[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16254-16256]
[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-3199. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of 
     an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of 
     rear admiral (lower half) in accordance with title 10, United 
     States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3200. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Senior Executive Management Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, five (5) reports relative to vacancies in the 
     Department of Defense, received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 13, 2015; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3201. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal

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     Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Regulatory Capital Rules: Implementation of 
     Risk-Based Capital Surcharges for Global Systemically 
     Important Bank Holding Companies'' ((RIN7100-AE26) (12 CFR 
     Parts 208 and 217)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on October 8, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3202. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Iran that 
     was declared in Executive Order 12170 on November 14, 1979; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3203. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Somalia that 
     was declared in Executive Order 13536 on April 12, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3204. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and 
     Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to the 
     Unverified List (UVL)'' (RIN0694-AG72) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 13, 2015; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3205. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and 
     Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Updated Statements of 
     Legal Authority for the Export Administration Regulations to 
     Include Continuation of Emergency Declared in Executive Order 
     13224'' (RIN0694-AG75) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 15, 2015; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-3206. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Disturbance Monitoring and 
     Reporting Requirements Reliability Standard'' ((RIN1902-AF02) 
     (Docket No. RM15-4-000)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 8, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-3207. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2016 
     Critical Use Exemption from the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide'' 
     ((RIN2060-AS44) (FRL No. 9935-69-OAR)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 13, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3208. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``2-propen-1-aminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-propenyl-, 
     chloride, homopolymer; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9933-98) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 13, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-3209. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Clean Air Act Redesignation Substitute for the 
     Houston-Galveston-Brazoria 1-hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; 
     Texas'' (FRL No. 9935-68-Region 6) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 13, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3210. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; New Mexico; Albuquerque/Bernalillo 
     County; Revisions to State Boards and Conflict of Interest 
     Provisions'' (FRL No. 9935-53-Region 6) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 13, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3211. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Michigan; 2006 PM2.5 and 2008 
     Lead NAAQS State Board Infrastructure SIP Requirements'' (FRL 
     No. 9935-63-Region 5) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 13, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-3212. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``High Frequency Program: 
     Application Guidance for Functional Confirmation and 
     Fragility Evaluation'' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 8, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3213. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico 
     Watershed Nutrient Task Force: 2015 Report to Congress''; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3214. A communication from the Inspector General, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Medicare Payments for 
     Clinical Laboratory Tests in 2014: Baseline Data''; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3215. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Collection of Administrative Debts'' 
     (RIN0960-AH36) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 8, 2015; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3216. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Recovery 
     Auditing in Medicare for Fiscal Year 2014''; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-3217. 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 ``Information Reporting on Minimum Essential 
     Coverage'' (Notice 2015-68) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 22, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3218. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``U.S. Assistance for 
     Palestinian Security Forces and Benchmarks for Palestinian 
     Security Assistance Funds''; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-3219. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 2015-
     0103--2015-0116); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3220. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Visas: 
     Procedures for Issuing Visas'' (RIN1400-AD84) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 8, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3221. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National 
     Environmental Policy Act; Environmental Assessments for 
     Tobacco Products; Categorical Exclusions'' (Docket No. FDA-
     2013-N-1282) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 5, 2015; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3222. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Federal Student Loan Repayment Program 
     Calendar Year 2014''; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3223. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Adjustment to 
     the 2015 Winter II Quota'' (RIN0648-XE156) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 8, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3224. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; 
     Quota Transfer'' (RIN0648-XE113) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 8, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3225. A communication from the 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; 2015 
     Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for South 
     Atlantic Snowy Grouper'' (RIN0648-XE181) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 8, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3226. A communication from the 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; 2015 
     Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for South 
     Atlantic Vermilion Snapper'' (RIN0648-XE186) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 8, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3227. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled

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     ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Trip Limit Reduction'' (RIN0648-
     XD779) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on October 8, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3228. 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 Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reapportionment of the 2015 Gulf of Alaska Pacific Halibut 
     Prohibited Species Catch Limits for the Trawl Deep-Water
     and Shallow-Water Fishery Categories'' (RIN0648-XE180) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 8, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3229. 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 Northeastern United States; Northeast 
     Multispecies Fishery; Trip Limit Adjustment for the Common 
     Pool Fishery'' (RIN0648-XE155) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 8, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3230. 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 Northeastern United States; Bluefish 
     Fishery and Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota 
     Harvested for the State of Massachusetts'' (RIN0648-XE189) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 8, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3231. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West 
     Coast Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries; Inseason 
     Actions No. 30 Through No. 36'' (RIN0648-XE187) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on October 8, 2015; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3232. 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 Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processors Using Trawl Gear in the 
     Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Mexico'' (RIN0648-
     XE174) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on October 8, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3233. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, Office 
     of the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Chief Financial Officer, Department of 
     Transportation, received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 8, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3234. A communication from the Deputy Chief, Public 
     Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Improving 911 Reliability; Reliability and 
     Continuity of communications Networks, Including Broadband 
     Technologies'' ((FCC 15-95) (PS Docket Nos. 13-75 and 11-60)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 13, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3235. A communication from the Deputy Chief of the 
     Auctions and Spectrum Access Division, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Procedures for Competitive Bidding in Auction 1000, 
     Including Initial Clearing Target Determinations, Qualifying 
     to Bid, and Bidding in Auctions 1001 (Reverse) and 1002 
     (Forward)'' ((FCC 15-78) (AU Docket No. 14-252, GN Docket No. 
     12-268, WT Docket No. 12-269, and MB Docket No. 15-146)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 8, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3236. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Amendment to the Commission's Rules Concerning Market 
     Modification; Implementation of Section 102 of the STELA 
     Reauthorization Act of 2014'' ((FCC 15-111) (MB Docket No. 
     15-71)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on October 8, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3237. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement: Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workforce and Mission 
     Critical Systems Personnel Reliability Program'' (RIN2700-
     AE17) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on October 8, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.

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