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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-1152. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Difenoconazole; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No.
9923-82) received in the Office of the President of the
Senate on March 27, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-1153. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Thiram; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9924-86)
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on
March 24, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry.
EC-1154. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Deltamethrin; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No.
9924-60) received in the Office of the President of the
Senate on March 24, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-1155. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``2-Propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-methylpropyl ester;
Tolerance Exemption'' (FRL No. 9924-33) received in the
Office of the President of the Senate on March 24, 2015; to
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-1156. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions
(Multiple Chemicals)'' (FRL No. 9924-40) received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on April 1, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-1157. 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 ``Marketing Order
Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far
West; Revision of the Salable Quantity and Allotment
Percentage for Class 3 (Native) Spearmint Oil for the 2014-
2015 Marketing Year'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-13-0087; FV14-985-1C
IR) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office
of the President of the Senate on April 8, 2015; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-1158. 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 ``Marketing Order
Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far
West; Revision of the Salable Quantity and Allotment
Percentage for Class 1 (Scotch) Spearmint Oil for the 2014-
2015 Marketing Year'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-13-0087; FV14-985-1A
FIR) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office
of the President of the Senate on April 8, 2015; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-1159. 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 ``Fruit, Vegetable, and
Specialty Crops--Import Regulations; Changes to Reporting
Requirements to Add Electronic Form Filing Options'' (Docket
No. AMS-FV-13-0093; FV15-944/980/999-1 IR) received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on April 8, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-1160. A communication from the Secretary of the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant
to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Residual Interest
Deadline for Futures Commission Merchants'' (RIN3038-AE22)
received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of
the President of the Senate on April 1, 2015; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-1161. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for
Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Annual
Report on the Impact of the Homeland Security Act on
Immigration Functions Transferred to the Department of
Homeland Security''; to the Committees on the Judiciary; and
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-1162. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting,
pursuant to law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the
Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 15-010); to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
EC-1163. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting,
pursuant to law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the
Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 14-147); to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
EC-1164. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting,
pursuant to law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the
Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 14-140); to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
EC-1165. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting,
pursuant to law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the
Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 14-121); to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
EC-1166. 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-
0029--2015-0031); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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EC-1167. A communication from the Assistant Attorney
General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of
Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled
``Report of the Attorney General to the Congress of the
United States on the Administration of the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938, as amended, for the six months
ending June 30, 2014''; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
EC-1168. A joint communication from the Secretary of
Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
transmitting a request relative to issuing a travel
restriction on senior officials' travel to Afghanistan for
the period of June 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1169. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of
Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting, a report of
proposed legislation entitled ``National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016''; to the Committee on
Armed Services.
EC-1170. A communication from the Under Secretary of
Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on
the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Salvatore A.
Angelella, United States Air Force, and his advancement to
the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1171. A communication from the Under Secretary of
Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on
the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Thomas W.
Travis, United States Air Force, and his advancement to the
grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1172. 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 Principal Deputy Under Secretary of
Defense (Comptroller), Department of Defense, received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on April 1, 2015; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
EC-1173. A communication from the Secretary of the Navy,
transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the
Program Acquisition Unit Cost (PAUC) and Average Procurement
Unit Cost (APUC) for the Unitary and Baseline/BLU-108
variants of the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) Program; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1174. A communication from the Under Secretary of
Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics),
transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2015
Annual Report to Congress on the Department of Defense
Chemical and Biological Defense Program''; to the Committee
on Armed Services.
EC-1175. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of
Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting, a report of
proposed legislation entitled ``National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016''; to the Committee on
Armed Services.
EC-1176. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a notice of the
continuation of the national emergency with respect to
Somalia that was declared in Executive Order 13536 of April
12, 2010; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
EC-1177. A communication from the Associate General
Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a
rule entitled ``Federal Housing Administration (FHA): Removal
of Section 235 Home Ownership Program Regulations'' (Docket
No. FR-5829-F-01) received during adjournment of the Senate
in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 8,
2015; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
EC-1178. A communication from the Chairman, Federal
Financial Institutions Examination Council, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the Council's 2014 Annual Report to
Congress; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
EC-1179. A communication from the President of the United
States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a notice of the
continuation of the national emergency with respect to South
Sudan that was declared in Executive Order 13664 of April 3,
2014; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
EC-1180. A communication from the Secretary, Division of
Corporate Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Amendments to Regulation A'' (RIN3235-AL39) received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on March 31, 2015; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-1181. A communication from the Secretary of the
Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic
report on the national emergency declared in Executive Order
13224 of September 23, 2001, with respect to persons who
commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-1182. A communication from the Executive Director of
the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office's fiscal year 2014
Annual Report to Congress; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-1183. A communication from the Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of
Chicago, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's 2014
management reports; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs.
EC-1184. 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-1185. 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 ``Revisions to Support Documents
Requirements for License Applications Under the Export
Administration Regulations'' (RIN0694-AG00) received in the
Office of the President of the Senate on March 24, 2015; to
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-1186. A communication from the Secretary of
Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report
entitled ``Beyond Traffic 2045: Trends and Choices''; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-1187. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce,
transmitting, pursuant to law, two (2) reports relative to
vacancies in the Department of Commerce, received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on April 8, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
EC-1188. 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 Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of
Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands'' (RIN0648-
XD813) received in the Office of the President of the Senate
on March 25, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
EC-1189. A communication from the Deputy Assistant
Administrator, 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; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; 2015 and 2016
Harvest Specifications for Groundfish'' (RIN0648-XD587)
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on
March 25, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
EC-1190. A communication from the Deputy Assistant
Administrator, 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; Gulf of Alaska; Final 2015 and 2016 Harvest
Specifications for Groundfish; Final Rule'' (RIN0648-XD516)
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on
March 25, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
EC-1191. A communication from the Deputy Director, Office
of National Marine Sanctuaries, Department of Commerce,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Olympia Coast National Marine Sanctuary Regulations;
Correction'' (RIN0648-BE48) received in the Office of the
President of the Senate on March 25, 2015; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-1192. A communication from the Deputy Director, Office
of National Marine Sanctuaries, Department of Commerce,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Expansion of Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank
National Marine Sanctuaries, and Regulatory Changes; Final
Rule'' (RIN0648-BD18) received in the Office of the President
of the Senate on March 25, 2015; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-1193. A communication from the Deputy Director, Office
of National Marine Sanctuaries, Department of Commerce,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuaries Regulations on Introduced Species'' (RIN0648-
BC26) received in the Office of the President of the Senate
on March 25, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
EC-1194. A communication from the Associate Bureau Chief,
Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications
Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a
rule entitled ``Connect America Fund; Developing a Unified
Intercarrier Compensation Regime'' ((RIN3060-AG49) (DA 15-
249)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office
of the President of the Senate on March 31, 2015; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-1195. 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 Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by
Vessels Using Jig Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the
Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XD800) received in the Office of
the President of the Senate on March 24, 2015; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-1196. A communication from the Chairman, Federal
Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 53rd
Annual Report of the activities of the Federal Maritime
Commission for fiscal year 2014; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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EC-1197. A communication from the Deputy Chief Management
Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting,
pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the
position of Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation,
received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of
the President of the Senate on April 8, 2015; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-1198. 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 ``Food and
Drug Administration Regulations; Change of Addresses;
Technical Amendment'' (Docket No. FDA-2015-N-0011) received
during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the
President of the Senate on April 8, 2015; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-1199. A communication from the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a financial
report relative to the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of
2012 for fiscal year 2014; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-1200. 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 ``Advisory
Committee; Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee'' (Docket
No. FDA-2009-N-0443) received during adjournment of the
Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April
8, 2015; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
EC-1201. A communication from the Deputy Director,
Administration for Children and Families, Department of
Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Technical Regulation: Removal of
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and Treatment Act
Implementing Regulations'' (45 CFR Part 1340) received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on March 31, 2015; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-1202. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for
Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services,
transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal
Year (FY) 2014 Performance Report to Congress for the Medical
Device User Fee Amendments of 2012''; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-1203. A communication from the Division Chief of
Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Department of
the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a
rule entitled ``Oil and Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal
and Indian Lands'' (RIN1004-AE26) received in the Office of
the President of the Senate on March 26, 2015; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-1204. A communication from the Assistant General
Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency,
Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Acquisition Regulation: Technical
and Administrative Changes to Department of Energy
Acquisition Regulation'' (RIN1991-AC07) received in the
Office of the President of the Senate on March 25, 2015; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-1205. A communication from the Chief Human Capital
Officer, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law,
a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Chief
Financial Officer, Department of Energy, received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on April 2, 2015; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
EC-1206. A communication from the Chief Human Capital
Officer, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law,
a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Director,
Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy, Department of
Energy, received during adjournment of the Senate in the
Office of the President of the Senate on April 2, 2015; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-1207. A communication from the Chief Human Capital
Officer, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law,
a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Under
Secretary for Science, Department of Energy, received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on April 2, 2015; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
EC-1208. A communication from the Chief Human Capital
Officer, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law,
a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Under
Secretary of Energy, Department of Energy, received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on April 2, 2015; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
EC-1209. A communication from the Chief Human Capital
Officer, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law,
a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Deputy
Secretary, Department of Energy, received during adjournment
of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on
April 2, 2015; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
EC-1210. A communication from the Chief Human Capital
Officer, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law,
a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Director of
the Office of Science, Department of Energy, received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on April 2, 2015; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
EC-1211. A communication from the Chief Human Capital
Officer, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law,
a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Assistant
Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, Department of
Energy, received during adjournment of the Senate in the
Office of the President of the Senate on April 2, 2015; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-1212. A communication from the Chief Human Capital
Officer, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law,
a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Principal
Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security
Administration, Department of Energy, received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on April 2, 2015; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
EC-1213. A communication from the Chief Human Capital
Officer, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law,
a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Under
Secretary for Nuclear Security, National Nuclear Security
Administration, Department of Energy, received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on April 2, 2015; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources .
EC-1214. A communication from the Chief Human Capital
Officer, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law,
a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy), Department of Energy,
received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of
the President of the Senate on April 2, 2015; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-1215. A communication from the Chief Human Capital
Officer, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law,
a report relative to a vacancy in the position of General
Counsel, Department of Energy, received during adjournment of
the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on
April 2, 2015; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
EC-1216. A communication from the Chief Human Capital
Officer, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law,
a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Environmental Management), Department of
Energy, received during adjournment of the Senate in the
Office of the President of the Senate on April 2, 2015; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-1217. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law,
the report of a rule entitled ``Demand and Energy Data
Reliability Standard'' (RIN1902-0261) received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on April 9, 2015; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
EC-1218. 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 ``2015 Annual
Determination to Implement the Sea Turtle Observer
Requirement'' (RIN0648-BE35) received during adjournment of
the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on
April 8, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
EC-1219. A communication from the Chief of the 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 the Northern Long-eared Bat
with 4(d) Rule'' (RIN1018-BY98) received during adjournment
of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on
April 8, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
EC-1220. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan (NCP); Amending the NCP for Public Notices
for Specified Superfund Activities'' ((RIN2050-AG76) (FRL No.
9924-66-OSWER)) received in the Office of the President of
the Senate on March 27, 2015; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
EC-1221. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Determination of Attainment of the 1-Hour Ozone
National Ambient Air Quality Standard in the Southeast Desert
Nonattainment Area in California'' (FRL No. 9925-32-Region 9)
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on
March 27, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
EC-1222. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Cellulosic
Waiver Credit Price and Minor Amendments to Renewable Fuel
Standard Regulations'' ((RIN2060-AS48) (FRL No. 9924-71-OAR))
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on
March 27, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.

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EC-1223. 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 Tribal Implementation Plan and
Designation of Air Quality Planning Area; Pechanga Band of
Luiseno Mission Indians'' (FRL No. 9924-45-Region 9) received
in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 27,
2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1224. 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;
Texas; Public Participation for Air Quality Permit
Applications'' (FRL No. 9925-19-Region 6) received in the
Office of the President of the Senate on March 27, 2015; to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1225. 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 Missouri, Control of Sulfur Emissions from
Stationary Boilers'' (FRL No. 9925-24-Region 7) received in
the Office of the President of the Senate on March 27, 2015;
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1226. 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 Iowa; 2014 Iowa State Implementation Plan; Permit
Modifications; Muscatine, Iowa'' (FRL No. 9925-60-Region 7)
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on
March 27, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
EC-1227. 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;
Alabama; Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 8-Hour
Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 9925-
53-Region 4) received in the Office of the President of the
Senate on March 27, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
EC-1228. 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 Federal
Implementation Plan for Oil and Natural Gas Well Production
Facilities; Fort Bethold Indian Reservation (Mandan, Hidatsa,
and Arikara Nation), North Dakota; Correction'' (FRL No.
9923-70-Region 8) received in the Office of the President of
the Senate on March 27, 2015; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
EC-1229. 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; State Boards Requirements;
Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Lead and Ozone and
2010 Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air
Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 9925-46-Region 3) received in
the Office of the President of the Senate on March 27, 2015;
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1230. 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; State of Montana Second 10-Year Carbon
Monoxide Maintenance Plan for Great Falls'' (FRL No. 9925-50-
Region 8) received in the Office of the President of the
Senate on March 27, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
EC-1231. 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; State of Montana Second 10-Year Carbon
Monoxide Maintenance Plan for Billings'' (FRL No. 9925-51-
Region 8) received in the Office of the President of the
Senate on March 27, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
EC-1232. 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; Revision to Allegheny
County Rules; Preconstruction Permit Requirements--
Nonattainment New Source Review'' (FRL No. 9922-77-Region 3)
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on
March 27, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
EC-1233. 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; Idaho; Update to Materials Incorporated
by Reference'' (FRL No. 9925-65-Region 10) received in the
Office of the President of the Senate on March 27, 2015; to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1234. A communication from the Director of
Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Applications of Bioassay for Radioiodine'' (Regulatory
Guide 8.20, Revision 2) received in the Office of the
President of the Senate on March 24, 2015; to the Committee
on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1235. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Withdrawal of Partial Exemption for Certain
Chemical Substances'' ((RIN2070-AK01) (FRL No. 9924-84))
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on
March 24, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
EC-1236. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``TENNESSEE: Final Authorization of State Hazardous
Waste Management Program Revisions'' (FRL No. 9924-83-Region
4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on
March 24, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
EC-1237. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Revisions to the California State Implementation
Plan, Placer County Air Pollution Control District and the
Ventura County Air Pollution Control District'' (FRL No.
9924-73-Region 9) received in the Office of the President of
the Senate on March 24, 2015; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
EC-1238. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``National Priorities List'' (FRL No. 9924-32-OSWER)
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on
March 24, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
EC-1239. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Approval, Disapproval, and Limited Approval and
Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California;
Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District;
Stationary Source Permits'' (FRL No. 9924-49-Region 9)
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on
March 24, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
EC-1240. 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;
Texas; Reasonably Available Control Technology for the 1997
8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard'' (FRL No.
9925-13-Region 6) received in the Office of the President of
the Senate on March 24, 2015; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
EC-1241. 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;
Pennsylvania; Plan Approval and Operating Permit Fees'' (FRL
No. 9925-17-Region 3) received in the Office of the President
of the Senate on March 24, 2015; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
EC-1242. 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 Emission Inventory Requirements, and
General Provisions'' (FRL No. 9925-11-Region 6) received in
the Office of the President of the Senate on March 24, 2015;
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1243. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``State of Washington Underground Injection Control
(UIC) Program Revision Approval'' (FRL No. 9924-94-OW)
received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of
the President of the Senate on April 1, 2015; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1244. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``State of Tennessee Underground Injection Control
(UIC) Program; Primacy Approval'' (FRL No. 9924-92-OW)
received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of
the President of the Senate on April 1, 2015; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1245. 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: Listing of
Substitutes for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning and
Revision of the Venting Prohibition for Certain Refrigerant
Substitutes'' ((RIN2060-AS04) (FRL No. 9922-26-OAR)) received
during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the
President of the Senate on April 1, 2015; to the Committee on
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EC-1246. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan National Priorities List'' (FRL No. 9925-52-
Region 8) received during adjournment of the Senate in the
Office of the President of the Senate on April 1, 2015; to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1247. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning
Purposes; California; San Joaquin Valley; Reclassification as
Serious Nonattainment for the 1997 PM2.5 Standards'' (FRL No.
9925-30-Region 9) received during adjournment of the Senate
in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 1,
2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1248. 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;
Idaho'' (FRL No. 9925-77-Region 10) received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on April 1, 2015; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
EC-1249. A communication from the Assistant Attorney
General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of
Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of
Justice's 2014 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Litigation
and Compliance Report; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-1250. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland
Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled
``Report on Adjustments of Status Granted Under Section 13 of
the Act of September 11, 1957''; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
EC-1251. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland
Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled
``Report on Adjustments of Status Granted Under Section 13 of
the Act of September 11, 1957''; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
EC-1252. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland
Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled
``Characteristics of H-1B Specialty Occupation Workers''; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-1253. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland
Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled
``Report on Adjustments of Status Granted Under Section 13 of
the Act of September 11, 1957''; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
EC-1254. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland
Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled
``Detainees Not Seeking Asylum''; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
EC-1255. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland
Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled
``Report on Adjustments of Status Granted Under Section 13 of
the Act of September 11, 1957''; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
EC-1256. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland
Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled
``H-2B Nonagricultural Temporary Worker Visa and Status''; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-1257. A communication from the Director, Administrative
Office of the United States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to
law, an annual report on crime victims' rights; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-1258. 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 ``Allocation of
Controlled Group Research Credit'' ((RIN1545-BL77) (TD 9717))
received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of
the President of the Senate on April 10, 2015; to the
Committee on Finance.
EC-1259. 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 ``Employee Plans
Compliance Resolution System Update Relating to Plans with
Automatic Contribution Features'' (Rev. Proc. 2015-28)
received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of
the President of the Senate on April 10, 2015; to the
Committee on Finance.
EC-1260. 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 ``Update of Weighted
Average Interest Rates, Yield Curves, and Segment Rates''
(Notice 2015-24) received in the Office of the President of
the Senate on March 27, 2015; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-1261. 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 ``Treasury Decision
(TD): Amendments to Excepted Benefits'' ((RIN1545-BM44) (TD
9714)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate
on March 27, 2015; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-1262. 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 ``Applicable Federal
Rates--April 2015'' (Rev. Rul. 2015-7) received in the Office
of the President of the Senate on March 27, 2015; to the
Committee on Finance.
EC-1263. 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 ``Revenue Procedure:
United States and Area Median Gross Income Figures'' (Rev.
Proc. 2015-23) received in the Office of the President of the
Senate on March 27, 2015; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-1264. A communication from the Secretary of
Transportation, transmitting the report of proposed
legislation entitled ``Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and
Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of
Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act'' or
the ``GROW AMERICA Act''; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-1265. 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 Administrator,
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of
Health and Human Services, received during adjournment of the
Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March
31, 2015; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-1266. 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 ``Corrections to Rev.
Proc. 2014-59'' (Rev. Proc. 2015-24) received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on April 10, 2015; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-1267. 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 ``Section 911(d)(4)--
2014 Update'' (Rev. Proc. 2015-25) received in the Office of
the President of the Senate on March 27, 2015; to the
Committee on Finance.
EC-1268. A communication from the Director, Office of
Economic Impact and Diversity, Department of Energy,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's fiscal year
2014 report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee
Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act);
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
EC-1269. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal
Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
Commission's fiscal year 2014 annual report relative to the
Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and
Retaliation Act of 2002; to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-1270. A communication from the District of Columbia
Auditor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled
``District of Columbia Agencies' Compliance with Fiscal Year
2014 Small Business Enterprise Expenditure Goals''; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-1271. 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 2005-81; Introduction'' (FAC 2005-81)
received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of
the President of the Senate on April 8, 2015; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-1272. A communication from the Chief Judge, Superior
Court of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to
law, a report relative to the District of Columbia Family
Court Act; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
EC-1273. 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
during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the
President of the Senate on March 31, 2015; to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-1274. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law,
the Commission's fiscal year 2014 annual report relative to
the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and
Retaliation Act of 2002; to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-1275. A communication from the Director, Office of
Economic Impact and Diversity, Department of Energy,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's fiscal year
2014 report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee
Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act);
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
EC-1276. A communication from the Director of the Peace
Corps, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Peace Corps' fiscal
year 2014 annual report relative to the Notification and
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and Retaliation Act of 2002; to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-1277. A communication from the Director, Government
Publishing Office, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
Office's Annual Report for fiscal year 2014; to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-1278. A communication from the District of Columbia
Auditor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled
``Oversight Improvements Must Continue to Ensure
Accountability in Use of Public Funds by D.C. Public Charter
Schools''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
EC-1279. A communication from the Secretary to the Board,
Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
Railroad Retirement Board's fiscal year 2014 annual report
relative to the Notification and Federal Employee
Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act);
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
EC-1280. A communication from the General Counsel,
Government Accountability Office, transmitting, pursuant to
law, the Office's fiscal year 2014 annual report relative to
the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and
Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act); to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-1281. A communication from the Secretary of
Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department
of Transportation's fiscal year 2014 annual report relative
to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination
and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act); to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-1282. A communication from the Chairman, Dwight D.
Eisenhower Memorial Commission, transmitting, pursuant to
law, a report relative to the memorial construction; to the
Committee on Rules and Administration.
EC-1283. A communication from the Under Secretary of
Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report
relative to the Federal Voting Assistance Program's (FVAP)
Annual Report to Congress; to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
EC-1284. A communication from the Chief of the Regulation
Policy, Tracking, and Control Office of the General Counsel,
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Reimbursement for Caskets and Urns for Burial of
Unclaimed Remains in a National Cemetery'' (RIN2900-AO99)
received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of
the President of the Senate on April 10, 2015; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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