[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 44 (Monday, March 25, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H1832-H1836]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              ADJOURNMENT

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, pursuant to Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 11, 113th Congress, the House stands adjourned 
until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, 2013.
  There was no objection.
  Thereupon (at 11 o'clock and 2 minutes a.m.), the House adjourned 
until Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at 2 p.m.

                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       862. A letter from the PRAB Branch Chief, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Updated 
     Trafficking Definition and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
     Program-Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Duel 
     Participation [FNS-2009-0019] (RIN: 0584-AD97) received March 
     18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       863. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Maximum Interest Rates on Guaranteed Farm Loans 
     (RIN: 0560-AH66) received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       864. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Review Group, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Selection and Functions of Farm Service Agency 
     State and Country Committees (RIN: 0560-AG90) received March 
     18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       865. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Amitraz; Pesticide Tolerances [EPA-HQ-
     OPP-2010-0051; FRL-9381-1] received March 19, 2013, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       866. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Banda de Lupinus albus doce 
     (BLAD); Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2011-1026; FRL-9380-6] received March 22, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       867. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Emamectin Benzoate; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0665; FRL-9381-4] received March 
     22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       868. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Abamectin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0418; FRL-9379-1] received March 
     22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       869. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Thiamethoxam; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0488; FRL-9377-3] received March 
     22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       870. 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 with Columbia 
     (DFARS Case 2012-D032) (RIN: 0750-AH72) received March 22, 
     2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       871. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Specialty Metals-Definition of 
     ``Produce'' (DFARS Case 2012-D041) (RIN: 0750-AH78) received 
     March 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       872. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement: United States-Korea Free Trade 
     Agreement (DFARS Case 2012-D025) (RIN: 0750-AH69) received 
     March 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       873. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Proposal Adequacy Checklist (DFARS 
     Case 2011-D042) (RIN: 0750-AH47) received March 22, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       874. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     External Affairs, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 
     transmitting the Annual Report on the Bureau's activities to 
     administer the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       875. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket No.: FEMA-
     2013-0002] [Internal Agency Docket No.: FEMA-8273] received 
     March 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       876. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determination [Docket ID: FEMA-2013-
     0002] received March 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       877. 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,

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     as amended; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       878. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Housing 
     Finance Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Repeal of Disclosure Regulations (RIN: 2590-AA64) received 
     March 12, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       879. A letter from the Chief, Planning and Regulatory 
     Affairs Branch, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- National School Lunch Program: 
     Direct Certification Continuous Improvement Plans Required by 
     the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (RIN: 0584-AE10) 
     received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       880. A letter from the Chief, Planning and Regulatory 
     Affairs Branch, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Child Nutrition Programs: 
     Nondiscretionary Amendments Related to the Healthy, Hunger-
     Free Kids Act of 2010 (RIN: 0584-AE14) received March 18, 
     2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       881. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Assistance to 
     States for the Education of Children with Disabilities 
     [Docket ID: EC-2011-OSERS-0012] (RIN: 1820-AB64) received 
     March 21, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       882. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Program Integrity 
     Issues [Docket ID: ED-2010-OPE-0004] (RIN: 1840-AD02) 
     received March 21, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       883. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Public Hearing 
     Before a Public Advisory Committee; Technical Amendments 
     [Docket No.: FDA-2013-N-0011] received March 22, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       884. 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 
     March 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       885. A letter from the Director, Sustainability Performance 
     Office, Department of Energy, transmitting copy of the 
     Department's Energy Fleet Alternative Fuel Vehicle 
     Acquisition Report for Fiscal Year 2009 and 2010; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       886. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Service, transmitting the Department's 2012 Annual 
     Report on the Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee 
     Vacancies and Public Disclosures; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       887. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Food and Color 
     Additives; Technical Amendments [Docket No.: FDA-2012-N-0010] 
     received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       888. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Institutional 
     Review Boards; Correcting Amendments [Docket No.: FDA-2000-N-
     0003] received March 20, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       889. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Air Brake Systems 
     [Docket No.: NHTSA-2013-0011] (RIN: 2127-AL11) received March 
     18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       890. 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 Washington; Revised Format of 
     40 CFR Part 52 for Materials Incorporated by Reference [EPA-
     R10-OAR-2012-0356; FRL-9768-9] received March 19, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       891. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Region 4 States; Prong 3 of Section 
     110(a)(2)(D)(i) Infrastructure Requirement for the 1997 and 
     2006 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standards [EPA-R04-OAR-2012-0814; FRL-9792-2] received March 
     19, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       892. 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; Minnesota; Flint Hills 
     Resources Pine Bend [EPA-R05-OAR-2011-0328; FRL-9792-8] 
     received March 19, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       893. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Designation of Areas for Air Quality 
     Planning Purposes State of California; Imperial Valley 
     Planning Area for PM10; Clarification of Nonattainment Area 
     Boundary [EPA-R09-OAR-2013-0135; FRL-9791-6] received March 
     19, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       894. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Revision to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, South Coast Air Quality Management 
     District [EPA-R09-OAR-2010-0920; FRL-9779-2] received March 
     19, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       895. 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; Prevention of 
     Significant Deterioration; Greenhouse Gas Permitting 
     Authority and Tailoring Rule Revision [EPA-R03-OAR-2012-0521; 
     FRL-9783-7] received February 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       896. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Outer Continental Shelf Air 
     Regulations Consistency Update for California [OAR-2004-0091; 
     FRL-9773-9] received February 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       897. 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; Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham and 
     Winston Salem Carbon Monoxide Limited Maintenance Plan [EPA-
     R04-OAR-2012-0961; FRL-9782-8] received February 22, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       898. 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; Maryland; Deferral for CO2 
     Emissions from Bioenergy and other Biogenic Sources Under the 
     Prevention of Significant Deterioration Program [EPA-R03-OAR-
     2012-0305; FRL-9783-9] received February 22, 2013, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       899. 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; Pennsylvania; Revision to 
     Allegheny County Regulations for Prevention of Significant 
     Deterioration [EPA-R03-OAR-2012-0378; FRL-9783-8] received 
     February 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       900. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Tennessee; Revisions to the Knox County 
     Portion of the Tennessee State Implementation Plan [EPA-R04-
     OAR-2012-0887; FRL-9785-5] received February 22, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       901. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Findings of Failure to Submit a 
     Complete State Implementation Plan for Section 110(a) 
     Pertaining to the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standards [EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0943; FRL-9784-6] received 
     February 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       902. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Interim Final Determination to Stay 
     and Defer Sanctions, Placer County Air Pollution Control 
     District and Feather River Air Quality Management District 
     [EPA-R09-OAR-2013-0094; FRL-9783-3] received February 22, 
     2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       903. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Disapproval of Implementation 
     Plan Revisions; State of California; South Coast VMT 
     Emissions Offset Demonstrations [EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0713; FRL-
     9794-5] received March 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       904. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Revisions to the California 
     State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air Quality Management 
     District [EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0827; FRL-9785-6] received March 
     22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       905. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.622(i), 
     Post-Transition Table of DTV Allotments, Television Broadcast 
     Stations (Hampton-Norfolk, Virginia; Norfolk, Virginia-
     Elizabeth

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     City, North Carolina) [MB Docket No.: 11-139] [RM-11636] 
     received March 20, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       906. A letter from the Deputy Bureau Chief, Wireline 
     Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Connect America 
     Fund High-Cost Universal Service Support [WC Docket No.: 10-
     90] [WC Docket No.: 05-337] received March 22, 2013, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       907. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of 
     Parts 1, 2, 22, 24, 27, 90, and 95 of the Commission's Rules 
     and Improve Wireless Coverage Through the Use of Signal 
     Boosters [WT Docket No.: 10-4] received March 22, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       908. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of the 
     Commission's Rules Governing Certain Aviation Ground Station 
     Equipment; Petition of the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration to Allow Aeronautical Utility 
     Mobile Stations to Use 1090 MHz for Runway Vehicle 
     Identification and Collision Avoidance; Potomac Aviation 
     Technology Corporation Request for Interpretation or Waiver 
     of Sections 87.71 and 87.73 of the Commission's Rules; [WT 
     Docket No. 10-61; RM 11-503; WT Docket No. 09-42] received 
     March 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       909. A letter from the Chief, Policy and Rules Division, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Promoting Expanded Opportunities 
     for Radio Experimentation and Market Trials under Part 5 of 
     the Commission's rules and Streamlining Other Related Rules; 
     2006 Biennial Review of Telecommunications Regulations -- 
     Part 2 Administered by the Office of Engineering and 
     Technology (OET) [ET Docket No.: 10-236] [ET Docket No.: 06-
     155] received March 20, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       910. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Physical Protection of Byproduct 
     Material [NRC-2008-0120] [NRC-2010-0194] (RIN: 3150-AI12) 
     received March 20, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       911. A letter from the Acting Director, U.S. Census Bureau, 
     Department Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR): Mandatory Automated 
     Export Systems Filing for all Shipments Requiring Shipper's 
     Export Declaration (SED) Information: Substantive Changes and 
     Corrections [Docket No.: 100318153-3158-02] (RIN: 0607-AA50) 
     received March 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       912. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 13-025, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       913. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 13-007, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       914. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 13-013, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       915. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 13-006, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       916. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy 
     of the Department's report entitled, ``Report on the 
     Effectiveness of the United Nations to Prevent Sexual 
     Exploitation and Abuse and Trafficking in Persons in UN 
     Peacekeeping Missions'', pursuant to Public Law 109-164, 
     section 104(e); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       917. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     Determination Pursuant to Section 451 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act for the use of funds to assist civilian-led 
     unarmed opposition groups in Syria; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       918. A letter from the Associate Director, Office of 
     Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Iranian Financial 
     Sanctions Regulations received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       919. A letter from the Executive Analyst, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting a report pursuant to 
     the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       920. A letter from the Acting Chief Privacy and Civil 
     Liberties Officer, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Privacy Act of 1974; 
     Implementation [CPCLO Order No.: 002-2013] received March 22, 
     2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       921. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Labor Relations 
     Authority, transmitting the Authority's fiscal year 2012 
     annual report prepared in accordance with Section 203 of the 
     Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
     Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       922. A letter from the Acting Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     Fiscal Year 2012 Agency Financial Report; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       923. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting Annual Operating Plan for Colorado 
     River System Reservoirs for 2013, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 
     1552(b); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       924. 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 Western 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 111207737-
     2141-02] (RIN: 0648-XC466) received March 18, 2013, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       925. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon 
     Fisheries; Amendment 17 to the Salmon Fishery Management Plan 
     [Docket No.: 120813333-3107-02] (RIN: 0648-BC28) received 
     March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       926. 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-XC493) received March 18, 
     2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       927. 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 Catcher/Processors Using Pot Gear in the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 
     111213751-2102-02] (RIN: 0648-XC465) received March 18, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       928. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Trip Limit Increase [Docket No.: 
     001206604-1758-02] (RIN: 0648-XC474) received March 18, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       929. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Endangered 
     and Threatened Species: Designation of a Nonessential 
     Experimental Population for Middle Columbia River Steelhead 
     above the Pelton Round Butte Hydroelectric Project in the 
     Deschutes River Basin, OR [Docket No.: 110427267-2708-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-BB04) received March 25, 2013, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       930. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination 
     on a petition on behalf of workers employed at the Joslyn 
     Manufacturing and Supply Co. at the covered facility in Fort 
     Wayne, Indiana, to be added to the Special Exposure Cohort 
     (SEC), pursuant to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
     Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       931. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination 
     on a petition on behalf of workers employed at the Hanford 
     Site in Hanford, Washington, to be added to the Special 
     Exposure Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 
     (EEOICPA); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       932. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination 
     on a petition on behalf of workers employed at General Steel 
     Industries, Granite City, Illinois, to be added to the 
     Special Exposure Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the Energy 
     Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 
     2000 (EEOICPA); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       933. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination 
     on

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     a petition on behalf of workers employed at the Battelle 
     Laboratories King Avenue Site in Columbus, Ohio, to be added 
     to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the Energy 
     Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 
     2000 (EEOICPA); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       934. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination 
     on a petition on behalf of workers employed at the Baker 
     Brothers site in Toledo, Ohio, to be added to the Special 
     Exposure Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 
     (EEOICPA); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       935. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     Legislation, Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Implementation of the Fair Housing Act's Discriminatory 
     Effects Standard [Docket No.: FR-5508-F-02] (RIN: 2529-AA96) 
     received March 7, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       936. A letter from the Director, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Application 
     Procedures and Criteria for Approval of Providers of a 
     Personal Financial Management Instructional Course by United 
     States Trustees [Docket No.: EOUST 104] (RIN: 1105-AB31) 
     received March 14, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       937. A letter from the Rules Administrator, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Compassionate Release; Technical Changes [BOP-1166-1] (RIN: 
     1120-AB66) received March 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       938. A letter from the Trial Attorney, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Inflation Adjustment of the Aggravated Maximum Civil Monetary 
     Penalty for a Violation of a Federal Railroad Safety Law or 
     Federal Railroad Administration Safety Regulation or Order; 
     Correction [Docket No.: FRA-2004-17529; Notice No. 9] (RIN: 
     2130-AB94) received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       939. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Grain-Shipment Vessels, Columbia and 
     Willamette Rivers [Docket No.: USCG-2013-0010] (RIN: 1625-
     AA00) received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       940. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Long Island, New York 
     Inland Waterway from East Rockaway Inlet to Shinnecock Canal, 
     NY [Docket No.: USCG-2012-1040] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received 
     March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       941. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Woldenburg Park, Mississippi River, New 
     Orleans, LA [Docket No.: USCG-2012-1013] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       942. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Indian Street Bridge Construction, St. Lucie 
     Canal, Palm City, FL [Docket No.: USCG-2012-0828] (RIN: 1625-
     AA00) received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       943. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zones; Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers Association 
     Facilities; Columbia and Willamette Rivers [Docket No.: USCG-
     2013-0011] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received March 18, 2013, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       944. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Bridge Demolition Project; Indiana Harbor 
     Canal, East Chicago, Indiana [USCG-2012-0904] (RIN: 1625-
     AA00) received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       945. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone, Coast Guard Exercise Area, Hood Canal, 
     Washington [Docket No.: USCG-2012-0900] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       946. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Sea World San Diego Fireworks, Mission Bay; 
     San Diego, CA [Docket No.: USCG-2013-0022] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       947. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Monongahela River, Charleroi, PA [Docket 
     Number: USCG-2012-1071] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received March 18, 
     2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       948. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Regulated Navigation Area; Reporting Requirements for 
     Barges Loaded With Certain Dangerous Cargoes, Inland Rivers, 
     Ninth Coast Guard District; Stay (Suspension) [USCG-2013-
     0019] (RIN: 1625-AA11) received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       949. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Security Zone, Potomac and Anacostia Rivers; Washington, 
     DC [Docket Number: USCG-2012-0938] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received 
     March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       950. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Inland Waterways Navigation Regulation: Sacramento River, 
     CA [Docket No.: USCG-2012-0952] (RIN: 1625-AB95) received 
     March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       951. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Sellwood Bridge Move; Willamette River, 
     Portland OR [Docket Number: USCG-2012-1097] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       952. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone within the Lower Portion of Anchorage #9, 
     Mantua Creek Anchorage; Paulsboro, NJ [Docket Number: USCG-
     2012-1092] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received March 18, 2013, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       953. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Bridge Demolition Project; Indiana Harbor 
     Canal, East Chicago, Indiana [Docket No.: USCG-2012-1099] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       954. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Moving Security Zone around Escorted Vessels on the Lower 
     Mississippi River [Docket Number: USCG-2012-1078] (RIN: 1625-
     AA87) received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       955. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Vigor Industrial Roll-Out, West Duwamish 
     Waterway, Seattle, WA [Docket Number: USCG-2013-0039] (RIN: 
     1625-AA00) received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       956. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Lake Worth Dredge Operations, Lake Worth 
     Inlet; West Palm Beach, FL [Docket Number: USCG-2013-0036] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       957. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Artificial Island Anchorage No. 2 Partial Closure, 
     Delaware River; Salem, NJ [Docket Number: USCG-2013-0032] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       958. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; MODU KULLUK; Sitkalidak Island to Kiliuda 
     Bay, Alaska [Docket No.: USCG-2012-1088] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       959. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Military Ocean Terminal Concord Safety Zone, 
     Suisun Bay, Military Ocean Terminal Concord, CA [Docket No.: 
     USCG-2012-1008] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received March 18, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       960. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway; Oak Island, 
     NC [Docket Number: USCG-2012-1062] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       961. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Regulated Navigation Area; Housatonic River, Bridge 
     Replacement Operations; Stratford, CT [Docket Number: USCG-
     2012-0824] (RIN:

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     1625-AA11) received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       962. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company [Docket 
     No.: FAA-2013-0159; Directorate Identifier 2012-SW-010-A D] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       963. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Chief Counsel for 
     Safety, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Control of Alcohol and Drug Use: 
     Addition of Post-Accident Toxicological Testing for Non-
     Controlled Substances [Docket No.: FRA-2010-0155] (RIN: 2130-
     AC24) received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       964. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc Turbofan Engines 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0624; Directorate Identifier 2010-NE-
     11-AD; Amendment 39-17358; AD 2013-04-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       965. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Saint Lawrence Seaway 
     Development Corp., Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Seaway Regulations and Rules; 
     Periodic Update, Various Categories [Docket No.: SLSDC-2013-
     0001; 2135-AA31] received March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       966. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. and Bell Helicopter 
     Textron Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2013-0145; Directorate 
     Identifier 2012-SW-059-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 
     25, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       967. A letter from the Paralegal Specialist, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0421; Directorate Identifier 2012-NM-
     042-AD; Amendment 39-17284; AD 2012-25-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 25, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       968. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification that the President intends to enter into 
     negotiation with the European Union on the Transatlantic 
     Trade and Investment Partnership; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       969. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Update of Weighted Average Interest Rates, 
     Yield Curves, and Segment Rates [Notice 2013-04] received 
     March 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       970. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule -- Applicable Federal Rates -- April 2013 (Rev. Rul. 
     2013-9) received March 20, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       971. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule -- Indirect Stock Transfers and the Coordination Rule 
     Exceptions; Transfers of Stock or Securities in Outbound 
     Asset Reorganizations [TD 9615] (RIN: 1545-BJ75) received 
     March 19, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       972. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule -- Certain Outbound Property Transfers by Domestic 
     Corporations; Certain Stock Distributions by Domestic 
     Corporations [TD 9614] (RIN: 1545-AM97) received March 20, 
     2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       973. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule -- Ninety-Day Waiting Period Limitation and Technical 
     Amendments to Certain Health Coverage Requirements Under the 
     Affordable Care Act [REG-122706-12] (RIN: 1545-BL50) received 
     March 22, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       974. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule -- Zapara v. Commissioner, 652 F.3d 1042 (9th Cir. 
     2011), No. 08-74173, aff'g 126 T.C. 215 (2006) [AOD 2012-06] 
     received March 25, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       975. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Annual price inflation adjustments for 
     passenger automobiles first placed in service or leased in 
     2013 (Rev. Proc. 2013-21) received March 25, 2013, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       976. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations and 
     Reports Clearance, Social Security Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Revised 
     Medical Criteria for Evaluating Visual Disorders [Docket No.: 
     SSA-2010-0078] (RIN: 0960-AH28) received March 21, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       977. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting Sequestration Order for 
     Fiscal Year 2013 pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, As Amended; (H. 
     Doc. No. 113--16); to the Committee on the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union and ordered to be printed.
       978. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Requirements 
     for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities; Notice of Facility 
     Closure [CMS-3230-F] (RIN: 0938-AQ09) received March 19, 
     2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

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