[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 27, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2083-S2084]
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 5475. A communication from the Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the Administration's 
     2012 compensation program adjustments; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC 5476. A communication from the Chief Information 
     Officer, Agricultural Research Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Modifications of Interlibrary Loan Fee 
     Schedule'' (RIN0518 AA04) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 20, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC 5477. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Review Group, Farm Service Agency, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Conservation Loan Program'' (RIN0560 AI04) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 21, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC 5478. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General John C. Koziol, 
     United States Air Force, and his advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC 5479. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Frank G. 
     Helmick, United States Army, and his advancement to the grade 
     of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       EC 5480. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a proposed change by 
     the Air Force Reserve to the Fiscal Year 2010 National Guard 
     and Reserve Equipment Appropriation (NGREA) procurement; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC 5481. A communication from the Public Information 
     Manager, Office of Privacy, Records, and Disclosure, Special 
     Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Procedures'' 
     (RIN3460 AA00) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC 5482. A communication from the Public Information 
     Manager, Office of Privacy, Records, and Disclosure, Special 
     Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Requests for Testimony or the Production of Records in a 
     Court or Other Proceedings in Which the United States is not 
     a Party'' (RIN3460 AA00) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 
     16, 2012; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC 5483. 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; 
     California Air Resources Board--In-Use Heavy-Duty Diesel-
     Fueled Truck and Bus Regulation, and Drayage Truck 
     Regulation'' (FRL No. 9633 3) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 22, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5484. 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 22, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5485. 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; Illinois; Volatile Organic Compound 
     Emission Control Measures for Chicago and Metro-East St. 
     Louis Ozone Nonattainment Areas'' (FRL No. 9633 4) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 22, 
     2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5486. 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; State of Nevada; Regional Haze State 
     Implementation Plan'' (FRL No. 9612 7) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 22, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5487. 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; West Virginia; Regional Haze State 
     Implementation Plan'' (FRL No. 9651 7) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 22, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5488. 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, Maryland, New Jersey, and 
     Pennsylvania; Determinations of Attainment of the 1997 8-Hour 
     Ozone Standard for the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City 
     Moderate Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 9652 6) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 22, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5489. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Emergency Planning and Notification; Emergency 
     Planning and List of Extremely Hazardous Substances and 
     Threshold Planning Quantities'' (FRL No. 9651 1) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 22, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5490. A communication from the Correspondence and 
     Regulations Assistant, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
     Services, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Medicaid Program; Eligibility Changes under the Affordable 
     Care Act of 2010'' (RIN0938 AQ62) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 20, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC 5491. A communication from the Correspondence and 
     Regulations Assistant, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
     Services, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Student Health Insurance Coverage'' (RIN0938 AQ95) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 20, 
     2012; to the Committee on Finance.

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       EC 5492. 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--Correction to 
     Rev. Rul. 2012 9'' (Rev. Rul. 2012 12) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 21, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC 5493. 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--April 2012'' 
     (Rev. Rul. 2012 11) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on March 20, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC 5494. A communication from the Chairman, Medicare 
     Payment Advisory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment 
     Policy''; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC 5495. 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 
     0028--2012 0034); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC 5496. A communication from the Correspondence and 
     Regulations Assistant, 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; Standards 
     Related to Reinsurance, Risk Corridors and Risk Adjustment'' 
     (RIN0938 AR07) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 20, 2012; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC 5497. A communication from the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, 
     ``District of Columbia Agencies' Compliance with Small 
     Business Enterprise Expenditure Goals for the 1st, 2nd, and 
     3rd Quarters of Fiscal Year 2011''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC 5498. A communication from the Acting Staff Director, 
     United States Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of the appointment of members to 
     the District of Columbia Advisory Committee; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       EC 5499. A communication from the Acting Staff Director, 
     United States Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of the appointment of members to 
     the Nevada Advisory Committee; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC 5500. A communication from the Director, Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Report of the Proceedings of the 
     Judicial Conference of the United States'' for the September 
     2011 session; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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