[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 168 (Wednesday, October 23, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6089-S6091]
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-2992. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, Office 
     of General Counsel, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     for the position of Administrator, National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, received

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     in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 17, 
     2019; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-2993. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) 
     Vehicles Rule Part One: One National Program'' ((RIN2127-
     AL76) (FRL No. 10000-45-OAR)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 27, 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
        EC-2994. 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 ``Establishment of the Eastern Connecticut 
     Highlands Viticultural Area'' (RIN1513-AC41) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 22, 2019; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-2995. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Pot 
     Catcher/Processers in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area'' (RIN0648-XY029) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 15, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-2996. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Release of Groundfish 
     Reserves in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands'' (RIN0648-
     XF292) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on October 15, 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
        EC-2997. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific 
     Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' 
     (RIN0648-XG591) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 15, 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-2998. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Hook-and-
     line Catcher/Processors in the Central Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XG869) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 15, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-2999. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher 
     Vessels Greater Than or Equal to 60 Feet Length Overall Using 
     Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
     Area'' (RIN0648-XY038) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 15, 2019; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3000. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Snapper-Grouper Fishery 
     of the South Atlantic; 2019 Recreational Accountability 
     Measure and Closure for South Atlantic Red Grouper'' 
     (RIN0648-XS012) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 15, 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3001. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Snapper-Grouper Fishery 
     of the South Atlantic; 2019 Recreational Accountability 
     Measure and Closure for the South Atlantic Other Jacks 
     Complex'' (RIN0648-XS013) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 15, 2019; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3002. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the 
     Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal 
     Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and 
     Atlantic Region; Commercial Closure for Spanish Mackerel'' 
     (RIN0648-XG588) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 15, 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3003. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota 
     Transfers from NC to VA and ME to CT'' (RIN0648-XX012) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 15, 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3004. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``International Fisheries; 
     Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory 
     Species; Closure of Purse Seine Fishery in the ELAPS in 
     2019'' (RIN0648-PIR-A001) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 15, 2019; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3005. A communication from the Director of the Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Bering 
     Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
     Area'' (RIN0648-XY039) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 15, 2019; to the Committee 
     on Commerce , Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3006. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Magnuson-
     Stevens Act Provision; Fisheries off West Coast States; 
     Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Annual Specifications and 
     Management Measures for the 2019 Tribal and Non-Tribal 
     Fisheries for Pacific Whiting, and Requirement to Consider 
     Chinook Salmon Bycatch Before Reapportioning Tribal Whiting'' 
     (RIN0648-BI67) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 15, 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3007. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries 
     Off the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; 
     Final 2019 and 2020 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish'' 
     (RIN0648-XG471) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 15, 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3008. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies 
     Fishery; Fishing Year 2019 Recreational Management Measures'' 
     (RIN0648-BI69) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 15, 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3009. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Atlantic Highly 
     Migratory Species; Commercial Aggregated Large Coastal Shark 
     and Hammerhead Shark Management Group in the Atlantic Region; 
     Retention Limit Adjustment'' (RIN0648-XT024) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 22, 2019; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3010. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2019-0441)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 18, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3011. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2019-0497)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 18, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3012. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2019-0194)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 18, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3013. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 
     Company Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2018-
     0495)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 18, 2019; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3014. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 
     Company Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2019-
     0715)) received during adjournment of

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     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 18, 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3015. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Rolls Royce 
     Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by 
     Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket 
     No. FAA-2019-0693)) received during adjournment of the Senate 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 18, 
     2019; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3016. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Various Transport 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2019-0444)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 18, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3017. 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; 
     Allegheny River, Mile 0 to Mile 0.25, Pittsburgh, PA'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2019-0806)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 17, 2019; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3018. 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; 
     San Jacinto River, Channelview, TX'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket 
     No. USCG-2019-0818)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on October 17, 2019; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3019. 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 
     for Fireworks Display; Patapsco River, Inner Harbor, 
     Baltimore, MD'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2019-0571)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 17, 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3020. 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; 
     Manasquan Inlet, Manasquan, NJ'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. 
     USCG-2019-0799)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 17, 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3021. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Local Regulation; Gulf of Mexico, Fort Myers Beach, FL'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2019-0602)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 17, 2019; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3022. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Iran that 
     was declared in Executive Order 12170 on November 14, 1979; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3023. A communication from the Secretary, Securities 
     and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to Prohibitions and 
     Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, 
     and Relationships with, Hedge Funds and Private Equity 
     Funds'' (RIN3235-AM10) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 22, 2019; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3024. A communication from the Board Members of the 
     Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Board's 2019 Annual Report; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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