[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 153 (Monday, December 3, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H6585-H6586]
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:

       8534. A letter from the Director -- National Institute of 
     Food and Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Hispanic-Serving Agricultural 
     Colleges and Universities (HSACU) (RIN: 0524-AA39) received 
     November 13, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8535. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board, transmitting third periodic Report 
     to Congress: Summary of Significant Safety-Related 
     Infrastructure Issues at Operating Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8536. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement: New Free Trade Agreement-Panama (DFARS 
     Case 2012-D044) (RIN: 0750-AH79) received November 13, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       8537. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Major 
     General William E. Ward, United States Army, and his 
     advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired 
     list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8538. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket ID: FEMA-
     2012-0003] received November 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8539. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket ID: FEMA-2012-
     0003] [Internal Agency Docket No.: FEMA-8053] received 
     November 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       8540. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket ID: FEMA-
     2012-0003] received November 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8541. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Purchase of Certain Debt Securities by Business and 
     Industrial Development Companies Relying on an Investment 
     Company Act Exemption [Release No.: IC-30268; File No.: S7-
     07-11] (RIN: 3235-AL02) received November 20, 2012, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       8542. A letter from the Director, Directorate of 
     Construction, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Revising the 
     Exemption for Digger Derricks in the Cranes and Derricks in 
     Construction Standard [Docket ID: OSHA-2012-0025) (RIN: 1218-
     AC75) received November 20, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       8543. 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 
     November 13, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       8544. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's eighth annual 
     report on Ethanol Market Concentration, pursuant to Section 
     1501(a)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       8545. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Treasury, 
     transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the National 
     Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c), a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to Syria that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       8546. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergency Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) 
     of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c), a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive 
     Order 13611 of May 16, 2012; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       8547. A letter from the Administrator and Chief Executive 
     Office, Bonneville Power Administration, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting submission of Bonneville Power 
     Administration's (BPA) 2012 Annual Report, pursuant to Public 
     Law 89-448; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       8548. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's annual 
     financial report for fiscal year 2012; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       8549. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's Fiscal Year 2012 Agency 
     Financial Report; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       8550. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting that the Department's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2012 is available 
     online; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8551. A letter from the Director, Congressional Affairs, 
     Federal Election Commission, transmitting a copy of the 
     Commission's Performance and Accountability Report for FY 
     2012; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8552. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Adminsitration, transmitting the Inspector General's 
     semiannual report to Congress for the reporting period April 
     1, 2012 through September 30, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       8553. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries,

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     NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch 
     in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 111213751-2102-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XC320) received November 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8554. A letter from the Acting Deputy 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; 
     Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Pot Gear in the Central 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 111207737-
     2141-02] (RIN:0648-XC323) received November 14, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8555. A letter from the Acting Deputy 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; 
     Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 111213751-2102-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XC324) received November 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8556. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea 
     Scallop Fishery; Emergency Rule Extension, Closure of the 
     Delmarva Access Area [Docket No.: 120330235-2014-01] (RIN: 
     0648-BC04) received November 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8557. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Herring Fishery; Adjustment to the Atlantic Herring 
     Management Area 1A Sub-Annual Catch Limit [Docket No.: 
     0907301205-0289-02] (RIN: 0648-XC290) received November 14, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8558. A letter from the Acting Deputy 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; 
     Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Pot Gear in the Central 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 111207737-
     2141-02] (RIN: 0648-XC288) received November 14, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8559. 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; 
     Monitoring and Enforcement Requirements in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Freezer Longline Fleet; Correction [Docket 
     No.: 120416007-2464-01] (RIN: 0648-BB67) received November 
     14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       8560. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico 
     and South Atlantic; 2012 Commercial Accountability Measure 
     and Closure for South Atlantic Gag And South Atlantic 
     Shallow-Water Grouper [Docket No.: 0907271173-0629-03] (RIN: 
     0648-XC135) received November 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8561. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 
     34 [Docket No.: 120416008-2525-02] (RIN: 0648-BB72) received 
     November 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       8562. A letter from the Deputy 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; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 610 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No.: 111207737-2141-02] (RIN: 0648-XC295) received November 
     14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       8563. A letter from the Acting Deputy 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; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No.: 111207737-2141-02] (RIN: 0648-XC271) received November 
     14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       8564. A letter from the Acting Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting a letter requesting 
     approval of the prospectus proposing alteration of the 
     Southern Maryland U.S. Courthouse in Greenbelt Maryland; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8565. A letter from the Over-All Supervising Commander, 
     Walter Cushing Veterans of World War II, Inc., transmitting a 
     letter from the Walter Cushing Guerrillas Units; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       8566. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Unpaid Losses Discount Factors and 
     Payment Patterns for 2012 (Rev. Proc. 2012-44) received 
     November 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       8567. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a certification of renewal pertaining 
     to a collection of photographs assembled by the Department 
     that were taken in the period between September 11, 2001 and 
     January 22, 2009; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services 
     and Oversight and Government Reform.

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