[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 187 (Wednesday, December 7, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H8258-H8259]
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:

       4176. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order 
     [Doc. No.: AMS-FV-10-0008-FR-1A] (RIN: 0581-AD00) received 
     November 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4177. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     Directives and Regulations, Forest Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (RIN: 
     0596-AC84) received November 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4178. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulations Supplement (DFARS Case 2009-D036) (RIN: 0750-
     AG66) received November 18, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4179. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulations Supplement (DFARS Case 2011-D050) (RIN: 0750-
     AH44) received November 18, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4180. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulations Supplement (DFARS Case 2011-D053) (RIN: 0750-
     AH46) received November 18, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4181. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulations Supplement (DFARS Case 2011-D031) (RIN: 0750-
     AH30) received November 18, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4182. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket ID: 
     FEMA-2011-0002] received November 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4183. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket ID: FEMA-
     2011-0002] received November 16, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4184. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket ID: 
     FEMA-2011-0002] [Internal Agency Docket No.: FEMA-B-1225] 
     received November 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4185. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Virginia Graeme 
     Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act; Incorporation by Reference of 
     Successor Standard received November 16, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4186. A letter from the Deputy Archivist of the United 
     States, National Archives and Records Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- NARA Records 
     Reproduction Fees [NARA-11-0002] (RIN: 3095-AB71) received 
     November 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4187. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Monkfish; 
     Framework Adjustment 7 [Docket No.: 101119575-1554-02] (RIN: 
     0648-BA46) received November 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       4188. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Operations, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;

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     Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish 
     Fishery; Amendments 20 and 21; Trawl Rationalization Program; 
     Correcting Amendments [Docket No.: 110721401-1470-01] (RIN: 
     0648-BB31) received November 16, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       4189. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Pacific Cod by Vessels Harvesting Pacific Cod for 
     Processing by the Inshore Component in the Central Regulatory 
     Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 101126522-0640-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-XA759) received November 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       4190. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Services, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial 
     Specifications and Management Measures; Correction [Docket 
     No.: 100804324-1496-05] (RIN: 0648-BA01) received November 
     16, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       4191. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Closure of 
     the 2011-2012 Recreational Sector for Black Sea Bass in the 
     South Atlantic [Docket No.: 0907271173-0629-03] (RIN: 0648-
     XA686) received November 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       4192. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Western Pacific Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish 
     Fisheries; 2011-12 Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish 
     Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures [Docket No.: 
     110711384-1534-02] (RIN: 0648-XA470) received November 16, 
     2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       4193. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Gulf of Mexico Reef Fishery; Closure of the 2011 Gulf of 
     Mexico Commercial Sector for Greater Amberjack [Docket No.: 
     040205043-4043-01] (RIN: 0648-XA766) received November 15, 
     2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       4194. A letter from the 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; Atka 
     Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
     Area [Docket No.: 101126521-0640-02] (RIN: 0648-XA783) 
     received November 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       4195. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; American Samoa Longline 
     Gear Modification to Reduce Turtle Interactions [Docket No.: 
     100218104-1485-02] (RIN: 0648-AY27) received November 16, 
     2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       4196. 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 Crab Prohibited Species Catch Allowances in 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket 
     No.: 101126521-0640-02] (RIN: 0648-XA784) received November 
     15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       4197. 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 Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Herring Fishery; Adjustment to the Atlantic Herring 
     Management Area 1A Sub-Annual Catch Limit [Docket No.: 
     0907301205-0289-02] (RIN: 0648-XA767) received November 15, 
     2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       4198. A letter from the 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; 
     Pacific Cod by Vessels Harvesting Pacific Cod for Processing 
     by the Inshore Component in the Western Regulatory Area of 
     the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 101126522-0640-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XA790) received November 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       4199. A letter from the 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; 
     Pacific Cod by Vessels Harvesting Pacific Cod for Processing 
     by the Inshore Component in the Western Regulatory Area of 
     the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 101126522-0640-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XA790) received November 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       4200. 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 Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Herring Fishery; Sub-ACL (Annual Catch Limit) Harvested for 
     Management Area 1A [Docket No.: 0907301205-0289-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XA764) received November 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       4201. 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; 
     Pacific Cod and Octopus in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 101126521-0640-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XA794) received November 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       4202. A letter from the Federal Liaison Officer, Patent and 
     Trademark Office, transmitting the Office's final rule -- 
     Rules of Practice before the Board of Patent Appeals and 
     Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals [No.: PTO-P-2009-0021] 
     (RIN: 0651-AC37) received November 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4203. 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.:30809; Amdt. No. 3449] received 
     November 21, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4204. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Update List of Areas Included in 
     ``North American Area''; Under IRC Section 274(h) (Rev. Rul. 
     2011-26) received November 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4205. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     Directives and Regulations, Forest Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Prohibitions -- Developed Recreation Sites (RIN: 0596-AC98) 
     received November 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Agriculture and 
     Natural Resources.

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