[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H7514-H7516]
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:

       8960. A letter from the Acting Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Importation of Live Swine, Swine 
     Semen, Pork, and Pork Products; Estonia, Hungary, Slovakia, 
     and Slovenia [Docket No.: APHIS-2008-0043] (RIN: 0579-AD20) 
     received December 20, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8961. A letter from the Acting Principal Deputy, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting the interim response to section 519 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       8962. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the fiscal year 2010 report entitled, 
     ``Operation and Financial Support of Military Museums''; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       8963. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Suspension of Community Eligibility (Chesterfield County, 
     VA, et. al) [Docket ID: FEMA-2012-0003] [Internal Agency 
     Docket No.: FEMA-8259] received December 20, 2012, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       8964. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the annual 
     report of the National Advisory Council on International 
     Monetary and Financial Policies for fiscal year 2011; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       8965. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the System's final rule -- 
     Community Reinvestment Act Regulations [Regulation BB; Docket 
     No.: R-1454] received December 26, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8966. A letter from the Director, Division of Regulations, 
     Legislation, and Interpretation, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Nondisplacement 
     of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts; Effective Date 
     (RIN: 1215-AB69; 1235-AA02) received December 26, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       8967. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting A report on ``The Availability and Price 
     of Petroleum and Petroleum 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.
       8968. 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 for Consumer Products: Test Procedures 
     for Residential Water Heaters, Direct Heating Equipment, and 
     Pool Heaters (Standby Mode and Off Mode) [Docket No.: EERE-
     2009-BT-TP-0013] (RIN: 1904-AB95) received December 26, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8969. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's Annual Report 
     entitled, ``Delays in Approvals of Applications Related to 
     Citizen Petitions and Petitions for Stay of Agency Action for 
     Fiscal Year 2011''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8970. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report entitled ``Performance

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     Evaluation of Accreditation Bodies under the Mammography 
     Quality Standards Act of 1992 as amended by the Mammography 
     Quality Standards Reauthorization Acts of 1998 and 2004'' 
     covering January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8971. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Control of Communicable Diseases: Foreign; 
     Scope and Definitions [Docket No.: CDC-2012-0017] (RIN: 0920-
     AA12) received December 26, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8972. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Control of Communicable Diseases: Interstate; 
     Scope and Definitions [Docket No.: CDC-2012-0016] (RIN: 0920-
     AA22) received December 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8973. 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; Delaware, New Jersey, and 
     Pennsylvania; Determination of Attainment of the 2006 24-hour 
     Fine Particulate Matter Standard for the Philadelphia-
     Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE Nonattainment Area [EPA-R03-OAR-2012-
     0371; FRL-9765-9] received December 27, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8974. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Health and Safety Data Reporting; 
     Addition of Certain Chemicals; Withdrawal of Final Rule [EPA-
     HQ-OPPT-2011-0363; FRL-9375-3] (RIN: 2070-AJ89) received 
     December 27, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8975. 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; Alaska: Eagle River PM 10 
     Nonattainment Area Limited Maintenance Plan and Redesignation 
     Request [Docket #: EPA-R10-OAR-2010-0914; FRL-9764-7] 
     received December 27, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8976. 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; Utah; Determination of Clean 
     Data for the 1987 PM10 Standard for the Ogden Area [EPA-R08-
     OAR-2012-0446; FRL-9765-6] received December 27, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8977. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality 
     Planning Purposes; Ohio; Redesignation of the Ohio Portion of 
     the Huntington-Ashland 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter 
     Nonattainment Area to Attainment [EPA-R05-OAR-2011-0468; FRL-
     9764-9] received December 27, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8978. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; State of Colorado; Regional Haze State 
     Implementation Plan [EPA-R08-OAR-2011-0770; FRL-9734-8] 
     received December 27, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8979. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- National Primary Drinking Water 
     Regulations: Revisions to the Total Coliform Rule [EPA-HQ-OW-
     2008-0878; FRL-9684-8] (RIN: 2040-AD94) received December 27, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8980. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Significant New Use Rule on Certain 
     Chemical Substances; Removal of Significant New Use Rules 
     [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0941; FRL-9369-8] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received 
     December 27, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8981. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting Transmittal No. 12-02, 
     pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       8982. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting a certification of export to China; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8983. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     possible unauthorized retransfer of technical data and 
     unauthorized retransfer of hardware provided by the United 
     States; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8984. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 12-139, pursuant to the reporting requirements of 
     Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8985. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 12-173, pursuant to the reporting requirements of 
     Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8986. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 12-169, pursuant to the reporting requirements of 
     Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8987. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     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), and pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of July 
     31, 2003, a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to the Western Balkans that was 
     declared in Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8988. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     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 Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c), a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency blocking property of the Government of the Russian 
     Federation relating to the dispositing of the highly enriched 
     uranium extracted from nuclear weapons that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13617 of June 25, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       8989. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     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 terrorists who threaten to disrupt 
     the Middle East peace process that was declared in Executive 
     Order 12947 of January 23, 1995; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       8990. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     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 North Korea that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13466 of June 26, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       8991. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the 
     Inspector General and a separate management report 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.
       8992. A letter from the Chief, Border Security Regulations 
     Branch, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Closing of the Port of Whitetail, 
     MT [Docket No.: USCBP-2011-0017] (RIN: 1651-AA93) received 
     December 20, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8993. A letter from the Secretary, Department Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting Targeted Grants to Increase the 
     Well-Being of, and to Improve the Permanency Outcomes for, 
     Children Affected by Methamphetamine or Other Substance 
     Abuse: Second Annual Report to Congress; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       8994. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's nineteenth annual report 
     prepared in accordance with section 207 of the Andean Trade 
     Preference Act (ATPA); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8995. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Partner's Distributive Share [TD 
     9607] (RIN: 1545-BJ37) received December 28, 2012, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8996. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Use of Controlled Corporations to 
     Avoid the Application of Section 304 [TD 9606] (RIN: 1545-
     BI13) received December 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8997. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Appeals Settlement Guideline -- 
     Military Disability Retirement Benefits [UIL: 104.04-00 & 
     122.01-00] received December 21, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8998. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule -- Applicable Federal Rates -- January 
     2013 (Rev. Rul. 2013-1) received December 21, 2012, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       8999. A letter from the Chair, Board of Directors, Office 
     of Compliance, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``Recommendations for Improvements to the Congressional 
     Accountability Act''; jointly to the Committees on House 
     Administration and Education and the Workforce.

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