[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 59 (Tuesday, April 24, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H2063-H2064]
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:

       5733. A letter from the Secretary, Air Force, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting notification that the Average 
     Procurement Unit Cost (APUC) and Program Acquisition Unit 
     Cost metrics for the C-130 AMP Program have exceeded the 
     critical cost growth threshold, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2433(e)(1); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5734. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement 
     of Vice Admiral Paul S. Stanley, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5735. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement 
     of Lieutenant General Richard Y. Newton III, United States 
     Air Force, and his advancement on the retired list in the 
     grade of lieutenant general; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       5736. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement 
     of Lieutenant General Marc E. Rogers, United States Air 
     Force, and his advancement on the retired list in the grade 
     of lieutenant general; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5737. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a letter authorizing Brigadier 
     Generals Darryl W. Burke and John F. Newell III, United 
     States Air Force, to wear the insignia of the grade of major 
     general; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5738. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Inflation Adjustment of Threshold for 
     Acquisition of Right-Hand Drive Passenger Sedans (DFARS Case 
     2012-D016) (RIN: 0750-AH65) received April 3, 2012, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5739. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Repeal of Case-by-Case Reporting 
     (DFARS Case 2012-D020) (RIN: 0750-AH67) received April 3, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       5740. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement: Separation of Combined Provisions and 
     Clauses (DFARS Case 2011-D048) (RIN: 0750-AH38) received 
     April 3, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       5741. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to various foreign buyers pursuant to Section 
     2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
       5742. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Russia pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       5743. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Financial 
     Institutions Examination Council, transmitting the Council's 
     Annual Report for 2011; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       5744. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy 
     Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's semi-annual Implementation 
     Report on Energy Conservation Standards Activities, pursuant 
     to Section 141 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5745. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Medical Devices; 
     Neurological Devices; Classification of the Near Infrared 
     Brain Hematoma Detector [Docket No.: FDA-2012-M-0206] 
     received April 2, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5746. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Agreements and 
     Memoranda of Understanding Between the Food and Drug 
     Administration and Other Departments, Agencies, and 
     Organizations [Docket No.: FDA-2012-N-0205] received April 2, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       5747. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction (CTR) Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 
     2013, pursuant to Public Law 106-398, section 1308 (114 Stat. 
     1654A-341); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5748. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the text of ILO 
     Recommendation No. 200 concerning HIV and AIDS and the World 
     of Work, Adopted by the Conference at its Ninety-Ninth 
     Session, Geneva, 17 June 2010, pursuant to Art. 19 of the 
     Constitution of the International Labor Organization; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5749. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Economic 
     Affairs, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- International Services Surveys: 
     BE-150, Quarterly Survey of Cross-Border Credit, Debit, and 
     Charge Card Transactions [110817508-2069-2] (RIN: 0691-AA79) 
     received March 26, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5750. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, 
     Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates 
     [Public Notice 7835] (RIN: 1400-AD06) received April 11, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       5751. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 12-001, pursuant to the reporting requirements of 
     Section 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5752. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report entitled, ``Report on Denial of Visas to Confiscators 
     of American Property'', pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1182d Public Law 
     105-277, section 2225(c); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       5753. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 11-105, pursuant to the reporting requirements of 
     Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5754. A letter from the Diversity and Inclusion Programs 
     Director, Federal Reserve System, transmitting the eigth 
     annual report pursuant to Section 203(a) of the No Fear Act, 
     Pub. L. 107-174, for fiscal year 2011; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       5755. A letter from the Commissioner, International 
     Boundary and Water Commission United States and Mexico, 
     transmitting the Commission's annual report for FY 2011 
     prepared in accordance with Section 203 of the Notification 
     and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act 
     of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5756. A letter from the HR Specialist, Office of Navajo and 
     Hopi Indian Relocation, transmitting the Office's annual 
     report for Fiscal Year 2011 prepared in accordance with 
     Section 203 of the Notification and Federal Employee 
     Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), 
     Public Law 107-174; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       5757. 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; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Adjustment to 2012 
     Annual Catch Limits [Docket No.: 111207734-2119-02] (RIN: 
     0648-BB50) received March 26, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5758. 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 Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Herring Fishery; Sub-Annual Catch Limit (ACL) Harvested for 
     Management Area 1B [Docket No.: 0907301205-0289-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XA971) received March 26, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5759. 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 Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Herring Fishery; Sub-ACL (Annual Catch Limit) Harvested for 
     Management Area 2 [Docket No.: 0907301205-0289-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XB001) received March 26, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5760. 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 for American Fisheries Act Catcher/Processors 
     Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 101126521-0640-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XB028) received March 26, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5761. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's report 
     detailing activities under the Civil Rights of 
     Institutionalized Persons Act during Fiscal Year 2011, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1997f; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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       5762. A letter from the Senior Program Analyst, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Airplanes 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2011-1230; Directorate Identifier 2011-NM-
     141-AD; Amendment 39-16964; AD 2012-04-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 30, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5763. A letter from the Senior Program Analyst, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2008-0107; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-
     087-AD; Amendment 39-16965; AD 2012-04-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 30, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5764. A letter from the Senior Program Analyst, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Division 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0944; Directorate 
     Identifier 2011-NE-11-AD; Amendment 39-16960; AD 2012-04-04] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 30, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5765. A letter from the Senior Program Analyst, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Airworthiness Directives; Airplanes Originally 
     Manufactured by Lockheed for the Military as P2V Airplanes 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0107; Directorate Identifier 2012-NM-
     018-AD; Amendment 39-16955; AD 2012-03-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 30, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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