[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5340-5342]
[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-5758. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Reintegration of Security into 
     the Reactor Oversight Process Assessment Program'' 
     (Regulatory Issue Summary 2012-XX) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 16, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5759. A communication from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered 
     and Threatened Species; Range Extension for Endangered 
     Central California Coast Coho Salmon'' (RIN0648-XV30) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 18, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5760. 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; North Carolina; Annual Emissions 
     Reporting'' (FRL No. 9662-3) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 18, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5761. 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; 
     Alabama: Removal of State Low-Reid Vapor Pressure Requirement

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     for the Birmingham Area'' (FRL No. 9662-4) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 18, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5762. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting for 
     Facilities Located in Indian Country and Clarification of 
     Additional Opportunities Available to Tribal Governments 
     under the TRI Program'' (FRL No. 9660-9) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 18, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5763. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Change of Address for Region 4, State and Local 
     Agencies; Technical Correction'' (FRL No. 9660-3) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on April 18, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5764. 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; 
     Georgia; Atlanta; Ozone 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory'' 
     (FRL No. 9662-1) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 18, 2012; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-5765. 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; 
     Tennessee; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan'' (FRL No. 
     9663-6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on April 18, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-5766. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revision to the Hawaii State Implementation Plan, 
     Minor New Source Review Program'' (FRL No. 9661-6) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 18, 
     2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-5767. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     export to the People's Republic of China of an item not 
     detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5768. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Millennium Challenge Corporations activities during fiscal 
     year 2011; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-5769. A communication from the Solicitor of Labor, 
     Office of the Solicitor, Department of Labor, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Administrative Claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act and 
     Related Statutes'' (RIN1290-AA25) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 16, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-5770. A communication from the Director, Directorate of 
     Standards and Guidance, Occupational Safety and Health 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Hazard Communication'' (RIN1218-AC20) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 17, 2012; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       EC-5771. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
     Justification and Approval of Sole-Source 8(a) Contracts'' 
     (RIN9000-AL55) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 18, 2012; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5772. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
     Representation Regarding Export of Sensitive Technology to 
     Iran'' (RIN9000-AL91) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on April 18, 2012; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5773. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical 
     Amendments'' (FAC 2005-58) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 18, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5774. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small 
     Entity Compliance Guide'' (FAC 2005-58) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 18, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5775. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Biobased 
     Procurements'' (RIN9000-AM03) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 18, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5776. A communication from the Chief Acquisition 
     Officer, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal 
     Acquisition Circular 2005-58, Introduction'' (FAC 2005-58) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 18, 2012; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5777. A communication from the Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to mileage reimbursement rates for Federal 
     employees who use privately owned vehicles while on official 
     travel; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-5778. A communication from the Chief Privacy and Civil 
     Liberties Officer, Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Exemption of Privacy Act System 
     of Records of the Department-wide notice: `Debt Collection 
     Enforcement System, (DCES), DOJ-016''' (CPCLO Order No. 009-
     2012) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on April 18, 2012; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5779. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Transportation Security Administration, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, proposed 
     legislation to harmonize security threat assessment 
     procedures applicable to transportation worker populations, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5780. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, proposed 
     legislation to amend and enhance certain maritime programs of 
     the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5781. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``United States Department of Transportation 2012 
     Report to Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems 
     Program Advisory Committee Recommendations''; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5782. A communication from the Trial Attorney, Federal 
     Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Locomotive Safety Standards Amendments'' (RIN2130-AC16) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 18, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5783. A communication from the Associate Bureau Chief 
     for Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability, Public 
     Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``The Proposed Extension of Part 4 of the 
     Commission's Rules Regarding Outage Reporting To 
     Interconnected Voice Over Internet Protocol Service Providers 
     and Broadband Internet Service Providers'' (PS Docket No. 11-
     82) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 17, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-5784. A communication from the Acting Chief of the 
     Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Connect America Fund; A National 
     Broadband Plan for Our Future; Establishing Just and 
     Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers; High-Cost 
     Universal Service Support; Developing a Unified Intercarrier 
     Compensation Regime; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal 
     Service; Lifeline and Link-Up; and Universal Service Reform--
     Mobility Fund'' (WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 07-135, 05-337, 03-
     109; GN Docket No. 09-51; CC Docket Nos. 01-92, 96-45; WT 
     Docket No. 10-208, DA 12-298) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 17, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5785. A communication from the Chief of the Border 
     Securities Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Technical Amendment to 
     Cuba Airport List: Addition of Recently Approved Airports'' 
     (CBP Dec. 12-08) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 16, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5786. A communication from the Assistant Chief Counsel 
     for Hazardous Materials

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     Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Hazardous 
     Materials: Packages Intended for Transport by Aircraft'' 
     (RIN2137-AE32) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 18, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-5787. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; General Electric 
     Company (GE) Turbofan Engines'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. 
     FAA-2011-0982) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on April 18, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.

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