[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Pages 24569-24570]
[From the U.S. 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-3305. 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; 
     Fireworks Displays within the Captain of the Port Puget Sound 
     Zone'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USG-2009-0752)) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 7, 
     2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3306. 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; 
     Calcasieu River, Hackberry, Louisiana'' ((RIN1625-AA87) 
     (Docket No. USG-2009-0317)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 7, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3307. 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; 
     IJSBA World Finals, Lower Colorado River, Lake Havasu, 
     Arizona'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USG-2009-0194)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 7, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3308. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``San Clemente 
     Island Northwest Harbor October and November Training; 
     Northwest Harbor San Clemente Island, California'' ((RIN1625-
     AA00) (Docket No. USG-2009-0747)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 7, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3309. 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; 
     Robert Moses Causeway Bridge State Boat Channel, Captree, New 
     York'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USG-2009-0755)) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 7, 
     2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3310. 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; 
     Cape Charles Tomato Festival Fireworks Event, Chesapeake Bay, 
     Cape Charles, Virginia'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USG-
     2009-0529)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 7, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3311. 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; 
     Parker US Open Nationals; Parker, Arizona'' ((RIN1625-AA00) 
     (Docket No. USG-2009-0474)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 7, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3312. 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 
     and Regulated Navigation Area, Chicago Sanitary and Ship 
     Canal, Romeoville, Illinois'' ((RIN1625-AA11) (Docket No. 
     USG-2009-0767)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 7, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3313. 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 
     and Regulated Navigation Area, Chicago Sanitary and Ship 
     Canal, Romeoville, Illinois'' ((RIN1625-AA11) (Docket No. 
     USG-2009-0789)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 7, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3314. 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 
     and Regulated Navigation Area, Chicago Sanitary and Ship 
     Canal, Romeoville, Illinois'' ((RIN1625-AA11) (Docket No. 
     USG-2009-0884)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 7, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3315. 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; 
     Naval Training October and November; San Clemente Island, 
     California'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USG-2009-0748)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 7, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3316. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security and 
     Safety Zone; Cruise Ship Protection, Elliott Bay and Pier-91, 
     Seattle, Washington'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USG-2009-
     0331)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on October 7, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3317. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Large 
     Passenger Vessel Crew Requirements'' ((RIN1625-AB16) (Docket 
     No. USG-2007-27761)) received in the Office of the

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     President of the Senate on October 7, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3318. A communication from the Attorney, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Sabine River, Orange, Texas'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. 
     USG-2009-0359)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 7, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3319. A communication from the Attorney, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Hood Canal Bridge Cable Laying Operation, Hood Canal, 
     Washington'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USG-2009-0496)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 7, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3320. A communication from the Attorney, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Local Regulation for Marine Events; Mattaponi River, Wakema, 
     Virginia'' ((RIN1625-AA08)(Docket No. USG-2009-0460)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 7, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3321. 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 
     Anchorage Areas; Henderson Harbor, New York'' ((RIN1625-
     AA01)(Docket No. USG-2009-0854)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 7, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3322. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the expenditure of funds under the Recovery Act; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3323. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Services, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries in the Western 
     Pacific; Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish Fisheries; 2009-
     10 Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish Total Allowable Catch'' 
     (RIN0648-XQ14) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 2, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3324. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Services, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-
     XR71) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on October 2, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3325. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Services, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off West Coast States; 
     Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Closure'' (RIN0648-XR63) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 2, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3326. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Services, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; 
     Closure of the Limited Access General Category Scallop 
     Fishery to Individual Fishing Quota Scallop Vessels'' 
     (RIN0648-XR58) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 2, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3327. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulations; Raritan River, Arthur Kill and Their 
     Tributaries, Staten Island, New York and Elizabeth, New 
     Jersey'' ((RIN1625-AA09)(Docket No. USG-2009-0202)) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 5, 
     2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3328. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commission, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Rules of Practice'' (16 CFR Parts 3 and 4) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 2, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3329. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Wyoming 
     Regulatory Program'' (SATS No. WY-035-FOR) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 8, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-3330. A communication from the Chief of the Endangered 
     Species Listing Branch, Fish and Wildlife Services, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Listing Lepidium papilliferum (Slickspot 
     Peppergrass) as a Threatened Species Throughout Its Range'' 
     (RIN1018-AW34) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 7, 2009; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-3331. A communication from the Chief of the Endangered 
     Species Listing Branch, Fish and Wildlife Services, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 
     Southwest Alaska Distinct Population Segment of the Northern 
     Sea Otter'' (RIN1018-AV92) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 7, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3332. 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 ``Industry Director's Directive No. 5 on 
     Mixed Service Costs'' (LMSB-4-0809-033) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 7, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3333. A communication from the Chief of the Trade and 
     Commercial Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Customs Broker License 
     Examination Appeals'' (CPB Dec. 09-38) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on October 7, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3334. A communication from the Office Manager, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Interim Final Rules Prohibiting 
     Discrimination Based on Genetic Information in Health 
     Insurance Coverage and Group Health Plans'' (RIN0938-AP37) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 7, 2009; to the Committee on Finance.

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