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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-1277. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Suspension of Community Eligibility'' ((44 CFR Part
64)(Docket No. FEMA-2011-0002)) received in the Office of the
President of the Senate on April 7, 2011; to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-1278. A communication from the Assistant Administrator
for Fisheries, Office of Protected Resources, Department of
Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Coastal Commercial Fireworks Displays
at Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA'' (RIN0648-
AT46) received in the Office of the President of the Senate
on April 6, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
EC-1279. A communication from the Chairman of the Surface
Transportation Board, Department of Transportation,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Solid Waste Rail Transfer Facilities'' (STB Ex Parte No.
684) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on
April 5, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
EC-1280. A communication from the Administrator,
Transportation Security Administration, Department of
Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report
relative to the Administration's decision to enter into a
contract with a private security screening company to provide
screening services; to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation.
EC-1281. A communication from the Chairman, Federal
Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
Commission's 49th Annual Report of the activities of the
Federal Maritime Commission for fiscal year 2010; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-1282. A communication from the Director, National Marine
Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting,
pursuant to law, a report relative to the disclosure of
financial interest and recusal requirements for Regional
Fishery Management Councils and Scientific and Statistical
Committees; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
EC-1283. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law,
the report of a rule entitled ``System Restoration
Reliability Standards'' ((RIN1902-AE18)(Docket No. RM10-16-
000)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate
on April 6, 2011; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
EC-1284. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law,
the report of a rule entitled ``Western Electric Coordinating
Council Qualified Transfer Path Unscheduled Flow Relief
Regional Reliability Standard'' ((RIN1902-AE14)(Docket No.
RM09-19-000)) received in the Office of the President of the
Senate on April 6, 2011; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
EC-1285. 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 ``Safe Harbor Method of Accounting for
Determining the Recovery Periods for Depreciation of Certain
Tangible Assets Used by Wireless Telecommunications
Carriers'' (Rev. Proc. 2011-28) received in the Office of the
President of the Senate on April 7, 2011; to the Committee on
Finance.
EC-1286. 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 ``Safe Harbor Methods of Accounting for
Determining Whether Expenditures to Maintain, Replace, or
Improve Wireline Network Assets Must be Capitalized Under
Section 263(a)'' (Rev. Proc. 2011-27) received in the Office
of the President of the Senate on April 7, 2011; to the
Committee on Finance.
EC-1287. 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 ``Safe Harbor Method of Accounting for
Determining the Recovery Periods for Depreciation of Certain
Tangible Assets Used by Wireless Telecommunications
Carriers'' (Rev. Proc. 2011-22) received in the Office of the
President of the Senate on April 7, 2011; to the Committee on
Finance.
EC-1288. 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 ``Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Occurring in
March 2011 Designated as a Qualified Disaster under Section
139 of the Internal Revenue Code'' (Notice 2011-32) received
in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 7,
2011; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-1289. 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 ``Reduction of Foreign Tax Credit Limitation
Categories under Section 904(d)'' (RIN1545-BG54) received in
the Office of the President of the Senate on April 7, 2011;
to the Committee on Finance.
EC-1290. 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 ``Announcement and Report Concerning Advance
Pricing Agreements'' (Rev. Proc. 2011-22) received in the
Office of the President of the Senate on April 7, 2011; to
the Committee on Finance.
EC-1291. 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 ``The 100-percent Bonus Depreciation
Deduction under Section 168(k)(5) of the Internal Revenue
Code'' (Rev. Proc. 2011-26) received in the Office of the
President of the Senate on April 7, 2011; to the Committee on
Finance.
EC-1292. A communication from the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report
entitled ``Finalizing Medicare Regulations under Section 902
of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) for Calendar Year 2010''; to
the Committee on Finance.
EC-1293. A communication from the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report
entitled ``Fourth Report to Congress (RTC) on the Evaluation
of the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration--Extended'';
to the Committee on Finance.
EC-1294. A communication from the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report
entitled ``Status on Medicare Contracting Reform
Implementation''; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-1295. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and
Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of
a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Changes to the Medicare
Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs
for Contract Year 2012 and Other Changes'' (RIN0938-AQ00)
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on
April 6, 2011; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-1296. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and
Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of
a rule entitled ``Medicare Programs: Changes to the End-Stage
Renal Disease Perspective Payment System Transition Budget-
Neutrality Adjustment'' (RIN0938-AQ94) received in the Office
of the President of the Senate on April 6, 2011; to the
Committee on Finance.
EC-1297. A communication from the Chairman of the National
Endowment for the Arts and a Member of the Federal Council on
the Arts and the Humanities, transmitting, pursuant to law,
the annual report on the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Program
for fiscal year 2010; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
EC-1298. A communication from the Deputy Director of
Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices;
Classification of Ovarian Adnexal Mass Assessment Score Test
System'' (Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0026) received in the Office
of the President of the Senate on April 5, 2011; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-1299. A communication from the Deputy Director of
Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Certain Other Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Detomidine;
Correction'' ((21 CFR Part 529)(Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0002))
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on
April 6, 2011; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions.
EC-1300. A communication from the Deputy Director of
Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds; Florfenicol;
Correction'' ((21 CFR Part 558)(Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0002))
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on
April 6, 2011; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions.
EC-1301. A communication from the Deputy Director of
Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Animal Drugs, Feeds, and Related Products; Withdrawal of
Approval of New Animal Drug Applications;

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Aklomide; Levamisole Hydrochloride; Nitromide and
Sulfanitran; Roxarsone; Correction'' ((21 CFR Part
558)(Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0002)) received in the Office of
the President of the Senate on April 6, 2011; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-1302. A communication from the Deputy Director of
Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``New Animal Drugs; Change of Sponsor's Name and Address;
Corrections'' ((21 CFR Parts 510 and 529)(Docket No. FDA-
2010-N-0002)) received in the Office of the President of the
Senate on April 6, 2011; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-1303. A communication from the Deputy Director of
Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for
Human Consumption; Bacteriophage Preparation'' ((21 CFR Part
172)(Docket No. FDA-2002-F-0198)) received in the Office of
the President of the Senate on April 5, 2011; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-1304. A communication from the Acting Assistant
Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of
State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to
the International Atomic Energy Agency's programs and
projects in Burma, North Korea, Cuba, Iran, and Syria; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-1305. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law,
the Commission's fiscal year 2010 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-1306. A communication from the Director of Equal
Employment Opportunity, Farm Credit Administration,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's fiscal
year 2010 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-1307. A communication from the Chief Judge, Superior
Court of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to
law, a report relative to activities carried out by the
Family Court during 2010; to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-1308. A communication from the General Counsel, the
Administrative Conference of the United States, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Disclosure
of Records or Information'' (1 CFR Part 304) received in the
Office of the President of the Senate on April 7, 2011; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-1309. A communication from the Secretary, Judicial
Conference of the United States, transmitting, a report
relative to judicial vacancies in federal courts; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.

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