[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13753-13754]
[From the U.S. 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-3247. 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 ``Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; 
     State and Zone Designations; Michigan'' (Docket No. APHIS-
     2011-0075) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 14, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3248. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to violations of the Antideficiency Act that 
     occurred within the Operation and Maintenance, Navy account 
     17* 1804, during Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 and FY 2006 at the 
     Bureau of Naval Personnel and was assigned Navy case number 
     07-10; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       EC-3249. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, transmittal number: DDTC 11-069, of the 
     proposed sale or export of defense articles and/or defense 
     services to a Middle East country regarding any possible 
     effects such a sale might have relating to Israel's 
     Qualitative Military Edge over military threats to Israel; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3250. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of Admiral Gary Roughead, United 
     States Navy, and his advancement to the grade of admiral on 
     the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3251. A communication from the Secretary of Defense 
     (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on the 
     approved retirement of Lieutenant General Allen G. Peck, 
     United States Air Force, and his advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-3252. A communication from the Acting Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``The Fiscal 
     Year 2010 Inventory of Contracts for Services''; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3253. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Ships Bunkers Easy Acquisitions (SEA) Card and Aircraft 
     Ground Services'' ((RIN0750-AH07) (DFARS Case 2009-D019)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 12, 2011; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3254. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Presumption of Development Exclusively at Private Expense'' 
     ((RIN0750-AF84) (DFARS Case 2007-D003)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 14, 2011; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3255. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Multiyear Contracting'' ((RIN0750-AG89) (DFARS Case 2009-
     D026)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on September 14, 2011; to the Committee on Armed Services.

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       EC-3256. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Annual Representations and Certifications'' ((RIN0750-AG39) 
     (DFARS Case 2009-D011)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 14, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3257. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Suspension of Community Eligibility'' ((44 CFR Part 64) 
     (Docket No. FEMA-8195)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 14, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3258. A communication from the Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Indorsement and Payment of Checks Drawn on 
     the United States Treasury'' (RIN1510-AB25) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 13, 2011; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3259. A communication from the Regulatory Specialist, 
     Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Retail Foreign Exchange Transactions'' (RIN1557-
     AD42) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on September 12, 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3260. 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 
     Ireland; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-3261. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Privacy Act of 1974; 
     Implementation and Amendment of Exemptions'' (17 CFR Part 
     200) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 13, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-3262. A communication from the Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Government Participation in the 
     Automated Clearing House'' (RIN1510-AB24) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 13, 2011; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3263. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Air Transportation and Aviation Fuels 
     Excise Taxes'' (Notice 2011-69) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 13, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3264. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Update of Weighted Average Interest Rates, 
     Yield Curves, and Segment Rates'' (Notice 2011-75) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 13, 
     2011; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3265. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``List of Nonbank Trustees and Custodians'' 
     (Announcement 2011-59) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 13, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3266. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Announcement of the Results of the 2010-
     2011 Allocation Round of the Qualifying Advanced Coal Project 
     Program'' (Announcement 2011-62) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 13, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3267. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Examination of Returns and Claims for 
     Refund, Credit, or Abatement; Determination of Tax 
     Liability'' (Rev. Proc. 2011-45) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 13, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3268. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Section 6707A and the Failure to Include on 
     Any Return or Statement Any Information Required to be 
     Disclosed under Section 6011 with Respect to a Reportable 
     Transaction'' ((RIN1545-BF61) (TD 9550)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 13, 2011; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3269. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Implementation of Form 990'' ((RIN1545-
     BH28) (TD 9549)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 13, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-3270. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     justification for the President's waiver of the restrictions 
     on the provision of funds to the Palestinian Authority; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3271. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, a legislative 
     proposal relative to implementing a pay reform initiative 
     referenced in the Department of Homeland Security's Fiscal 
     Year 2012 Congressional Budget Justification; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3272. A communication from the Register of Copyrights, 
     United States Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Satellite 
     Television Extension and Localism Act''; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

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