[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 26, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S868-S870]
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-426. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Importation of Horses from 
     Contagious Equine Metritis-Affected Countries'' ((RIN0579-
     AD31) (Docket No. APHIS-2008-0112)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 11, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-427. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees'' 
     (RIN0572-AC06) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 12, 2013; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-428. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``3-decen-2-one; Exemption 
     from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9378-1) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 14, 2013; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-429. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Domestic Dates Produced or Packed in Riverside County, CA; 
     Decreased Assessment Rate'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-12-0035; FV12-
     987-1 IR) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 14, 2013; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-430. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Apricots Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; 
     Temporary Suspension of Handling Regulations'' (Docket No. 
     AMS-FV-12-0028; FV12-922-2 IR) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 14, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-431. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``National Organic Program; Periodic Residue Testing'' 
     (Docket No. AMS-NOP-10-0102; NOP-10-10FR) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 14, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-432. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil 
     Produced in the Far West; Revision of the Salable Quantity 
     and Allotment Percentage for Class 1 (Scotch) and Class 3 
     (Native) Spearmint Oil for the 2012-2013 Marketing Year'' 
     (Docket No. AMS-FV-11-0088; FV12-985-1A IR) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 14, 2013; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-433. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Avocados Grown in South Florida; Decreased Assessment 
     Rate'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-11-0094; FV12-915-1 FIR) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 14, 
     2013; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-434. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Grapes Grown in Designated Area of Southeastern California; 
     Increased Assessment Rate'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-11-0090; FV 
     12-925-1 FR) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 14, 2013; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-435. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Apricots Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; 
     Decreased Assessment Rate'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-12-0027; FV12-
     922-1 IR) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 14, 2013; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-436. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Assessment Rate 
     Decrease for Processed Pears'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-12-0031; 
     FV12-927-2 IR) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 14, 2013; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-437. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Modification of the 
     Handling Regulation for Area No. 2'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-12-
     0043; FV12-948-1 IR) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on February 14, 2013; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-438. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Soybean Promotion and Research: Amend the Order To Adjust 
     Representation on the United Soybean Board'' (Docket No. AMS-
     LS-12-0022) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 14, 2013; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-439. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of 
     an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of 
     major general in accordance with title 10, United States 
     Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-440. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report on operations of the National 
     Defense Stockpile (NDS) for fiscal year 2012; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-441. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Strategic and Critical 
     Materials 2013 Report on Stockpile Requirements''; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-442. A communication from the Surgeon General and 
     Commanding General, US Army Medical Command, Department of 
     the Army, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Inspection of Facilities Used to House Warriors in 
     Transition''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-443. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Housing, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal 
     Housing Administration (FHA): Hospital Mortgage Insurance 
     Program--Refinancing Hospital Loans'' (RIN2502-AI74) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 13, 
     2013; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-444. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations'' ((44 CFR Part 
     65) (Docket No. FEMA-2013-0002)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 11, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-445. 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-2013-0002)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 13, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-446. 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-2013-0002)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 13, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-447. A communication from the Chairman and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to transactions involving U.S. exports to 
     Israel; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-448. A communication from the Director, Community 
     Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Guarantees for Bonds Issued for Community or 
     Economic Development Purposes'' (RIN1559-AA01) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 14, 
     2013; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-449. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Appraisals 
     for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans'' (RIN7100-AD90) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 13, 
     2013; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-450. A communication from the Attorney, Legal Division, 
     Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Appraisals 
     for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans'' ((RIN3170-AA11) (Docket 
     No. CFPB-2012-0031)) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 15, 2013; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-451. A communication from the Attorney, Legal Division, 
     Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Disclosure 
     of Records and Information'' ((RIN3170-AA01) (Docket No. 
     CFPB-2012-0003)) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 15, 
     2013; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-452. A communication from the Attorney, Legal Division, 
     Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Ability-to-
     Repay and Qualified Mortgage Standards under the Truth in 
     Lending Act (Regulation Z)'' ((RIN3170-AA17) (Docket No. 
     CFPB-2011-0008, CFPB-2012-0022)) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 15, 2013; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-453. A communication from the Attorney, Legal Division, 
     Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Mortgage 
     Servicing Rules under the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation 
     Z)'' ((RIN3170-AA14) (Docket No. CFPB-2012-0033)) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 15, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-454. A communication from the Attorney, Legal Division, 
     Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Mortgage 
     Servicing Rules under the Real Estate Settlement Act 
     (Regulation X)'' ((RIN3170-

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     AA14) (Docket No. CFPB-2012-0034)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 15, 2013; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-455. A communication from the Attorney, Legal Division, 
     Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Disclosure 
     and Delivery Requirements for Copies of Appraisals and Other 
     Written Valuations under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act 
     (Regulation B)'' ((RIN3170-AA26) (Docket No. CFPB-2012-0032)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 15, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-456. A communication from the Attorney, Legal Division, 
     Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Loan 
     Originator Compensation Requirements under the Truth in 
     Lending Act (Regulation Z)'' ((RIN3170-AA13) (Docket No. 
     CFPB-2012-0037)) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 15, 
     2013; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.

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