[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 144 (Monday, December 1, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6233-S6234]
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-7934. 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, received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 19, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-7935. A communication from the President of the Federal 
     Financing Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's 
     Annual Report for fiscal year 2014; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-7936. A communication from the Chief of the Mobility 
     Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Parts 1, and 22 of 
     the Commission's Rules with Regard to Cellular Service, 
     Including Changes in Licensing of Unserved Area; Amendment to 
     the Commission's Rules with Regard to Relocation of Part 24 
     to Part 27; Interim Restrictions and Procedures for Cellular 
     Service Applications; Amendment of Parts 0, 1, and 22 of the 
     Commission's Rules with Regard to Frequency Coordination for 
     the Cellular Service; Amendment of the Commission's Rules 
     Governing Radiated Power Limits for the Cellular Service'' 
     ((WT Docket No. 12-40) (FCC 14-181)) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on November 19, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7937. 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; Montana; Revisions to the 
     Administrative Rules of Montana--Air Quality, Subchapter 7, 
     Exclusion for Deminimis Changes; Final Rule'' (FRL No. 9918-
     35-Region 8) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 18, 2014; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-7938. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants; Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Steam Generating 
     Units'' (FRL No. 9918-21-OAR) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 18, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7939. 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; 
     North Carolina; Inspection and Maintenance Program Updates'' 
     (FRL No. 9919-10-Region 4) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 18, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7940. 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; Prevention of Significant 
     Deterioration'' (FRL No. 9919-48-Region 3) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 18, 2014; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7941. 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; 
     State of Washington; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan; 
     Federal Implementation Plan for Best Available Retrofit 
     Technology for Alcoa Intalco Operations, Tesoro Refining and 
     Marketing, and Alcoa Wenatchee'' (FRL No. 9919-38-Region 10) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 18, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-7942. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Findings of Failure to Submit a Complete State 
     Implementation Plan for Section 110(a) Pertaining to the 2010 
     Nitrogen Oxide (NO2) Primary National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standard'' (FRL No. 9919-67-OAR) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 18, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7943. 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; 
     Swinomish Indian Tribal Community; Tribal Implementation 
     Plan'' (FRL No. 9917-07-Region 10) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 18, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7944. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Reconsideration of Certain Startup/Shutdown 
     Issues: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants from Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam 
     Generating Units and Standards of Performance for Fossil-
     Fuel-Fired Electric Utility, Industrial-Commercial-
     Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional 
     Steam Generating Units'' (FRL No. 9919-29-OAR) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on November 18, 
     2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7945. 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 ``Treatment of Certain 
     Amounts Paid to Section 170(c) Organizations Under Certain 
     Employer Leave-Based Donation Programs to Aid Victims of the 
     Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, and 
     Sierra Leone'' (Notice 2014-68) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 17, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-7946. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Medicare Home Health Study: An Investigation on 
     Access to Care and Payment for Vulnerable Patient 
     Populations''; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-7947. 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 ``Arbitrage Rebate 
     Overpayments on Tax-Exempt Bonds'' ((RIN1545-BK80)(TD9701)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 18, 2014; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-7948. 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 ``Failure to File Gain 
     Recognition Agreements or Satisfy Other Reporting 
     Obligations'' ((RIN1545-BK65)(TD9704)) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on November 18, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-7949. 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 ``2014 Base Period T-
     Bill Rate'' (Rev. Rul. 2014-27) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 18, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-7950. A communication from the Executive Secretary, 
     U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), a report 
     relative to a vacancy in the position of Assistant 
     Administrator, Bureau for Africa, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development (USAID), received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 19, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-7951. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the quarterly exception 
     Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) as of September 30, 2014 
     (DCN OSS 2014-1862); to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-7952. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General James O. Barclay III, United States Army, 
     and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-7953. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revisions to Annual Return/Report--Multiple-
     Employer Plans'' (RIN1210-AB66) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 19, 2014; to the

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     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-7954. 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 ``Division of 
     Freedom of Information; Change of Office Name, and Removal of 
     Address, Telephone Number, and Fax Number; Technical 
     Amendment'' (Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0318) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 17, 2014; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-7955. A communication from the Chairman, Farm Credit 
     System Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Corporation's consolidated report addressing the Federal 
     Managers Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA or Integrity Act) and 
     the Inspector General Act of 1978 (IG Act); to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7956. A communication from the Board Chair and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Administration's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for fiscal year 2014; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7957. A communication from the Archivist of the United 
     States, National Archives and Records Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Administration's fiscal year 2014 Financial Report; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7958. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs' Semiannual Report of the Inspector General 
     for the period from April 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-7959. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Government Ethics, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Post-Employment Conflict of Interest 
     Restrictions; Revision of Departmental Component 
     Designations'' (RIN3209-AA14) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 17, 2014; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7960. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Government Ethics, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Annual 
     Financial Report for the Office of Government Ethics for 
     fiscal year 2014; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7961. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 20-462, ``License to Carry a Pistol 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7962. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Agency 
     Financial Report for fiscal year 2014; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7963. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Education 
     Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2014; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7964. A communication from the Chief Financial Officer, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the fiscal year 2014 Agency Financial Report; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7965. A communication from the Senior Associate General 
     Counsel, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Director of the National Counterterrorism 
     Center, received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on November 18, 2014; to the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence.

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