[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 14, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S1679]
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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 5335. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Pyriofenone; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9336 
     6) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 9, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC 5336. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Aspergillus flavus AF36; Amendment to an Exemption 
     from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9341 5) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 9, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC 5337. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the Secretary's personnel 
     management demonstration project authorities for Department 
     of Defense Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC 5338. A communication from the Chairman and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to authorizing a 90 percent guarantee on a 
     supply chain finance facility involving The Bank of Nova 
     Scotia, located in Toronto, Canada; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC 5339. A communication from the Chairman and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to authorizing a 90 percent guarantee on a 
     supply chain finance facility involving Royal Bank of 
     Scotland plc, located in Stamford, CT; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC 5340. A communication from the Chairman of the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Board's semiannual Monetary Policy Report to 
     Congress; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC 5341. A communication from the Acting Director of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the 
     position of Assistant Administrator for Research and 
     Development, received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 12, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC 5342. 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; Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania; 
     Determinations of Attainment of the 1997 Annual Fine 
     Particulate Standard for the Philadelphia-Wilmington 
     Nonattainment Area; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule'' (FRL 
     No. 9645 6) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 9, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5343. 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; Rhode Island; Reasonably Available 
     Control Technology (RACT) for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone 
     Standard'' (FRL No. 9644 6) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 9, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC 5344. 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; 110(a) (1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for 
     the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standards'' (FRL No. 9644 3) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 9, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC 5345. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Leakage Tests on Packages for 
     Shipment of Radioactive Material'' (Regulatory Guide 7.4) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 13, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC 5346. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Notice of 
     Availability of the Model Safety Evaluation for Plant-
     Specific Adoption of Technical Specifications Task Force 
     Traveler TSTF-505, Revision 1, `Provide Risk-Informed 
     Extended Completion Times-RITSTF Initiative 4B' '' (NRC 2011 
     0277) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on March 13, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC 5347. A communication from the Chief Counsel of the 
     Fiscal Service, Bureau of Public Debt, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Payments by Banks and Other Financial Institutions 
     of United States Savings Bonds and United States Savings 
     Notes (Freedom Shares)'' and ``Regulations Governing Payment 
     under Special Endorsement of United States Savings Bonds and 
     United States Savings Notes (Freedom Shares)'' (31 CFR Parts 
     321, 330) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 13, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC 5348. 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 ``Automatic Consent to Change to the Methods 
     of Accounting Provided in the Tangible Property Temporary 
     Regulations'' (Rev. Proc. 2012 19 and Rev. Proc. 2012 20) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 12, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC 5349. 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 ``2012 Calendar Year Resident Population 
     Figures'' (Notice 2012 22) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 12, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC 5350. 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 ``Guidance Regarding the Repeal of Section 
     163(f) (2) (B)'' (Notice 2012 20) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 12, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC 5351. 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 ``Medicare Program; Revisions to the Durable 
     Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies 
     (DMEPOS) Supplier Safeguards'' (RIN0938 AQ57) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 12, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Finance.

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