[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6359-6361]
[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-1542. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Paleontological Resources Preservation'' (RIN0596-AC95) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 29, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-1543. A communication from the Associate Administrator 
     of the Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Honey Packers and 
     Importers Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and 
     Information Order; Assessment Rate Increase'' (Docket No. 
     AMS-FV-14-0045) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 6, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1544. A communication from the Associate Administrator 
     of the Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing

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     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Irish Potatoes Grown in 
     Colorado and Imported Irish Potatoes; Relaxation of the 
     Handling Regulation for Area No. 2 and Import Regulations'' 
     (Docket No. AMS-FV-13-0073; FV13-3 FR) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on May 6, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1545. A communication from the Associate Administrator 
     of the Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Avocados Grown in South 
     Florida and Imported Avocados; Change in Maturity 
     Requirements'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-14-0051; FV14-915-1 FIR) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     6, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1546. A communication from the Director, Employee 
     Services, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Abolishment of the Portland, ME, Appropriated 
     Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area'' (RIN3206-AN11) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 6, 2015; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1547. A communication from the Administrator, Rural 
     Business-Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Subpart J--Value Added Producer Grant Program'' (RIN0570-
     AA79) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 6, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-1548. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A.105 Protein in 
     Soybean; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL 
     No. 9926-23) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 6, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1549. A communication from the Census Bureau Federal 
     Register Liaison Officer, Census Bureau, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR): Reinstatement of 
     Exemptions Related to Temporary Exports, Carnets, and 
     Shipments Under a Temporary Import Bond'' (RIN0607-AA53) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 29, 2015; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1550. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal 
     Acquisition Circular 2005-82; Small Entity Compliance Guide'' 
     (FAC 2005-82) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 7, 2015; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1551. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
     Enhancements to Past Performance Evaluation Systems'' 
     ((RIN9000-AM79) (FAC 2005-82)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 7, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1552. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical 
     Amendments'' (FAC 2005-82) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 7, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1553. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal 
     Acquisition Circular 2005-82; Introduction'' (FAC 2005-82) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     7, 2015; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1554. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Review and 
     Justification of Pass-Through Contracts'' (FAC 2005-82) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     7, 2015; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1555. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Equal 
     Employment and Affirmative Action for Veterans and 
     Individuals with Disabilities'' ((RIN9000-AM76) (FAC 2005-
     82)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     May 7, 2015; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1556. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Seventy-Third 
     Financial Statement for the period of October 1, 2013 through 
     September 30, 2014; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1557. A communication from the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``ANC 6E Largely Compliant with Law''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1558. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Under Secretary for Management, Department 
     of Homeland Security, received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on May 6, 2015; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1559. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Charles T. 
     Cleveland, United States Army, and his advancement to the 
     grade of general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1560. 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 13338 of May 11, 2004, with 
     respect to the blocking of property of certain persons and 
     prohibition of exportation and re-exportation of certain 
     goods to Syria; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-1561. A communication from the Director of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Restrictions 
     on Sale of Assets of a Failed Institution by the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Corporation'' (RIN3064-AE26) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 6, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1562. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1997, with respect to 
     Sudan; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-1563. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 40'' (RIN0648-BE47) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     6, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1564. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pacific 
     Island Fisheries; Pacific Remote Islands Marine National 
     Monument Expansion'' (RIN0648-BE63) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 6, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1565. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Red Snapper Management 
     Measures'' (RIN0648-BE44) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 6, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1566. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, 
     and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 
     Red Grouper Recreational Management Measures'' (RIN0648-BE62) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     6, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1567. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pacific 
     Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan'' (RIN0648-BE66) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     6, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1568. 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 Assistant Secretary for Budget and 
     Programs and Chief Financial Officer, Department of 
     Transportation, received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 5, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.

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       EC-1569. A communication from the Associate Chief of the 
     Auctions and Spectrum Access Division, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Auction of FM Broadcast Construction Permits Scheduled for 
     July 23, 2015; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum 
     Opening Bids, Upfront Payments, and Other Procedures for 
     Auction 98'' ((AU Docket No. 15-3) (DA 15-452)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 7, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1570. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval of Alabama's Request to Relax the Federal 
     Reid Vapor Pressure Gasoline Volatility Standard for 
     Birmingham, Alabama'' ((RIN2060-AS58) (FRL No. 9927-16-OAR)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     6, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1571. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permitting 
     for Greenhouse Gases: Providing Option for Rescission of EPA-
     Issued Tailoring Rule Step 2 Prevention of Significant 
     Deterioration Permits'' ((RIN2060-AS57) (FRL No. 9926-98-
     OAR)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 6, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-1572. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical 
     Substances'' ((RIN2070-AB27) (FRL No. 9925-42)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 6, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1573. 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 Implementation Plans; 
     Washington: Infrastructure Requirements for the Fine 
     Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards'' 
     (FRL No. 9927-45-Region 10) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 6, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1574. 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; Pennsylvania; Infrastructure 
     Requirements for the 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide and 2012 Fine 
     Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards'' 
     (FRL No. 9927-35-Region 3) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 6, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1575. A communication from the Deputy Director, 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 
     Requirements for Part D Prescribers'' ((RIN0938-AS60) (CMS-
     6107-IFC)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 5, 2015; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1576. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to sections 36(c) and 
     36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 15-019); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1577. A communication from the Executive Analyst 
     (Political), Office of the Secretary, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to a vacancy in the position of Deputy Secretary, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 6, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1578. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a financial 
     report relative to the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act for 
     fiscal year 2014; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1579. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
     of 1994 (USERRA) Quarterly Report to Congress; Second Quarter 
     of Fiscal Year 2015''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-1580. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a performance 
     report relative to the Animal Drug User Fee Act for fiscal 
     year 2014; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.

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