[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 23 (Thursday, February 6, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S819-S820]
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-4560. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Government Ethics, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to competitions initiated or conducted in fiscal 
     year 2013; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4561. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Improper Payments Elimination and 
     Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 (IPERIA); to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4562. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Inspector General, Office of Inspector 
     General, Department of Homeland Security, received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 31, 2014; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4563. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Science Foundation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the Foundation's fiscal 
     year 2013 Agency Financial Report; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4564. A communication from the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting, pursuant to law, reports entitled, 
     ``Audit of the Office of the People's Counsel Agency Fund for 
     Fiscal Year 2009,'' ``Audit of the Office of the People's 
     Counsel Agency Fund for Fiscal Year 2010,'' ``Audit of the 
     Office of the People's Counsel Agency Fund for Fiscal Year 
     2011,'' and ``Audit of the Office of the People's Counsel 
     Agency Fund for Fiscal Year 2012''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4565. A communication from the Board Members, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Railroad 
     Retirement Board's Performance and Accountability Report for 
     fiscal year 2013, including the Office of Inspector General's 
     Auditor's Report; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4566. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 20-266, ``Closing of a Portion of the 
     Public Alley in Square 5452, S.O. 12-03541, Act of 2014''; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4567. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 20-267, ``Microstamping Implementation 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4568. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 20-272, ``Public Charter School Historic 
     Preservation Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4569. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 20-265, ``Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 
     2013''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.

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       EC-4570. A communication from the Acting Deputy Secretary 
     of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of 
     Defense Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the 
     period from April 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4571. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Communications and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's Annual Sunshine Act Report for 2013; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4572. A communication from the Board Members, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Railroad 
     Retirement Board's Performance and Accountability Report for 
     Fiscal Year 2013, including the Office of Inspector General's 
     Auditor's Report; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4573. A communication from the Chief Financial Officer, 
     National Labor Relations Board, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Performance and Accountability 
     Report Fiscal Year 2013''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4574. A communication from the Special Counsel, Office 
     of Special Counsel, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Office's Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal 
     year 2013; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4575. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Department of Justice's activities 
     regarding pre-1970 racially motivated homicides, as required 
     by the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act of 2007; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-4576. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Department's Annual Privacy Report for the period January 1, 
     2012 through September 30, 2013; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-4577. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``2013 Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and 
     Transit: Conditions and Performance''; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4578. 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 ``Export Administration 
     Regulations: Editorial Clean-up of References to Foreign 
     Trade Regulations'' (RIN0694-AF97) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 31, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4579. A communication from the General Counsel, National 
     Science Foundation, transmitting draft legislation entitled 
     ``Antarctic Nongovernmental Activity Preparedness Act of 
     2014''; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4580. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, Office 
     of Secretary, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the 
     position of Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 31, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4581. 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; 
     Inseason Adjustment to the 2014 Gulf of Alaska Pollock and 
     Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch Amounts'' (RIN0648-XD058) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 15, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4582. 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 Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area; Amendment 99'' (RIN0648-
     BC73) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on January 15, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-4583. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Taking and 
     Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to 
     Operation of Offshore Oil and Gas Facilities in the U.S. 
     Beaufort Sea'' (RIN0648-AY63) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 15, 2014; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4584. 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; 
     Inseason Adjustment to the 2014 Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Pollock, Atka Mackerel, and Pacific Cod Total 
     Allowable Catch Amounts'' (RIN0648-XD060) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 23, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4585. 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 Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts'' (RIN0648-XC811) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 24, 2014; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4586. 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; 
     Chelsea River, Boston Inner Harbor, Boston, MA'' ((RIN1625-
     AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2012-1069)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 24, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4587. A communication from the Chair of the Aerospace 
     Safety Advisory Panel, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Panel's 
     annual report for 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4588. A communication from the Assistant Chief Counsel 
     for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous 
     Materials Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Hazardous Materials: Adoption of American 
     Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code Section XII and 
     the National Board Inspection Code'' (RIN2137-AE58) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 23, 2014; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4589. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Ehrenberg, First Mesa, Kachina Village, Munds Park, 
     Wickenburg, and Williams, Arizona)'' (MB Docket No. 11-207) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 23, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4590. A communication from the Deputy Bureau Chief, 
     Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Rural Call Completion'' ((RIN3060-AJ89) (FCC 
     13-135)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 15, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.

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