[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 29, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1146-S1147]
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 5119. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Flazasulfuron; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     8883 1) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 21, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC 5120. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fluopyram; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9336 9) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 21, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC 5121. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Metaflumizone; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9333 4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 21, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC 5122. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Mevinphos; Order Revoking Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9338 3) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 21, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC 5123. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a violation of the Antideficiency Act that 
     occurred within the Navy Working Capital Fund (NWCF) account 
     97 X 4930 during fiscal year 2007 at the Naval Facilities 
     Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic and was assigned Navy case 
     number 11 05; to the Committee on Appropriations.
        EC 5124. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a violation of the Antideficiency Act that 
     occurred within the Military Personnel, Air National Guard 
     (ANG), Air Force, account 57 9 5850 during fiscal year 2009 
     at the ANG Readiness Center and was assigned Air Force case 
     number 10 06; to the Committee on Appropriations.
        EC 5125. A communication from the Secretary of the Army, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the U.S. 
     Army Audit Agency's review of an audit of the American 
     National Red Cross's Annual Statement; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
        EC 5126. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the fiscal year 2011 annual 
     report on the Regional Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship 
     Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC 5127. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Combating 
     Terrorism Activities Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Estimates''; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC 5128. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and 
     Technology), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative 
     to Army Industrial Facilities Cooperative Activities with 
     Non-Army Entities for fiscal year 2011; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
        EC 5129. A communication from the Chairman and President 
     of the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to transactions involving U.S. exports to 
     Ireland; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC 5130. 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): Suspension of Section 238(c) 
     Single-Family Mortgage Insurance in Military Impacted Areas'' 
     (RIN2502 AJ01) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 24, 
     2012; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC 5131. A communication from the Assistant Director for 
     Policy, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations'' (31 CFR 
     Part 561) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 24, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC 5132. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``2010 Smart Grid System Report''; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC 5133. 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 ``Energy Conservation Program: Test 
     Procedure for Commercial Refrigeration Equipment'' (RIN1904 
     AC40) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on February 21, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC 5134. A communication from the Board of Trustees, 
     National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, an annual management report relative to its 
     operations and financial condition; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC 5135. A communication from the Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Section 911(d)(4)--
     2011 Update'' (Rev. Proc. 2012 21) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 22, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC 5136. A communication from the Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Rewards and Awards 
     for Information Relating to Violations of Internal Revenue 
     Laws'' ((RIN1545 BJ89) (TD 9580)) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 22, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC 5137. A communication from the Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Source of Income from 
     Qualified Fails Charges'' ((RIN1545 BJ78) (TD 9579)) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 22, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC 5138. A communication from the Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``United States and 
     Area Median Gross Income Figures'' (Rev. Proc. 2012 16) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 22, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC 5139. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Medicaid Program; Review and Approval 
     Process for Section 1115 Demonstrations'' (RIN0938 AQ46) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 27, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC 5140. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Medicaid Program; Application, Review, and 
     Reporting Process for Waivers for State Innovation'' (RIN0938 
     AQ75; RIN1505 AC30) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on February 27, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC 5141. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulations, Social Security Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Protecting 
     the Public and Our Employees in Our Hearing Process'' 
     (RIN0960 AH29) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 21, 
     2012; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC 5142. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulations, Social Security Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``How We 
     Collect and Consider Evidence of Disability'' (RIN0960 AG89) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 21, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC 5143. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report certifying for fiscal year 2012 
     that no United Nations agency or United Nations affiliated 
     agency grants any official status, accreditation, or 
     recognition to any

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     organization which promotes and condones or seeks the 
     legalization of pedophilia, or which includes as a subsidiary 
     or member any such organization; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC 5144. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to overseas surplus 
     property; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC 5145. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to Executive Order 12163, as amended by Executive 
     Order 13346, a report relative to a waiver of the 
     restrictions contained in Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support 
     Act of 1992; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC 5146. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report prepared by the Department of State 
     on progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus 
     question covering the periods October 1, 2011 through 
     November 30, 2011; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC 5147. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 2012-0012 
     2012-0016); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC 5148. A communication from the Director of the Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Corporation's Buy American Act Report for fiscal year 
     2011; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
        EC 5149. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Foreign 
     Field Offices; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
        EC 5150. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a performance 
     report relative to the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act for 
     fiscal year 2011; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC 5151. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration and Management, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics, Department of Labor, received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 15, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC 5152. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration and Management, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, (2) reports relative to 
     vacancy announcements within the Department; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC 5153. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration and Management, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, (3) reports relative to 
     vacancy announcements within the Department; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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