[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 120 (Monday, September 10, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H5760-H5764]
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:

       7439. A letter from the Branch Chief, Planning and 
     Regulatory Affairs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Supplemental Nutrition 
     Assistance Program: Disqualified Recipient Reporting and 
     Computer Matching Requirements received August 28, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7440. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Bacillus thuringiensis eCry3.1Ab 
     Protein in Corn; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0109; FRL-9357-4] received August 
     7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       7441. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Flutriafol; Pesticide Tolerances [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2010-0875; FRL-9348-8] received August 7, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7442. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Paraquat Dichloride; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0637; FRL-9357-1] received August 
     7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       7443. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Residues of Didecyl dimethyl ammonium 
     chloride; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2011-0139; FRL-9356-6] received August 7, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7444. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Farm Credit Administration 
     Board Meetings; Organization; Standards of Conduct and 
     Referral of Suspected or Known Criminal Violations; 
     Definitions; Disclosure to Shareholders; Accounting and 
     Reporting Requirements; Rules of Practice and Procedure; 
     Practice Before the Farm Credit Administration; and 
     Disclosure to Investors in System-wide and Consolidated Bank 
     Debt Obligations of the Farm Credit System; Unincorporated 
     Business Entities (RIN: 3052-AC65) received August 28, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7445. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report of a violation of the 
     Antideficiency Act, Air Force Case Number 10-04; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       7446. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter on the activities of the 
     Defense Industrial Base Capabilities Fund during FY 2011, 
     pursuant to Public Law 108-136, section 814(f)(2) (117 Stat. 
     1545); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7447. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Vice Admiral Dirk J. Debbink, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7448. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Admiral John C. Harvey, Jr., United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of admiral on the retired list; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       7449. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Frank A. Panter Jr., United States Marine 
     Corps, and his advancement on the retired list in the grade 
     of lieutenant general; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7450. A letter from the Principal Deputy, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting authorization of five officers to wear 
     the authorized

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     insignia of the grade rear admiral (lower half); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       7451. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations (Solano County, 
     California, et al.) [Docket ID: FEMA-2012-0003] received 
     August 7, 2012; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       7452. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Ireland pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       7453. A letter from the Member of Board of Directors, 
     Export-Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions 
     involving U.S. exports to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
     pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 
     1945, as amended; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       7454. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to United Arab Emirates pursuant to Section 
     2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
       7455. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Brazil pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       7456. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final 
     rule -- Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers 
     [Release No.: 34-67717; File No. S7-42-10] (RIN: 3235-AK85) 
     received August 24, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       7457. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Energy 
     Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting A report on ``The Availability and Price of 
     Petroleum and Petrol Products Produced in Countries Other 
     Than Iran'', pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 68513(a) Public Law 112-
     81, section 1245(d)(4); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       7458. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the fourteenth report on the 
     progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska 
     Natural Gas Pipeline, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 16523 Public Law 
     109-58, section 1810; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       7459. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting Second Annual Report to Congress 
     on FDA Foreign Offices Provisions of the FDA Food Safety and 
     Modernization Act, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 393 Public Law 111-
     353, section 201(b); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7460. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Administrative Simplification: 
     Adoption of Operating Rules for Health Care Electronic Funds 
     Transfers (EFT) and Remittance Advice Transactions (RIN: 
     0938-AR01) received August 7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7461. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Implementation of 
     Device Registration and Listing Requirements Enacted in the 
     Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and 
     Response Act of 2002, the Medical Device User Fee and 
     Modernization Act of 2002, and Title II of the Food and Drug 
     Administration Amendments Act of 2007 [Docket No.: FDA-2009-
     N-0114] (RIN: 0910-AF88) received August 20, 2012, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       7462. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's FY 2011 annual 
     performance report to Congress required by the Medical Device 
     User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       7463. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- New Source Performance Standards 
     Review for Nitric Acid Plants [EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0750; FRL-
     9667-3] (RIN: 2060-AQ10) received August 7, 2012, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       7464. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- South Dakota: Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions [EPA-R08-
     RCRA-2010-0933; FRL-9712-3] received August 7, 2012, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       7465. A letter from the Chief, Policy and Rules Division, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Sections 15.35 and 
     15.253 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Operation of Radar 
     Systems in the 76-77 GHz Band; Amendment of Section 15.235 of 
     the Commission's Rules to Permit Fixed Use of Radar in the 
     76-77 GHz Band [ET Docket No.: 11-90] [ET Docket No.: 10-28] 
     (RM-11555) received August 7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7466. A letter from the Deputy Division Chief, Pricing 
     Policy Division, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Connect America 
     Fund; A National Broadband Plan for Our Future; Establishing 
     Just and Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers; High-
     Cost Universal Service Support; Developing a Unified 
     Intercarrier Compensation Regime; Federal-State Joint Board 
     on Universal Service; Lifeline and Link-Up; Universal Service 
     Reform -- Mobility Fund [WC Docket No.: 10-90] [GN Docket 
     No.: 09-51] [WC Docket No.: 07-135] [WC Docket No.: 05-337] 
     [CC Docket No.: 01-92] [CC Docket No.: 96-45] [WC Docket No.: 
     03-109] [WT Docket No.: 10-208] received August 28, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       7467. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Standards for Business Practices of Interstate 
     Natural Gas Pipelines [Docket No.: RM96-1-037; Order No. 587-
     V] received August 7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7468. A letter from the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     Agency's final rule --, transmitting the Agency's final rule 
     -- Determination of Failure to Attain the One-Hour Ozone 
     Standard by 2007, Determination of Current Attainment of the 
     One-Hour Ozone Standard, Determinations of Attainment of the 
     1997 Eight-Hour Ozone Standards for the New York-Northern New 
     Jersey-Long Island Nonattainment Area in Connecticut, New 
     Jersey and New York [EPA-R02-OAR-2011-0956; FRL-9696-2] 
     received August 7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7469. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting consistent with 
     the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
     Resolution of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-243), the Authorization for 
     the Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Pub. L. 
     102-1), and in order to keep the Congress fully informed, a 
     report prepared by the Department of State for the April 26, 
     2012-June 24, 2012 reporting period including matters 
     relating to post-liberation Iraq, pursuant to Public Law 107-
     243, section 4(a) (116 Stat. 1501); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       7470. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     National Emergency with respect to persons who commit, 
     threaten to commit, or support terrorism that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1641(c); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7471. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a continuation of the national emergency 
     regarding export control regulations, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 112-136); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs and ordered to be printed.
       7472. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report entitled, ``U.S. Representation in United Nations 
     Agencies and Efforts Made to Employ U.S. Citizens 2011'', 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276c-4; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       7473. A letter from the Assistant Legal Advisor for Treaty 
     Affairs, Deaprtment 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.
       7474. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a notice of a proposed lease 
     with the Government of Germany (Transmittal No. 07-12) 
     pursuant to Section 62(a) of the Arms Export Control Act; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7475. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting Transmittal No. 12-34, 
     pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       7476. 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-12-2991); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7477. 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-12-2993); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7478. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on 
     progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus question 
     covering the period April 1 through May 31, 2012 pursuant to 
     Section 620C(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 as 
     amended; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7479. 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.
       7480. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting As required by section 401(c) of the 
     National

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     Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act with respect to 
     Cote d'Ivoire that was declared in Executive Order 13396 of 
     February 7, 2006, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7481. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an alternative plan for locality pay 
     increase payable to civilian Federal employees covered by the 
     General Schedule (GS) and certain other pay systems for 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5305(a)(3); (H. Doc. No. 112-137); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and ordered 
     to be printed.
       7482. A letter from the Auditor, Office of the District of 
     Columbia Auditor, transmitting copy of the report entitled 
     ``District of Columbia Public Schools Consulting Report Local 
     School and Central Office Budget Process Review (Report 
     #1)'', pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7483. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 19-439, 
     ``Compulsory/No Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Amendment Act 
     of 2012''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       7484. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 19-440, 
     ``Automated Traffic Enforcement Amendment Act of 2012''; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7485. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 19-441, 
     ``Anacostia River Clean Up and Protection Amendment Act of 
     2012''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7486. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 19-442, 
     ``Immigration Detainer Compliance Amendment Act of 2012''; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7487. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 19-443, 
     ``Access to Selective Service Registration Amendment Act of 
     2012''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7488. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 19-444, 
     ``DOC Inmate Processing and Release Amendment Act of 2012''; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7489. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 19-445, 
     ``Block Party Act of 2012''; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       7490. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 19-446, 
     ``Pesticide Education and Control Amendment Act of 2012''; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7491. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 19-447, 
     ``Anacostia Waterfront Environmental Standards Amendment Act 
     of 2012''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       7492. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 19-448, 
     ``Regulation of Body Artists and Body Art Establishments Act 
     of 2012''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       7493. A letter from the Executive Analyst, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting a report pursuant to 
     the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       7494. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, General 
     Law, Ethics, and Regulation, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting three reports pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       7495. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety 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.
       7496. A letter from the Division Chief, Regulatory Affairs, 
     Department of Interior, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Segregation of Lands -- Renewable Energy [WO 300-
     1430-PQ] (RIN: 1004-AE19) received August 20, 2012, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       7497. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary -- Land 
     and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- Oil and 
     Gas and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf -- 
     Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer 
     Continental Shelf [Docket ID: BSEE-2012-0002] (RIN 1014-AA02] 
     received August 24, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       7498. A letter from the Division Chief, Regulatory Affairs, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Administration of Mining Claims and Sites [TW-
     620-1990-00-24 1A] (RIN: 1004-AE27) received August 20, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       7499. A letter from the Director Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
     Operations; Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan [Docket 
     No.: 110202088-2252-02] (RIN: 0648-BA34) received August 14, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       7500. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report on the 
     authorized amounts expended for FY 2010 and FY 2011, pursuant 
     to Public Law 111-21, section 3(h) (123 Stat. 1620); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       7501. A letter from the Clerk, Court of Appeals, 
     transmitting an opinion of the United States Court of Appeals 
     for the Seventh Circuit, Senne v. Village of Palatine, 
     Illinois, No. 10-3243, (August 6, 2012); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       7502. A letter from the Senior Counsel to the Deputy 
     Attorney General, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's ``Major'' final rule -- National Standards To 
     Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape [Docket No.: OAG-
     131; AG Order No. 3331-2012] (RIN: 1105-AB34) received August 
     7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       7503. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Federal Bureau of Investigation Anti-Piracy Warning 
     Seal Program [Docket No.: FBI 151] (RIN: 1110-AA32) received 
     August 7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       7504. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting proposed legislation 
     ``Criminal Judicial Procedure, Administration, and Technical 
     Amendments Act of 2012''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       7505. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone, Fireworks display, Lake Superior; Duluth, MN 
     [Docket Number: USCG-2012-0483] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7506. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; F/V Deep Sea, Penn Cove, WA [Docket Number: 
     USCG-2011-1007] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 28, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7507. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water 
     Discharged in U.S. Waters [Docket No.: USCG-2001-10486] 
     (RIN:1625-AA32) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7508. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Special Local Regulations for Marine Events, Swim Event; 
     Lake Gaston, Littleton, NC [Docket No.: USCG-2012-0197] (RIN: 
     1625-AA08) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7509. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; USMMA Fireworks, Long Island Sound, Kings 
     Point, NY [Docket Number: USCG-2012-0404] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7510. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Hood Canal, WA [Docket 
     No.: USCG-2012-0074] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received August 28, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7511. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Marysville Days Fireworks, St. Clair River, 
     Marysville, MI [Docket No.: USCG-2012-0388] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7512. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; International Special Operations Forces Week 
     Capability Exercise, Seddon Channel, Tampa, FL [Docket No.: 
     USCG-2012-0007] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 28, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7513. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Alexandria Bay Chamber of Commerce, St. 
     Lawrence River, Alexandria Bay, NY [Docket Number: USCG-2012-
     0353] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7514. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Special Local Regulation and Security Zone: War of 1812 
     Bicentennial Commemoration, Port of Boston, MA [Docket No.: 
     USCG-2012-0100]

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     (RIN: 1625-AA08) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7515. A letter from the Attorney, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; City of Tonawanda July 4th Celebration, Niagara River, 
     Tonawanda, NY [Docket Number: USCG-2012-0352] (RIN: 1625-
     AA00) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7516. A letter from the Attorney, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Validation of merchant mariners' vital information and 
     issuance of Coast Guard Merchant Mariner's Licenses and 
     Certificates of Registry (MMLs) [Docket No.: USCG-2004-17455] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA85) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7517. A letter from the Attorney, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Validation of merchant mariners' vital information and 
     issuance of Coast Guard Merchant Mariner's Documents (MMDs) 
     [Docket No.: USCG-2003-14500] (RIN: 1625-AA81) received 
     August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7518. A letter from the Attorney, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety 
     Zone; Upper Mississippi River, Mile 183.0 to 183.5 [Docket 
     No.: USCG-2012-0315] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 28, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7519. A letter from the Attorney, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Eighth 
     Coast Guard District Annual Marine Events and Safety Zones 
     [Docket No.: USCG-2011-0286] (RIN: 1625-AA00; 1625-AA08) 
     received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7520. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; America's Cup World Series, East Passage, 
     Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island [Docket No.: USCG-2011-1172] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7521. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; KULLUK, Outer Continental Shelf Mobile 
     Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU), Beaufort Sea, Alaska [Docket 
     No.: USCG-2011-1143] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 28, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7522. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Security Zones; Sellwood Bridge Project, Willamette River; 
     Portland, OR [Docket No.: USCG-2012-0131] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7523. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone: NOBLE DISCOVERER, Outer Continental Shelf 
     Drillship, Chukchi and/or Beaufort Seas, Alaska [Docket No.: 
     USCG-2012-0024] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 28, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7524. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Alternate Tonnage Threshold for Oil Spill Response Vessels 
     [Docket No.: USCG-2011-0966] (RIN: 1625-AA82) received August 
     28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7525. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Village of Sodus Point Fireworks Display, 
     Sodus Bay, Sodus Point, NY [Docket No.: USCG-2012-0355] (RIN: 
     1625-AA00) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7526. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Baltimore Air Show, Patapsco River, 
     Baltimore, MD [Docket No.: USCG-2012-0076] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7527. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Rocketts Red Glare Fireworks, Ancarrows 
     Landing Park, James River, Richmond, VA [Docket No.: USCG-
     2012-0114] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 28, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7528. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Virginia Beach Oceanfront Air show, Atlantic 
     Ocean, Virginia Beach, VA [Docket No.: USCG-2012-0095] (RIN: 
     1625-AA00) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7529. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Naval Helicopter Association Reunion 
     Helicopter Demonstration, Elizabeth River, Norfolk, VA 
     [Docket No.: USCG-2012-0255] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 
     28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7530. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Security Zone; USS MISSISSIPPI Commissioning; Pascagoula 
     Harbor & Pascagoula River; Pascagoula, MS [Docket No.: USCG-
     2012-0333] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received August 28, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7531. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Moving Security Zone around escorted vessels on the Lower 
     Mississippi River between mile marker 90.0 above head of 
     passes to mile marker 110.0 above head of passes [Docket No.: 
     USCG-2011-1063] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 28, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7532. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zones; Fourth of July Fireworks Displays within the 
     Captain of the Port Charleston Zone, SC [Docket No.: USCG-
     2012-0384] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 28, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7533. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Barrell Recovery, Lake Superior; Duluth, MN 
     [Docket Number: USCG-2012-0491] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7534. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway; North Topsail 
     Beach, NC [Docket Number: USCG-2012-0426] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7535. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Seafair Blue Angels Air Show Performance, 
     Seattle, WA [Docket Number: USCG-2012-0699] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7536. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Fireworks display, Lake Superior; Cornucopia, 
     WI [Docket Number: USCG-2012-0473] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7537. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zones; Multiple Firework Displays in Captain of the 
     Port, Puget Sound Zone [Docket Number: USCG-2012-0488] (RIN: 
     1625-AA00) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7538. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Temporary Change for Recurring Fifth Coast 
     Guard District Fireworks Displays; Northwest Harbor (East 
     Channel) and Tred Avon River, MD [Docket Number: USCG-2012-
     0251] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7539. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Mentor Harbor Yachting Club Fireworks, Lake 
     Erie, Mentor, OH [Docket Number: USCG-2012-0356] (RIN: 1625-
     AA00) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7540. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Oswego Independence Celebration Fireworks, 
     Oswego Harbor, Oswego, NY [Docket Number: USCG-2012-0481] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7541. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the final 
     integrated feasibility report and environmental assessment; 
     (H. Doc. No. 112-135); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and ordered to be printed.
       7542. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Administrative Simplification: 
     Adoption of a Standard for a Unique Health Plan Identifier; 
     Addition to the National Provider Identifier Requirements; 
     and a change to the Compliance Date for the International 
     Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10-CM and ICD-
     10-PCS) Medical

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     Data Code Sets [CMS-0040-F] (RIN: 0938-AQ13) received August 
     27, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.

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