[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H6678-H6679]
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:

       8629. A letter from the Acting Principal Deputy, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement 
     of Vice Admiral David J. Venlet, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8630. A letter from the Acting Principal Deputy, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement 
     of Vice Admiral John T. Blake, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8631. 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.
       8632. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to South Korea and China pursuant to Section 
     2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
       8633. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, transmitting a report entitled, 
     ``Merger Decisions 2011'', in accordance with Section 
     18(c)(9) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       8634. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel 
     Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Safety Standard 
     for Infant Swings [CPSC Docket No.: CPSC-2012-0011] (RIN: 
     3041-AC90) received November 26, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8635. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the fourth annual report on the 
     Prevention and Reduction of Underage Drinking; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8636. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser 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.
       8637. A letter from the Chairman, Occupational Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2012; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8638. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the semiannual report 
     on the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the 
     period April 1, 2012, through September 30, 2012, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8639. A letter from the Director of Management, Commission 
     on Civil Rights, transmitting the Commission's Performance 
     and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2012; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8640. A letter from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation for National and Community Service, 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.
       8641. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear Safety 
     Board, transmitting the Board's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2012; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8642. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Inspector General's semiannual 
     report to Congress for the reporting period ending September 
     30, 2012; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       8643. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's Fiscal Year 2012 Agency 
     Financial Report; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       8644. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Semiannual Report of the Inspector General 
     for the period April 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8645. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's Performance and Accountability 
     Report for Fiscal Year 2012; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       8646. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Permits and 
     Regulations, Division of Migratory Bird Management, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Migratory Bird Permits; Delegating Falconry 
     Permitting Authority to Seven States [FWS-HQ-MB-2012-0084; 
     91200-1231-9BPP] (RIN: 1018-AZ16) received November 29, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8647. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Listing, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Designation of Critical Habitat for the Southern Selkirk 
     Mountains Population of Woodland Caribou [Docket No.: FWS-R1-
     ES-2011-0096] (RIN: 1018-AX38) received November 29, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8648. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Listing, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Revised Critical Habitat for the Riverside Fairy Shrimp 
     [Docket No.: FWS-R8-ES-2011-0013] (RIN: 1018-AX15) received 
     November 29, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       8649. A letter from the Acting 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; 
     [Docket No.: 111207737-2141-02] (RIN: 0648-XC277) received 
     November 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       8650. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fraser River Sockeye Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Orders 
     (RIN: 0648-XC222) received November 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8651. 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 610 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No.: 111207737-2141-02] (RIN: 0648-XC295) received November 
     28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       8652. 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; 
     ``Other Rockfish'' in the Aleutian Islands Subarea of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 
     111213751-2102-02] (RIN: 0648-XC312) received November 28, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8653. A letter from the Acting 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: 0624-XC301) received November 
     28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       8654. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West 
     Coast Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries; Inseason 
     Actions #22 through #26 [Docket No.: 120424023-1023-01] (RIN: 
     0648-XC282) received November 29, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8655. 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 [Docket No.: 
     120416007-2464-01] (RIN: 0648-BB67) received November 29, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8656. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Revised Limits on Sea 
     Turtle Interactions in the Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline 
     Fishery [Docket No.: 120416010-2476-01] (RIN: 0648-BB84) 
     received November 29, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8657. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the final report required by 
     Section 1201(c) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
     of 2009 (Recovery Act) detailing the Department's progress; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8658. A letter from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
     Management, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance -- Stillborn Child 
     Coverage (RIN: 2900-AO30) received November 27, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       8659. A letter from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
     Management, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Authorization for Non-VA Medical Services (RIN: 2900-AO47) 
     received November 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       8660. A letter from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
     Management, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Rules Governing Hearings Before the Agency of Original 
     Jurisdiction and the Board of Veterans' Appeals; Repeal of 
     Prior Rule Change (RIN: 2900-AO43) received November 27, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       8661. A letter from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
     Management, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     VA Acquisition Regulation: Electronic Submission of Payment 
     Requests (RIN: 2900-AN97) received November 27, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       8662. A letter from the Chief, Trade and Commercial 
     Regulations Branch, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Informal Entry 
     Limit and Removal of a Formal Entry Requirement [USCBP-2011-
     0042] (RIN: 1515-AD69) received November 29, 2012, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8663. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- 2013 Section 127A CPI Adjustments (Rev. Rul. 
     2012-33) received November 29, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8664. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Guidance on regulations to be issued regarding 
     the deduction and capitalization of expenditures related to 
     tangible proprerty [Notice 2012-73] received November 27, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       8665. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Modification of Revenue Procedure 2077-44 (Rev. 
     Proc. 2012-50) received November 27, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8666. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Extension of Deadline to Amend for Section 436 
     [Notice 2012-70] received November 27, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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