[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5644-5645]
[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-1277. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Suspension of Community Eligibility'' ((44 CFR Part 
     64)(Docket No. FEMA-2011-0002)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 7, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1278. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, Office of Protected Resources, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine 
     Mammals Incidental to Coastal Commercial Fireworks Displays 
     at Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA'' (RIN0648-
     AT46) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on April 6, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1279. A communication from the Chairman of the Surface 
     Transportation Board, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Solid Waste Rail Transfer Facilities'' (STB Ex Parte No. 
     684) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 5, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1280. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Transportation Security Administration, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the Administration's decision to enter into a 
     contract with a private security screening company to provide 
     screening services; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-1281. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's 49th Annual Report of the activities of the 
     Federal Maritime Commission for fiscal year 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1282. A communication from the Director, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the disclosure of 
     financial interest and recusal requirements for Regional 
     Fishery Management Councils and Scientific and Statistical 
     Committees; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1283. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``System Restoration 
     Reliability Standards'' ((RIN1902-AE18)(Docket No. RM10-16-
     000)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on April 6, 2011; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-1284. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Western Electric Coordinating 
     Council Qualified Transfer Path Unscheduled Flow Relief 
     Regional Reliability Standard'' ((RIN1902-AE14)(Docket No. 
     RM09-19-000)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 6, 2011; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-1285. 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 ``Safe Harbor Method of Accounting for 
     Determining the Recovery Periods for Depreciation of Certain 
     Tangible Assets Used by Wireless Telecommunications 
     Carriers'' (Rev. Proc. 2011-28) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 7, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-1286. 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 ``Safe Harbor Methods of Accounting for 
     Determining Whether Expenditures to Maintain, Replace, or 
     Improve Wireline Network Assets Must be Capitalized Under 
     Section 263(a)'' (Rev. Proc. 2011-27) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on April 7, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-1287. 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 ``Safe Harbor Method of Accounting for 
     Determining the Recovery Periods for Depreciation of Certain 
     Tangible Assets Used by Wireless Telecommunications 
     Carriers'' (Rev. Proc. 2011-22) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 7, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-1288. 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 ``Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Occurring in 
     March 2011 Designated as a Qualified Disaster under Section 
     139 of the Internal Revenue Code'' (Notice 2011-32) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 7, 
     2011; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1289. 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 ``Reduction of Foreign Tax Credit Limitation 
     Categories under Section 904(d)'' (RIN1545-BG54) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on April 7, 2011; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1290. 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 ``Announcement and Report Concerning Advance 
     Pricing Agreements'' (Rev. Proc. 2011-22) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 7, 2011; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1291. 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 ``The 100-percent Bonus Depreciation 
     Deduction under Section 168(k)(5) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code'' (Rev. Proc. 2011-26) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 7, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-1292. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Finalizing Medicare Regulations under Section 902 
     of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 
     Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) for Calendar Year 2010''; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1293. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Fourth Report to Congress (RTC) on the Evaluation 
     of the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration--Extended''; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1294. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Status on Medicare Contracting Reform 
     Implementation''; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1295. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Changes to the Medicare 
     Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs 
     for Contract Year 2012 and Other Changes'' (RIN0938-AQ00) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 6, 2011; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1296. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Medicare Programs: Changes to the End-Stage 
     Renal Disease Perspective Payment System Transition Budget-
     Neutrality Adjustment'' (RIN0938-AQ94) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on April 6, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-1297. A communication from the Chairman of the National 
     Endowment for the Arts and a Member of the Federal Council on 
     the Arts and the Humanities, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the annual report on the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Program 
     for fiscal year 2010; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.

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       EC-1298. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; 
     Classification of Ovarian Adnexal Mass Assessment Score Test 
     System'' (Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0026) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on April 5, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1299. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Certain Other Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Detomidine; 
     Correction'' ((21 CFR Part 529)(Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0002)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 6, 2011; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-1300. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds; Florfenicol; 
     Correction'' ((21 CFR Part 558)(Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0002)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 6, 2011; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-1301. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Animal Drugs, Feeds, and Related Products; Withdrawal of 
     Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Aklomide; 
     Levamisole Hydrochloride; Nitromide and Sulfanitran; 
     Roxarsone; Correction'' ((21 CFR Part 558)(Docket No. FDA-
     2010-N-0002)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 6, 2011; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1302. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``New Animal Drugs; Change of Sponsor's Name and Address; 
     Corrections'' ((21 CFR Parts 510 and 529)(Docket No. FDA-
     2010-N-0002)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 6, 2011; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1303. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for 
     Human Consumption; Bacteriophage Preparation'' ((21 CFR Part 
     172)(Docket No. FDA-2002-F-0198)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 5, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1304. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the International Atomic Energy Agency's programs and 
     projects in Burma, North Korea, Cuba, Iran, and Syria; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1305. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Commission's fiscal year 2010 annual report relative to 
     the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
     Retaliation Act of 2002; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1306. A communication from the Director of Equal 
     Employment Opportunity, Farm Credit Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's fiscal 
     year 2010 annual report relative to the Notification and 
     Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 
     2002; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-1307. A communication from the Chief Judge, Superior 
     Court of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to activities carried out by the 
     Family Court during 2010; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1308. A communication from the General Counsel, the 
     Administrative Conference of the United States, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Disclosure 
     of Records or Information'' (1 CFR Part 304) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 7, 2011; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1309. A communication from the Secretary, Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, transmitting, a report 
     relative to judicial vacancies in federal courts; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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