[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 14] [Senate] [Pages 19573-19574] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]EXECUTIVE SESSION ______ EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider en bloc Calendar Nos. 1174, 1175, 1176, 1177, 1178, 1179, 1204, 1214, and all nominations on the Secretary's desk in the Coast Guard and NOAA; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc; that any statements relating to the nominations be printed in the Record; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate then resume legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The nominations considered and confirmed were as follows: department of justice Ripley Rand, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina for the term of four years. Charles M. Oberly III, of Delaware, to be United States Attorney for the District of Delaware for the term of four years. William Conner Eldridge, of Arkansas, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas for the term of four years. Frank Leon-Guerrero, of Guam, to be United States Marshal for the District of Guam and concurrently United States Marshal for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands for the term of four years. Charles Thomas Weeks II, of Oklahoma, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Oklahoma for the term of four years. Kenneth F. Bohac, of Illinois, to be United States Marshal for the Central District of Illinois for the term of four years. [[Page 19574]] in the air force The following named officer for appointment in the United States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section 601: To be general Gen. Claude R. Kehler in the coast guard The following named officers for appointment in the United States Coast Guard to the grade indicated under title 14, U.S.C., section 271: To be rear admiral (lower half) Captain Bruce D. Baffer Captain David R. Callahan Captain Richard T. Gromlich Captain Frederick J. Kenney Captain Marshall B. Lytle Captain Stephen P. Metruck Captain Fred M. Midgette Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk in the coast guard PN2216 COAST GUARD nominations (2) beginning GREGORY J. HALL, and ending JOSEPH T. BENIN, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of September 23, 2010. PN2217 COAST GUARD nomination of Andrew C. Kirkpatrick, which was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of September 23, 2010. PN2266 COAST GUARD nominations (6) beginning Julia A. Hein, and ending Susan L. Subocz, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of September 29, 2010. PN2267 COAST GUARD nominations (59) beginning Thomas Allan, and ending Aylwyn S. Young, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of September 29, 2010. PN2355 COAST GUARD nominations (182) beginning JOSEPH B. ABEYTA, and ending DAVID K. YOUNG, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of November 18, 2010. PN2356 COAST GUARD nominations (135) beginning STEPHEN ADLER, and ending SCOTT A. WOOLSEY, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of November 18, 2010. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION PN2301 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION nominations (12) beginning DENISE J. GRUCCIO, and ending LINDSAY R. KURELJA, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of November 17, 2010. ____________________