[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 146 (Thursday, November 15, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H6395-H6396]
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:

       8337. A letter from the Director, Policy Issuance Division, 
     Office of Policy and Program Development, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Summary of the Final Rule, Additional Changes to the Schedule 
     of Operations Regulations received October 13, 2012, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8338. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Funding and Fiscal Affairs, 
     Loan Policies and Operations, and Funding Operations; 
     Investment Management (RIN: 3052-AC50) received November 7, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       8339. A letter from the Acting Principal Deputy, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a proposed change to the Fiscal Year 
     2011 National Guard and Reserve Equipment Appropriation 
     (NGREA) procurement; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8340. A letter from the Attorney, Legal Division, Bureau of 
     Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting the Bureau's 
     final rule -- Defining Larger Participants of the Consumer 
     Debt Collection Market [Docket No.: CFPB-2012-0040] (RIN: 
     3170-AA30) received October 31, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8341. A letter from the Attorney, Legal Division, Bureau of 
     Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting the Bureau's 
     final rule -- Electronic Fund Transfers (Regulation E) 
     [Docket No.: CFPB-2011-0009] (RIN: 3170-AA15) received 
     October 31, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       8342. A letter from the Attorney, Legal Division, Bureau of 
     Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting the Bureau's 
     ``Major'' final rule -- Electronic Fund Transfers (Regulation 
     E) [Docket No.: CFPB-2011-0009] (RIN: 3170-AA15) received 
     October 31, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       8343. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Suspension of Community Eligibility (Region III, Philadelphia 
     City, Philadelphia County, PA) [Docket ID: FEMA-2008-0020] 
     [Internal Agency Docket No.: FEMA-8093] received October 19, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       8344. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Germany pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       8345. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule -- Annual Stress Test (RIN: 
     3064-AD91) received November 2, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8346. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule 
     -- Clearing Agency Standards (RIN: 3235-AL13) received 
     November 5, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       8347. A letter from the Administrator, 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.
       8348. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's 2011/2012 report on the 
     economic dispatch of electricity, ``Economic Dispatch and 
     Technological Change''; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8349. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Energy 
     Conservation Program Test Procedures for Residential 
     Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and Conventional Cooking Products 
     [Docket No.: EERE-2010-BT-TP-0039] (RIN: 1904-AC01) received 
     October 13, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8350. A letter from the Director, Sustainability 
     Performance Office, Department of Energy, transmitting copy 
     of the Department's Energy Fleet Alternative Fuel Vehicle 
     Acquisition Report for Fiscal Year 2008; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.

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       8351. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; North Carolina Portion of the 
     Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina-North Carolina 
     1997 8-Hour Nonatainment Area; Reasonable Further Progress 
     Plan [EPA-R04-OAR-2010-0019(a); FRL-9741-2] received October 
     11, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       8352. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Portion of York County, South Carolina 
     Within Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina-South 
     Carolina 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; Reasonable 
     Further Progress Plan [EPA-R04-OAR-2008-0177; FRL-9740-9] 
     received October 11, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8353. 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; Connecticut, Maine, 
     Massachusetts, New Hampshire; Infrastructure SIPs for the 
     1997 and 2006 Fine Particulate Matter Standards [EPA-R01-OAR-
     2011-0317 and EPA-R01-OAR-2011-0321 (CT); EPA-R01-OAR-2011-
     0318 and EPA-R01-OAR-2011-0322 (ME); EPA-R01-OAR-2009-0459 
     and EPA-R01-OAR-2011-0323 (MA); EPA-R01-OAR-2009-0460 and 
     EPA-R01-OAR-2011-0324 (NH); A-1-FRL-9740-1] received October 
     11, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       8354. 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; Pittsburgh-Beaver 
     Valley Nonattainment Area Determinations of Attainment of the 
     1997 Annual Fine Partulate Standard [EPA-R03-OAR-2012-0370; 
     FRL-9738-3] received October 11, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8355. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Alabama; Disapproval of 
     110(a)(2)(E)(ii) Infrastructure Requirement for the 1997 and 
     2006 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standards [EPA-R04-OAR-2012-0343; FRL-9739-3] received 
     October 11, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8356. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; North Carolina 110(a)(1) and (2) 
     Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 and 2006 Fine 
     Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
     [EPA-R04-OAR-2010-1015; FRL-9739-2] received October 11, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8357. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality 
     Management District [EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0754; FRL-9740-7] 
     received October 11, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8358. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting Transmittal No. 12-57, 
     pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       8359. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 12-0138, pursuant to the reporting requirements of 
     Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8360. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 12-071, pursuant to the reporting requirements of 
     Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8361. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 12-146, pursuant to the reporting requirements of 
     Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8362. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 12-133, pursuant to the reporting requirements of 
     Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8363. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 12-144, pursuant to the reporting requirements of 
     Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8364. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 12-140, pursuant to the reporting requirements of 
     Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8365. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 12-130, pursuant to the reporting requirements of 
     Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8366. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 12-121, pursuant to the reporting requirements of 
     Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8367. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's 
     Report of FY 2012 Audits and Significant Findings; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8368. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the System's Semiannual 
     Report to Congress for the six-month period ending September 
     30, 2012, as required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
     as amended; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       8369. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8370. A letter from the Auditor, Office of the District of 
     Columbia Auditor, transmitting a report entitled, ``Review of 
     the District of Columbia's Performance Measurement System''; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8371. A letter from the Auditor, Office of the District of 
     Columbia Auditor, transmitting a report entitled, ``Audit of 
     the Accounts and Operations of ANC 2D for Fiscal Years 2009 
     through 2011''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       8372. A letter from the Director, Office of Financial 
     Management, United States Capitol Police, transmitting the 
     semiannual report of receipts and expenditures of 
     appropriations and other funds for the period April 1, 2012 
     through September 30, 2012, pursuant to Public Law 109-55, 
     section 1005; (H. Doc. No. 112--155); to the Committee on 
     House Administration and ordered to be printed.
       8373. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, National 
     Indian Gaming Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Definition of Enforcement Action received November 8, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8374. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area; Amendment 97 
     [Docket No.: 110620343-2450-02] (RIN: 0648-BB18) received 
     November 5, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       8375. A letter from the Clerk, Court of Appeals, 
     transmitting an opinion of the United States Court of Appeals 
     for the Seventh Circuit, Duron-Ortiz v. Holder, No. 11-3851, 
     (October 15, 2012); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8376. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Commercial 
     Acquisition; Anchor Tenancy (RIN: 2700-AD64) received 
     November 8, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
       8377. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Cross Waivers 
     of Liability Clauses (RIN: 2700-AD55) received November 8, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology.

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