[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 149 (Tuesday, November 27, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H6467-H6469]
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:

       8431. A letter from the Director, Policy Issuances 
     Division, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Requirements for Official 
     Establishments to Notify FSIS of Adulterated or Misbranded 
     Product, Prepare and Maintain Written Recall Procedures, and 
     Document Certain Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point 
     System Plan Reassessments [FDMS Docket No.: FSIS-2008-0025] 
     (RIN: 0583-AC34) received November 7, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8432. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Dinotefuran; Pesticide Tolerances for 
     Emergency Exemptions [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0755; FRL-9366-3] 
     received November 8, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8433. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Xylenesulfonic acid, sodium salt; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-
     2011-0951; FRL-9361-3] received November 8, 2012, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8434. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Federal Agricultural Mortgage 
     Corporation Funding and Fiscal Affairs; Farmer

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     Mac Investment Management (RIN: 3052-AC56) received November 
     7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       8435. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule -- Enforcement of Subsidiary and 
     Affiliate Contracts by the FDIC as Receiver of a Covered 
     Financial Company (RIN: 3064-AD94) recieved November 2, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       8436. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule -- Assessments, Large Bank 
     Pricing (RIN: 3064-AD92) received November 2, 2012, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       8437. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, transmitting the FY 2011 report on 
     activities to preserve and promote minority ownership of 
     insured financial institutions; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       8438. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting written notification of the 
     determination that a public health emergency exists and has 
     existed in the State of New York since October 27, 2012, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 247d(a) Public Law 107-188, section 
     144(a); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8439. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the South Coast Portion 
     of the California State Implementation Plan, CPV Sentinel 
     Energy Project AB 1318 Tracking System [EPA-R09-OAR-2010-
     1078; FRL-9751-3] received November 8, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8440. A letter from the Deputy Chief, CGB, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- Implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief 
     and Job Creation Act of 2012; Establishment of a Public 
     Safety Answering Point Do-Not-Call Registry [CG Docket No.: 
     12-129] received November 8, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8441. A letter from the Special Inspector General for 
     Afghanistan Reconstruction, transmitting the seventeenth 
     quarterly report on the Afghanistan reconstruction; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8442. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting a certification of export to China; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8443. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report 
     concerning methods employed by the Government of Cuba to 
     comply with the United States-Cuba September 1994 ``Joint 
     Communique'' and the treatment by the Government of Cuba of 
     persons returned to Cuba in accordance with the United 
     States-Cuba May 1995 ``Joint Statement'', together known as 
     the Migration Accords, pursuant to Public Law 105-277, 
     section 2245; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8444. 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 June 1 through July 31, 2012 pursuant to 
     Section 620C(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 as 
     amended; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8445. A letter from the Associate Director for PP&I, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Yemen Sanctions Regulations received November 
     7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
       8446. A letter from the Associate Director, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations received November 8, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       8447. A letter from the Auditor, Office of the District of 
     Columbia Auditor, transmitting a report entitled, ``Audit of 
     the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigations and 
     Preliminary Inquiries Involving First Amendment Activities''; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8448. A letter from the Auditor, Office of the District of 
     Columbia Auditor, transmitting a report entitled, ``Fiscal 
     Year 2011 Annual Report on Advisory Neighborhood 
     Commissions''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       8449. A letter from the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Importation, Exportation, and Transportation of Wildlife; 
     User Fee Exemption Program for Low-Risk Importations and 
     Exportations [Docket No.: FWS-HQ-LE-2012-0091] (RIN: 1018-
     AZ18) received November 2, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8450. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, National 
     Indian Gaming Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Issuance of Investigation Completion Letters (RIN: 
     3141-AA49) received November 7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8451. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, National 
     Indian Gaming Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Enforcement Actions received November 7, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8452. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination 
     on a petition on behalf of workers employed at the Ventron 
     Corporation in Beverly, 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.
       8453. A letter from the Regulatory Specialist, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Rules of Practice and Procedure; Rules of Practice and 
     Procedure in Adjudicatory Proceedings; Civil Money Penalty 
     Inflation Adjustments [Docket ID: OCC-2012-0011] (RIN: 1557-
     AD61) November 7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8454. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Boise, ID [Docket No.: FAA-
     2011-1181; Airspace Docket No.: 11-ANM-20] received November 
     5, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8455. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Kerryville, TX [Docket No.: 
     FAA-2011-1399; Airspace Docket No.: 11-ASW-14] received 
     November 5, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8456. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Circle Town, MT [Docket 
     No.: FAA-2012-0539; Airspace Docket No.: 12-ANM-10] received 
     November 5, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8457. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Modification of Area Navigation (RNAV) Route Q-62; Northeast 
     United States [Docket No.: FAA-2011-1407; Airspace Docket 
     No.: 11-AGL-25] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 5, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8458. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Fort Garland, CO [Docket 
     No.: FAA-2012-0617; Airspace Docket No.: 12-ANM-18] received 
     November 5, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8459. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Lakehurst, NJ: 
     Correction [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0456; Airspace Docket No.: 
     12-AEA-9] received November 5, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8460. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled, ``Fundamental Properties of Asphalts and Modified 
     Asphalts -- III''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8461. A letter from the Assistant Chief Counsel for 
     Hazardous Materials Safety, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Hazardous 
     Materials: Minor Editorial Corrections and Clarifications 
     (RRR) [Docket No.: PHMSA-2012-0080 (HM-244E)] (RIN: 2137-
     AE90) received November 5, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       8462. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, National 
     Indian Gaming Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Management Contracts -- Background Investigations 
     received November 7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8463. A letter from the Public Affairs Specialist, Disabled 
     American Veterans, transmitting the 2012 National Convention 
     Proceedings Of The Disabled American Veterans, pursuant to 36 
     U.S.C. 90i and 44 U.S.C. 1332; (H. Doc. No. 112--156); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs and ordered to be printed.
       8464. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Joanne Wandry v. Commissioner [AOD: 
     2012-05] received November 2, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8465. A letter from the Deputy Commissioner, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting Annual Report of 
     Payment Recapture Audits in compliance with Section 
     2(h)(2)(D)(ii) of the Improper Payments Elimination and 
     Recovery Act of 2010; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8466. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting a letter regarding the Savannah River Site 
     Building 235-F Safety; jointly to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce and Armed Services.
       8467. A letter from the Special Inspector General for Iraq 
     Reconstruction, transmitting the Special Inspector General 
     for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) October 2012 Quarterly 
     Report; jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and 
     Appropriations.
       8468. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services,

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     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Medicare Program; 
     Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for 
     Calendar year 2013, Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements, 
     and Survey and Enforcement Requirements for Home Health 
     Agencies [CMS-1358-F] (RIN: 0938-AR18) received November 2, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

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