[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 28, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1087-S1088]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   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 5083. A communication from the Manager of the 
     BioPreferred Program, Office of Procurement and Property 
     Management, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Redesignation of the 
     BioPreferred Program'' (RIN0503 AA41) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 23, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC 5084. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commission, Division of Enforcement, Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Business Conduct Standards for Swap 
     Dealers and Major Swap Participants With Counterparties'' 
     (RIN3038 AC25) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 17, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC 5085. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Pyroxasulfone; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9334 2) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 23, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC 5086. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, transmittal number: DDTC 12 018, of the 
     proposed sale or export of defense articles and/or defense 
     services to a Middle East country regarding any possible 
     affects such a sale might have relating to Israel's 
     Qualitative Military Edge over military threats to Israel; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC 5087. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Mitigation 
     of Power Outage Risks for Department of Defense Facilities 
     and Activities''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC 5088. A communication from the Secretary of the Army, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Army 
     Fisher House Program Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Report to 
     Congress''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC 5089. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Reserve Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the modernization priority assessments 
     provided by the Chiefs of the Reserve and National Guard 
     components; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC 5090. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary 
     of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report 
     on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Richard P. 
     Zahner, United States Army, and his advancement to the grade 
     of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
        EC 5091. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary 
     of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report 
     of two (2) officers authorized to wear the insignia of the 
     grade of brigadier general in accordance with title 10, 
     United States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC 5092. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a proposed change to 
     the Fiscal Year 2010 National Guard and Reserve Equipment 
     Appropriation (NGREA) procurement; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC 5093. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Extension of the Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Pilot 
     Program'' ((RIN0750 AH59) (DFARS Case 2012 D024)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 17, 
     2012; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC 5094. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Extension of the Test Program for Negotiation of 
     Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plans'' ((RIN0750 
     AH60) (DFARS Case 2012 D026)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 17, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC 5095. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec 
     International HI STORM 100 Cask System, Revision 8'' (RIN3150 
     AJ05) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on February 23, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC 5096. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Thermal Overload Protection for Electric Motors on Motor 
     Operated Valves'' (Regulatory Guide 1.106, Revision 2) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 23, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC 5097. A communication from the Chief of the Listing 
     Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Endangered Status and Designations of Critical Habitat for 
     Spikedace and Loach Minnow'' (RIN1018 AX17) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 21, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC 5098. A communication from the Chief of the Listing 
     Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Determination of Endangered Status for the Rayed Bean and 
     Snuffbox Mussels Throughout Their Ranges'' (RIN1018 AV96) 
     received during adjournment

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     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 21, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC 5099. A communication from the Chief of the Listing 
     Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Reissuance of Interim Special Rule for the Polar Bear'' 
     (RIN1018 AY34) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 21, 
     2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC 5100. 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 ``Marine 
     Mammals; Subsistence Taking of Northern Fur Seals; Harvest 
     Estimates'' (RIN0648 BB09) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 17, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC 5101. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army (Civil Works), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the construction of navigation 
     improvements for the Sabine-Neches Waterway (SNWW) channel in 
     Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC 5102. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
     Arkansas; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan; Interstate 
     Transport State Implementation Plan to Address Pollution 
     Affecting Visibility and Regional Haze'' (FRL No. 9637 4) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 23, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC 5103. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     California; San Joaquin Valley; Attainment Plan for 1997 8-
     hour Ozone Standards'' (FRL No. 9624 5) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 23, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC 5104. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     California; South Coast; Attainment Plan for 1997 8-hour 
     Ozone Standards'' (FRL No. 9624 6) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 23, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC 5105. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; District of Columbia, Maryland, and 
     Virginia; Determinations of Attainment of the 1997 8-Hour 
     Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard for the 
     Washington, DC MD VA 8-Hour Ozone Moderate Nonattainment 
     Area'' (FRL No. 9634 6) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 23, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC 5106. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Transportation Conformity Rule: MOVES Regional 
     Grace Period Extension'' (FRL No. 9636 5) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 23, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC 5107. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Idaho: Final Approval of State Underground Storage 
     Tank Program'' (FRL No. 9640 1) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 23, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC 5108. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
     Tennessee: Prevention of Significant Deterioration; 
     Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule Revision'' (FRL No. 9635 6) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 23, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC 5109. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Delegation of National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories; State of 
     Nevada, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection'' (FRL 
     No. 9635 7) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 23, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC 5110. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revisions to the California State Implementation 
     Plan, Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District and San 
     Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District'' (FRL 
     No. 9634 3) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 23, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC 5111. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
     Tennessee: Prevention of Significant Deterioration; 
     Greenhouse Gases-Automatic Rescission Provisions'' (FRL No. 
     9636 8) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 23, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC 5112. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
     State of Missouri'' (FRL No. 9634 8) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 23, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC 5113. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Marine Sanitation Devices (MSDs): Regulation to 
     Establish a No Discharge Zone (NDZ) for California State 
     Marine Waters'' (FRL No. 9633 9) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 23, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC 5114. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
     New York; Motor Vehicle Enhanced Inspection and Maintenance 
     Program'' (FRL No. 9635 4) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 23, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC 5115. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revisions to the Hawaii State Implementation 
     Plan'' (FRL No. 9634 1) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 21 , 2012; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC 5116. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Designation of Hazardous Substances; Designation, 
     Reportable Quantities, and Notification'' (FRL No . 9635 9) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 21, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC 5117. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revisions to Federal Implementation Plans To 
     Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and 
     Ozone'' (FRL No. 9631 8) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 21, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC 5118. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revisions to Federal Implementation Plans to 
     Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and 
     Ozone: Part II'' (FRL No. 9632 8) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 21, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.

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