[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 7938-7942]
[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-1661. A communication from the Chief of the Planning and 
     Regulatory Affairs Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Professional Standards for State 
     and Local School Nutrition Programs Personnel as Required by 
     the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010'' (RIN0584-AE19) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     20, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1662. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     Past Performance Information Retrieval System--Statistical 
     Reporting (PPIRS-SR)'' ((RIN0750-AI40) (DFARS Case 2014-
     D015)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1663. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report to 
     Congress on Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2014 Purchases 
     from Foreign Entities''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1664. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Senior Executive Management Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 
     (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), Department of the Air Force, 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     20, 2015; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1665. A communication from the Assistant Director, 
     Senior Executive Management Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence), 
     Department of Defense, received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1666. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulations, Office of the Secretary, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final 
     Affordability Determination--Energy Efficiency Standards'' 
     (RIN2501-ZA01) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 13, 2015; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1667. A communication from the Chairman and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to 
     Azerbaijan; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-1668. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     export to the People's Republic of China of items not 
     detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1669. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Wassenaar Arrangement 2014 
     Plenary Agreements Implementation and Country Policy 
     Amendments.'' (RIN0694-AG44) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1670. A communication from the Chairman and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to 
     Luxembourg; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-1671. A communication from the Chairman and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to 
     the United Arab Emirates; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1672. A communication from the Chairman and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to 
     South Africa; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-1673. A communication from the Chairman and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to 
     Mexico; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-1674. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Annual 
     Report to Congress on Federal Government Energy Management 
     and Conservation Programs, Fiscal Year 2012''; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-1675. A communication from the Chief of the Branch of 
     Permits and Regulations, Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Migratory Bird Permits; 
     Removal of Yellow-billed Magpie and Other Revisions to 
     Depredation Order'' (RIN1018-AY60) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 21, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1676. A communication from the Chief of the Endangered 
     Species Listing Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Threatened Species Status for Dakota Skipper and 
     Endangered Species Status for Poweshiek Skipperling'' 
     (RIN1018-AY01) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 21, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-1677. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Net Positive 
     Suction Head for Emergency Core Cooling and Containment Heat 
     Removal System Pumps'' (NRC-2015-0107) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1678. A communication from the Chief of the Division of 
     Policy and Programs, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Boating Infrastructure Grant Program'' 
     (RIN1018-AW64) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 21, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-1679. A communication from the Acting Chief of the 
     Endangered Species Branch of Listing, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and 
     Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical 
     Habitat for Neosho Mucket and Rabbitsfoot'' (RIN1018-AZ30) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     21, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1680. 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

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     and Medicaid Program; Revisions to Deeming Authority Survey, 
     Certification, and Enforcement Procedures'' ((RIN0938-AQ33) 
     (CMS-3255-F)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 21, 2015; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1681. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Foreign 
     Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, Department 
     of Justice, transmitting the Commission's annual report for 
     2014; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1682. A communication from the Acting Chief 
     Administrative Law Judge, Office of Administrative Law 
     Judges, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Rules of Practice and 
     Procedure for Administrative Hearings Before the Office of 
     Administrative Law Judges'' (RIN1290-AA26) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 19, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1683. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal 
     Year 2012 Report on the Preventive Medicine and Public Health 
     Training Grant and Integrative Medicine Programs''; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1684. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's fiscal year 
     2012 report on the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and 
     Retention Program; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1685. A communication from the General Counsel, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Benefits Payable in 
     Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing and Paying Benefits'' (29 CFR Part 4022) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-1686. A communication from the Acting Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Services, Office of the General 
     Counsel, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Assistance to States for 
     the Education of Children With Disabilities'' (RIN1820-AB65) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     21, 2015; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-1687. 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; Illinois; Emission Limit Infrastructure 
     SIP Requirements for the 2008 Ozone, 2010 NO2, and 2010 SO2 
     NAAQS'' (FRL No. 9927-94-Region 5) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1688. 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; Maryland; Determination of Attainment 
     of the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standard for the Baltimore, Maryland Serious Nonattainment 
     Area'' (FRL No. 9928-15-Region 3) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1689. 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; Ohio; Removal of General Conformity 
     Regulations'' (FRL No. 9927-98-Region 5) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1690. 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; Virginia; Revisions to the Attainment 
     Plans for the Commonwealth of Virginia Portion of the 
     Washington, DC-MD-VA 1990 1-Hour and the 1997 8-Hour Ozone 
     Nonattainment Areas and the Maintenance Plan for the 
     Fredericksburg 1997 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Area to Remove 
     the Stage II Vapor Recovery Program'' (FRL No. 9927-90-Region 
     3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     May 20, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-1691. 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; West Virginia; Permits for Construction 
     and Major Modification of Major Stationary Sources Which 
     Cause or Contribute to Nonattainment Areas'' (FRL No. 9928-
     02-Region 3) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-1692. 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; 
     State of Colorado; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan'' 
     (FRL No. 9928-16-Region 8) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1693. 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 Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Ohio: Cleveland and Delta; Determination of Attainment for 
     the 2008 Lead Standard'' (FRL No. 9927-96-Region 5) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1694. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Modification of the Designations of the Caribbean 
     Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites'' (FRL No. 9928-04-
     Region 2) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-1695. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Flood Elevation Determinations'' ((44 CFR Part 67) 
     (Docket No. FEMA-2015-0001)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 19, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1696. A communication from the Board Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Administration's Semi-Annual Report of 
     the Inspector General for the period from October 1, 2014 
     through March 31, 2015 and the Management Response; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1697. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``General Services Administration Acquisition 
     Regulation (GSAR); Unique Item Identification (UID)'' 
     (RIN3090-AJ53) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1698. A communication from the Federal Co-Chair, 
     Appalachian Regional Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Commission's Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General for the period from October 1, 2014 through March 31, 
     2015; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-1699. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commission, Office of General Counsel, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Revisions to Rules of Practice'' (16 CFR 
     Parts 3 and 4) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1700. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of 
     Section 73.622(i), Post-Transition Table of DTV Allotments, 
     Television Broadcast Stations (Bend, Oregon)'' (MB Docket No. 
     15-88, DA 15-584) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1701. 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 Administrator, Federal Highway 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1702. 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 Assistant Secretary/Administrator, 
     Transportation Security Administration, Department of 
     Homeland Security, received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1703. 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 Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous 
     Materials Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1704. 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; Coastal

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     Pelagic Species Fisheries; Closure'' (RIN0648-XD916) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1705. 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-BE91) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1706. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Northeast Groundfish Fishery; Framework 
     Adjustment 53'' (RIN0648-BD93) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1707. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Northeast 
     Multispecies Fishery; 2015 and 2016 Sector Operations Plans 
     and 2015 Contracts and Allocation of Northeast Multispecies 
     Annual Catch Entitlements'' (RIN0648-XD461) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1708. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Northeast Groundfish Fishery; Fishing Year 
     2015; Recreational Management Measures'' (RIN0648-BE82) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1709. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Groundfish Fishery by Non-Rockfish Program Catcher Vessels 
     Using Trawl Gear in the Western and Central Regulatory Area 
     of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XD929) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1710. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area'' (RIN0648-XD909) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1711. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area'' (RIN0648-XD918) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1712. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area'' (RIN0648-XD921) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1713. A communication from the Acting Director, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Trawl Catcher Vessels in the Central 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XD910) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1714. 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; Marine Events Held in the 
     Sector Long Island Sound Captain of the Port Zone'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA08 and RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2015-0125)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1715. 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 and Safety Zones; Recurring Marine Events 
     Held in the Coast Guard Sector Northern New England Captain 
     of the Port Zone'' ((RIN1625-AA08 and RIN1625-AA00) (Docket 
     No. USCG-2014-0865)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1716. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security 
     Zone, U.S. Open Golf Championship, South Puget Sound; 
     University Place, WA'' ((RIN1625-AA87) (Docket No. USCG-2014-
     1075)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1717. 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; 
     Agat Marina, Agat, Guam'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-
     2015-0300)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1718. 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; 
     Marine Safety Unit Savannah Safety Zone for Heavy Weather and 
     Other Natural Disasters, Savannah Captain of the Port Zone, 
     Savannah, GA'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2014-1017)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1719. 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 
     and Regulated Navigation Area; Shell Arctic Drilling/
     Exploration Vessels and Associate Voluntary First Amendment 
     Area, Puget Sound, WA'' ((RIN1625-AA00 and RIN 1625-AA11) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2015-0295)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1720. 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; 
     Southern Branch Elizabeth River; Chesapeake, VA'' ((RIN1625-
     AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2015-0117)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1721. 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; 
     Floating Construction Platform, Chicago River, Chicago, IL'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2015-0333)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1722. 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; 
     Apra Outer Harbor and Adjacent Waters, Guam'' ((RIN1625-AA00) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2015-0304)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1723. 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; 
     Monongahela River Mile 68.0-68.8; Rices Landing, PA'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2015-0284)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1724. 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; 
     Pamlico River; Washington, NC'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. 
     USCG-2015-0287)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1725. 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; 
     Portland Dragon Boat Races, Portland, OR'' ((RIN1625-AA00) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2014-0492)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1726. 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; 
     24 Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, Tampa Bay; Tampa, FL'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2015-0071)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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       EC-1727. 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; Manitowoc River, Manitowoc, WI'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA09) (Docket No. USCG-2015-0132)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1728. 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; St. Marks River, Newport, FL'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA09) (Docket No. USCG-2015-0120)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1729. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Authority Citation for Part 
     71: Designation of Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas; 
     Air Traffic Service Routes; and Reporting Points, and Part 
     73: Special Use Airspace'' (RIN2120-AA66) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1730. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Restricted Area Boundary 
     Descriptions; Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA'' (RIN2120-AA66) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1731. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Zephyrhills, 
     FL'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2014-0917)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1732. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Cando, ND'' 
     ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2014-0746)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1733. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Livingston, 
     MT'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2015-0518)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1734. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Alma, NE'' 
     ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2014-0745)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1735. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Encinal, 
     TX'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2014-0741)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1736. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Cypress, 
     TX'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2014-0743)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1737. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Edgeley, 
     ND'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2014-0537)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1738. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Key Largo, 
     FL'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2014-0729)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1739. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; West Creek, 
     NJ'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2014-0662)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1740. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Manchester, 
     NH'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2014-0601)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1741. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Baton Rouge, 
     LA'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2014-1072)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1742. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Baltimore, 
     MD'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2015-0793)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1743. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2015-0930)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1744. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2014-0655)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1745. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2014-0528)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1746. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Sonora, TX'' 
     ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2014-0427)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1747. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 
     Company Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2011-
     0475)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1748. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de 
     Transport Regional Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. 
     FAA-2015-0497)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1749. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2015-0830)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1750. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Various Aircraft 
     Equipped With Wing Lift Struts'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. 
     FAA-2014-1083)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1751. A communication from the Assistant Chief Counsel 
     for Hazmat, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting,

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     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Hazardous 
     Materials: Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational 
     Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains'' (RIN2137-AE91) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     20, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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