[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6915-6916]
[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-1498. 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; Tuscaloosa Dragon Boat Races; Black Warrior 
     River; Tuscaloosa, AL'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-
     2013-0190)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1499. A communication from the Assistant Chief Counsel 
     for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous 
     Materials Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Hazardous Materials: Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (RRR)'' (RIN2137-AE78) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     May 2, 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1500. A communication from the Assistant Chief Counsel 
     for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous 
     Materials Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Hazardous Materials: Harmonization with the 
     United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous 
     Goods: Model Regulations, International Maritime Dangerous 
     Goods Code, and the International Civil Aviation Organization 
     Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous 
     Goods by Air'' (RIN2137-AE83) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     May 2, 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1501. A communication from the Assistant Chief Counsel 
     for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous 
     Materials Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Hazardous Materials: Revision of Maximum 
     and Minimum Civil Penalties'' (RIN2137-AE96) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 2, 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1502. A communication from the Assistant Chief Counsel 
     for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous 
     Materials Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Hazardous Materials: Miscellaneous 
     Petitions for Rulemaking (RRR)'' (RIN2137-AE79) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 2, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1503. A communication from the Assistant Chief Counsel 
     for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous 
     Materials Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Hazardous Materials: Harmonization with 
     International Standards (RRR)'' (RIN2137-AE87) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 2, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1504. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     12th Annual Saltwater Classic; Port Canaveral Harbor; Port 
     Canaveral, FL'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2013-0200)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 1, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1505. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     XA The Experimental Agency Fireworks, Pier 34, East River, 
     NY'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2013-0208)) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 1, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1506. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety 
     Zones; Fireworks Displays in Captain of the Port Long Island 
     Sound Zone'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2013-0227)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 1, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1507. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway; Wrightsville Beach, NC'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2012-1082)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 1, 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1508. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Corp. Event Finale UHC, St. Thomas Harbor; St. Thomas, 
     U.S.V.I.'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2013-0086)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 1, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1509. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Blue Water Resort and Casino West Coast Nationals; Parker, 
     AZ'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2013-0095)) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 1, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1510. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     V.I. Carnival Finale, St. Thomas Harbor; St. Thomas, 
     U.S.V.I.'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2013-0085)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 1, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1511. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety 
     Zones; Annual Fireworks Events in the Captain of the Port 
     Buffalo Zone'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2012-1084)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 1, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1512. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Pasquotank River; Elizabeth City, NC'' ((RIN1625-AA00) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2013-0259)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     May 1, 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1513. 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: Moss Point Rockin' the Riverfront 
     Festival; Robertson Lake and O'Leary Lake; Moss Point, MS'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2013-0015)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 1, 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1514. 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: West Palm Beach Triathlon Championship, 
     Intracoastal Waterway; West Palm Beach, FL'' ((RIN1625-AA08) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2012-0552)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     May 1, 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1515. 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: Third Annual Space Coast Super Boat Grand 
     Prix, Atlantic Ocean; Cocoa Beach, FL'' ((RIN1625-AA08) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2013-0071)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     May 1, 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1516. 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: Hebda Cup Rowing Regatta, Trenton Channel; 
     Detroit River, Wyandotte, MI'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. 
     USCG-2013-0211)) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1517. 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; North Carolina Cut, Atlantic 
     Intracoastal Waterway, Wrightsville Beach, NC'' ((RIN1625-
     AA09) (Docket No. USCG-2013-0197)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 1, 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.

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       EC-1518. A communication from the Program Analyst, National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; 
     Matters Incorporated by Reference'' (RIN2127-AL25) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 2, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1519. A communication from the Program Analyst, National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Organization and Delegation of Duties'' 
     (RIN2127-AL44) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 2, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1520. A communication from the Regulatory Ombudsman, 
     Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Self-Reporting of Out-of-State 
     Convictions'' (RIN2126-AB43) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     May 2, 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1521. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2012 
     Annual Progress Report on the National Strategy for 
     Transportation Security''; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1522. A communication from the Acting Associate General 
     Counsel for General Law, Office of the General Counsel, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Deputy 
     Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 13, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1523. A communication from the Acting Associate General 
     Counsel for General Law, Office of the General Counsel, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Under 
     Secretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate, 
     Department of Homeland Security, received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 13, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1524. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 19-124 ``Board of Ethics and Government 
     Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform 
     Amendment Act of 2011''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1525. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action, Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Residential, 
     Business, and Wind and Solar Resource Leases on Indian Land'' 
     (RIN1076-AE73) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 10, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs.
       EC-1526. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled, ``Report to Congress on the Social and Economic 
     Conditions of Native Americans: Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008''; 
     to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

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