[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18329]
[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-8730. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the National Guard Youth Challenge Program 
     2012 annual report; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-8731. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Relocation of 
     Regulations'' (RIN2590-AA56) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8732. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the six-month 
     periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the 
     Western Balkans that was declared in Executive Order 13219 of 
     June 26, 2001; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-8733. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12947 with respect to terrorists who threaten 
     to disrupt the Middle East peace process; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8734. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the six-month 
     periodic report on the national emergency with respect to 
     North Korea that was declared in Executive Order 13466 of 
     June 26, 2008; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-8735. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the six-month 
     periodic report on the national emergency with respect to 
     blocking property of the Government of the Russian Federation 
     relating to the disposition of highly enriched uranium 
     extracted from nuclear weapons that was declared in Executive 
     Order 13617 of June 25, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8736. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans 
     and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 
     Ohio; Redesignation of the Ohio Portion of the Huntington-
     Ashland 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter Nonattainment 
     Area to Attainment'' (FRL No. 9764-9) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8737. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
     State of Colorado; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan'' 
     (FRL No. 9734-8) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8738. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: 
     Revisions to the Total Coliform Rule'' (FRL No. 9684-8) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-8739. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Significant New Use Rule on Certain Chemical 
     Substances; Removal of Significant New Use Rules'' (FRL No. 
     9369-8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-8740. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Utah; Determination of Clean Data for 
     the 1987 PM10 Standard for the Ogden Area'' (FRL No. 9765-6) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-8741. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Alaska: Eagle River PM10 Nonattainment 
     Area Limited Maintenance Plan and Redesignation Request'' 
     (FRL No. 9764-7) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8742. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania; 
     Determination of Attainment of the 2006 24-hour Fine 
     Particulate Matter Standard for the Philadelphia-Wilmington, 
     PA-NJ-DE Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 9765-9) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 28, 
     2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8743. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Health and Safety Data Reporting; Addition of 
     Certain Chemicals; Withdrawal of Final Rule'' (FRL No. 9375-
     3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-8744. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     certification of proposed issuance of an export license 
     pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 12-157); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-8745. A communication from the Chief of the Border 
     Security Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Opening of Boquillas 
     Border Crossing and Update to the Class B Port of Entry 
     Description'' (RIN1651-AA90) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

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