[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 6, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1420-S1422]
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 5191. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Importation of Wooden Handicrafts 
     from China'' ((RIN0579 AC90) (Docket No. APHIS 2007 0117)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 2, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC 5192. 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 ``Designation of 
     Biobased Items for Federal Procurement'' (RIN0503 AA39) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 29, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC 5193. A communication from the Director of Operational 
     Test and Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Director of Operational 
     Test and Evaluation's fiscal year 2011 annual report; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC 5194. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of 
     seven (7) 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 5195. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of 
     an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the

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     grade of brigadier general in accordance with title 10, 
     United States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC 5196. 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 the 
     Kingdom of Morocco; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC 5197. 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 ``Extension of Time to File Estate Tax Return 
     to Elect Portability of a Spousal Unused Exclusion Amount'' 
     (Notice 2012 21) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 29, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC 5198. 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 ``Applicable Federal Rates--March 2012'' 
     (Rev. Rul. 2012 9) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 29, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC 5199. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to an 
     amendment to part 126 of the International Traffic in Arms 
     Regulations (ITAR); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC 5200. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Reasonable Contract or Arrangement Under Section 
     408(b)(2)--Fee Disclosure'' (RIN1210 AB08) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 3, 2012; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC 5201. 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 5202. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``U.S. Department of Transportation's 2011 Annual 
     Report to Congress and the National Transportation Safety 
     Board Responding to Issues on the National Transportation 
     Safety Board's Most Wanted List''; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC 5203. A communication from the Acting Administrator of 
     the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the foreign aviation authorities to which the 
     Administration provided services during fiscal year 2011; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC 5204. A communication from the Administrator, National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the National 911 Program; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC 5205. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a biennial report entitled ``Deep Sea Coral 
     Research and Technology Program 2012 Report to Congress''; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC 5206. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Television 
     Broadcasting Services; Lincoln, Nebraska'' (MB Docket No. 11 
     192; DA 12 91) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 16, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC 5207. 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 Wildlife and Plants; Threatened and Endangered 
     Status for Distinct Population Segments of Atlantic Sturgeon 
     in the Northwest Region'' (RIN0648 XJ00) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 16, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC 5208. 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 Wildlife and Plants; Final Listing 
     Determinations for Two Distinct Population Segments of 
     Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) in the 
     Southeast'' (RIN0648 XN50) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 16, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC 5209. 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 ``Taking and 
     Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy's Research, Development, 
     Test and Evaluation Activities Within the Naval Sea Systems 
     Command Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport Range Complex'' 
     (RIN0648 AX11) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 1, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC 5210. 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 ``Atlantic 
     Highly Migratory Species; 2012 Atlantic Shark Commercial 
     Fishing Season'' (RIN0648 BB36) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 27, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC 5211. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod 
     Allocations in the Gulf of Alaska; Amendment 83; Correction'' 
     (RIN0648 AY53) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 21, 
     2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC 5212. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Trip Limit Reduction'' (RIN0648 
     XA952) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on February 28, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC 5213. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in the Gulf of Alaska'' 
     (RIN0648 XA954) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 28, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC 5214. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 
     Fisheries; General Category Fishery'' (RIN0648 XA948) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 28, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC 5215. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processors Using Pot Gear in the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648 
     XA955) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on February 28, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC 5216. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Trip Limit Increase'' (RIN0648 
     XA974) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on February 15, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC 5217. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Whiting and 
     Non-Whiting Allocations; Pacific Whiting Seasons'' (RIN0648 
     XA927) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 21, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC 5218. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer'' (RIN0648 XA946) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 27, 
     2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC 5219. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Greater Than or Equal To 60 
     Feet (18.3 Meters) Length Overall Using Pot Gear in the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648 
     XA947) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on February 28, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC 5220. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic'' (RIN0648 XA944) received in

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     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 28, 
     2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC 5221. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Spiny Dogfish 
     Fishery; Commercial Period 2 Quota Harvested'' (RIN0648 
     XA926) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on February 28, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC 5222. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Non-American Fisheries Act Crab Vessels 
     Operating as Catcher/Processors Using Pot Gear in the Western 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648 XA956) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 28, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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