[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Pages 20145-20146]
[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-4291. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     Utilization of Domestic Photovoltaic Devices'' ((RIN0750-
     AH43)(DFARS Case 2011-D046)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 12, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-4292. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security,

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     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Flood Elevation Determinations'' ((44 CFR Part 
     67)(Docket No. FEMA-2011-0002)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 12, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4293. 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-2011-0002)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 12, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4294. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Updated Statements of Legal 
     Authority to Reflect Continuation of Emergency Declared in 
     Executive Order 12938'' (RIN0694-AF44) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4295. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the 
     position of Inspector General, Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-4296. A communication from the General Counsel, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, (15) reports relative to vacancy 
     announcements within the Department; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-4297. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Operations, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Northeast Skate Complex Fishery; 
     Secretarial Emergency Action'' (RIN0648-BB32) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2011; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4298. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Operations, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Crab Rationalization Program'' (RIN0648-AX47) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 12, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4299. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Operations, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the 
     Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-
     Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 
     15B'' (RIN0648-BB55) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on December 12, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4300. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Operations, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Northeast (NE) Multispecies 
     Fishery; Framework Adjustment 46'' (RIN0648-BB08) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 
     2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4301. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Atlantic 
     Highly Migratory Species; North and South Atlantic Swordfish 
     Quotas'' (RIN0648-BA90) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 12, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4302. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Protected 
     Resources, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``List of Fisheries for 
     2012'' (RIN0648-BA76) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on December 12, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4303. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Amendments to the Export 
     Administration Regulations: Facilitating Enhanced Public 
     Understanding of the Provisions That Implement the 
     Comprehensive U.S. Sanctions Against Syria Pursuant to the 
     Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act 
     of 2003'' (RIN0694-AF29) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 12, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-4304. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Shipping and 
     Transportation; Technical, Organizational, and Conforming 
     Amendments'' ((RIN1625-AB77)(Docket No. USCG-2011-0618)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 12, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-4305. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Five-Year Program Plan for Fiscal Years 2008 to 
     2012 for Electric Transmission and Distribution Programs''; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-4306. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Response 
     to Findings and Recommendations of the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell 
     Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC) during Fiscal Years 2008 
     and 2009''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-4307. A communication from the Chairman, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     semiannual report relative to the status of the Commission's 
     licensing and regulatory duties; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-4308. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Administration's fiscal year 2011 Agency Financial 
     Report; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4309. A communication from the Acting District of 
     Columbia Auditor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled, ``District of Columbia Agencies' Compliance with 
     Fiscal Year 2010 Small Business Enterprise Expenditure 
     Goals''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4310. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Semiannual 
     Report to Congress on Audit Follow-up for the period of April 
     1, 2011 through September 30, 2011; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4311. A communication from the Chairman of the National 
     Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Semi-Annual Report of the Inspector General for the 
     period from April 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4312. A communication from the Chairman of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report for 
     the period of April 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-4313. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement 
     Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Chemical Mixtures 
     Containing Listed Forms of Phosphorous and Change in 
     Application Process'' (RIN1117-AA66) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2011; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-4314. A communication from the National Executive 
     Secretary, Navy Club of the United States of America, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     national financial statement of the organization, and 
     national staff and convention minutes for the year ending 
     July 31, 2011; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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