[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2268-2270]
[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-5055. A communication from the Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Disclosure 
     to Investor in System-wide and Consolidated Bank Debt 
     Obligations of the Farm Credit System'' (RIN3052-AC77) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 15, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5056. A communication from the Acting Chief of the 
     Planning and Regulatory Affairs Branch, Food and Nutrition 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Nutritional Standards in 
     the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs'' 
     (RIN0584-AD59) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 15, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5057. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting'' ((Docket No. AMS DA 10 
     0089; DA-11-01) (RIN0581-AD12)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 16, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5058. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing

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     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Marketing Order 
     Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far 
     West; Revision of the Salable Quantity and Allotment 
     Percentage for Class 1 (Scotch) and Class 3 (Native) 
     Spearmint Oil for the 2011-2012 Marketing Year'' (Docket No. 
     AMS-FV-10-0094; FV11-985-1A-FIR) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 16, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5059. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``National Organic Program (NOP); Amendments to the National 
     List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (Crops and 
     Processing)'' ((Docket No. AMS-NOP-10-0079; NOP-09-02FR) 
     (RIN0581-AD06)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 16, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5060. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revision of Cotton Futures Classification Procedures'' 
     ((Docket No. AMS-CN-10-0073; CN-10-005) (RIN0581-AD16)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 16, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-5061. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Intelligence), transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a request for an extension of the delivery date of 
     an annual report on the current and future military strategy 
     of Iran; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5062. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Iran as 
     declared in Executive Order 12957; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5063. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Public and Indian 
     Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Removal of the Indian HOME Investment Partnerships Program 
     Regulation'' (RIN2577-AC87) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 16, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5064. 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 February 15, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5065. 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 February 15, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5066. 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 February 15, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5067. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Suspension of Community Eligibility'' ((44 CFR Part 64) 
     (Docket No. FEMA-2012-0003)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 15, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5068. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Suspension of Community Eligibility'' ((44 CFR Part 64) 
     (Docket No. FEMA-2012-0003)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 23, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-5069. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the continuation of the national emergency that was declared 
     with respect to the Government of Cuba's destruction of two 
     unarmed U.S.-registered civilian aircraft; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5070. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the continuation of the national emergency with respect to 
     Libya declared in Executive Order 13566; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5071. 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 ``Amendment to Existing Validated 
     End-User Authorizations for Applied Materials (China), Inc., 
     Boeing Tianjin Composites Co. Ltd., CSMC Technologies 
     Corporation, Lam Research Corporation, and Semiconductor 
     Manufacturing International Corporation in the People's 
     Republic of China, and for GE India Industrial Pvt. Ltd. in 
     India'' (RIN0694-AF26) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 23, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-5072. 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 Orders 12947 and 13244'' (RIN0694-AF30) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 21, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5073. A communication from the Secretary, Division of 
     Investment Management, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Investment Advisers Performance Compensation'' (RIN3235-
     AK71) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on February 17, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-5074. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Interpretation of 
     Protection System Reliability Standard'' ((RIN1902-AE21) 
     (Docket No. RM10-5-000)) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 22, 2012; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-5075. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Special Regulations, Areas of the National Park System, 
     Cape Cod National Seashore'' (RIN1024-AD88) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 15, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-5076. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) 
     Participation'' (NRC Management Directive 5.12) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 17, 
     2012; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-5077. A communication from the Chief of the Trade and 
     Commercial Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Duty-Free Treatment of 
     Certain Visual and Auditory Materials'' (RIN1515-AD75) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 17, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5078. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Determination of Housing Cost Amounts 
     Eligible for Exclusion or Deduction for 2012'' (Notice 2012-
     19) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 15, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5079. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Work Opportunity Tax Credit--Vow to Hire 
     Heroes Act'' (Notice 2012-13) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 14, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-5080. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Group Health Plans and Health Insurance 
     Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services Under the 
     Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' (RIN0938-AQ74) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 14, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5081. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Summary of Benefits and Coverage and 
     Uniform Glossary--Templates, Instructions, and Related 
     Materials; and Guidance for Compliance'' (CMS-9982-FN) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 14, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-5082. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Summary of Benefits and Coverage and 
     Uniform

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     Glossary'' (RIN1545-BJ94, RIN1210-AB52, and RIN0938-AQ73) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 14, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.

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