[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 11264-11265]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed 
to executive session to consider en bloc Executive Calendar Nos. 493, 
494, 556, 581, 589, 590, 592, 647, 705, 722, 726, 747, 783, 784, 785, 
786, 787, 788, 794, 799, 800, 801, 824 to and including 830, 836 to and 
including 842, 844 to and including 848, 880, 881, 882, 902, 904 to and 
including 907, 908, 916, 923 to and including 928, 930, 938, 939, 940, 
941, 942, 943, 944, 952 and all nominations on the Secretary's desk in 
NOAA; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motions to 
reconsider be laid on the table en bloc, that no further motions be in 
order, and 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 resume legislative session.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without 
objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


                     national labor relations board

       Brian Hayes, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the 
     National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years 
     expiring December 16, 2012.
       Mark Gaston Pearce, of New York, to be a Member of the 
     National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years 
     expiring August 27, 2013.


                   executive office of the president

       Benjamin B. Tucker, of New York, to be Deputy Director for 
     State, Local, and Tribal Affairs, Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy.


                         department of justice

       John H. Laub, of the District of Columbia, to be Director 
     of the National Institute of Justice.


                       amtrak board of directors

       Anthony R. Coscia, of New Jersey, to be a Director of the 
     Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years.
       Albert DiClemente, of Delaware, to be a Director of the 
     Amtrak Board of Directors for the remainder of the term 
     expiring July 26, 2011.


                  national transportation safety board

       Mark R. Rosekind, of California, to be a Member of the 
     National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring 
     December 31, 2014.


                department of health and human services

       Jim R. Esquea, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, vice Vincent J. Ventimiglia, Jr.


                         department of justice

       James P. Lynch, of the District of Columbia, to be Director 
     of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, vice Jeffrey L. 
     Sedgwick.


                          department of state

       Judith Ann Stewart Stock, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of State (Educational and Cultural Affairs).


                          department of energy

       Patricia A. Hoffman, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Energy (Electricity Delivery and Energy 
     Reliability), vice Kevin M. Kolevar.


                     national council on disability

       Ari Ne'eman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National 
     Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2012, 
     vice Robert Davila.


                      department of transportation

       David T. Matsuda, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Administrator of the Maritime Administration.


                        marine mammal commission

       Michael F. Tillman, of California, to be a Member of the 
     Marine Mammal Commission for a term expiring May 13, 2011, 
     vice John Elliott Reynolds, III.
       Daryl J. Boness, of Maine, to be a Member of the Marine 
     Mammal Commission for a term expiring May 13, 2010.
       Daryl J. Boness, of Maine, to be a Member of the Marine 
     Mammal Commission for a term expiring May 13, 2013.


                  national transportation safety board

       Earl F. Weener, of Oregon, to be a Member of the National 
     Transportation Safety Board for the remainder of the term 
     expiring December 31, 2010.


                       amtrak board of directors

       Jeffrey R. Moreland, of Texas, to be a Director of the 
     Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years.

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                    environmental protection agency

       Arthur Allen Elkins, Jr., of Maryland, to be Inspector 
     General, Environmental Protection Agency.


                              peace corps

       Carolyn Hessler Radelet, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Deputy Director of the Peace Corps.


                overseas private investment corporation

       Elizabeth L. Littlefield, of the District of Columbia, to 
     be President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 
     vice Robert A. Mosbacher.


        international joint commission, united states and canada

       Lana Pollack, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner on the part 
     of the United States on the International Joint Commission, 
     United States and Canada.


               federal retirement thrift investment board

       Dana Katherine Bilyeu, of Nevada, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term 
     expiring October 11, 2011.
       Michael D. Kennedy, of Georgia, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term 
     expiring September 25, 2010.
       Michael D. Kennedy, of Georgia, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term 
     expiring September 25, 2014.


                        special panel on appeals

       Dennis P. Walsh, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Special 
     Panel on Appeals for a term of six years.


                             the judiciary

       Milton C. Lee, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Jerry Stewart 
     Byrd.
       Todd E. Edelman, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
       Judith Anne Smith, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia for the term of fifteen years.


                        department of education

       Eduardo M. Ochoa, of California, to be Assistant Secretary 
     for Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.


                          department of labor

       James L. Taylor, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial 
     Officer, Department of Labor, vice Douglas W. Webster.


               national museum and library services board

       Robert Wedgeworth, of Illinois, to be a Member of the 
     National Museum and Library Services Board for a term 
     expiring December 6, 2013, vice Amy Owen.
       Carla D. Hayden, of Illinois, to be a Member of the 
     National Museum and Library Services Board for a term 
     expiring December 6, 2014, vice Kevin Owen Starr.
       John Coppola, of Florida, to be a Member of the National 
     Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring 
     December 6, 2013, vice Gail Daly.
       Winston Tabb, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National 
     Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring 
     December 6, 2013, vice Beverly Allen.
       Lawrence J. Pijeaux, Jr., of Alabama, to be a Member of the 
     National Museum and Library Services Board for a term 
     expiring December 6, 2014.


                          department of energy

       Donald L. Cook, of Washington, to be Deputy Administrator 
     for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security 
     Administration.


                         department of defense

       Sharon E. Burke, of Maryland, to be Director of Operational 
     Energy Plans and Programs.
       Katherine Hammack, of Arizona, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of the Army.
       Michael J. McCord, of Virginia, to be Principal Deputy 
     Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
       Elizabeth A. McGrath, of Virginia, to be Deputy Chief 
     Management Officer of the Department of Defense.


                          department of energy

       Jeffrey A. Lane, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of Energy (Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs).


                  federal energy regulatory commission

       Cheryl A. LaFleur, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring 
     June 30, 2014, vice Suedeen G. Kelly.
       Philip D. Moeller, of Washington, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring 
     June 30, 2015.


                overseas private investment corporation

       Michael James Warren, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2011.


                 national board for education sciences

       Adam Gamoran, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a 
     term expiring November 28, 2011.
       Deborah Loewenberg Ball, of Michigan, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the National Board for Education 
     Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2012.
       Margaret R. McLeod, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for 
     Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2012, 
     vice Elizabeth Ann Bryan.
       Bridget Terry Long, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the National Board for Education 
     Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2012, vice Joseph 
     K. Torgesen.


                   executive office of the president

       David K. Mineta, of California, to be Deputy Director for 
     Demand Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy.


                department of health and human services

       Sherry Glied, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, vice Benjamin Eric Sasse.


                        state justice institute

       Daniel J. Becker, of Utah, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring 
     September 17, 2010.
       James R. Hannah, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term 
     expiring September 17, 2010.
       Gayle A. Nachtigal, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term 
     expiring September 17, 2012.
       John B. Nalbandian, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term 
     expiring September 17, 2010.
       Marsha J. Rabiteau, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term 
     expiring September 17, 2010.
       Hernan D. Vera, of California, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term 
     expiring September 17, 2012.


                     small business administration

       Marie Collins Johns, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration.


                         department of justice

       Thomas Edward Delahanty II, of Maine, to be United States 
     Attorney for the District of Maine for the term of four 
     years.
       Wendy J. Olson, of Idaho, to be United States Attorney for 
     the District of Idaho for the term of four years.
       James A. Lewis, of Illinois, to be United States Attorney 
     for the Central District of Illinois for the term of four 
     years.
       Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr., of Louisiana, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana for the term of 
     four years.
       Henry Lee Whitehorn, Sr., of Louisiana, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Western District of Louisiana for the term of 
     four years.
       Kevin Charles Harrison, of Louisiana, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Middle District of Louisiana for the term of 
     four years.
       Charles Gillen Dunne, of New York, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Eastern District of New York for the term of 
     four years.


                  national transportation safety board

       Earl F. Weener, of Oregon, to be a Member of the National 
     Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 
     2015.

               Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk


            national oceanic and atmospheric administration

       PN1849 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
     nominations (16) beginning DAVID A. SCORE, and ending DEMIAN 
     A. BAILEY, which nominations were received by the Senate and 
     appeared in the Congressional Record of June 8, 2010.

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