[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5166-5167]
[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-1207. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Removal of the List of Ports of 
     Embarkation and Export Inspection Facilities From the 
     Regulations'' ((RIN0579-AD25)(Docket No. APHIS-2009-0078)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 4, 2011; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-1208. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Ethiprole; Pesticide 
     Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8863-1) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 4, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1209. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Hexythiazox; Pesticide 
     Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8868-6) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 4, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1210. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Various Transport 
     Category Airplanes Equipped with Chemical Oxygen Generators 
     Installed in a Lavatory'' ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-
     2011-0157)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 4, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1211. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace and 
     Revocation of Class E Airspace; Easton, MD'' ((RIN2120-
     AA66)(Docket No. FAA-2010-0936)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 4, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1212. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, 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 South Atlantic; Closure'' (RIN0648-XA264) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 31, 
     2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1213. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Energy Conservation Program for Consumer 
     Products: Decision and Order Granting 180-Day Extension of 
     Compliance Date for Residential Furnaces and Boilers Test 
     Procedure Amendments'' (RIN1904-AB89) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on April 4, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-1214. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs , Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Control of 
     the Processing and Use of Stainless Steel'' (Regulatory Guide 
     1.44, Revision 1) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 4, 2011; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1215. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Alabama: Final 
     Disapproval of Revisions to the Visible Emissions Rule'' (FRL 
     No. 9290-3) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 4, 2011; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-1216. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Standards of Performance 
     for New Stationary Sources and Emissions Guidelines for 
     Existing Sources: Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste 
     Incinerators'' (FRL No. 9289-6) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 4, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1217. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``LAND DISPOSAL 
     RESTRICTIONS: Site-Specific Treatment Variance for Hazardous 
     Selenium-Bearing Waste Treated by U.S. Ecology Nevada in 
     Beatty, NV and Withdrawal of Site-Specific Treatment Variance 
     for Hazardous Selenium-Bearing Waste Issued to Chemical Waste 
     Management in Kettleman Hills, CA'' (FRL No. 9290-6) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 4, 
     2011; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1218. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Clean Alternative Fuel 
     Vehicle and Engine Conversions'' (FRL No. 9289-7) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on April 4, 2011; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1219. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Group I 
     Polymers and Resins; Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations; 
     Pharmaceuticals Production; and The Printing and Publishing 
     Industry'' (FRL No. 9291-3) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 4, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1220. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio; 
     Volatile Organic Compound Emission Control Measures for 
     Lithographic and Letterpress Printing in Cleveland'' (FRL No. 
     9285-4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on April 4, 2011; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-1221. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Oklahoma: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revision'' (FRL No. 9291-1) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 4, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1222. 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 ``Withdrawal of Regulations Related to 
     Validity and Priority of Federal Tax Lien'' (RIN1545-BG13) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 4, 2011; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1223. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch,

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     Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Nonconventional Source Fuel Credit, Section 45K Inflation 
     Adjustment Factor, and Section 45K Reference Price'' (Notice 
     2011-30) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 4, 2011; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1224. 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 ``Taxpayer Assistance Orders'' (RIN1545-BF33) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 4, 2011; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1225. 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 ``Puerto Rican Excise Tax'' (Notice 2011-29) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 4, 2011; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1226. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulations, Social Security Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revised 
     Medical Criteria for Evaluating Endocrine Disorders'' 
     (RIN0960-AD78) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 4, 2011; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1227. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     U.S. support for Taiwan's participation as an observer at the 
     64th World Health Assembly and in the work of the World 
     Health Organization; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1228. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, 
     the certification of a proposed amendment to a technical 
     assistance agreement for the export of defense articles, to 
     include technical data, and defense services to support the 
     LITENING Advanced Targeting Pod and Rafael RecceLite/RecceM 
     Pods for the Commonwealth of Australia in the amount of 
     $50,000,000 or more; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1229. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     a report relative to the No FEAR Act for fiscal year 2010; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1230. A communication from the Director, Office of Equal 
     Employment Opportunity and Diversity, U.S. Patent and 
     Trademark Office, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the No FEAR Act for fiscal year 2010; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1231. A communication from the Inspector General of the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress 
     for the period from April 1, 2010, through September 30, 
     2010; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.

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