[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 201 (Friday, December 30, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H10031-H10032]
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:

       4417. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a letter regarding the designation of 
     Overseas and Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     funding; (H. Doc. No. 112--75); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       4418. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting authorization of two officers to 
     wear the authorized insignia of the grade rear admiral (lower 
     half); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4419. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department of Defense Inspector 
     General Semiannual Report, April 1, 2011 -- September 30, 
     2011; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4420. 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 December 14, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4421. 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 December 14, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4422. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     Legislation and Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to 
     Housing: Emergency Solutions Grants Program and Consolidated 
     Plan Conforming Amendments [Docket No.: FR-5474-I-01] (RIN: 
     2506-AC29) received December 19, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       4423. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Turkey pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       4424. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, transmitting a report entitled, 
     ``Merger Decisions 2010'', in accordance with Section 
     18(c)(9) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       4425. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's seventh annual 
     report on Ethanol Market Concentration, pursuant to Section 
     1501(a)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       4426. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a notice of proposed lease 
     with the Government of Switzerland (Transmittal No. 01-12) 
     pursuant to Section 62(a) of the Arms Export Control Act; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4427. 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. 15-11 informing of 
     an intent to sign a Project Agreement with the State of 
     Israel; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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       4428. A letter from the Auditor, Office of the District of 
     Columbia Auditor, transmitting a report entitled, ``Audit of 
     the Public Service Commission Agency Fund for Fiscal Years 
     2006, 2007, 2008'', pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4429. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     semiannual report on the activities of the Office of 
     Inspector General of the Farm Credit Administration for the 
     period April 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011; and the 
     semiannual Management Report on the Status of Audits for the 
     same period; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       4430. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting Commission's Fiscal Year 2011 Agency 
     Financial Report; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       4431. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's Fiscal Year 
     2011 Agency Financial Report; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       4432. A letter from the Board Member, Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting a report entitled: ``Blowing 
     the Whistle: Barriers to Federal Employees Making 
     Disclosures''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       4433. A letter from the Chairman and General Counsel, 
     National Labor Relations Board, transmitting the Board's 
     semiannual report from the office of the Inspector General 
     for the period April 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4434. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Civil 
     Monetary Penalities Inflation Adjustment [EOIR Docket No.: 
     172; AG Order No.: 3309-2011] (RIN: 1125-AA69) received 
     December 14, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       4435. A letter from the Chair, Sentencing Commission, 
     transmitting a letter in response to the directive in Section 
     107 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions Accountability and 
     Divestment Act of 2010, pursuant to Public Law 111-195, 
     section 107; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4436. A letter from the Senior Program Analyst, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca S.A. arriel 2B 
     Turboshaft Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2011-1031; Directorate 
     Identifier 2011-NE-27-AD; Amendment 39-16871; AD 2011-24-07] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 16, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4437. 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.: 30815; Amdt. No. 3454] received 
     December 14, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4438. A letter from the Senior Program Analyst, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Amendment of Class E Airspace; Evansville, IN [Docket No.: 
     FAA-2011-0429; Airspace Docket No. 11-AGL-9] received 
     December 14, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4439. 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.: 30816; Amdt. No. 3455] received 
     December 14, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4440. 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.: 30812; Amdt. No. 3452] received 
     December 14, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4441. 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.: 30813; Amdt. No. 3453] received 
     December 14, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4442. A letter from the Senior Program Analyst, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Certification of Part 23 Turbofan- and Turbojet-Powered 
     Airplanes and Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No.: FAA-2009-
     0738; Amendment No. 23-62] (RIN: 2120-AJ22) received December 
     14, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4443. A letter from the Senior Program Analyst, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Harmonization of Various Airworthiness Standards for 
     Transport Category-Flight Rules [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0310; 
     Amdt. No.:25-135] (RIN: 2120-AJ72) received December 14, 
     2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4444. A letter from the Senior Program Analyst, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation of Composite 
     Rotorcraft Structures [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0660; Amdt. Nos. 
     27-47, 29-54] (RIN: 2120-AJ52) received December 14, 2011, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4445. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Recurring item exception to the economic 
     performance requirement (Rev. Rul. 2012-1) received December 
     15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       4446. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- 2012 Standard Mileage Rates [Notice 2012-1] 
     received December 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4447. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled, ``Report to Congress on the Evaluation of the 
     Quality Improvement Organization Program for Medicare 
     Beneficiaries for Fiscal Year 2008''; jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

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