[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11074-11075]
[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:

       2418. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: Impact of Post-
     Default Agreements on Trust Protection Eligibility [Document 
     Number: AMS-FV-09-0047] received June 13, 2011, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2419. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- 2-meghyl-2,4-pentanediol; Exemption 
     from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0330; 
     FRL-8875-9] received June 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2420. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Navy, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Secretary's 
     certification that the full-up, system level Live Fire Test 
     of the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP), an ACAT II program, 
     would be unreasonably expensive and impracticable, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2366(c)(1); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2421. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting the Bank's report on export credit 
     competition and the Export-Import Bank of the United States 
     for the period January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
       2422. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting the System's annual report to the Congress on 
     the Presidential $1 Coin Program, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5112 
     Public Law 109-145, section 104(3)(B); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       2423. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Services, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Race to the Top 
     Fund [Docket ID: ED-2010-OESE-0005] (RIN: 1810-AB10) received 
     June 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2424. A letter from the President, Independent Colleges and 
     Universities of Florida, transmitting notice that the 
     Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida are now in 
     compliance with the Department of Educations's Rule on 
     Program Integrity Issues; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       2425. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Administration's report entitled, ``Annual Energy Outlook 
     2011'', pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 790f(a)(1); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       2426. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- 
     Energy Priorities and Allocations System Regulations (RIN: 
     1901-AB28) received June 16, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2427. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report to Congress on Imported 
     Food, pursuant to Public Law 110-85, section 1009; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2428. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans, State of Louisiana [EPA-R06-
     OAR-2007-0924; FRL-9323-7] received June 20, 2011, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       2429. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; Adoption of the 
     Revised Nitrogen Dioxide Standard [EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0411; 
     FRL-9321-5] received June 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2430. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans and Designations of Areas for Air 
     Quality Planning Purposes; Georgia: Atlanta; Determination of 
     Attainment for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standards [EPA-R04-OAR-
     2010-1036-201138; FRL-9322-4] received June 20, 2011, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       2431. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; South Carolina: Prevention of 
     Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source 
     Review; Fine Particulate Matter and Nitrogen Oxides as a 
     Precursor to Ozone [EPA-R04-OAR-2005-0004-2 1119; EPA-R04-
     OAR-2010-0958-201119; FRL-9322-6] received June 20, 2011, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       2432. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; State of Idaho; Regional Haze State 
     Implementation Plan and Interstate Transport Plan [EPA-R10-
     OAR-2010-1072; FRL-9321-4] received June 20, 2011, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       2433. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Hazardous Waste Manifest Printing 
     Specifications Correction Rule [EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0032; FRL-
     9321-8] received June 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2434. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse 
     Gases: Additional Sources of Fluorinated GHGs: Extension of 
     Best Available Monitoring Provisions for Electronics 
     Manufacturing [EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0927; FRL-9322-1] (RIN: A2060) 
     received June 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2435. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Minnesota: Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revison [FRL-9323-4] 
     received June 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2436. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Draft Safety Evaluation for 
     Westinghouse Electric Company Topical Report WCAP-16865-P/
     WCAP-16865-NP, Revision 1, ``Westinghouse BWR Reactor ECCS 
     Evaluation Model Updates: Supplement 4 to Code Description, 
     Qualification and Application'' (TAC No. ME2901) received 
     June 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2437. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting report on proposed obligations of funds 
     provided for the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2438. A letter from the Deputy Director, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting Transmittal No. 11-25, pursuant to the 
     reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2439. 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 February 1, 2011 
     through March 31, 2011; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2440. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 11-003, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2441. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. DDTC 11-041, pursuant to the reporting 
     requirements of Section 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2442. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     consistent with the Authorization for Use of Military Force 
     Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-243), the 
     Authorization for the Use of Force Against Iraq Resolution 
     (Pub. L. 102-1), and in order to keep the Congress fully 
     informed,

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     a report prepared by the Department of State for the February 
     21, 2011 -- April 20, 2011 reporting period including matters 
     relating to post-liberation Iraq under Section 7 of the Iraq 
     Liberation Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-338); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       2443. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's strategic plan for fiscal years 2011 through 
     2016 in compliance with the Government Performance and 
     Results Act; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       2444. A letter from the Vice President and Controller, 
     Federal Home Loan Bank Des Moines, transmitting the 2010 
     management report and statements on system of internal 
     controls of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       2445. A letter from the Acting President and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank Seattle, 
     transmitting the 2010 management report and statements on the 
     system of internal controls of the Federal Home Loan Bank of 
     Seattle, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       2446. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis, transmitting 
     the 2010 Statements on System of Internal Controls of the 
     Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9106; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       2447. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- 
     Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Cumberland, Maine, as 
     a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area (RIN: 
     3206-AM38) received June 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       2448. A letter from the Branch of Recovery and Delisting, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of 
     Bull Trout in the Clackamas River Subbasin, Oregon [FWS-R1-
     ES-2009-0050] [RIN: 1018-AW60] received June 24, 2011, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       2449. A letter from the Assistant Secretary -- Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Oil and Gas and Sulphur 
     Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Civil Penalties 
     [Docket ID: BOEM-2010-0070] (RIN: 1010-AD74) received June 
     28, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       2450. A letter from the Chief, Endangered Species Listing, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Designation of Critical Habitat for Tumbling Creek Cavesnail 
     [Docket No.: FWS-R3-ES-2010-042] (RIN: 1018-AW90) received 
     June 24, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       2451. A letter from the Director, National Legislative 
     Commission, American Legion, transmitting a copy of the 
     Legion's financial statements as of December 31, 2010, 
     pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(4) and 1103; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       2452. A letter from the Attoney-Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Vessel Traffic Service Lower Mississippi River; Correction 
     [Docket No.: USCG-1998-4399] (RIN: 1625-AA58) received June 
     15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2453. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Underwater Hazard, Gravesend Bay, Brooklyn, 
     NY [Docket No.: USCG-2010-1091] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     June 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2454. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Safety Zone; Ocean City Air Show, Atlantic Ocean, Ocean 
     City, MD [Docket No.: USCG-2011-0391] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received June 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2455. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board, transmitting the Board's quarterly 
     report to Congress on the Status of Significant Unresolved 
     Issues with the Department of Energy's Design and 
     Construction Projects (dated June 15, 2011); jointly to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Armed Services.
       2456. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting a report detailing the reasons for accepting the 
     Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 2010-
     2; jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Armed 
     Services.
       2457. A letter from the Chairman, Medicare Payment Advisory 
     Commission, transmitting the June 2011 Report to Congress: 
     Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System; jointly to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.

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