[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 27, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4672-S4674]
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-6651. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 
     Company Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2011-
     0993)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6652. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2011-1066)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6653. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, Saab 
     Aerosystems Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2012-
     0184)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6654. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2012-0042)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6655. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; International 
     Aero Engines AG Turbofan Engines'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket 
     No. FAA-2019-1100)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on June 7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6656. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, 
     Inc. Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2012-0251)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6657. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2011-1416)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6658. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 
     Company Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2012-
     0105)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6659. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2011-1321)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6660. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2011-1327)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6661. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft 
     Corporation Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2012-
     0218)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6662. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 
     Company Model 767-200, -300, -300F, and -400ER Series 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2011-0044)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6663. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Burkhart GROB 
     Luft- und Raumfahrt GmbH Powered Sailplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) 
     (Docket No. FAA-2012-0324)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 7, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6664. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Sicma Aero Seat 
     Passenger Seat Assemblies, Installed on, but not Limited to, 
     ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Regional Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-
     AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2012-0334)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 7, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6665. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2011-1095)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6666. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2011-1323)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6667. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2012-0041)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6668. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2012-0036)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6669. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft 
     Company Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2011-
     1413)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6670. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA 
     Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2012-0250)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6671. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, Saab 
     Aerosystems Airplanes'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2011-
     1410)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6672. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Pratt and Whitney 
     Canada Turboprop Engines'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-
     2012-0417)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 7, 2012; to the

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     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6673. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Route 
     Q-130; UT'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2012-0438)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6674. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Restricted Area R-2502E; Fort 
     Irwin, CA'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2012-0461)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6675. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Restricted Area R-2917, De 
     Funiak Springs, FL'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2012-
     0226)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6676. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Part 95 Instrument Flight Rules; Amdt. No. 
     500'' (RIN2120-AA63) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on June 7, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6677. A communication from the Regulatory Ombudsman, 
     Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Drivers of CMVs: Restricting the Use of 
     Cellular Phones'' (RIN2126-AB29) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 7, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6678. A communication from the Associate Division Chief, 
     Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Parts 12 and 90 of 
     the Commission's Rules Regarding Redundancy of Communications 
     Systems: Backup Power Private Land Mobile Radio Services: 
     Selection and Assignment of Frequencies, and Transition of 
     the Upper 200 Channels in the 800 MHz Band to EA Licensing'' 
     (DA 11-1838) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 25, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-6679. A communication from the Associate Division Chief, 
     Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Review of the Emergency Alert 
     System: Independent Spanish Broadcasters Association, the 
     Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ, Inc., 
     and the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council, 
     Petition for Immediate Relief Randy Gehman Petition for 
     Rulemaking'' (FCC 12-41) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     25, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-6680. A joint communication from the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, 
     transmitting a request relative to limiting the size of 
     Congressional delegations visiting Afghanistan for the period 
     of July through September 2012; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-6681. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Updates 
     to Wide Area Workflow'' ((RIN0750-AH40) (DFARS Case 2011-
     D027)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 25, 2012; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6682. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; New 
     Qualifying Country--Czech Republic'' ((RIN0750-AH75) (DFARS 
     Case 2012-DO43)) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 22, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6683. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Shipping 
     Instructions'' ((RIN0750-AH53) (DFARS Case 2011-D052)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     25, 2012; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6684. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Customer Clearing 
     Documentation, Timing of Acceptance for Clearing, and 
     Clearing Member Risk Management; Core Principles and Other 
     Requirements for Designated Contract Markets; Correction'' 
     (RIN3038-0092, -0094) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on June 25, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6685. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 
     declaration of a national emergency relative to the threat 
     posed to the United States by the risk of nuclear 
     proliferation created by the accumulation in the Russian 
     Federation of a large volume of weapons-usable fissile 
     material; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-6686. 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 13219 of June 26, 2001, with 
     respect to the Western Balkans; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6687. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to 
     transnational criminal organizations that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13581 of July 24, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6688. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13348 relative to the former Liberian regime 
     of Charles Taylor; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-6689. A communication from the Regulatory Specialist, 
     Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Lending Limits'' (RIN1557-AD59) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 21, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6690. A communication from the Secretary, Division of 
     Corporation Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Listing Standards for Compensation Committees'' (RIN3235-
     AK95) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 21, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-6691. A communication from the Chairman and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on the competitiveness of the export financing 
     services for the period from January 1, 2011 through December 
     31, 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-6692. A communication from the Senior Vice President and 
     Chief Accounting Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's management report 
     for fiscal year 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6693. A communication from the Chairman of the Appraisal 
     Subcommittee, Federal Financial Institutions Examination 
     Council, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Appraisal 
     Subcommittee's 2011 Annual Report; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6694. A communication from the Regulatory Specialist, 
     Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Alternatives to the Use of External Credit Ratings 
     in the Regulations of the OCC'' (RIN1557-AD36) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 22, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6695. A communication from the Chairman and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to 
     Ireland; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-6696. A communication from the General Counsel, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, two reports relative to a vacancy in the 
     Department in the position of Assistant Secretary for Policy 
     Development and Research, received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     22, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-6697. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Suspension of Community Eligibility'' ((44 CFR Part 64) 
     (Docket No. FEMA-2012-0003)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 21, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6698. A communication from the President and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's 2011 Annual Report; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6699. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``NRC 
     Enforcement Policy Revision'' (NRC-2011-0176) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 19, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6700. A communication from the Chairman, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     semiannual report relative to the status of the Commission's 
     licensing and regulatory duties; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.

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       EC-6701. A communication from the Director, National 
     Legislative Commission, The American Legion, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the financial condition 
     of The American Legion as of December 31, 2011; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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