[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 63 (Monday, May 7, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H2315-H2316]
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:

       5858. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Conservation Loan Program (RIN: 0560-AI04) 
     received April 2, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       5859. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting the Department's annual report for 
     fiscal year 2011 on the quality of health care furnished 
     under the health care programs of the Department of Defense; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5860. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting authorization of Colonel Steven A. 
     Shaprio, United States Army, to wear the insignia of the 
     grade of brigadier general; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       5861. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting notification that the Department is 
     pursuing a Multi-Year Procurement (MYP) contract for Virgina 
     Class Submarines for Fiscal Year 2014 through 2018; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       5862. A letter from the Acting Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Agency, transmitting Office of Minority and Women 
     Inclusion's annual report for 2011; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       5863. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Exemptions for Security-Based Swaps Issued By Certain 
     Clearing Agencies [Release Nos.: 33-9308; 34-66703; 39-2484; 
     File No. S7-22-11] (RIN: 3235-AL16) received April 3, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       5864. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Implementation of 
     OMB Guidance on Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension 
     [Docket ID: Ed-2012-OS-0007] (RIN: 1890-AA17) received April 
     3, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       5865. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     report on the use of funds appropriated to carry out the 
     Medicaid Integrity Program for Fiscal Year 2011; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5866. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Availability of Electric Power 
     Sources, Regulatory Guide 1.93 received April 2, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       5867. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Administrative Guide for Verifying 
     Compliance with Packaging Requirements for Shipping and 
     Receiving of Radioactive Material, Regulatory Guide 7.7 
     received April 2, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5868. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Water Sources for Long-Term 
     Recirculation Cooling Following A Loss-of-Coolant Accident, 
     Regulatory Guide 1.82 received April 2, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5869. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the national emergency 
     with respect to prohibiting certain transactions with and 
     suspending entry into the United States of foreign sanctions 
     evaders with respect to Iran and Syria, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 112-105); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs and ordered to be printed.
       5870. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 19-345, 
     ``Raising the Expectations for Education Outcomes Omnibus Act 
     of 2012''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       5871. A letter from the General Counsel, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       5872. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy 
     Chief Acquisition Officer, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments [FAC 2005-58; 
     Item IV; Docket 2012-0079; Sequence 2] received April 19, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.

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       5873. A letter from the Director Equal Employment 
     Opportunity, National Endowment for the Humanities, 
     transmitting the Endowment'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.
       5874. A letter from the Auditor, Office of the District of 
     Columbia Auditor, transmitting copy of the report entitled 
     ``Certified Business Enterprise Expenditures of Public-
     Private Development Construction Projects for Fiscal year 
     2011'', pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5875. A letter from the Secretary and Chief Administrative 
     Officer, Postal Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's annual report for FY 2011 prepared in accordance 
     with the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination 
     and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Pub. L. 107-174; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5876. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Naval 
     Explosive Ordnance Disposal School Training Operations at 
     Elgin Air Force Base, Florida [Docket No.: 100217098-2025-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-AY64) received April 2, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5877. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator For Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; 
     Specifications and Management Measures [Docket No.: 
     110707371-2136-02] (RIN: 0648-BB28) received April 16, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       5878. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery; Amendment 17 [Docket 
     No.: 110901552-20494-02] (RIN: 0648-BB34) received April 16, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       5879. 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; 
     Pollock in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska 
     [Docket No.: 111207737-2141-02] (RIN: 0648-XB100) received 
     April 16, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       5880. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator For Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Highly Migratory Species Fisheries; Swordfish 
     Retention Limits [Docket No.: 110211137-2141-02] (RIN: 0648-
     BA87) received April 16, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5881. 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; 
     Sablefish Managed Under the Individual Fishing Quota Program 
     [Docket Nos.: 101126522-0640-02 and 1112113751-2102-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XB039) received April 16, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5882. A letter from the Ombudsman for the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting the Department's 2011 Annual Report of 
     the Ombudsman for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
     Compensation Program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7385s-15(e); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5883. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the 
     United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal Rules 
     of Criminal Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme 
     Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2072; (H. Doc. No. 112-104); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
       5884. A letter from the Attorney, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule 
     -- Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water 
     Discharged in U.S. Waters [Docket No.: USCG-2001-10486] (RIN: 
     1625-AA32) received April 26, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5885. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare and Medicaid Programs; 
     Changes in Provider and Supplier Enrollment, Ordering and 
     Referring, and Documentation Requirements; and Changes in 
     Provider Agreements [CMS-6010-F] (RIN: 0938-AQ01) received 
     April 25, 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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