[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 104 (Thursday, July 12, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4949-S4950]
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-6825. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Azoxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9352-2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on July 10, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-6826. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Dicloran and Formetanate; Tolerance Actions'' (FRL 
     No. 9353-7) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 10, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6827. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Methoxyfenozide; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9354-1) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on July 10, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-6828. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Sulfentrazone; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9353-8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on July 10, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-6829. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Pasteuria spp. (Rotylenchulus reniformis 
     nematode)--Pr3; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9353-5) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 10, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6830. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2286e, a report entitled 
     ``Department of Energy Activities Relating to the Defense 
     Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Fiscal Year 2011''; to the 
     Committees on Appropriations; and Armed Services.
       EC-6831. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting a legislative 
     proposal and accompanying report relative to the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6832. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Title 
     V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule Step 3 and GHG Plantwide 
     Applicability Limits'' (FRL No. 9690-1) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 10, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6833. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Hazardous Chemical Reporting: Revisions to the 
     Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms (Tier I and 
     Tier II)'' (FRL No. 9674-1) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 10, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6834. 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; Reasonably Available Control 
     Technology for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standard'' (FRL No. 9697-9) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 10, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6835. 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; Pennsylvania; Nonattainment New Source 
     Review; Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5)'' (FRL No. 9698-2) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     10, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6836. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Delegation of National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories; Gila River 
     Indian Community'' (FRL No. 9698-7) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 10, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6837. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Final Authorization of State-initiated Changes and 
     Incorporation by Reference of Approved State Hazardous Waste 
     Management Program'' (FRL No. 9694-7) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on July 10, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6838. A communication from the Acting Secretary of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report on 
     the activities of the U.S. Economic Development 
     Administration (EDA), Department of Commerce, for fiscal year 
     2011; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6839. A communication from the Deputy Director for 
     Policy, Legislative and Regulatory Department, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Benefits Payable in 
     Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Allocation of Assets in 
     Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and 
     Paying Benefits'' (29 CFR Parts 4022 and 4044) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 28, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-6840. 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 ``Effective 
     Date of Requirement for Premarket Approval for a Pacemaker 
     Programmer'' (Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0526) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 2, 2012; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-6841. 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 ``Effective 
     Date of Requirement for Premarket Approval for an Implantable 
     Pacemaker Pulse Generator'' (Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0522) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 2, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-6842. A communication from the Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Twenty-Fifth Actuarial Valuation of the Assets and 
     Liabilities Under the Railroad Retirement Acts as of December 
     31, 2010''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-6843. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a petition to add workers from the Feed Materials Production 
     Center (FMPC) in Fernald, Ohio, to the Special Exposure 
     Cohort; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-6844. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Report to Congress on the Aging Services 
     Technology Study''; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-6845. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Annual Report for 2011 on Disability-Related Air 
     Travel Complaints''; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-6846. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to

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     the Department of Defense (DoD) plan for complying with the 
     Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act (IPERA) of 
     2010; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-6847. A communication from the Deputy Archivist, 
     National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``The 
     Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP) 
     Bylaws, Rules, and Appeal Procedures'' (RIN3095-AB76) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     10, 2012; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-6848. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 19-385, ``Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Support 
     Act of 2012''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-6849. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     National Tropical Botanical Garden, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the Garden not being able to file 
     its audit report within six months of the close of its fiscal 
     year ending December 31, 2011; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-6850. A communication from the Director, Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to applications for delayed-notice 
     search warrants and extensions during fiscal year 2011; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-6851. A communication from the Acting Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``2011 Annual Report of the National Institute of Justice''; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-6852. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Implementation of Statutory Amendments 
     Requiring the Qualification of Manufacturers and Importers of 
     Processed Tobacco and Other Amendments Related to Permit 
     Requirements, and the Expanded Definition of Roll-Your-Own 
     Tobacco'' (RIN1513-AB72) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     5, 2012; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-6853. A communication from the Director, Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``2011 Wiretap Report''; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-6854. A communication from the Under Secretary and 
     Director, Patent and Trademark Office, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Changes to Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent 
     Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act'' (RIN0651-
     AC66) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on July 9, 2012; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-6855. A communication from the Under Secretary and 
     Director, Patent and Trademark Office, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Changes to Implement the Preissuance Submissions 
     by Third Parties Provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents 
     Act'' (RIN0651-AC67) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on July 9, 2012; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-6856. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulation Policy and Management Office of the General 
     Counsel, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Dependency and Indemnity Compensation 
     Payable to a Surviving Spouse with One or More Children Under 
     Age 18'' (RIN2900-AO38) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 10, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-6857. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulation Policy and Management Office of the General 
     Counsel, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Dependency and Indemnity Compensation 
     (DIC) Benefits for Survivors of Former Prisoners of War Rated 
     Totally Disabled at Time of Death'' (RIN2900-AO22) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 10, 
     2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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