[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 25, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H5289-H5290]
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:

       7069. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Pasteuria spp. (Rotylenchulus 
     reniformis nematode)-Pr3; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0805; FRL-9353-5] received July 3, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7070. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Synchronizing the Expiration Dates of 
     the Pesticide Applicator Certificate with the Underlying 
     State or Tribal Certificate [EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0049; FRL-9334-
     4] (RIN: 2070-AJ00) received July 3, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       7071. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's report on the policies and 
     practices of the Navy for naming vessels of the Navy; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       7072. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting request of an extension to deliver the 
     report on the current and future military strategy of Iran; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7073. A letter from the Principal Deputy, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter authorizing Brigadier General 
     Richard M. Clark, United States Air Force, to wear the 
     insignia of the grade of major general; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       7074. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Thomas J. Owen, United States Air Force, 
     and his advancement on the retired list in the grade of 
     lieutenant general; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7075. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam pursuant to 
     Section 2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as 
     amended; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       7076. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Extension of Interim Final Temporary Rule on Retail Foreign 
     Exchange Transactions [Release No.: 34-67405; File No. S7-30-
     11] (RIN: 3235-AL19) received July 21, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       7077. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final 
     rule -- Further Definition of ``Swap'', ''Security-Based 
     Swap'', and ''Security-Based Swap Agreement''; Mixed Swaps; 
     Security-Based Swap Agreement Recordingkeeping [Release No.: 
     33-9338; 34-67453; File No. S7-16-11] (RIN: 3235-AK65) 
     received July 20, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
       7078. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final 
     rule -- Consolidated Audit Trail [Release No.: 34-67457; File 
     No. S7-11-10] (RIN: 3235-AK51) received July 20, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       7079. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Regional Haze 
     State Implementation Plan [EPA-R03-OAR-2010-0002; FRL-9695-5] 
     received July 3, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7080. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Illinois; Regional Haze [EPA-
     R05-OAR-2011-0598; FRL-9683-6] received July 3, 2012, 
     pursuant to

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     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       7081. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Regional Haze State 
     Implementation Plan [EPA-R03-OAR-2012-0144; FRL-9695-4] 
     received July 3, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7082. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a notice of proposed lease 
     with the Government of Canada (Transmittal No. 06-12) 
     pursuant to Section 62(a) of the Arms Export Control Act; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7083. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting a certification of export to China; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7084. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to 
     section 3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, 
     certification regarding the proposed transfer of major 
     defense equipment (Transmittal No. RSAT-12-2917); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7085. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to 
     section 3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, 
     certification regarding the proposed transfer of major 
     defense equipment (Transmittal No. RSAT-12-2990); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7086. A letter from the Auditor, Office of the District of 
     Columbia Auditor, transmitting copy of the report entitled 
     ``District of Columbia Agencies' Compliance with Small 
     Business Enterprise Expenditure Goals through the 2nd Quarter 
     of Fiscal Year 2012'', pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-
     117(d); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7087. A letter from the Executive Director, Access Board, 
     transmitting the Board's annual report for FY 2011 prepared 
     in accordance with Section 203 of the Notification and 
     Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 
     2002 (No FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       7088. A letter from the Management Analyst, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule -- Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; 
     Applicability to the National Forests in Colorado (RIN: 0596-
     AC74) received July 12, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7089. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Indian 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting the annual 
     report on the Contract Support Costs of Self-Determination 
     Awards, pursuant to Public Law 93-638, section 106(c); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       7090. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea 
     Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Delmarva Access Area [Docket 
     No.: 120330235-2014-01] (RIN: 0648-BC04) received July 16, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       7091. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast 
     Multispecies Fishery; Exempted Fishery for the Southern New 
     England Skate Bait Trawl Fishery [Docket No.: 110901554-2178-
     02] (RIN: 0648-BB35) received July 16, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7092. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts, transmitting a report on 
     applications for delayed-notice search warrants and 
     extensions during fiscal year 2011; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       7093. A letter from the Federal Liaison Officer, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule -- Changes to Implement the Supplemental Examination 
     Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and to 
     Revise Reexamination Fees [Docket No.: PTO-P-2011-0075] (RIN: 
     0651-AC69) received June 23, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7094. A letter from the Federal Liaison Officer, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule -- Transitional Program for Covered Business Method 
     Patents-Definitions of Covered Business Method Patent and 
     Technological Invention [Docket No.: PTO-P-2011-0087] (RIN: 
     0651-AC75) received July 23, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7095. A letter from the Federal Liaison Officer, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule -- Changes to Implement Inter Partes Review Proceedings, 
     Post-Grant Review Proceedings, and Transitional Program for 
     Covered Business Method Patents [Docket No.: PTO-P-2011-0083] 
     (RIN: 0651-AC71) received June 23, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7096. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's 
     quarterly report from the Office of Privacy and Civil 
     Liberties for the second, third, and fourth quarters of FY 
     2011 and for the first and second quarters of FY 2012; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       7097. A letter from the General Counsel, National Tropical 
     Botanical Garden, transmitting a letter informing of a delay 
     in the submission of the annual audit; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       7098. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Effective Date for the Water Quality 
     Standards for the State of Florida's Lakes and Flowing Waters 
     [EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0596; FRL-9691-3] (RIN: 2040-AF41) received 
     July 3, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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