[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 1199-1200]
[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:

       4905. A letter from the Secretary, Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule 
     -- Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements (RIN: 
     3038-AD19) received January 12, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4906. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations Policy 
     and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule --

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     New Animal Drugs; Cephalosporin Drugs; Extralabel Animal Drug 
     Use; Order of Prohibitation [Docket No.: FDA-2008-N-0326] 
     received January 17, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4907. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's report on assistance 
     provided for sporting events during calendar year 2011; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       4908. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving 
     U.S. exports to Mexico pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       4909. A letter from the Acting Chief, Planning and 
     Regulatory Affairs, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Applying for Free and Reduced 
     Price Meals in the National School Lunch Program and School 
     Breakfast Program and for Benefits in the Special Milk 
     Program, and Technical Amendments [FNS-2007-0023] (RIN: 0584-
     AD54) received January 10, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4910. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations Policy 
     and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Medical 
     Devices; Ovarian Adnexal Mass Assessment Score Test System; 
     Labeling; Black Box Restrictions [Docket No.: FDA-2011-D-
     0028] received January 17, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4911. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations Policy 
     and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Temperature-Indicating Devices; Thermally Processed Low-Acid 
     Foods Packaged in Hermetically Sealed Containers; Correction 
     [Docket No.: FDA-2007-N-0265] (formerly 2007N-2006) received 
     January 17, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4912. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations Policy 
     and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revisions to Labeling Requirements for Blood and Blood 
     Components, Including Source Plasma [Docket No.: FDA-2003-N-
     0097] (Formerly 2003N-0211) received January 17, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       4913. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- NRC Participation in the 
     Development and Use of Consensus Standards received January 
     17, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       4914. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 
     204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c), a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to the former Liberian regime of 
     Charles Taylor that was declared in Executive Order 13348 of 
     July 22, 2004, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4915. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Economic 
     Analysis, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Direct Investment Surveys: BE-12, 
     Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United 
     States [Docket No.: 110822526-1715-02] (RIN: 0691-AA80) 
     received January 17, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4916. 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. 20-11 informing of 
     an intent to sign the Framework Memorandum of Understanding 
     with Australia and Canada; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       4917. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report including 
     matters relating to the interdiction of aircraft engaged in 
     illicit drug trafficking; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       4918. A letter from the 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 2011 U.S.-Vietnam 
     Human Rights Dialogue Meetings; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       4919. A letter from the Special Inspector General for Iraq 
     Reconstruction, transmitting sixth lessons learned report 
     entitled ``Iraq Reconstruction: Lessons in Inspections of 
     U.S.-funded Stabilization and Reconstruction Projects''; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4920. A letter from the Acting Executive Secretary, Agency 
     for International Development, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4921. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's Performance and Accountability 
     Report for fiscal year 2011; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       4922. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting in 
     accordance with Section 647(b) of Title VI of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY 2004, Pub. L. 108-199, 
     the Commission's Report to Congress on FY 2011 Competitive 
     Sourcing Efforts; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       4923. A letter from the Chief Acquisition Officer, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal 
     Acquisition Circular 2005-55; Small Entity Compliance 
     Guidance [Docket: FAR 2011-0077, Sequence 7] received 
     February 7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4924. A letter from the Director of Legislative Affairs, 
     Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the semiannual report 
     on activities of the Office of Inspector General for the 
     period of 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.
       4925. A letter from the Director of Legislative Affairs, 
     Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the Annual Report of 
     the Railroad Retirement Board for Fiscal Year ending 
     September 30, 2010; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       4926. A letter from the Chair, Federal Election Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Standards of 
     Conduct [Notice 2011-16] (RIN: 3209-AA15) received December 
     29, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on House Administration.
       4927. 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; 
     Sculpins in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 101126521-0640-
     02] (RIN: 0648-XA857) received February 7, 2012, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       4928. 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-XA858) received February 7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       4929. A letter from the Delegated Authority of the Staff 
     Director, Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting 
     notification that the Commission recently appointed members 
     to the Hawaii Advisory Committee; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       4930. A letter from the Senior Program Analyst, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No.: 30810; 
     Amdt. No. 3450] received January 18, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4931. A letter from the Senior Program Analyst, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No.: 
     30814; Amdt. No. 497] received January 18, 2012, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4932. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's Annual Report 
     On Child Welfare Outcomes 2006-2009, pursuant to Public Law 
     105-89, section 203(a) (111 Stat. 2127); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       4933. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- United 
     States Savings Bonds, Series EE and I received January 13, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       4934. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting a draft bill to improve work 
     incentive provisions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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