[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 17, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H5586-H5587]
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:

       2965. A letter from the Secretary, Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule 
     -- Harmonization of Compliance Obligations for Registered 
     Investment Companies Required to Register as Commodity Pool 
     Operators (RIN: 3038-AD75) received September 3, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2966. A letter from the Secretary, Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule 
     -- Clearing Exemption for Certain Swaps Entered into by 
     Cooperatives (RIN: 3038-AD47) received September 3, 2013, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2967. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting notification of the President's intent 
     to exempt all military personnel accounts for FY 2014; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       2968. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement 
     of Lieutenant General Curtis M. Scaparrottii, United States 
     Army, to wear the insignia of the grade of general; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       2969. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Susan S. Lawrence, United States Army, and 
     her advancement on the retired list in the grade of 
     lieutenant general; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2970. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement 
     of General James D. Thurman, United States Army, and his 
     advancement on the retired list in the grade of general; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       2971. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Changes in Final Flood Elevation Determinations 
     (Connecticut: Hartford) [Docket ID: FEMA-2013-0002) received 
     September 3, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       2972. 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 2012''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2973. A letter from the Assistant Secretary For Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Addition and Revision to the List 
     of Validated End-Users in the People's Republic of China 
     [Docket No.: 130826763-3763-01] (RIN: 0694-AF95) received 
     September 3, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2974. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Memorandum of justification for the 2013 certification 
     regarding U.S. Assistance to the Government of Colombia's Air 
     Bridge Denial Program; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2975. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to Section 804 of the PLO Commitments 
     Compliance Act of 1989 (title VIII, Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, FY 1990 and 1991 (Pub. L. 101-246)), and 
     Sections 603-604 (Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 2002) 
     and 699 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, FY 2003 
     (Pub. L. 107-228), the functions of which have been delegated 
     to the Department of State; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       2976. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's report on progress toward a negotiated solution 
     of the Cyprus question covering the period April 1, 2013 
     through May 31, 2013; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2977. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting U.S. 
     support for Taiwan's participation as an observer at the 2013 
     International Civil Aviation Organization; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
       2978. 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 the persons undermining democratic 
     processes or institutions in Zimbabwe that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13288 of March 6, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       2979. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Endangered Species 
     Listing, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Diamond 
     Darter (Crystallaria cincotta) [Docket No.: FWS-R5-ES-2013-
     0019] (RIN: 1018-AZ40) received September 9, 2013, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       2980. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Endangered Species 
     Listing, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened

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     Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Species 
     Status for Jemez Mountains Salamander (Plethodon 
     neomexicanus) Throughout Its Range [Docket No.: FWS-R2-ES-
     2012-0063; 4500030113] (RIN: 1018-AY24) received September 9, 
     2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       2981. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery off the Southern Atlantic 
     States; Amendment 28 [Docket No.: 121004515-3608-02] (RIN: 
     0648-BC63) received September 3, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2982. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery [Docket No.: 
     120604138-3684-03] (RIN: 0648-BC21) received September 11, 
     2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       2983. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Tilefish 
     Fishery Management Plan; Regulatory Amendment, Corrections, 
     and Clarifications [Docket No.: 120416018-3679-02] (RIN: 
     0648-BC05) received September 11, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2984. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species 
     Fisheries; Closure [Docket No.: 121210694-3514-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XC783) received September 11, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2985. 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 Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery off the South Atlantic 
     States; Amendment 22; Correction (RIN: 0648-BA53) received 
     September 11, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       2986. 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; 
     Thornyhead Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 120918468-3111-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XC818) received September 11, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2987. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Management Act 
     Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Biennial 
     Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments 
     [Docket No.: 120814338-2711-02] (RIN: 0648-BD47) received 
     September 11, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       2988. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- List of Fisheries for 2013 [Docket No.: 121024581-3714-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-BC71) received September 11, 2013, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2989. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts, transmitting the 2012 annual report 
     concerning intercepted wire, oral, or electronic 
     communications; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2990. A letter from the Controller, Daughters of the 
     American Revolution, transmitting the Audited Financial 
     Statements of NSDAR for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 
     2012 (short fiscal year), pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(20) and 
     1103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2991. A letter from the Administrator, FAA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Federal Aviation 
     Administration's Capital Investment Plan (CIP) for fiscal 
     years 2014-2018, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 2203(b)(1); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2992. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
     Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the Corp's 
     report on the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Deepening and Barge 
     Shelves; (H. Doc. No. 113--61); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to be printed.
       2993. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule -- Debt That is a Position in Personal Property 
     That is Part of a Straddle [TD 9635] (RIN: 1546-BK89) 
     received September 5, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2994. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Medicare Ombudsman report to 
     Congress for the year 2012; jointly to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.

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