[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9381-9383]
[From the U.S. 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:

       1963. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Importation of Swine Hides and Skins, Bird 
     Trophies, and Ruminant Hides and Skins; Technical Amendment 
     [Docket No.: APHIS-2006-0113] (RIN: 0579-AC11) received May 
     23, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       1964. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Brucellosis in Swine; Add Texas to List of 
     Validated Brucellosis-Free States [Docket No.: APHIS-2011-
     0005] received May 23, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1965. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's Annual Report for FY 
     2010 regarding the training, and its associated expenses, of 
     U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) with friendly foreign 
     forces, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2011; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       1966. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's Evaluation of the 
     TRICARE Program for Fiscal Year 2011, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     1073 note; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1967. A letter from the Secretary, Army, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter regarding a directed quantity 
     reduction; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1968. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Donald C. Wurster, United States Air 
     Force, and his advancement on the retired list in the grade 
     of lieutenant general; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1969. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General John T. Sheridan, United States Air Force, 
     and his advancement on the retired list in the grade of 
     lieutenant general; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1970. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement 
     Lieutenant General William G. Webster, Jr., United States 
     Army, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general 
     on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1971. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the annual report on the operations of 
     the Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF) for fiscal year 2010, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5302(c)(2); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       1972. A letter from the Acting Director, SFHGLD, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (RIN: 0575-
     AC83) received May 16, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1973. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     Legislation and Regulation Divisions, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- HUD Multifamily Rental Projects: Regulatory Revisions 
     [Docket No.: FR-5393-F-02] (RIN: 2502-A195) received May 13, 
     2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       1974. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report involving U.S. exports to 
     the People's Republic of China, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1975. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Luxembourg pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       1976. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Housing 
     Finance Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Federal Home Loan Bank Investments (RIN: 2590-AA32) received 
     May 19, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       1977. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule -- Corporate Credit Unions (RIN: 3133-AD74) received May 
     23, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       1978. A letter from the Director, Directorate of Standards 
     and Guidance, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- General 
     Working Conditions in Shipyard Employment [Docket No.: OSHA-
     S049-2006-0675 (formerly Docket No. S-049)] (RIN: 1218-AB50) 
     received May 16, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1979. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the 2010 report of Health, 
     United States, compiled by the National Center for Health 
     Statistics, and the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 242m(a)(1)(c); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1980. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting Transmittal No. 11-22 
     pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1981. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting pursuant to 
     Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) 
     of Executive Order 11958, Transmittal No. 6-11 informing of 
     an intent to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the 
     Czech Republic; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1982. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Pursuant to section 702 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act for FY 2003 (Pub. L. 107-228), a report on 
     the 2010 U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue Meetings; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1983. A letter from the Acting Assistant Legal Advisor 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.
       1984. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a six-
     month periodic report on the national emergency with respect 
     to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that was 
     declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, and 
     continued by the President each year, most recently on 
     November 6, 2010; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1985. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 204(c) of the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c), and pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of July 31, 
     2003, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency 
     with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive Order 
     12170 of November 14, 1979; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1986. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's semiannual report 
     from the office of the Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act), section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1987. A letter from the Auditor, Office of the District of 
     Columbia Auditor, transmitting copy of the report entitled 
     ``Comparative Analysis of Actual Cash Collections to the 
     Revised Revenue Estimate Through the 4th Quarter of Fiscal 
     Year 2010'', pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1988. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1989. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's semiannual report from the 
     office of the Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     2010 through March 31, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act), section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1990. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the Inspector General for the period October 1, 2010, through 
     March 31, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1991. A letter from the Commissioner, Election Assistance 
     Commission, transmitting Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General for the period October 31, 2010 through March 1, 
     2011; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1992. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's semiannual 
     report from the Office of the Inspector General during the 6-
     month period ending March 31, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act), section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       1993. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Arts, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General and the Semiannual Report on Final Action

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     Resulting from Audit Reports, Inspection Reports, and 
     Evaluation Reports for the period October 1, 2010 through 
     March 31, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1994. A letter from the Chairman, Railraod Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     2010 through March 31, 2011; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       1995. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Alabama Regulatory Program [SATS No.: AL-076-
     FOR; Docket ID: OSM-2010-0020] received May 23, 2011, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1996. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Montana Regulatory Program [STAS No.: MT-030-
     FOR; Docket ID No. OSM-2009-0007] received May 23, 2011, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1997. A letter from the Assistant Secretary -- Land and 
     Materials Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Renewable Energy 
     Alternate Uses of Existing Facilities on the Outer 
     Continental Shelf-Acquire a Lease Noncompetitively [Docket 
     ID: BOEM-2010-0045] (RIN: 1010-AD71) received 12, 2011, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1998. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Operations, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; 
     2011 Sector Operations Plans and Contracts, and Allocation of 
     Northeast Multispecies Annual Catch Entitlements [Docket No.: 
     110201085-1212-02] (RIN: 0648-XY55) received May 16, 2011, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1999. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Operations, NMFS, 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; 
     Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 45 
     [Docket No.: 100923469-1211-02] (RIN: 0648-BA27) received May 
     16, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       2000. A letter from the Acting 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; 
     Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 101126521-0640-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XA404) received May 16, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2001. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Bluefish Fishery; 2011 Atlantic Bluefish Specifications; 
     Regulatory Amendment [Docket No.: 101228634-1149-02] (RIN: 
     0648-BA26) received May 16, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2002. A letter from the Acting 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 Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 
     101126521-0640-02] (RIN: 0648-XA364) received May 16, 2011, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       2003. A letter from the Acting 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 of the South Atlantic; 
     Reopening of the Commercial Sector for Vermilion Snapper in 
     the South Atlantic [Docket No.: 040205043-4043-01] (RIN: 
     0648-XA360) received May 16, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2004. A letter from the Acting 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; Quota Transfer [Docket No.: 101029427-0609-
     02] (RIN: 0648-XA371) received May 16, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2005. A letter from the Acting 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; Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery; 2011 
     Accountability Measures for Greater Amberjack and Closure of 
     the 2011 Gulf of Mexico Commercial Sector for Greater 
     Amberjack [Docket Nos.: 100610255-0257-01 and 040205043-4043-
     01] (RIN: 0648-XA353) received May 16, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2006. A letter from the Acting 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 in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
     Area [Docket No.: 101126521-0640-02] (RIN: 0648-XA405) 
     received May 16, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2007. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Requiring Residents Who Live 
     Outside the United States To File Petitions According to Form 
     Instructions [CIS No.: 2502-11, DHS Docket No. USCIS-2011-
     0002] (RIN: 1615-AB93) received May 19, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2008. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's decision not to 
     petition the Supreme court to review the decision of the U.S. 
     Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in the case United 
     States v. Warshak, 631 F.3d 266 (6th Cir. 2010); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       2009. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting copy of the Office of 
     Victims of Crime (OVC) International Terrorism Victim Expense 
     Reimbursement (ITVERP) Report to Congress 2009; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       2010. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Federal Aviation 
     Administration's Capital Investment Plan (CIP) for fiscal 
     years 2012-2016, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 2203(b)(1); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2011. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Hamilton Sundstrand Propellers 
     Model 247F Propellers [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0113; Directorate 
     Identifier 2008-NE-25-AD; Amendment 39-16602; AD 2011-04-02] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 12, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2012. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Dassault-Aviation Model FALCON 7X 
     Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2010-1207; Directorate Identifier 
     2010-NM-140-AD; Amendment 39-16680; AD 2011-09-18] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received May 12, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2013. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A340-200, -300, -500, 
     and -600 Series Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0386; 
     Directorate Identifier 2010-NM-115-AD; Amendment 39-16679; AD 
     2011-09-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 12, 2011, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2014. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Glaser-Dirks 
     Model DG-808C Gliders [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0409; Directorate 
     Identifier 2011-CE-011-AD; Amendment 39-16678; AD 2011-09-16] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 12, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2015. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330-300, A340-200, 
     and A340-300 Series Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2010-1309; 
     Directorate Identifier 2010-NM-060-AD; Amendment 39-16662; AD 
     2011-08-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 12, 2011, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2016. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model DC-9-14, 
     DC-9-15, and DC-9-15F, Airplanes; and DC-9-20, DC-9-30, DC-9-
     40, and DC-9-50 Series Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0958; 
     Directorate Identifier 2010-NM-188-AD; Amendment 39-16641; AD 
     2011-07-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 12, 2011, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2017. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Model CL-600-2B19 
     (Regional Jet Series 100 & 400) Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-
     2010-0436; Directorate Identifier 2009-NM-230-AD; Amendment 
     39-16643; AD 2011-07-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 12, 
     2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2018. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Reims Aviation S.A. Model F406 
     Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0058; Directorate Identifier 
     2010-CE-071-AD; Amendment 39-16640; AD 2011-07-03] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received May 12, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2019. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; Sicma Aero Seat 9140, 9166, 9173, 
     9174, 9184, 9188, 9196, 91B7, 91B8, 91C0, 91C2, 91C4, 
     91C5,and 9301 Series Passenger Seat Assemblies; and Sicma 
     Aero Seat 9501311-05, 9501301-06, 9501311-15, 9501301-16, 
     9501441-30, 9501441-33, 9501311-55, 9501301-56, 9501441-83, 
     9501441-95, 9501311-97, and 9501301-98 Passenger Seat 
     Assemblies; Installed on Various Transport Category Airplanes 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0027; Directorate Identifier 2008-NM-
     204-AD; Amendment 39-16642; AD 2011-07-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received May 12, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2020. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's Fifteenth 
     2011 Annual Report of the Supplemental Security Income 
     Program, pursuant to Public Law 104-193, section 231 (110 
     Stat. 2197); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2021. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting additional legislative proposals that 
     the Department requests be enacted during the first session 
     of the 112th Congress; jointly to the Committees on Armed 
     Services and Foreign Affairs.
       2022. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Office of Diversion Control, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Self-
     Certification and Employee Training of Mail-Order 
     Distributors of Scheduled Listed Chemical Products [Docket 
     No.: DEA-347I] (RIN: 1117-AB30) received May 5, 2011, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees 
     on Energy and Commerce and the Judiciary.
       2023. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting additional legislative proposals that 
     the Department requests be enacted during the first session 
     of the 112th Congress; jointly to the Committees on Foreign 
     Affairs and Armed Services.

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