[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 121 (Tuesday, September 11, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H5858-H5859]
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:

       7543. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     General Craig R. McKinley, Air National Guard of the United 
     States, and his advancement to the grade of general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       7544. 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 
     August 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       7545. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Energy 
     Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's semi-annual Implementation 
     Report on Energy Conservation Standards Activities, pursuant 
     to Section 141 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       7546. A letter from the Acting Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting Pursuant to 
     Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) 
     of Executive Order 11958, Transmittal No. 9-12 informing of 
     an intent to sign the Memorandum of Understanding with 
     Israel; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7547. A letter from the Acting Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting Pursuant to 
     Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) 
     of Executive Order 11958, Transmittal No. 8-12 informing of 
     an intent to sign the Memorandum of Understanding with 
     Israel; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7548. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective July 29, 2012, the danger pay allowance for Mali 
     was established based on civil insurrection and terrorism; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7549. 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-12-2992); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7550. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to Section 804 of the PLO Commitments Compliance Act of 1989 
     (title VIII, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, FY 1990 and 
     1991 (Pub. L. 101-246)), and Sections 603-604 (Middle East 
     Peace Commitments Act of 2002) and 699 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, FY 2003 (Pub. L. 107-228), the 
     functions of which have been delegated to the Department of 
     State; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       7551. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     semiannual report from the office of the Inspector General 
     for the period October 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7552. A letter from the Senior Counsel for Regulatory 
     Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Department of the Treasury 
     Acquisition Regulation; Internet Payment Platform (RIN: 1505-
     AC41) received August 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       7553. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting the Board's annual report for FY 
     2011, amended, 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.
       7554. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting four reports pursuant to 
     the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       7555. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's semiannual report from 
     the office of the Inspector General and the Management 
     Response for the period October 1, 2011 through March 31, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       7556. 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 Winchester 
     Engineering and Analytical Center in Winchester, 
     Massachusetts, to 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.
       7557. 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 Medina 
     Modification Center in San Antonio, Texas, to 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.
       7558. 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 Hanford Engineer 
     Works in Richland, Washington, to 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.
       7559. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination 
     on a petition on behalf of workers from Titanium Alloys 
     Manufacturing, to 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.
       7560. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Helicopters 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0766; Directorate Identifier 2012-SW-
     056-AD; Amendment 39-17133; AD 2012-15-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7561. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International, Inc. 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0195; Directorate 
     Identifier 2012-NE-08-AD; Amendment 39-17070; AD 2012-11-07] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7562. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2011-1165; Directorate Identifier 2011-NM-
     002-AD; Amendment 39-17030; AD 2012-08-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7563. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH 
     Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0566; Directorate 
     Identifier 2011-SW-008-AD; Amendment 39-17065; AD 2012-11-02] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7564. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-
     2011-1066; Directorate Identifier 2011-NM-050-AD; Amendment 
     39-16917; AD 2012-01-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 28, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7565. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; The 
     Boeing Company Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2010-1115; 
     Directorate Identifier 2010-NM-221-AD; Amendment 39-17111; AD 
     2012-13-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 28, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7566. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; WACO Classic Aircraft Corporation 
     Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0578; Directorate Identifier 
     2012-CE-019-AD; Amendment 39-17071; AD 2012-11-08] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7567. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Airplanes [Docket 
     No.: FAA-2011-1089; Directorate Identifier 2011-NM-110-AD; 
     Amendment 39-17097; AD 2012-12-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7568. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-
     2012-0292; Directorate Identifier 2011-NM-056-AD; Amendment 
     39-16991; AD 2012-06-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 28, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7569. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Corporation Turboshaft 
     Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0961; Directorate Identifier 
     2011-NE-22-AD; Amendment 39-17120; AD 2012-14-06] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7570. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Canada Turboprop 
     Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0416; Directorate Identifier 
     2012-NE-332-AD; Amendment 39-17078; AD 2012-11-14] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7571. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc Turbofan Engines 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0748; Directorate Identifier 2010-NE-
     13-AD; Amendment 39-17082; AD 2012-12-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7572. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Univair Aircraft Corporation 
     Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0360; Directorate Identifier 
     2010-CE-061-AD; Amendment 39-17032; AD 2012-08-06] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       7573. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-
     2012-0802; Directorate Identifier 2012-NM-124-AD; Amendment 
     39-17145; AD 2011-19-01 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 
     28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7574. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0490; Directorate Identifier 2012-NM-
     066-AD; Amendment 39-17159; AD 2012-16-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7575. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-
     2012-0291; Directorate Identifier 2011-NM-168-AD; Amendment 
     39-17158; AD 2012-16-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 28, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7576. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Embraer S.A. Airplanes [Docket No.: 
     FAA-2012-0423; Directorate Identifier 2011-NM-095-AD; 
     Amendment 39-17156; AD 2012-16-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7577. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-
     2012-0185; Directorate Identifier 2011-NM-001-AD; Amendment 
     39-17143; AD 2012-15-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 28, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7578. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Medicare Competitive 
     Acquisition Ombudsman 2010 Report to Congress for 2010; 
     jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and 
     Means.
       7579. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting the Office's biennial report 
     entitled ``Americans With Disabilities Act Inspections 
     Relating to Public Services and Accommodations'' for the 
     111th Congress; jointly to the Committees on House 
     Administration and Education and the Workforce.
       7580. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting third quarterly report of 
     FY 2012 on the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment 
     Rights Act; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       7581. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's ``2012 Annual Plan for the 
     Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other 
     Petroleum Resources Research and Development Program''; 
     jointly to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology 
     and Natural Resources.
       7582. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled, ``Report to Congress on Improving Medicare for 
     Beneficiaries'' for 2011; jointly to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means and Energy and Commerce.

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