[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 57 (Monday, May 2, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H2930-H2932]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

   Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       1306. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Kiwifruit Grown in California; Order Amending Marketing Order 
     No. 920; Correction [Doc. No.: AO-FV-08-0174; AMS-FV-08-0085; 
     FV08-920-3 C] received April 19, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1307. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's annual report for 2010 
     on the STARBASE Program, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2193b(g); to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       1308. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report on 
     transactions involving U.S. exports to Hong Kong pursuant to 
     Section 2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as 
     amended, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       1309. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries, 
     transmitting the Board's final rule -- Regulations Governing 
     the Performance of Actuarial Services Under the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 [TD 9517] (RIN: 1545-
     BC82) received March 31, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1310. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting second quarterly report on 
     Progress Toward Promulgating Final Regulations for the Menu 
     and Vending Machine Labeling Provisions of the Patient 
     Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       1311. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations Policy 
     and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule --

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     Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human 
     Consumption [Docket No.: FDA-2010-F-0200] received March 22, 
     2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       1312. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- List of Approved Spent Fuel 
     Storage Casks: HI-STORM Flood/Wind Addition [NRC-2011-0007] 
     (RIN: 3150-A190) received April 19, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1313. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification of the expansion of the 
     scope of the national emergency declared with respect to 
     Syria declared in Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 112-17); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
       1314. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification of an Executive Order that 
     takes additional steps with respect to the national emergency 
     by the government of North Korea declared by Executive Order 
     13466 of June 26, 2008, and expanded in Executive Order 13551 
     of August 30, 2010 that will ensure implementation of the 
     import restrictions contained in UNSCRs 1718 and 1874 and 
     complement the import restrictions provided for in the Arms 
     Export Control Act, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. 
     No. 112-18); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered 
     to be printed.
       1315. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the national emergency 
     with respect to blocking property of certain persons and 
     prohibiting the exportation and reexportation of certain 
     goods to Syria, originally declared on May 11, 2004, by 
     Executive Order 13338, is to continue in effect beyond May 
     11, 2011, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 112-
     19); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be 
     printed.
       1316. A letter from the Chairman, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's annual report for 
     FY 2010 prepared in accordance with the Notification and 
     Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 
     2002 (No FEAR Act), Pub. L. 107-174; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1317. A letter from the Chief Human Capital Officer, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1318. A letter from the Chief Human Capital Officer, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1319. A letter from the Chief Human Capital Officer, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1320. A letter from the Chief Human Capital Officer, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1321. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Labor Relations 
     Authority, transmitting the Authority's fiscal year 2010 
     annual report prepared in accordance with Section 203 of the 
     Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
     Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1322. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's annual report for FY 2010 
     prepared in accordance with the Notification and Federal 
     Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No 
     FEAR Act); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1323. A letter from the Senior Vice President, Diversity 
     and Labor Relations, Tennessee Valley Authority, transmitting 
     the Authority's annual report for Fiscal Year 2010 prepared 
     in accordance with Section 203 of the Notification and 
     Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 
     2002 (No FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1324. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 101126521-0640-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XA260) received March 28, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1325. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting 2010 annual report 
     on the management of debt collection activities by Federal 
     agencies; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1326. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Regulated Navigation Area; Reporting Requirements for 
     Barges Loaded With Certain Dangerous Cargoes, Illinois 
     Waterway Systems located within the Ninth Coast Guard 
     District; Stay (Suspension) [USCG-2011-0003] (RIN: 1625-AA11) 
     received March 23, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1327. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Security Zones; Sabine Bank Channel, Sabine Pass Channel 
     and Sabine-Neches Waterway, TX [Docket No.: USCG-2009-0316] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA87) received March 23, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1328. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; San Diego Parade of Lights Fireworks, San 
     Diego, CA [Docket No.: USCG-2010-1011] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received March 23, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1329. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Lake Mead Intake Construction, Lake Mead, 
     Boulder City, NV [Docket No.: USCG-2010-1112] (RIN: 1625-
     AA00) received March 23, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1330. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Security Zone; On the Waters in Kailua Bay, Oahu, HI 
     [Docket No.: USCG-2010-1111] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received March 
     23, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1331. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Security Zone: Fleet Industrial Supply Center Pier, San 
     Diego, CA [Docket No.: USCG-2010-0423] (RIN: 1625-AA87) 
     received March 23, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1332. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Columbia River, The Dalles Lock and Dam 
     [Docket No.: USCG-2010-1109] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received March 
     23, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1333. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Potential Unexploded Ordinance, Pier 91, 
     Seattle, WA [Docket No.: USCG-2010-1098] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received March 23, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1334. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Security Zones; Moored Cruise Ships, Port of San Diego, 
     California [Docket No.: USCG-2010-1129] (RIN: 1625-AA87) 
     received March 23, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1335. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Mississippi River, Iowa 
     and Illinois [CGD08-06-001] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received March 
     23, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1336. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Large Passenger Vessel Crew Requirements [USCG-2007-27761] 
     (RIN: 1625-AB16) received March 23, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1337. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Security Zone; Atlantic Ocean Five Miles South of Boca 
     Chica, FL [COPT Key West 06-029] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received 
     March 23, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1338. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Drawbridge Operation Regulations; New Jersey Intracoastal 
     Waterway, Manasquan River [CGD05-05-079] (RIN: 1625-AA09) 
     received March 23, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1339. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; 1000 yard radius from position 29 degrees 
     48.77'N 091 degrees 33.02'W, Charenton Drainage and 
     Navigational Canal, St. Mary Parish, LA [Docket No.: USCG-
     2010-0979] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received March 23, 2011, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1340. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model 737-300, -
     400, and -500 Series Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0379; 
     Directorate Identifier 2009-NM-210-AD; Amendment 39-16609; AD 
     2011-04-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 4, 2011, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1341. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; 
     Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH Models TAE 125-02-99 and TAE 
     125-02-114 Reciprocating Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0892; 
     Directorate Identifier 2010-NE-32-AD; Amendment 39-16615; AD 
     2011-05-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 4, 2011, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1342. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330-200 and -300 
     Series Airplanes and Model A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 
     Series Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0859; Directorate 
     Identifier 2010-NM-113-AD; Amendment 39-16614; AD 2011-05-05] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 4, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1343. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model 757 
     Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0698; Directorate Identifier 
     2009-NM-264-AD; Amendment 39-16613; AD 2011-05-04] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received April 4, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1344. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Model CL-600-2B19 
     (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-
     2010-1039; Directorate Identifier 2010-NM-002-AD; Amendment 
     39-16612; AD 2011-05-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 4, 
     2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1345. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca Model Arriel 1E2, 1S, and 
     1S1 Turboshaft Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0141; 
     Directorate Identifier 2011-NE-06-AD; Amendment 39-16617; AD 
     2011-05-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 4, 2011, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1346. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Various Transport Category 
     Airplanes Equipped with Chemical Oxygen Generators Installed 
     in a Lavatory [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0157; Directorate 
     Identifier 2010-NM-261-AD; Amendment 39-16630; AD 2011-04-09] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 4, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1347. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 
     Limited (BHTC) Model 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, 206L-
     4, 222, 222B, 222U, 230, 407, 427, and 430 Helicopters 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0079; Directorate Identifier 2010-SW-
     108-AD; Amendment 39-16587; AD 2010-26-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 4, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1348. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 
     Limited Model 427 Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0866; 
     Directorate Identifier 2010-SW-065-AD; Amendment 39-16586; AD 
     2011-03-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 4, 2011, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1349. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; EUROCOPTER FRANCE Model SA330F, 
     SA330G, and SA330J helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0891; 
     Directorate Identifier 2009-SW-055-AD; Amendment 39-16585; AD 
     2011-03-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 4, 2011, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1350. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. Model EA500 
     Airplanes Equipped With a Pratt and Whitney Canada, Corp. 
     (PWC) PW610F-A Engine [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0199; Directorate 
     Identifier 2011-CE-005-AD; Amendment 39-16631; AD 2011-06-06] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 4, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1351. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330-243F Airplanes 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0156; Directorate Identifier 2010-NM-
     231-AD; Amendment 39-16628; AD 2011-06-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 4, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1352. A letter from the Senior Program Analyst, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff 
     Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments [Docket No.: 30771; Amdt. No. 3415] received April 
     4, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1353. A letter from the Senior Program Analyst, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Clarification of Reciprocal Waivers of Claims for 
     Multiple-Customer Commercial Space Launch and Reentry [Docket 
     No.: FAA-2010-1150; Amendment No. 440-2] (RIN: 2120-AJ85) 
     received April 4, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1354. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Service Contracts and Non-vessel-operating Service 
     Arrangements; Transmission of Approved Log-in ID and 
     Passwords [Docket No.: 11-03] (RIN: 3072-AC42) received March 
     23, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1355. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Administrative Exemptions to the 
     Specified Tax Return Preparer Electronic Filing Requirement 
     Under Internal Revenue Code Sub-section 6011(e)(3) and 
     Regulations Under Sub-section 6011(e)(3) [Notice 2011-26] 
     received April 4, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1356. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Announcement and Report Concerning Advance 
     Pricing Agreements received April 4, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1357. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Examination of returns and claims for refund, 
     credit, or abatement; determination of correct tax liability 
     (Rev. Proc. 2011-26) received April 4, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1358. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Industry Director's Directive #2 -- Employment 
     Tax and the Employees on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf 
     (LB&I-4-0211-005) received April 4, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1359. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Undue Hardship Waivers and Taxpayers Choice 
     Statement (Rev. Proc. 2011-25) received April 4, 2011, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       1360. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- The Mailing of Individual Income Tax Returns By 
     Specified Tax Return Preparers in Calendar Year 2011 [Notice 
     2011-27] received April 4, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1361. A letter from the Chief Privacy Officer, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's first 
     quarterly report for fiscal year 2011 from the Office of 
     Security and Privacy; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
       1362. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation entitled the ``National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012'', pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1110; jointly to the Committees on the Budget, Armed 
     Services, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, House 
     Administration, Intelligence (Permanent Select), 
     Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Government 
     Reform, and * * *

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