[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 57 (Tuesday, April 8, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2233-S2235]
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-5242. A communication from the Associate Administrator 
     of the Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Peanut Promotion, 
     Research, and Information Order; Amendment to Primary Peanut-
     Producing States and Adjustment of Membership'' (Docket No. 
     AMS-FV-13-0042) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 2, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5243. A communication from the Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Organization; Disclosure to Shareholders; Disclosure to 
     Investors in System-wide and Consolidated Bank Debt 
     Obligations of the Farm Credit System; Advisory Note'' 
     (RIN3052-AD00) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 2, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5244. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Thiram; Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL 
     No. 9909-02) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 2, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5245. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Imazapic; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9400-3) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 2, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
        EC-5246. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Imazapyr; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9907-82) 
     received in the Office of

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     the President of the Senate on April 2, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5247. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Interpretive Rule Regarding Applicability of the 
     Exemption from Permitting under Section 404(f)(1)(A) of the 
     Clean Water Act to Certain Agricultural Conservation 
     Practices'' (FRL No. 9908-97-OW) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 3, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5248. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fluoxastrobin; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9907-46) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 3, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5249. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Proquinazid; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9903-
     11) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 2, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
        EC-5250. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Metaflumizone; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9907-67) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 2, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5251. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, ``Report to 
     Congress on Fiscal Year 2015 Staff Years of Technical Effort 
     and Estimated Funding for Department of Defense Federally 
     Funded Research and Development Centers''; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
        EC-5252. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary 
     of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report relative to the Foreign Language Skill 
     Proficiency Bonus program; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-5253. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary 
     of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report 
     on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Stanley T. 
     Kresge, United States Air Force, and his advancement to the 
     grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5254. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary 
     of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report 
     of two (2) officers authorized to wear the insignia of the 
     grade of brigadier general in accordance with title 10, 
     United States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-5255. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Office of Enforcement, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Enforcement Guidance Memorandum 
     2014-001: Interim Guidance for Dispositioning 10 CFR Part 37 
     Violations with Respect to Large Components or Robust 
     Structures Containing Category 1 or Category 2 Quantities of 
     Material at Power Reactor Facilities Licensed under 10 CFR 
     Parts 50 and 52'' (RIN3150-AI12) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 2, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5256. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Indiana; Ohio; `Infrastructure' SIP State Board Requirements 
     for the 2006 24-Hour PM2.5 NAAQS'' (FRL No. 9908-70-Region 5) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 2, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-5257. 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 
     Plans; Hawaii; Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Lead 
     National Ambient Air Quality Standard'' (FRL No. 9908-07-
     Region 9) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 2, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-5258. 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; Illinois; 10-Year FESOP Amendments'' 
     (FRL No. 9907-50-Region 5) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 2, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5259. 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; Section 110(a)(2) 
     Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Ozone National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 9909-09-Region 3) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 2, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-5260. 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; Infrastructure 
     Requirements for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standards'' (FRL No. 9909-10-Region 3) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on April 2, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5261. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Final Enforceable Consent Agreement and Testing 
     Consent Order for Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4); Export 
     Notification'' (FRL No. 9907-36) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 2, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5262. 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; Infrastructure Requirements 
     for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards'' 
     (FRL No. 9909-11-Region 3) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 2, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5263. 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 Test Methods and Testing Regulations; 
     Technical Amendment'' ((RIN2060-AQ01) (FRL No. 9908-99-OAR)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 2, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-5264. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): Manufacturing 
     (Import) Exemption for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)'' 
     (FRL No. 9908-98-OSWER) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 2, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5265. A joint communication from the Chairman and the 
     General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Board's Buy American Act 
     Report for fiscal year 2013; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5266. A communication from the Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Director, Office of Special Counsel, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office's fiscal year 2013 
     report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee 
     Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act); 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-5267. A communication from the Secretary to the Board, 
     Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Railroad Retirement Board's fiscal year 2013 annual report 
     relative to the Notification and Federal Employee 
     Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act); 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-5268. A communication from the President and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Corporation's fiscal year 
     2013 annual report relative to the Notification and Federal 
     Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No 
     FEAR Act); to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5269. A communication from the Chairman, Occupational 
     Safety and Health Review Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report of the Commission's Strategic Plan for 2014-
     2018; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-5270. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal 
     Labor Relations Authority, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Authority's fiscal year 2013 annual report relative to the 
     Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
     Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act); to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5271. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Economic Impact and Diversity, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's fiscal year 
     2013 report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee 
     Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act); 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-5272. A communication from the Chairman of the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's fiscal year 2013 annual report relative to the 
     Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
     Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act); to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5273. A communication from the Chair of the Recovery 
     Accountability and Transparency Board, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Board's fiscal year 2013 annual report relative 
     to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination 
     and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act); to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5274. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Electronic Submission of Forms, the 
     Finished Products Records for Distilled Spirits Plants, and 
     Closures on Certain Distilled Spirits and Products'' 
     (RIN1513-AB97) received in the Office

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     of the President of the Senate on April 7, 2014; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-5275. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary 
     of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Annual Report of the Reserve Forces Policy Board 
     for 2013; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5276. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting, a report of 
     proposed legislation entitled ``National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015''; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
        EC-5277. A communication from the Chief of the Planning 
     and Regulatory Affairs Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Special Supplemental Nutrition 
     Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Revisions in 
     the WIC Food Packages'' (RIN0584-AD77) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on April 2, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5278. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Child Care and Development Fund Report to Congress 
     for Fiscal Years 2008 through 2011''; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-5279. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to U.S. support for 
     Taiwan's participation as an observer at the 67th World 
     Health Assembly and in the work of the World Health 
     Organization; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-5280. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 2014-
     0020--2014-0033); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-5281. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, a report of proposed 
     legislation entitled ``Federal Aviation Insurance 
     Reauthorization Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5282. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Television 
     Broadcasting Services; South Bend, Indiana'' (MB Docket No. 
     14-1, DA 14-363) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 7, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5283. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Atlantic Herring Fishery; Adjustments to 2014 Annual Catch 
     Limits'' (RIN0648-BD70) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 3, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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