[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 24, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5303-S5304]
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-6910. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Review Group, Farm Service Agency, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Disaster Designation Process'' (RIN0560-AH17) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     18, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-6911. A communication from the Under Secretary, Rural 
     Development, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Corporation Limit Change'' (RIN0575-AC94) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     18, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-6912. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Trifloxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 
     9354-8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on July 19, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-6913. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Difenoconazole; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9354-9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on July 19, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-6914. 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 ``Irradiation Treatment; Location 
     of Facilities in the Southern United States'' ((RIN0579-AD35) 
     (Docket No. APHIS-2009-0100)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 23, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6915. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, an annual report relative to the implementation of the 
     Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-6916. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Charles E. Stenner, Jr., United States Air 
     Force, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general 
     on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6917. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Thomas J. Owen, United States Air Force, 
     and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6918. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of 
     an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of 
     major general in accordance with title 10, United States 
     Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6919. A communication from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board, transmitting the Board's Report to 
     Congress on the Status of Significant Unresolved Issues with 
     the Department of Energy's Design and Construction Projects; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6920. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     current and future military strategy of Iran (DCN OSS 2012-
     1130); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6921. A communication from the Secretary, Division of 
     Trading and Markets, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Commission Guidance Regarding Definitions of Mortgage 
     Related Security and Small Business Related Security'' 
     (RIN3235-AL33) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 18, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6922. A communication from the Secretary, Division of 
     Trading and Markets, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Consolidated Audit Trail'' (RIN3235-AK51) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 19, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6923. A communication from the Secretary, Division of 
     Trading and Markets, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Further Definition of `Swap', `Security-Based-Swap', and 
     `Security-Based Swap Agreement'; Mixed Swaps; Security-Based 
     Swap Agreement Recordkeeping'' (RIN3235-AK65) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 19, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6924. 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 July 18, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6925. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Flood Elevation Determinations'' ((44 CFR Part 67) 
     (Docket No.

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     FEMA-2012-0003)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 18, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6926. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Export and Reexport Controls to 
     Rwanda and United Nations Sanctions under the Export 
     Administration Regulations'' (RIN0694-AF31) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 18, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6927. A communication from the Senior Counsel for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Domestic Finance, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Calculation of Maximum Obligation Limitation'' 
     (RIN1505-AC36) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 19, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6928. A communication from the White House Liaison, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy in the position of 
     Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     19, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-6929. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the 
     position of Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and 
     Development, received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 19, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6930. 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 
     the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6931. 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 12947 with respect to terrorists who threaten 
     to disrupt the Middle East peace process; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6932. A communication from the Chairman, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2011 
     Annual Report of the Securities Investor Protection 
     Corporation (SIPC); to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-6933. A joint communication from the President and Chief 
     Executive Officer and the Chief Accounting and Administrative 
     Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Bank's 2011 Annual Report; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6934. A communication from the White House Liaison, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, (15) 
     fifteen reports relative to vacancies in the Department of 
     Energy, received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on July 18, 2012; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.

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