[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 60 (Wednesday, April 25, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2725-S2727]
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 5807. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, Selected Acquisition Reports 
     (SARs) for the quarter ending December 31, 2011 (DCN OSS 2012 
     0567); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC 5808. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Marc E. Rogers, 
     United States Air Force, and his advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC 5809. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Richard Y. 
     Newton III, United States Air Force, and his advancement to 
     the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC 5810. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General William T. 
     Lord, United States Air Force, and his advancement to the 
     grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC 5811. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Donald J. 
     Hoffman, United States Air Force, and his advancement to the 
     grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC 5812. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of 
     an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of 
     brigadier general in accordance with title 10, United States 
     Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC 5813. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative 
     proposals and accompanying reports relative to the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC 5814. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the 2011 annual report relative to the 
     STARBASE Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC 5815. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to the 
     stabilization of Iraq that was declared in Executive Order 
     13303 of May 22, 2003; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC 5816. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency declared in Executive Order 
     12978 of October 21, 1995, with respect to significant 
     narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC 5817. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Addition of Certain Persons to 
     the Entity List'' (RIN0694 AF61) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 24, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC 5818. 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 ``Condition-Monitoring Techniques 
     for Electric Cables Used in Nuclear Plants'' (Regulatory 
     Guide 1.218) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 19, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC 5819. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Interpretations; Removal of Part 8'' (RIN3150 AJ02) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 19, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC 5820. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Reactor

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     Regulation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Notice of 
     Availability of Revision 4 to the Standard Technical 
     Specifications'' (NUREG 1430, 1431, 1432, 1433, and 1434) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 23, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC 5821. 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 the Hawaii State Implementation 
     Plan'' (FRL No. 9634 1) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 24, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5822. 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; Maryland; Removal of the 1980 Consent 
     Order for the Maryland Slag Company'' (FRL No. 9664 2) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 24, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC 5823. 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 the Unregulated Contaminant 
     Monitoring Regulation (UCMR 3) for Public Water Systems'' 
     (FRL No. 9660 4) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 24, 2012; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC 5824. 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; 
     Arizona; Update to Stage II Gasoline Vapor Recovery Program; 
     Change in the Definition of `Gasoline' to Exclude `E85' '' 
     (FRL No. 9661 3) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 24, 2012; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC 5825. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Underground Storage Tank Program: Approved State 
     Program for the State of Oregon'' (FRL No. 9615 4) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 24, 
     2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5826. 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; 
     Georgia; Approval of Substitution for Transportation Control 
     Measures'' (FRL No. 9662 8) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 24, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5827. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Direct Final Approval of Hospital/Medical/
     Infectious Waste Incinerators State Plan for Designated 
     Facilities and Pollutants: Illinois'' (FRL No. 9663 4) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 24, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC 5828. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Direct Final Approval of Hospital/Medical/
     Infectious Waste Incinerators State Plan for Designated 
     Facilities and Pollutants: Indiana'' (FRL No. 9663 2) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 24, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC 5829. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Modification of Significant New Uses of Tris 
     Carbamoyl Triazine; Technical Amendment'' (FRL No. 9344 7) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 24, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC 5830. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical 
     Substances'' (FRL No. 9345 4) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 24, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5831. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical 
     Substances'' (FRL No. 9343 4) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 24, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5832. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Interim Final Determination to Stay and Defer 
     Sanctions, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control 
     District'' (FRL No. 9665 5) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 24, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5833. 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 the California State Implementation 
     Plan, Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District and 
     Eastern Kern and Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control 
     Districts'' (FRL No. 9652 4) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 24, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5834. 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 Designations of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 
     Missouri and Illinois; St. Louis; Determination of Attainment 
     by Applicable Attainment Date for the 1997 Ozone National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)'' (FRL No. 9666 2) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 24, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC 5835. 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; Massachusetts; Determination of 
     Attainment of the One-hour Ozone Standard for the Springfield 
     Area'' (FRL No. 9664 8) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 24, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5836. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the 
     Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act; Analysis 
     and Sampling Procedures'' (FRL No. 9664 6) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 24, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 5837. 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 on Reporting Interest Paid to 
     Nonresident Aliens'' ((RIN1545 BJ01) (TD 9584)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on April 23, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC 5838. 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 ``Application of the Normal Retirement Age 
     Requirements to Governmental Plans'' (Notice 2012 29) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 23, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC 5839. A communication from the Board of Trustees of the 
     Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Federal 
     Disability Insurance Trust Funds, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the Federal Disability Insurance 
     (DI) Trust Fund becoming inadequate within the next 10 years; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC 5840. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, transmittal number: DDTC 12 019, of the 
     proposed sale or export of defense articles and/or defense 
     services to a Middle East country regarding any possible 
     affects such a sale might have relating to Israel's 
     Qualitative Military Edge over military threats to Israel; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC 5841. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, transmittal number: DDTC 12 023, of the 
     proposed sale or export of defense articles and/or defense 
     services to a Middle East country regarding any possible 
     affects such a sale might have relating to Israel's 
     Qualitative Military Edge over military threats to Israel; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC 5842. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, transmittal number: DDTC 12 007, of the 
     proposed sale or export of defense articles and/or defense 
     services to a Middle East country regarding any possible 
     affects such a sale might have relating to Israel's 
     Qualitative Military Edge over military threats to Israel; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC 5843. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report prepared by the Department of State 
     on progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus 
     question covering the period December 1, 2011 through January 
     31, 2012; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC 5844. A communication from the Presiding Governor of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Board's Annual Report for 2011; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC 5845. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Fourth Biennial Report to Congress on Evaluation, 
     Research, and Technical Assistance Activities Supported by 
     the Promoting

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     Safe and Stable Families Program''; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC 5846. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, a report relative to the 
     Administration's proposal for the reauthorization of the 
     Medical Device User Fee Act (MDUFA); to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC 5847. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, reports 
     entitled ``The National Healthcare Quality Report 2011'' and 
     ``The National Healthcare Disparities Report 2011''; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC 5848. A communication from the Chief of the Trade and 
     Commercial Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Disclosure of 
     Information for Certain Intellectual Property Rights Enforced 
     at the Border'' (RIN1515 AD87) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 18, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC 5849. A communication from the Director, Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Executive Summary'' of the ``2011 
     Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of 
     the U.S. Courts'' and ``Judicial Business of the United 
     States Courts'' and the Uniform Resource Locators (URL) for 
     the complete copies of those reports; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC 5850. A communication from the Chairman, Dwight D. 
     Eisenhower Memorial Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the memorial construction; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.

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