[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8201-S8203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

  The following communications were laid before the Senate, together 
with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as 
indicated:

       EC-8583. A communication from the Director of Program 
     Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Expansion of 911 Access Loans and 
     Loan Guarantees'' (RIN0572-AC24) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 10, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8584. A communication from the Manager of the 
     BioPreferred Program, Office of Procurement and Property 
     Management, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Designation of 
     Product Categories for Federal Procurement, Round 9'' 
     (RIN0599-AA15) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 11, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8585. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Bacillus subtilis Strain QST 713 Variant Soil; 
     Amendment to an Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance 
     for Bacillus subtilis Strain QST 713 to Include Residues of 
     Bacillus subtilis Strain QST 713 Variant Soil'' (FRL No. 
     9369-3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8586. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions 
     (Multiple Chemicals)'' (FRL No. 9372-1) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8587. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Flubendiamide; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9373-3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8588. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Pyriproxyfen; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9365-6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8589. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Picoxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9370-8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8590. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Dodine; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9364-7) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8591. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Clodinafop-propargyl; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL 
     No. 9371-6) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8592. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Purl K. Keen, United States Army, and his 
     advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired 
     list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8593. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Fiscal Year 2010 Report on 
     the Department of Defense (DoD) Operation and Financial 
     Support for Military Museums; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-8594. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Public and Indian 
     Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
     Reauthorization Act of 2008: Amendments to Program 
     Regulations'' (RIN2577-AC80) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8595. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Flood Elevation Determinations'' ((44 CFR Part 67) 
     (Docket No. FEMA-2012-0003)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8596. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant

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     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Groundfish Fisheries 
     of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska and Pacific Halibut 
     Fisheries; Observer Program'' (RIN0648-BB42) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8597. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Gray Triggerfish Management 
     Measures'' (RIN0648-BB90) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8598. A communication from the Acting Deputy Director, 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Black Sea Bass 
     Fishery; Recreational Quota Harvested'' (RIN0648-XC303) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-8599. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to Electric 
     Quarterly Report Filing Process'' (RIN1902-AD52) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 
     2012; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-8600. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Corporation's annual financial audit and management report 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8601. A communication from the Chairman, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     semiannual report relative to the status of the Commission's 
     licensing and regulatory duties; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8602. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     California; South Coast Air Quality Management District; 
     Prevention of Significant Deterioration; Greenhouse Gases'' 
     (FRL No. 9749-6) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8603. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation 
     Plans; State of Wyoming; Regional Haze Rule Requirements for 
     Mandatory Class I Areas under 40 CFR 51.309'' (FRL No. 9756-
     9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-8604. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Protection of Stratospheric Ozone; Listing of 
     Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances--Fire Suppression 
     and Explosion Protection'' (FRL No. 9757-5) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8605. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Supplemental Determination for Renewable Fuels 
     Produced Under the Final RFS2 Program From Grain Sorghum'' 
     (FRL No. 9760-2) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8606. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Indiana; South Bend/Elkhart, Indiana 
     Ozone Maintenance Plan Revision to Approved Motor Vehicle 
     Emissions Budgets'' (FRL No. 9761-1) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8607. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Virginia; Fredericksburg 8-Hour Ozone 
     Maintenance Area Revision to Approved Motor Vehicle Emissions 
     Budgets'' (FRL No. 9760-9) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8608. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     California; San Joaquin Valley; Attainment Plan for the 1997 
     8-Hour Ozone Standards; Technical Amendments'' (FRL No. 9762-
     4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-8609. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; The 2002 Base Year 
     Emissions Inventory for the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley 
     Nonattainment Area for 1997 Fine Particulate Matter National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standard'' (FRL No. 9760-8) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 
     2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8610. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revisions to the California State Implementation 
     Plan, Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District'' 
     (FRL No. 9750-4) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8611. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revisions to Stormwater Regulations to Clarify 
     that an NPDES Permit is not Required for Stormwater 
     Discharges from Logging Roads'' (FRL No. 9758-9) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 
     2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8612. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations 
     Consistency Update for California'' (FRL No. 9750-6) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 
     2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8613. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     California; Eastern Kern, Imperial, Placer, and Yolo-Solano; 
     Prevention of Significant Deterioration'' (FRL No. 9739-5) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-8614. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation 
     Plans; State of Washington; Regional Haze State 
     Implementation Plan'' (FRL No. 9722-9) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8615. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revisions to the California State Implementation 
     Plan, South Coast Air Quality Management District'' (FRL No. 
     9736-6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-8616. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval, Disapproval and Promulgation of State 
     Implementation Plans; State of Utah; Regional Haze Rule 
     Requirements for Mandatory Class I Areas under 40 CFR 
     51.309'' (FRL No. 9751-6) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8617. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut; 
     Determination of Attainment of the 2006 Fine Particle 
     Standard'' (FRL No. 9763-6) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 18, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8618. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical 
     Substances'' (FRL No. 9372-8) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 18, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8619. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Significant New Use Rule on Certain Chemical 
     Substances; Withdrawal of Significant New Use Rules'' (FRL 
     No. 9373-8) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 18, 2012; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-8620. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Illinois; Infrastructure SIP 
     Requirements for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS; Revisions to FIPs To 
     Reduce

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     Interstate Transport of PM2.5 and Ozone; Correction'' (FRL 
     No. 9763-3) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 18, 2012; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-8621. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Virginia; Permits for Major Stationary 
     Sources and Major Modifications Locating in Prevention of 
     Significant Deterioration Areas and Permits for Major 
     Stationary Sources Locating in Nonattainment Areas or the 
     Ozone Transport Region'' (FRL No. 9763-4) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 18, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8622. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, transmittal number: DDTC 12-143, of the 
     proposed sale or export of defense articles and/or defense 
     services to a Middle East country regarding any possible 
     affects such a sale might have relating to Israel's 
     Qualitative Military Edge over military threats to Israel; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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