[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 19 (Monday, February 6, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S349]
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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-4906. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to all 
     repairs and maintenance performed on any covered Navy vessel 
     in any shipyard outside the United States or Guam during the 
     preceding fiscal year; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4907. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Reserve Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     semi-annual report relative to Reserve Component equipment 
     delivery; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4908. A communication from the Director of the Policy 
     Issuances Division, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Changes to the Schedule of 
     Operations Regulations'' (RIN0583-AD35) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 1, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-4909. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Housing, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal 
     Housing Administration (FHA) Single Family Lender Insurance 
     Process: Eligibility, Indemnification, and Termination'' 
     (RIN2502-AI58) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 1, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4910. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13441 with respect to Lebanon; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4911. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     operation of the Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF) for fiscal 
     year 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-4912. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Patent Compensation Board Regulations'' 
     (RIN1990-AA33) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 1, 2012; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-4913. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``DOE Patent Licensing Regulations'' (RIN1990-
     AA41) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on February 1, 2012; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-4914. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Storage Reporting 
     Requirements of Interstate and Intrastate Natural Gas 
     Companies'' (RIN1902-AE25) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 1, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-4915. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``NRC 
     Procedures for Placement and Monitoring of Work with the U.S. 
     Department of Energy (DOE)'' (NRC Management Directive 11.7) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 3, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-4916. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Uniform Resource 
     Locator (URL) for a report entitled ``OSRE: Special Accounts 
     and Settlements with PRPs''; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-4917. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, National Wildlife 
     Refuge System, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Change of 
     Addresses for Regional Offices, Addition of One New Address, 
     and Correction of Names of House and Senate Committees We 
     Must Notify'' (RIN1018-AU89) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 1, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4918. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Report of the Attorney General to the Congress of the 
     United States on the Administration of the Foreign Agents 
     Registration Act of 1938, as amended for the six months 
     ending June 30, 2011''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-4919. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulation Policy and Management Office of the General 
     Counsel, National Cemetery Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Parents Eligible for Burial'' (RIN2900-
     AO12) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on February 1, 2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-4920. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulation Policy and Management Office of the General 
     Counsel, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Medical Foster Homes'' (RIN2900-AN80) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 1, 2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-4921. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
     of 1994 (USERRA) Quarterly Report to Congress; Fourth Quarter 
     of Fiscal Year 2011''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-4922. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commission, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 7A of the 
     Clayton Act'' received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 1, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4923. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered 
     and Threatened Species: Designation of Critical Habitat for 
     Cook Inlet Beluga Whale'' (RIN0648-AX50) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 1, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4924. 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 ``Endangered and Threatened Species: Final Rule to 
     Revise the Critical Habitat Designation for the Endangered 
     Leatherback Sea Turtle'' (RIN0648-AX06) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 1, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4925. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Closed 
     Captioning of Internet Protocol-Delivered Video Programming: 
     Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and 
     Video Accessibity Act of 2010'' (MB Docket No. 11-154, FCC-
     12-9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on February 2, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.

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