[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9305-9306]
[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:

       6476. A letter from the Director, Office of Procurement and 
     Property Management, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Guidelines for the Transfer of 
     Excess Computers or Other Technical Equipment Pursuant to 
     Section 14220 of the 2008 Farm Bill (RIN: 0599-AA13) received 
     May 15, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       6477. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- 1-Naphthaleneacetic acid; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0144; FRL-9346-9] (RIN: 2070-
     ZA16) received May 8, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6478. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- a-(p-Nonylphenol)-w-
     hydroxypoly(oxyethylene) Sulfate and Phosphate Esters; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-
     2011-0526; FRL-9340-2] received May 8, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6479. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- a-[p-(1,1,3,3-
     Tetramethylbutyl)phenyl]-w-hydroxypoly(oxyethylene) Exemption 
     from the Requirement of a Tolernace [EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0525; 
     FRL-9340-1] received May 8, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6480. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Ametoctradin; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0261; FRL-9339-7] received May 8, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       6481. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting the Department's 2012 Report to 
     Congress on Sustainable Ranges; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       6482. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the twenty-second annual 
     report on the Profitability of Credit Card Operations of 
     Depository Institutions; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       6483. 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.
       6484. A letter from the Senior Counsel for Regulatory 
     Affairs, Financial Stability Oversight Council, transmitting 
     the Council's final rule -- Implementation of the Freedom of 
     Information Act (RIN: 4030-AA02) received May 11, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       6485. A letter from the Senior Counsel for Regulatory 
     Affairs, Financial Stability Oversight Council, transmitting 
     the Council's final rule -- Authority To Require Supervision 
     and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies (RIN: 
     4030-AA00) received May 11, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       6486. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Loan 
     Guarantees for Projects That Employ Innovative Technologies 
     (RIN: 1901-AB32) received May 22, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6487. 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; Pennsylvania; Nonattainment New 
     Source Review Rules [EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0925; FRL-9669-3] 
     received May 8, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6488. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Designation of Areas for Air Quality 
     Planning Purposes; California; Western Mojave Desert Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area; Reclassification to Severe [EPA-R09-OAR-
     2012-0249; FRL-9669-7] received May 8, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6489. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Final Rule to Implement the 1997 8-
     Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard: 
     Classification of Areas That Were Initially Classified Under 
     Subpart 1; Revision of the Anti-Backsliding Provisions to 
     Address 1-Hour Contingency Measure Requirements; Deletion of 
     Obsolete 1-Hour Ozone Standard Provision [EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-
     0956; FRL-9668-4] (RIN: 2060-AO96) received May 8, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       6490. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- National Priorities List, Final Rule 
     No. 54 [EPA-HQ-SFUND-2011-0644, 0645 and 0654; FRL-9668-1] 
     received May 8, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6491. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of Kentucky; Regional Haze 
     State Implementation Plan; Correction [EPA-R04-OAR-2009-0783; 
     FRL-9669-2] received May 8, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6492. 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; West Virginia; Ohio; 
     Determination of Clean Data for the 2006 24-Hour Fine 
     Particulate Standard for the Steubenville-Weirton Area [EPA-
     R03-OAR-2011-0556; FRL-9669-5] received May 8, 2012, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       6493. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Quality Designations for the 2008 
     Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards [EPA-HQ-OAR-
     2008-0476; FRL-9668-2] (RIN: 2060-AP37) received May 8, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       6494. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Model Safety Evaluation for Plant-
     Specific Adoption of Technical Specifications Task Force 
     Traveler TSTF-432, Revision 1, ``Change in Technical 
     Specifications End States (WCAP-16294)'' Using the 
     Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process [Project No.: 753; 
     NRC-2012-0019] received May 9, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       6495. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
     Management and Volume Reduction [NRC-2011-0183] received May 
     9, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       6496. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting Transmittal No. 12-21, 
     pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section

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     36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       6497. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting a certification of export to China; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       6498. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting a certification of export to China; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       6499. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Memorandum of 
     Justification; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       6500. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report pursuant to section 3 of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       6501. A letter from the Chair, Federal Election Commission, 
     transmitting five legislative recommendations from the 
     Commission; to the Committee on House Administration.
       6502. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Virginia Regulatory Program [VA-126-FOR; OSM-
     2008-0012] received May 22, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       6503. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting information on Defense of 
     Marriage Act litigation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       6504. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Security Zone; Choptank River and Cambridge Channel, 
     Cambridge, MD [Docket No.: USCG-2011-1164] (RIN: 1625-AA87) 
     received May 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6505. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Anacostia River, 
     Washington, DC [Docket No.: USCG-2011-0591] (RIN: 1625-AA09) 
     received May 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6506. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Special Local Regulations; Safety and Security Zones; 
     Recurring Events in Captain of the Port Long Island Sound 
     Zone [Docket No.: USCG-2008-0384] (RIN: 1625-AA00; 1625-AA08; 
     1625-AA87) received May 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6507. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Seagoing Barges [Docket No.: USCG-2011-0363] (RIN: 1625-
     AB71) received May 14, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       6508. A letter from the Senior Program Analyst, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation for Composite 
     Rotorcraft Structures, and Damage Tolerance and Fatigue 
     Evaluation for Metallic Structures; Correction [Docket No.: 
     FAA-2009-0660; Amdt. Nos. 27-47A, 29-54A; and Docket No. FAA-
     2009-0413; Amdt. No. 29-55A] (RIN: 2120-AJ52, 2120-AJ51) 
     received May 15, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       6509. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Small Business Size Standards: Transportation 
     and Warehousing (RIN: 3245-AG08) received May 23, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
       6510. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Disaster Assistance Loan Program; Maximum Term 
     for Disaster Loans to Small Businesses With Credit Available 
     Elsewhere (RIN: 3245-AG42) received May 22, 2012, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small Business.
       6511. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the ninth annual report on the 
     Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       6512. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting additional legislative proposals that 
     the Department requests be enacted during the second session 
     of the 112th Congress; jointly to the Committees on Armed 
     Services and Foreign Affairs.
       6513. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's report to Congress concerning 
     the Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility being 
     constructed at the Department's Savannah River Site near 
     Aiken, South Carolina, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 4306(a)(3); 
     jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and 
     Commerce.
       6514. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting second quarterly report 
     of FY 2012 on the Uniformed Services Employment and 
     Reemployment Rights Act; jointly to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary and Veterans' Affairs.

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