medical, Physical Readiness, Training, and 
     Access Authorization Standards for Protective Force 
     Personnel'' (RIN1992-AA40) received in the Office of the 
     President of Senate on September 11, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-3094. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Human Reliability Program: Technical 
     Amendments'' (RIN1992-AA44) received in the Office of the 
     President of Senate on September 12, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-3095. 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 ``Mixed Straddles; Straddle-by-Straddle 
     Identification Under Section 1092(b)(2)(A)(i)(I)'' (RIN1545-
     BL04) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on August 8, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3096. 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 ``Application of Section 179(f) for Qualified 
     Real Property'' (Notice 2013-59) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 17, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3097. 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 for Weighted Average Interest Rates, 
     Yield Curves, and Segment Rates'' (Notice 2013-58) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 17, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3098. 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 ``Guidance Regarding Deduction and 
     Capitalization of Expenditures Related to Tangible Property'' 
     (RIN1545-BE18) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 17, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3099. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Conforming Changes to Regulations Regarding 
     Medicare Determinations and Income-Related Monthly Adjustment 
     Amounts to Medicare Part B Premiums'' (RIN0960-AH47) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 12, 
     2013; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3100. 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; State Disproportionate 
     Share Hospital Allotment Reductions'' (RIN0938-AR31) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 17, 
     2013; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3101. A communication from the Program Manager, Center 
     for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to

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     law, the report of a rule entitled ``World Trade Center 
     Health Program; Addition of Prostate Cancer to the List of 
     WTC-Related Health Conditions'' (RIN0920-AA54) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on September 17, 
     2013; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-3102. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the drug-free workplace plans of four agencies; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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