[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 93 (Tuesday, June 19, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4296-S4297]
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 6528. A communication from the Inspector General of the 
     Federal Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the audit of the financial statements of 
     the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for fiscal year 2012; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC 6529. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Award Fee for Service and End-Item 
     Contracts'' (RIN2700 AD70) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     1, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC 6530. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, Office 
     of the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative 
     Technology Administration in the position of Administrator, 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     4, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC 6531. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, Office 
     of the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation 
     Administration in the position of Administrator, received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 4, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC 6532. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Llano, Texas)'' (MB Docket No. 11 168, RM 11642) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 31, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC 6533. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Magnuson-Stevens Act 
     Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast 
     Groundfish Fishery; Biennial Specifications and Management 
     Measures'' (RIN0648 BB85 and RIN0648 BB27) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 7, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC 6534. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Operations, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the 
     Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-
     Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Snapper 
     Grouper Management Measures'' (RIN0648 BB10) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 1, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC 6535. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Deep-
     Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf 
     of Alaska'' (RIN0648 XC001) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 12, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC 6536. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Recreational Management Measures 
     for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 
     Fishing Year 2012'' (RIN0648 BC07) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 12, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC 6537. A communication from the Chairman, National Labor 
     Relations Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     two violations of the Antideficiency Act; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       EC 6538. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Methyl bromide; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9352 4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 13, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC 6539. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Legislative Affairs Division, Natural Resources Conservation 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Appeal Procedures'' 
     (RIN0578 AA59) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 13, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC 6540. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Chronic Wasting Disease Herd 
     Certification Program and Interstate Movement of Farmed or 
     Captive Deer, Elk, and Moose'' ((RIN0579 AC35) (Docket No. 00 
     108 8)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 13, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC 6541. A communication from the Executive Vice President 
     and Chief Financial Officer of the Federal Home Loan Bank of 
     Atlanta, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's management 
     reports and statements on system of internal controls for 
     fiscal year 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC 6542. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 
     continuation of the national emergency that was originally 
     declared in Executive Order 13405 of June 16, 2006, with 
     respect to Belarus; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC 6543. A communication from the Senior Counsel for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Departmental Offices, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Assessment of Fees on Large Bank Holding Companies 
     and Nonbank Financial Companies Supervised by the Federal 
     Reserve Board To Cover the Expenses of the Financial Research 
     Fund'' (RIN1505 AC42) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on June 14, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC 6544. 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; 
     Revisions to the Georgia State Implementation Plan'' (FRL No. 
     9686 9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 13, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC 6545. 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 1997 Ozone Standard for the Western 
     Massachusetts Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 9688 4) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 13, 
     2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 6546. 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; Texas; Determination of Failure to 
     Attain the 1-Hour Ozone Standard'' (FRL No. 9688 3) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 13, 
     2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 6547. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval, Disapproval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plan; Utah; Maintenance Plan for the 
     1-Hour Ozone Standard for Salt Lake and Davis Counties'' (FRL 
     No. 9683 1) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 13, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.

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       EC 6548. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``TSCA Inventory Update Reporting Modifications; 
     Chemical Data Reporting; 2012 Submission Period Extension'' 
     (FRL No. 9353 1) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 13, 2012; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC 6549. A communication from the Chief of the Listing 
     Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Designation of Critical Habitat for Dusky Gopher Frog 
     (Previously Mississippi Gopher Frog)'' (RIN1018 AW89) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     13, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 6550. A communication from the Chief of the Listing 
     Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Pacific Coast 
     Population of the Western Snowy Plover'' (RIN1018 AX10) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     13, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC 6551. 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 ``Update of Weighted Average Interest Rates, 
     Yield Curves, and Segment Rates'' (Notice 2012 43) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 13, 
     2012; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC 6552. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of proposed issuance of an export license 
     pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 12 061); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC 6553. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of proposed issuance of an export license 
     pursuant to sections 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (Transmittal No. DDTC 12 041); to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
       EC 6554. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     certification of proposed issuance of an export license 
     pursuant to sections 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (Transmittal No. DDTC 12 026); to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
       EC 6555. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Health, United States, 2011''; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC 6556. A communication from the Surgeon General, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health 
     Council's 2012 annual status report; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC 6557. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Irradiation 
     in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food'' (Docket 
     No. FDA 2007 F 0390) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on June 14, 2012; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC 6558. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled, ``Review of HIV Program Effectiveness''; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC 6559. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period 
     from October 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC 6560. A communication from the Chair of the Equal 
     Employment Opportunity Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Commission's Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General for the period from October 1, 2011 through March 31, 
     2012; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC 6561. A communication from the Director of the Peace 
     Corps, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office of the 
     Inspector General's Semiannual Report for the period of 
     October 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC 6562. A communication from the Program Manager, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Residency Requirements for Aliens Acquiring 
     Firearms'' (RIN1140 AA44) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 14, 2012; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC 6563. A communication from the Program Manager, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Firearms Disabilities for Certain Nonimmigrant 
     Aliens'' (RIN1140 AA08) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 14, 2012; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC 6564. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report: Fiscal Year 
     2011''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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