[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 27, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H1640-H1641]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       5427. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Importation of Wooden Handicrafts From China 
     [Docket No.: APHIS-2007-0117] (RIN: 0597-AC90) received March 
     2, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       5428. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Community Forest and Open Space Conservation 
     Program (RIN: 0596-AC84) received March 14, 2012, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5429. A letter from the Director of Operational Test and 
     Evaluation, Department of Defense, transmitting FY 2011 
     Annual Report, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 114; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       5430. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket ID: 
     FEMA-2012-0003] [Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1244] 
     received March 12, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5431. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket ID: FEMA-2012-
     0003] [Internal Agency Docket No.: FEMA-B-8221] received 
     March 12, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       5432. A letter from the Legal Counsel, Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Disparate Impact and Reasonable Factors Other Than 
     Age Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (RIN: 
     3046-AA76) received March 8, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       5433. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Energy 
     Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Residential Clothes 
     Washers [Docket No.: EERE-2010-BT-TP-0021] (RIN: 1904-AC08) 
     received March 8, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5434. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting fiscal year 2011 Performance 
     Report to Congress for the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5435. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment, 
     Maintenance, and Availability of Records: Amendment to Record 
     Availability Requirements [Docket No.: FDA-2002-N-0153] 
     (Formerly Docket No.: 2002N-0277) (RIN: 0910-AG73) received 
     February 29, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5436. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Approval Tests and Standards for Closed-Circuit 
     Escape Respirators [Docket: NIOSH-005] (RIN: 0920-AA10) 
     received March 7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5437. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Regulation of Fuels and Fuel 
     Additives: Identification of Additional Qualifying Renewable 
     Fuel Pathways Under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program [EPA-
     HQ-OAR-2011-0542; FRL-9642-3] (RIN: 2060-AR07) received March 
     5, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       5438. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Lifeline and Link Up Reform and 
     Modernization; Lifeline and Link Up; Federal-State Joint 
     Board on Universal Service; Advancing Broadband Availability 
     Through Digital Literacy Training [WC Docket No.: 11-42; WC 
     Docket No.: 03-109; CC Docket No.: 96-45; WC Docket No.: 12-
     23] received March 7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5439. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- List of Approved Spent Fuel 
     Storage Casks: HI-STORM 100, Revision 8 [NRC-2011-0221] (RIN: 
     3150-AJ05) received February 17, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5440. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting Pursuant to 
     Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) 
     of Executive Order 11958, Transmittal No. 2-12 informing of 
     an intent to sign the Memorandum of Understanding with 
     Canada; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5441. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5442. A letter from the Director, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting Report to Congress on the Recovery on 
     Threatened and Endangered Species for Fiscal Years 2009-2010; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5443. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMSF, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, 
     Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Comprehensive Ecosystem-
     Based Amendment 2 for the South Atlantic Region; Correction 
     [Docket No.: 110831547-1736-02] (RIN: 0648-BB26) received 
     March 2, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       5444. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator For Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Chinook Salmon Bycatch Management 
     in the Bering Sea Pollock Fishery; Economic Data Collection 
     [Docket No.: 110207103-2041-02] (RIN: 0648-BA80) received 
     March 2, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       5445. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Pot Gear in the Western 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 101126522-
     0640-2] (RIN: 0648-XA988) received March 2, 2012, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5446. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Gulf of Maine 
     Winter Flounder Catch Limit Revisions [Docket No.: 120131078-
     2207-01] (RIN: 0648-XA913) received March 2, 2012, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       5447. A letter from the Attorney General, Office of the 
     Attorney General, transmitting the Office's decision not to 
     appeal the decision of the district court in the case of the 
     United States v. William L. Cassidy, No. 8:11-91 (D. Md. Dec. 
     15, 2011); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5448. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- International Anti-Fouling System Certificate [Docket No.: 
     USCG-2011-0745] (RIN: 1625-AB79) received March 7, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5449. A letter from the Senior Program Analyst, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Mooney Aviation Company, Inc. 
     (Mooney) Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0182; Directorate 
     Identifier 2012-CE-005-AD; Amendment 39-16958; AD 2012-03-52] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 12, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5450. A letter from the Senior Program Analyst, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Revision of Class D and Class E Airspace; Hawthorne, CA 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0610; Airspace Docket No. 11-AWP-10] 
     received March 12, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5451. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract 
     Program (RIN: 3245-AG34) received February 29, 2012, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       5452. A letter from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
     Management Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Exempting In-Home Video Telehealth from Copayments (RIN: 
     2900-AO26) received March 5, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       5453. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled, ``Evaluation of the Mentoring Children of Prisoners 
     Program''; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5454. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Guidance Regarding the Repeal of Section 
     163(f)(2)(B) [Notice 2012-20] received March 12, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5455. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue

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     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- Automatic 
     Consent to change to the methods of accounting provided in 
     the tangible property temporary regulations (T.D. 9564) (Rev. 
     Procs. 2012-19 & 2012-20) received March 12, 2012, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5456. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicare Program; Revisions to the Durable 
     Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies 
     (DMEPOS) Supplier Safeguards [CMS-6036-F2] (RIN: 0938-AQ57) 
     received March 12, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and 
     Commerce.

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