[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 24, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H5199-H5200]
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:

       7031. A letter from the Under Secretary Rural Housing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Single Family Housing Guaranteed 
     Loan Program (RIN: 0575-AC90) received July 9, 2012, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7032. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Tart 
     Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; Increasing 
     the Primary Reserve Capacity and Revising Exemption 
     Requirements [Doc. No.: AMS-FV-11-0092; FV12-930-1 FR] 
     received July 12, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       7033. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Avocados Grown in South Florida; Decreased Assessment Rate 
     [Doc. No.: AMS-FV-11-0094; FV12-915-1 IR] received July 12, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7034. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of General 
     Ann E. Dunwoody, United States Army, and her advancement to 
     the grade of general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       7035. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     System's final rule -- Supervised Securities Holding Company 
     Registration (RIN: 7100-AD81) received July 5, 2012, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       7036. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Calculation of 
     Maximum Obligation Limitation (RIN: 1505-AC36) received July 
     9, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       7037. A letter from the Counsel for Regulatory and External 
     Affairs, Federal Labor Relations Authority, transmitting the 
     Authority's final rule -- Representation Proceedings, Unfair 
     Labor Practice Proceedings, and Miscellaneous and General 
     Requirements received July 5, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       7038. A letter from the Director, Directorate of Standards 
     and Guidance, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Updating OSHA 
     Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Head 
     Protection [Docket No.: OSHA-2011-0184] (RIN: 1218-AC65) 
     received July 12, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       7039. A letter from the Deputy Director for Policy, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 
     final rule -- Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer 
     Plans; Interest Assumptions for Paying Benefits received June 
     21, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       7040. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting A report on the Voluntary Commitments to Reduce 
     Industrial Energy Intensity, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 15811 
     Public Law 109-58, section 106(f); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       7041. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Effective Date of 
     Requirement for Premarket Approval for an Implantable 
     Pacemaker Pulse Generator [Docket No.: FDA-2011-N-0522] 
     received July 9, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7042. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Effective Date of 
     Requirement for Premarket Approval for a Pacemaker Programmer 
     [Docket No.: FDA-2011-N-0526] received July 9, 2012, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       7043. A letter from the Chief, Policy and Rules Division, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of the Commission's 
     Rules to Provide Spectrum for the Operation of Medical Body 
     Area Networks [ET Docket No.: 08-59] received July 10, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       7044. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Integration of Variable Energy Resources [Docket No.: 
     RM10-11-000; Order No. 764] received July 11, 2012, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       7045. A letter from the Assistant Legal Advisor for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting report prepared by 
     the Department of State concerning international agreements 
     other than treaties entered into by the United States to be 
     transmitted to the Congress within the sixty-day period 
     specified in the Case-Zablocki Act; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       7046. A letter from the Senior Vice President and Chief 
     Financial Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, 
     transmitting the 2011 management report of the Federal Home 
     Loan Bank of New York, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7047. A letter from the Senior Vice President and Chief 
     Financial Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, 
     transmitting the 2011 management report and statements on 
     system of internal controls of the Federal Home Loan Bank of 
     San Francisco, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7048. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, transmitting the 
     2011 management report and statements on the system of 
     internal controls of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       7049. A letter from the Deputy Archivist of the United 
     States, National Archives and Records Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- The 
     Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP) 
     Bylaws, Rules, and Appeal Procedures [NARA-12-0003] (RIN: 
     3095-AB76) received July 9, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       7050. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Vehicles and Traffic Safety -- Bicycles [NPS-
     WASO-REGS-9886; 2465-SYM] (RIN: 1024-AD97) received July 3, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       7051. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's report entitled 
     ``Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas 
     Leasing Program (PRP) for 2012-2017''; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       7052. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts, transmitting the Office's report on 
     applications for orders authorizing or approving the 
     interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications and 
     the number of orders and extensions granted or denied during 
     calendar year 2011, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 2519(3); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       7053. A letter from the Federal Liaison Officer, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Changes to Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of 
     the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act [Docket No.: PTO-P-2011-
     0072] (RIN: 0651-AC66) received July 9, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7054. A letter from the Federal Liaison Officer, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Changes to Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third 
     Parties Provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invests Act 
     [Docket No.: PTO-P-2011-0073] (RIN: 0651-AC67) received July 
     9, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       7055. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination 
     on a petition on behalf of workers from the Feed Materials 
     Production Center (FMPC) in Fernald, Ohio be added to the 
     Special Exposure Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the Energy 
     Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 
     2000 (EEOICPA); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7056. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting notification that the Department has 
     determined not to file a petition for a writ of certiorari in 
     Red Earth LLC et al. v. United States of America et al., Nos. 
     10-3165-CV(L), 10-3191-CV(XAP), 10-3213-CV(XAP), 657 F.3d 138 
     (2d Cir. Sept. 20, 2011); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7057. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of State, 
     Local & Tribal Affairs, Office of National Drug Control 
     Policy, transmitting High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas 
     (HIDTA) Program Report to Congress, pursuant to Public Law 
     109-469; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7058. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's eighth report 
     on the breakdown of the disability-related complaints that 
     U.S. and foreign passenger air carriers operating to and from 
     the U.S. received during 2011; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7059. A letter from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
     Management, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Payable to a Surviving 
     Spouse

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     with One or More Children Under Age 18 (RIN: 2900-AO38) 
     received July 9, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       7060. A letter from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
     Management, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Benefits for 
     Survivors of Former Prisoners of War Rated Totally Disabled 
     at Time of Death (RIN: 2900-AO22) received July 9, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       7061. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's Annual Report 
     On Child Welfare Outcomes 2007-2010, pursuant to Public Law 
     105-89, section 203(a) (111 Stat. 2127); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       7062. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Treatment of Income from Certain 
     Government Bonds for Purposes of the Passive Foreign 
     Investment Company Rules [Notice 2012-45] received July 3, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       7063. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Applicable Federal Rates -- February 
     2012 (Rev. Rul. 2012-7) received July 3, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7064. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations, 
     Social Security Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Extension of Expiration Dates 
     for Several Body System Listings [Docket No.: SSA-2012-0024] 
     (RIN: 0960-AH49) received July 5, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       7065. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary and Deputy 
     Secretary, Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Joint 
     Executive Council Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Report, pursuant to 
     38 U.S.C. 8111(f); jointly to the Committees on Armed 
     Services and Veterans' Affairs.
       7066. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting a report entitled, 
     ``Part D Plans Generally Include Drugs Commonly Used by Dual 
     Eligibles: 2012''; jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.
       7067. A letter from the Acting Secretary of Commerce, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the annual report on the 
     activities of the Economic Development Administration for 
     Fiscal Year 2011, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3217; jointly to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Financial 
     Services.
       7068. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a legislative proposal that the 
     Department requests be enacted during the second session of 
     the 112th Congress; jointly to the Committees on Armed 
     Services, Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, and 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select).

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