[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 18, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H5653]
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:

       2995. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the OMB Sequestration Update Report to 
     the President and Congress for fiscal year 2014, pursuant to 
     2 U.S.C. 902(d)(2); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       2996. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting authorization of 21 officers to wear 
     the authorized insignia of the grade of brigadier general; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       2997. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement 
     of Colonel David G. Bellon to wear the insignia of the grade 
     of brigadier general; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2998. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Vice 
     Admiral James P. Wisecup, United States Navy, and his 
     advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2999. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting A report 
     with regard to the Treasury's agenda with regard to the 
     international financial institutions; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       3000. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Student 
     Assistance General Provisions (RIN: 1880-AA87) received 
     September 5, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3001. A letter from the General Counsel, Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final 
     rule -- Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; 
     Interest Assumptions for Paying Benefits received September 
     9, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       3002. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting report prepared by 
     the Department of State concerning international agreements 
     other than treaties entered into by the United States to be 
     transmitted to the Congress within the sixty-day period 
     specified in the Case-Zablocki Act; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       3003. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting three reports 
     pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3004. A letter from the Deputy Chief, National Forest 
     System, Department of the Interior, transmitting copies of 
     the detailed boundaries for the Roaring Wild and Scenic River 
     and the Sandy Wild and Scenic River, Upper Portion, in 
     Oregon; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       3005. 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 Austin 
     Blind and Jollyville Plateau Salamanders [Docket No.: FWS-R2-
     ES-2013-0001; 4500030113] (RIN: 1018-AZ24) received September 
     9, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       3006. 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; Determination of Endangered Status for Texas 
     Golden Gladecress and Threatened Status for Neches River 
     Rose-mallow [Docket No.: FWS-R2-ES-2010-0064] (RIN: 1018-
     AX74) received September 9, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       3007. 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 Texas Golden 
     Gladecress and Neches River Rose-mallow [Docket No.: FWS-R2-
     ES-2013-0027, 4500030113] (RIN: 1018-AZ49) received September 
     9, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       3008. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Highly Migratory Species; 2006 Consolidated Atlantic 
     Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 8 
     [Docket No.: 120627194-3957-02] (RIN: 0648-BC31) received 
     September 11, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       3009. 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; Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. 
     Virgin Islands; Parrotfish Management Measures in St. Croix 
     [Docket No.: 120510052-3615-02] (RIN: 0648-BC20) received 
     September 3, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       3010. 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 Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 121018563-3148-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XC757) received September 3, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       3011. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Western Pacific Fisheries; 2013 Annual Catch Limits and 
     Accountability Measures; Correcting Amendment [Docket No.: 
     121107617-3628-03] (RIN: 0648-XC351) received September 3, 
     2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       3012. 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 South Atlantic 
     States; Regulatory Amendment 18 [Docket No.: 130312235-3658-
     02] (RIN: 0648-BD04) received September 3, 2013, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       3013. 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; 
     Northern Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No.: 120918468-3111-02] (RIN: 0348-XC769) 
     received September 3, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       3014. 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 Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts [Docket No.: 111220786-1781-01] 
     (RIN: 0648-XC811) received September 11, 2013, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       3015. 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 South Atlantic 
     States; Regulatory Amendment 15 [Docket No.: 120924488-3671-
     02] (RIN: 0648-BC60) received September 11, 2013, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       3016. 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; Modifications of the West 
     Coast Commercial Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #6 
     Through #11 [Docket No.: 130108020-3409-01] (RIN: 0648-XC738) 
     received September 11, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       3017. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 
     Fisheries [Docket No.: 130214139-3542-02] (RIN: 0648-XC789) 
     received September 11, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       3018. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Visas: Documentation of 
     Nonimmigrants -- Visa Classification; T Visa Class (RIN: 
     1400-AD42) received September 3, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3019. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting The Report to Congress on the 
     Application of Electronic Health Records (EHR) Payment 
     Incentives for Providers Not Receiving Other Incentive 
     Payments; jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce 
     and Ways and Means.
       3020. A letter from the Special Inspector General for Iraq 
     Reconstruction, transmitting the SIGIR's final report to 
     Congress; jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and 
     Appropriations.
       3021. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting A report 
     covering the operation and status of the relevant federal 
     fund accounts; jointly to the Committees on Oversight and 
     Government Reform and Ways and Means.

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