[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 196 (Monday, December 19, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H9944-H9945]
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:

       4327. A letter from the Acting Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
     Program: Quality Control Error Tolerance Threshold [FNS-2011-
     0060] (RIN: 0584-AE24) received November 30, 2011, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4328. A letter from the Acting Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas in 
     California [Docket No.: APHIS-2011-0074] received November 
     30, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       4329. 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 30, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4330. A letter from the Deputy to the Chairman, Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 
     final rule -- Resolution Plans Required (RIN: 3064-AD77) 
     received November 30, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4331. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Housing 
     Finance Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Repeal of Regulations (RIN: 2590-AA52) received November 30, 
     2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       4332. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Housing 
     Finance Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Voluntary Mergers of Federal Home Loan Banks (RIN: 2590-AA37) 
     received November 30, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4333. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report for the Consolidated and 
     Further Continuing Appropriations Act; to the Committee on 
     the Budget.
       4334. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Bidding by Affiliates in Open Seasons for Pipeline 
     Capacity [Docket No.: RM11-15-000; Order No. 894] received 
     December 2, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4335. 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: MAGNASTOR System, Revision 2 [NRC-2011-0008] 
     (RIN: 3150-AI91) received November 30, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4336. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting Pursuant to 
     Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) 
     of Executive Order 11958, Transmittal No. 17-11 informing of 
     an intent to sign a Memorandum of Understanding Among Canada, 
     the Kingdom of Denmark, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the 
     Kingdom of the Netherlands, and New Zealand; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
       4337. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a six-month 
     periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the 
     proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that was 
     declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, and 
     continued by the President each year, most recently on 
     November 9, 2011; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4338. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 
     204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c), a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to Syria that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       4339. A letter from the Chairman, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Performance 
     and Accountability Report; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       4340. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Inspector General's semiannual 
     report to Congress for the reporting period ending September 
     30, 2011; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       4341. A letter from the Treasurer, National Gallery Of Art, 
     transmitting the Gallery's Performance and Accountability 
     Report including audited financial statements for fiscal year 
     2011; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4342. A letter from the Chairman, Occupational Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2011; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4343. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the 
     Inspector General and a separate management report for the 
     period April 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4344. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination 
     on a petition on behalf of workers from the Norton Company in 
     Worcester, Massachusetts, to be added to the Special Exposure 
     Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the Energy Employees Occupational 
     Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       4345. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Proposed Method of Accounting for OID on a Pool 
     of Credit Card Receivables [Notice 2011-99] received November 
     30, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       4346. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Modification of Rev. Proc. 2009-20 on Theft 
     Loss Deductions for Fraudulent Investment Arrangements (Rev. 
     Proc. 2011-58) received November 30, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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