[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 7448-7450]
[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-1744. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report from the Counterproliferation 
     Program Review Committee entitled

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     ``Report on Activities and Programs for Countering 
     Proliferation and NBC Terrorism'' (DCN OSS 2011-0847); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1745. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Reserve Affairs), Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     modernization priority assessments provided by the Chiefs of 
     the Reserve and National Guard Components; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC-1746. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative 
     proposals relative to the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2012; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1747. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative 
     proposals relative to the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2012; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1748. 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 ``Plum Pox Virus; Update of 
     Quarantined Areas'' (Docket No. APHIS-2010-0089) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 12, 2011; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1749. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Corporate Credit 
     Unions'' (RIN3133-AD74) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 17, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1750. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 
     continuation of the national emergency that was originally 
     declared in Executive Order 13047 of May 20, 1997, with 
     respect to Burma; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-1751. A communication from the Chairman and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting a legislative proposal; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1752. 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 ``Procedures for Submitting to the Department 
     of Energy Trade Secrets and Commercial or Financial 
     Information That is Privileged or Confidential'' (RIN1990-
     AA36) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 12, 2011; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-1753. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy 
     Management, Regulation, and Enforcement, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Renewable Energy Alternate Uses of Existing 
     Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf--Acquire a Lease 
     Noncompetitively'' (RIN1010-AD71) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 12, 2011; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-1754. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Version One Regional 
     Reliability Standards for Facilities Design, Connections, and 
     Maintenance; Protection and Control; and Voltage and 
     Reactive'' (Docket No. RM09-9-000; Order No. 751) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 17, 2011; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-1755. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Electric Reliability 
     Organization Interpretations of Interconnection Reliability 
     Operations and Coordination and Transmission Operations 
     Reliability Standards'' (RIN1902-AE23) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on May 17, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-1756. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's May 2011 
     Strategic Plan; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-1757. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``An Approach 
     for Using Probabilistic Risk Assessment in Risk-Informed 
     Decisions on Plant-Specific Changes to the Licensing Basis'' 
     (Regulatory Guide 1.174, Revision 2) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 13, 2011; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1758. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``An Approach 
     for Plant-Specific, Risk-Informed Decisionmaking: Technical 
     Specifications'' (Regulatory Guide 1.177, Revision 1) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 13, 2011; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1759. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the extension of waiver authority for Turkmenistan; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-1760. A communication from the Fiscal Assistant 
     Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the annual reports that appeared in the March 2011 
     Treasury Bulletin; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1761. A communication from the Board of Trustees of the 
     Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical 
     Insurance Trust Funds, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Board's 2011 Annual Report; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1762. A communication from the Board of Trustees of the 
     Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Federal 
     Disability Insurance Trust Funds, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Board's 2011 Annual Report; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-1763. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Services, Office of Elementary and Secondary 
     Education, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Enhanced Assessment 
     Instruments Notice of Final Priorities, Requirements, 
     Definitions, and Selection Criteria'' (CFDA No. 84.368) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     12, 2011; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-1764. A communication from the Director, Directorate of 
     Standards and Guidance, Occupational Safety and Health 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``General Working Conditions in Shipyard 
     Employment (29 CFR part 1915, subpart F)'' (RIN1218-AB50) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 13, 2011; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1765. A communication from the Chief Privacy Officer, 
     Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Privacy 
     Office Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2011 Report to Congress''; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-1766. A communication from the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, 
     ``Auditor's Review of the Operations and Administration of 
     the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization''; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1767. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement 
     Program Report to Congress 2009''; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-1768. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Requiring Residents Who Live Outside the 
     United States to File Petitions According to Form 
     Instructions'' (RIN1615-AB93) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 17, 2011; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-1769. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Visas: Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended'' (RIN1400-AC87) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     12, 2011; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1770. 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 manufacturing 
     license agreement for the export of defense articles, 
     including, technical data, and defense services to Canada for 
     Telephonics APS-508 Radar System for the CP-140 Program in 
     the amount of $25,000,000 or more; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1771. 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, 
     including, technical data, and defense services to the United 
     Kingdom for development and support of Data Terminal 
     Equipment for the Bowman ComBat Infrastructure and Platform 
     Battlefield Information System Application (BISA) Program in 
     the amount of $100,000,000 or more; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-1772. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Traffic 
     Separation Schemes: In the Approaches to Portland, ME; in the 
     Approaches

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     to Boston, MA; in the Approaches to Narragansett Bay, RI and 
     Buzzards Bay, MA; in the Approaches to Chesapeake Bay, VA, 
     and in the Approaches to the Cape Fear River, NC'' ((RIN1625-
     AB55) (Docket No. USCG-2010-0718)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 6, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1773. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Traffic 
     Separation Schemes: In the Strait of Juan de Fuca and its 
     Approaches; in Puget Sound and its Approaches; and in Haro 
     Strait, Boundary Pass, and the Strait of Georgia'' ((RIN1625-
     AA48) (Docket No. USCG-2002-12702)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 6, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1774. 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; Rainy River, Ranier, MN'' ((RIN1625-
     AA09) (Docket No. USCG-2010-1055)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 16, 2011; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1775. 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 Regulation; Curtis Creek, Baltimore, MD'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA09) (Docket No. USCG-2010-1103)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 12, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1776. 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 Regulation; Buffalo Bayou, mile 4.3, Houston, 
     Harris County, TX'' ((RIN1625-AA09) (Docket No. USCG-2011-
     0100)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 12, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1777. 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 Regulation; Duluth Ship Canal, Duluth-Superior 
     Harbor, MN'' ((RIN1625-AA09) (Docket No. USCG-2010-1030)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     12, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1778. 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 
     Local Regulation for Marine Event; Temporary Change of Dates 
     for Recurring Marine Event in the Fifth Coast Guard 
     District'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2010-1094)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     12, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1779. 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 
     Local Regulations and Safety Zones; Recurring Events in 
     Northern New England'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2010-
     0110)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 12, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1780. 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 
     Local Regulation; Hydroplane Races within the Captain of the 
     Port Puget Sound Area of Responsibility'' ((RIN1625-AA08) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2009-0996)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 12, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1781. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Anchorage 
     Regulations; Port of New York'' ((RIN1625-AA01) (Docket No. 
     USCG-2008-1082)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 16, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1782. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Inflatable 
     Personal Flotation Devices'' ((RIN1625-AB60) (Docket No. 
     USCG-2011-0076)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 12, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1783. A communication from the Commander, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Great Lakes 
     Pilotage: 2011 Annual Review and Adjustment'' ((RIN1625-AB48) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2010-0517)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 12, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1784. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Ninth Coast 
     Guard District Sector Realignment; Northern Lake Michigan and 
     Lake Huron'' ((RIN1625-ZA29) (Docket No. USCG-2009-0929)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     12, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1785. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Syria that 
     was originally declared in Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 
     2004 and expanded in Executive Order 13572 of April 29, 2011; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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