[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 20, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1846-S1847]
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 5377. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     Department of Defense counternarcotics support activities 
     (OSS Control No. 2012 0397); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC 5378. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the National Defense Stockpile 
     (NDS) Annual Materials Plan for fiscal year 2013 and the 
     succeeding 4 years, fiscal years 2014 2017; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC 5379. 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 
     and Operating Permits Program; Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
     Administrative Changes'' (FRL No. 9645 8) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 14, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5380. 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 Final Response to Petition From New 
     Jersey Regarding SO2 Emissions From the Portland 
     Generating Station'' (FRL No. 9648 9) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 14, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5381. 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; 
     North Dakota; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan; 
     Federal Implementation Plan for Interstate Transport of 
     Pollution Affecting Visibility and Regional Haze'' (FRL No. 
     9648 3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on March 14, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC 5382. 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 Jersey; Motor Vehicle

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     Enhanced Inspection and Maintenance Program'' (FRL No. 9635 
     5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 14, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC 5383. 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; 
     Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State 
     of California; Ozone; Nitrogen Dioxide; Technical 
     Amendments'' (FRL No. 9649 1) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 14, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5384. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``OHIO: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste 
     Management Program Revision'' (FRL No. 9646 5) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 14, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5385. 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; Connecticut; Determination of 
     Attainment of the One-hour Ozone Standard for the Greater 
     Connecticut Area'' (FRL No. 9648 5) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 14, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5386. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``National Priorities List, Final Rule No. 53'' (FRL 
     No. 9647 3) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 14, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC 5387. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Oklahoma: Final Authorization of State Hazardous 
     Waste Management Program Revision'' (FRL No. 9647 7) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 14, 
     2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5388. 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 Restructuring 
     Amendments'' (FRL No. 9637 3) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 14, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5389. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Clean Air Act Full Approval of Title V Operating 
     Permits Program; Southern Ute Indian Tribe'' (FRL No. 9646 8) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 14, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC 5390. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Ongoing 
     Review of Operating Experience'' (LR ISG 2011 05) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 15, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5391. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants for Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production'' 
     (FRL No. 9636 2) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5392. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revocation of TSCA Section 4 Testing Requirements 
     for Certain High Production Volume Chemical Substances'' (FRL 
     No. 9335 6) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5393. 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 Transactions Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 
     560) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC 5394. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``2011 Actuarial Report on the Financial Outlook for 
     Medicaid''; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC 5395. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, General Law, Ethics, and Regulation, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, (2) reports 
     relative to vacancy announcements within the Department, 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 16, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC 5396. A communication from the Chair of the Medicaid and 
     CHIP Payment Access Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Report to Congress on Medicaid and 
     CHIP''; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC 5397. 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 ``Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; 
     Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; 
     Exchange Standards for Employers'' (RIN0938 AQ67) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 16, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC 5398. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public 
     Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities; Swimming Pools'' 
     (RIN1190 AA68) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC 5399. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, a correspondence from the Minister of Foreign 
     Affairs for the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC 5400. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting a legislative 
     proposal entitled ``National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2013''; to the Committee on Armed Services.

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