[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 6, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2717-S2718]
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-5580. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``alpha-Alkyl-omega-Hydroxypoly (Oxypropylene) and/
     or Poly (Oxyethylene) Polymers Where the Alkyl Chain Contains 
     a Minimum of Six Carbons etc.; Exemption from the Requirement 
     of a Tolerance; Technical Correction'' (FRL No. 9907-59) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     1, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
        EC-5581. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fenoxaprop-ethyl; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9909-72) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 1, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5582. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Tebuconazole; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9909-31) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 1, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5583. A communication from the Acting Congressional 
     Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Importation of Cape 
     Gooseberry From Colombia Into the United States'' (RIN0579-
     AD79) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 5, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
        EC-5584. A communication from the Associate General 
     Counsel, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, three (3) reports relative to vacancies in the 
     Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5585. 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 ``Irish Potatoes Grown in 
     Certain Designated Counties in Idaho, and Malheur County, 
     Oregon; Decreased Assessment Rate'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-13-
     0093) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 1, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
        EC-5586. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the 
     position of Assistant Secretary for Congressional and 
     Intergovernmental Relations, Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 30, 2014; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5587. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the 
     position of Deputy Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 30, 2014; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5588. 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 
     China; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-5589. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a section of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (RSAT 13-3700); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-5590. 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-
     0049--2014-0053); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-5591. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army (Civil Works), transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of the Secretary of the Army's recommendation to 
     authorize the Willamette River Floodplain Restoration 
     Project, Lower Coast Fork and the Middle Fork, Oregon; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5592. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army (Civil Works), transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of the Secretary of the Army's recommendation to 
     authorize the Neuse River Basin Ecosystem Restoration 
     Project, North Carolina; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-5593. 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; 
     Region 4 States; Visibility Protection Infrastructure 
     Requirements for the 1997 and 2006 Fine Particulate Matter 
     National Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 9910-42-
     Region 4) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 1, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-5594. 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; 
     Virginia; Regional Haze Five-Year Progress Report State 
     Implementation Plan'' (FRL No. 9910-34-Region 3) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2014; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5595. 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; 
     Delaware; Regional Haze Five-Year Progress Report State 
     Implementation Plan'' (FRL No. 9910-33-Region 3) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2014; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5596. 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; Determination of 
     Attainment of the 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter 
     Standard for the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley Nonattainment 
     Area'' (FRL No. 9910-32-Region 3) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 1, 2014; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5597. 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: 2013 
     Cellulosic Biofuel Standard'' (FRL No. 9910-18-OAR) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2014; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5598. 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; Washington: Puget Sound Ozone Maintenance Plan'' (FRL 
     No. 9910-02-Region 10) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 1, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5599. 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; 
     California San Francisco Bay Area and Chico Nonattainment 
     Areas; Fine Particulate Matter Emissions Inventories; 
     Correction'' (FRL No. 9909-16-Region 9) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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        EC-5600. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Identification of Nonattainment Classification and 
     Deadlines for Submission of State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
     Provisions for the 1997 Fine Particle (PM2.5) National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS'' 
     (FRL No. 9909-93-OAR) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on May 1, 2014; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-5601. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the Agency's Strategic Plan for 
     fiscal years 2014 through 2018; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5602. A joint communication from the Director of 
     National Intelligence and the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Intelligence, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to foreign counterspace programs; to the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence.
        EC-5603. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Uniformed Services Employment and 
     Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) Quarterly Report to 
     Congress; Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2014''; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-5604. A communication from the Deputy Director, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Prospective Payment 
     System for Federally Qualified Health Centers; Changes to 
     Contracting Policies for Rural Health Clinics; and Changes to 
     Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 
     Enforcement Actions for Proficiency Testing Referral'' 
     ((RIN0938-AR62) (CMS-1443-FC)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 1, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-5605. A communication from the Public Printer, 
     Government Printing Office, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Office's Annual Report for fiscal year 2013; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.

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