[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 132 (Monday, September 30, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7058-S7062]
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-3173. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Methyl Parathion; Removal of Expired Tolerances'' 
     (FRL No. 9401-3) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 25, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3174. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``FD and C Blue No. 1; Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9396-1) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 25, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3175. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``FD and C Yellow No. 5; Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9400-6) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 25, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3176. 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 ``Importation of Litchi Fruit from 
     Australia'' ((RIN0579-AD56) (Docket No. APHIS-2009-0084)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 25, 2013; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3177. A communication from the Under Secretary for 
     Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency 
     declared in Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, with 
     respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in 
     Colombia; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3178. 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 23, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3179. 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 27, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3180. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Grain-Shipment and Grain-Shipment Assist Vessels'' ((RIN1625-
     AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2013-0010)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 25, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3181. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone, 
     Delaware River; Wilmington, DE'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. 
     USCG-2013-0827)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 25, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3182. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     America's Cup Aerobatic Box, San Francisco Bay, San 
     Francisco, CA'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2013-0741)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 25, 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3183. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     2013 Annual Islamorada Swim for Alligator Lighthouse, 
     Atlantic Ocean, Islamorada, FL'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. 
     USCG-2013-0663)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 25, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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       EC-3184. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Pro Hydro-X Tour, Atlantic Ocean, Islamorada, FL'' ((RIN1625-
     AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2013-0762)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 25, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3185. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Catawba Island Club Wedding Event, Catawba Island Club, 
     Catawba Island, OH'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2013-
     0840)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on September 25, 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3186. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulated 
     Navigation Area--Tappan Zee Bridge Construction Project, 
     Hudson River; South Nyack and Tarrytown, NY'' ((RIN1625-AA11) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2013-0705)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 25, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3187. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Local Regulation; Frogtown Race Regatta; Maumee River, 
     Toledo, OH'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2013-0839)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 25, 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3188. 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; Redesignation of the Dayton-
     Springfield Area to Attainment of the 1997 Annual Standard 
     for Fine Particulate Matter'' (FRL No. 9901-09 Region 5) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 23, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3189. 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; 
     Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State 
     of California; PM10; Redesignation of Sacramento to 
     Attainment; Approval of PM10 Redesignation Request and 
     Maintenance Plan for Sacramento'' (FRL No. 9901-29-Region 9) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 23, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3190. 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; Utah; Maintenance Plan for the 1997 8-
     Hour Ozone Standard for Salt Lake County and Davis County'' 
     (FRL No. 9786-3) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 23, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3191. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations 
     Consistency Update for California'' (FRL No. 9831-2) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 
     2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3192. 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; 
     Texas; Revisions to New Source Review (NSR) State 
     Implementation Plan (SIP); Emergency Orders'' (FRL No. 9901-
     30 Region 6) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 23, 2013; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-3193. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revision of Air Quality Implementation Plan; 
     California; Placer County Air Pollution Control District and 
     Feather River Air Quality Management District; Stationary 
     Source Permits'' (FRL No. 9833-1) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 23, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3194. 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; States of Michigan and Minnesota; 
     Regional Haze'' (FRL No. 9901-31-Region 5) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3195. 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; Delaware; Update to Materials 
     Incorporated by Reference'' (FRL No. 9900-05-Region 3) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 23, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3196. 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; Connecticut; Redesignation of 
     Connecticut Portion of the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut 
     Nonattainment Area to Attainment of the 1997 Annual and 2006 
     24-hour Standards for Fine Particulate Matter'' (FRL No. 
     9901-11-Region 1) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 23, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3197. 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; Maryland; Adoption of Control 
     Techniques Guidelines for Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic 
     Parts which Includes Pleasure Craft Coating Operations'' (FRL 
     No. 9901-20-Region 3) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on September 23, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3198. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revisions to the California State Implementation 
     Plan, Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District, Santa 
     Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, South Coast 
     Air Quality Management District and Ventura County Air 
     Pollution Control District'' (FRL No. 9832-9) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3199. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revisions to the California State Implementation 
     Plan, South Coast Air Quality Management District'' (FRL No. 
     9900-74-Region 9) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 23, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3200. 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, Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District'' (FRL 
     No. 9900-96-Region 9) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on September 23, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3201. 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 Implementation 
     Plan Revisions; Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 and 
     2006 PM 2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards; 
     Prevention of Significant Deterioration Requirements for PM 
     2.5 Increments and Major and Minor Source Baseline Dates; 
     Colorado'' (FRL No. 9901-04-Region 8) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3202. 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; 
     Kentucky; Stage II Requirements for Enterprise Holdings, Inc. 
     at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in 
     Boone County'' (FRL No. 9901-23-Region 4) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3203. 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; Virginia; Section 110(a) (2) 
     Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Lead National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 9901-22-Region 3) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 23, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3204. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Louisiana: Final Authorization of State-initiated 
     Changes and Incorporation by Reference of Approved State 
     Hazardous Waste Management Program'' (FRL No. 9819-8) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 23, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3205. 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; Pennsylvania; Withdrawal of Direct 
     Final Rule for the Update of the Motor Vehicle Emissions

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     Budgets for the Lancaster 1997 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance 
     Area'' (FRL No. 9901-21-Region 3) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 23, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3206. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Quality: Revision to Definition to Volatile 
     Organic Compounds--Exclusion of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene'' 
     (FRL No. 9900-53-OAR) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on September 23, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3207. 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; West Virginia; West Virginia's 
     Redesignation Request for the Wheeling, WV-OH 1997 Annual 
     Fine Particulate Matter Nonattainment Area to Attainment and 
     Approval of the Associated Maintenance Plan'' (FRL No. 9901-
     41-Region 3) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 23, 2013; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-3208. 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; 
     Washington: Thurston County Second 10-Year PM 10 Limited 
     Maintenance Plan'' (FRL No. 9901-34-Region 10) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 
     2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3209. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army (Civil Works), transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Secretary of the Army's report relative to the Mississippi 
     River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) Ecosystem Restoration, Louisiana; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3210. 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 Windsor Decision and Rev. 
     Rul. 2013-17 to Employment Taxes and Special Administrative 
     Procedures for Employers to Make Adjustments or Claims for 
     Refund or Credit'' (Notice 2013-61) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 24, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3211. 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 ``Clarification of Notice 2013-29'' (Notice 
     2013-60) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 24, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3212. 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--October 2013'' 
     (Rev. Rul. 2013-21) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on September 24, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-3213. 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 13-098); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3214. A communication from the Program Manager, Health 
     Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Medical 
     Malpractice Program Regulations: Clarification of FTCA 
     Coverage for Services Provided to Non-Health Center 
     Patients'' (RIN0906-AA77) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 24, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3215. A communication from the Director of the Division 
     of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation, Office of Workers' 
     Compensation Programs, Department of Labor, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulations 
     Implementing the Byrd Amendments to the Black Lung Benefits 
     Act: Determining Coal Miners' and Survivors' Entitlement to 
     Benefits'' (RIN1240-AA04) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 25, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3216. A communication from the Board Members, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Board's 
     budget submission for fiscal year 2015; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3217. 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 Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3218. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 20-148, ``Private Contractor and 
     Subcontractor Prompt Payment Act of 2013''; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3219. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 20-149, ``Closing of a Public Alley in 
     Square 77, S.O. 12-6036, Act of 2013''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3220. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 20-152, ``Marriage Officiant Amendment Act 
     of 2013''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3221. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 20-153, ``JaParker Deoni Jones Birth 
     Certificate Equality Amendment Act of 2013''; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3222. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 20-154, ``Criminal Record Sealing 
     Temporary Act of 2013''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3223. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 20-155, ``Washington Metropolitan Area 
     Transit Authority Board of Directors Temporary Amendment Act 
     of 2013''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3224. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 20-156, ``Saving D.C. Homes from 
     Foreclosure Clarification and Title Insurance Clarification 
     and Amendment Act of 2013''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3225. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Glyphosate; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9396-
     6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 30, 2013; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3226. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Methoxyfenozide; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9399-6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on September 30, 2013; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3227. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Sedaxane; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9397-8) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 30, 2013; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3228. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Kathleen M. 
     Gainey, United States Army, and her advancement to the grade 
     of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-3229. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Kurt A. 
     Cichowski, United States Air Force, and his advancement to 
     the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3230. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of General Edward A. Rice, Jr., 
     United States Air Force, and his advancement to the grade of 
     general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-3231. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of General Claude R. Kehler, United 
     States Air Force, and his advancement to the grade of general 
     on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3232. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of Vice Richard W. Hunt, United 
     States Navy, and his advancement to the grade of vice admiral 
     on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3233. 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 ``Federal 
     Housing Administration (FHA) Approval of Lending Institutions 
     and Mortgagees: Streamlined Reporting Requirements for Small 
     Supervised Lenders and Mortgagees'' (RIN2502-AJ00) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 27, 
     2013; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3234. A communication from the Chairman and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to transactions involving U.S. exports to 
     Hong Kong; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.

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       EC-3235. A communication from the Acting Deputy Secretary 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on 
     the continuation of the national emergency declared in 
     Executive Order 13413 with respect to blocking the property 
     of persons contributing to the conflict taking place in the 
     Democratic Republic of the Congo; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3236. A communication from the Special Inspector General 
     for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, transmitting, the July 
     2013 Quarterly Report to Congress of the Special Inspector 
     General for the Troubled Asset Relief Programs; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3237. A communication from the Branch Chief, Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Interim Rule 
     to List the Southern White Rhino as Threatened'' (RIN1018-
     AY76) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on September 26, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3238. A communication from the Branch Chief, Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Interim Rule 
     to List the Southern White Rhino as Threatened'' (RIN1018-
     AY15) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on September 26, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3239. A communication from the Chief of the Endangered 
     Species Listing Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Endangered Status for the Neosho Mucket and 
     Threatened Status for the Rabbitsfoot'' (RIN1018-AX73) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 26, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3240. A communication from the Chief of the Endangered 
     Species Listing Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for the Taylor's 
     Checkerspot Butterfly and Threatened Status for the Streaked 
     Horned Lark'' (RIN1018-AY18) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 26, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3241. A communication from the Chief of the Endangered 
     Species Listing Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Taylor's 
     Checkerspot Butterfly and Streaked Horned Lark'' (RIN1018-
     AZ36) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on September 26, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3242. A communication from the Chief of the Endangered 
     Species Listing Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Endangered Species Status for Echinomastus 
     erectocentrus var. acunensis (Acuna Cactus) and Pediocactus 
     peeblesianus var. fickeiseniae (Fickeisen Plains Cactus) 
     Throughout Their Ranges'' (RIN1018-AY51) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 26, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3243. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 
     Modifications to Renewable Fuel Standard Program'' (FRL No. 
     9900-89-OAR) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 30, 2013; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-3244. 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; Delaware, District of Columbia, 
     Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia; Removal 
     of Obsolete Regulations and Updates to Citations to State 
     Regulations Due to Recodification; Correction'' (FRL No. 
     9901-40-Region 5) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 30, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3245. 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; District of Columbia; Infrastructure 
     Requirements for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standards and State Board Requirements'' (FRL No. 9901-35-
     Region 3) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 30, 2013; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-3246. 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'' (FRL No. 9901-53-Region 5) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 30, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3247. 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; Dayton-Springfield, Steubenville-
     Weirton, Toledo, and Parkersburg-Marietta; 1997 8-Hour Ozone 
     Maintenance Plan Revision to Approved Motor Vehicle Emissions 
     Budgets'' (FRL No. 9901-61-Region 5) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on September 30, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3248. 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; Redesignation of the Canton-
     Massillon Area to Attainment of the 1997 Annual Standard and 
     the 2006 24-Hour Standard for Fine Particulate Matter'' (FRL 
     No. 9901-63-Region 5) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on September 30, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3249. 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 Plan; Illinois; Redesignation of the Chicago 
     Area to Attainment of the 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter 
     Standard'' (FRL No. 9901-44-Region 5) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on September 30, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3250. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Review of 
     Experiments for Research Reactors'' (Regulatory Guide 2.4) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 25, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-3251. A communication from the Acting Commissioner of 
     the Social Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to continuing disability reviews (CDR) 
     completed in fiscal year 2011; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3252. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a Determination and 
     Certification under Section 40A of the Arms Export Control 
     Act relative to Syria (OSS 2013-1594); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-3253. 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 13-078); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3254. 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 13-130); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3255. 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 13-112); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3256. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to sections 
     36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 13-100); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3257. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to section 
     40(g) (2) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 13-147); to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3258. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to section 
     40(g) (2) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 13-142); to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3259. 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 13-101); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3260. 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 ``Turtles 
     Intrastate and Interstate Requirements'' (Docket No. FDA-
     2013-N-0639) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on August 2, 2013; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3261. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation Division, Wage 
     and Hour Division, Department of Labor, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Application 
     of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service'' 
     (RIN1235-AA05) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 30, 2013; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3262. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the Fiscal Year 2014-2018 Strategic Plan for

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     the Department of Health and Human Services; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3263. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Certification Process for State 
     Capital Counsel System'' (RIN1121-AA77) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 30, 2013; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-3264. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulation Policy and Management Office of the General 
     Counsel, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and 
     Veteran-Owned Small Business Status Protest'' (RIN2900-AM92) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 27, 2013; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-3265. A communication from the Deputy Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XC817) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 27, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3266. A communication from the Acting Deputy Director, 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Commercial 
     Shark Fisheries'' (RIN0648-XC836) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 27, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3267. A communication from the Acting Deputy Director, 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processors Using Trawl Gear in the 
     Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-
     XC850) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on September 27, 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3268. A communication from the Acting Deputy Director, 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Western Regulatory Area of 
     the Gulf of Alaska Management Area'' (RIN0648-XC856) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 27, 
     2013; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3269. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Queen 
     Conch Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; 
     Regulatory Amendment 2'' (RIN0648-BD15) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 27, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3270. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries 
     Off West Coast States; Highly Migratory Fisheries; California 
     Drift Gillnet Fishery; Sperm Whale Interaction Restriction'' 
     (RIN0648-BD57) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 27, 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3271. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Red Snapper Management 
     Measures'' (RIN0648-BD39) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 27, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3272. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2012 Report to Congress 
     on the Disclosure of Financial Interest and Recusal 
     Requirements for Regional Fishery Management Councils and 
     Scientific and Statistical Committees''; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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