[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 14, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S324-S325]
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-4264. A communication from the Associate General 
     Counsel, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, (3) three reports relative to vacancies in the 
     Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4265. 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 Avocados From 
     Continental Spain'' ((RIN0579-AD63) (Docket No. APHIS-2012-
     0002)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on January 7, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4266. 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 Fresh Apricots 
     From Continental Spain'' ((RIN0579-AD62) (Docket No. APHIS-
     2011-0132)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 7, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4267. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Dimethyl esters of glutaric acid (i.e., dimethyl 
     glutarate), succinic acid (i.e., dimethyl succinate), and 
     adipic acid (i.e., dimethyl adipate); Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9904-57) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 8, 2014; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4268. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the continuation of the national emergency that was 
     declared in Executive Order 13396 on February 7, 2006, with 
     respect to Cote d'Ivoire; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4269. A communication from the Counsel, Legal Division, 
     Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Defining 
     Larger Participants of the Student Loan Servicing Market'' 
     ((RIN3170-AA35) (Docket No. CFPB-2013-0005)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 6, 2014; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4270. 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 January 7, 2014; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4271. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Removal of Person from the Entity 
     List Based on a Removal Request'' (RIN0694-AG03) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 7, 2014; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4272. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to National 
     Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners v. United 
     States Department of Energy; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-4273. A communication from the Administrator, 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-4274. A communication from the Administrator, 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-4275. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department 
     of

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     Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for 
     Residential Furnace Fans'' (RIN1904-AC21) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 6, 2014; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-4276. 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 ``Energy Conservation Program: Alternative 
     Efficiency Determination Methods, Basic Model Definition, and 
     Compliance for Commercial HVAC, Refrigeration, and WH 
     Equipment'' (RIN1904-AC46) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 2, 2014; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-4277. 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 ``Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary 
     Penalties'' (RIN1904-AA43) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 3, 2014; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-4278. A communication from the General Counsel, Peace 
     Corps, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a 
     vacancy in the position of Director of the Peace Corps, 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 7, 2014; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-4279. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Report of the Attorney General to the 
     Congress of the United States on the Administration of the 
     Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, for the 
     six months ending December 31, 2012''; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-4280. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     annual report from the Attorney General to Congress relative 
     to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act; 
     to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
       EC-4281. A communication from the Co-Chief Privacy 
     Officers, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Commission's Privacy Report for fiscal year 2013; 
     to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
       EC-4282. 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 ``Removal of Penalty for Breaking Points'' 
     (RIN2900-AO51) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 7, 2014; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       EC-4283. 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 ``Community Residential Care'' (RIN2900-
     AO62) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on January 7, 2014; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-4284. 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 ``Duty Periods for Establishing 
     Eligibility for Health Care'' (RIN2900-AO25) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 20, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-4285. A communication from the Deputy 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 ``Copayments for Medications in 2014'' 
     (RIN2900-AO91) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 27, 
     2013; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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