[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 11156-11158]
[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-6785. A communication from the Administrator, Rural 
     Housing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Single 
     Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program'' (RIN0575-AC90) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     28, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-6786. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of General 
     Ann E. Dunwoody, United States Army, and her advancement to 
     the grade of general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-6787. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Order of 
     Application for Modifications'' ((RIN0750-AH56) (DFARS Case 
     2012-D002)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 2, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-6788. 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; Illinois; Regional Haze'' (FRL No. 
     9683-6) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 3, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6789. 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; Maryland; Regional Haze State 
     Implementation Plan'' (FRL No. 9695-4) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 3, 2012; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-6790. 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; Pennsylvania; Regional Haze State 
     Implementation Plan'' (FRL No. 9695-5) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 3, 2012; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-6791. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Synchronizing the Expiration Dates of the 
     Pesticide Applicator Certificate with the Underlying State or 
     Tribal Certificate'' (FRL No. 9334-4) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 3, 2012; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-6792. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Effective Date for the Water Quality Standards for 
     the State of Florida's Lakes and Flowing Waters'' (FRL No. 
     9691-3) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 3, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-6793. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Supervised 
     Securities Holding Company Registration'' (RIN7100-AD81 and 
     FRB Docket No. R-1430) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     3, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-6794. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Legislative Affairs, Legal Office, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Calculation of Maximum Obligation 
     Limitation'' (RIN3064-AD84) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     July 5, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-6795. 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: Hynix Semiconductor China Ltd., 
     Hynix Semiconductor (Wuxi) Ltd., and

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     Boeing Tianjin Composites Co. Ltd. in the People's Republic 
     of China'' (RIN0694-AF71) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 9, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6796. A communication from the Secretary, Division of 
     Trading and Markets, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Process for Submissions for Review of Security-Based Swaps 
     for Mandatory Clearing and Notice Filing Requirements for 
     Clearing Agencies; Technical Amendments to Rule 19b-4 and 
     Form 19b-4 Applicable to All Self-Regulatory Organizations'' 
     (RIN3235-AK87) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on July 2, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6797. A communication from the Under Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13441 with respect to Lebanon; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6798. A communication from the Senior Vice President and 
     Chief Financial Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of San 
     Francisco, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's 2011 
     Management Report; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       EC-6799. A communication from the President and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, Bank's 2011 Management Report 
     and statement on system of internal controls; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6800. A communication from the President and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's 2011 Statement on 
     System of Internal Controls, audited financial statements, 
     and Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 
     on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting and on 
     Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial 
     Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing 
     Standards; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-6801. A communication from the Accounting Manager, 
     Accounting Policy and External Reporting, Federal Home Loan 
     Bank of Des Moines, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's 
     2011 management report; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6802. A communication from the President and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bank's management reports 
     and statements on system of internal controls for fiscal year 
     2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-6803. 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 ``Implementation of the 
     Understandings Reached at the 2011 Australia Group (AG) 
     Plenary Meeting and Other AG-Related Clarifications to the 
     EAR'' (RIN0694-AF45) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on June 28, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-6804. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Wyoming 
     Regulatory Program'' (Docket No. WY-042-FOR) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 6, 2012; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-6805. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Vehicles and Traffic Safety--Bicycles'' (RIN1024-AD97) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     29, 2012; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-6806. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Integration of Variable 
     Energy Resources'' (RIN1902-AE16) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     July 5, 2012; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-6807. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report to 
     Congress on the Voluntary Commitments to Reduce Industrial 
     Energy Intensity''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-6808. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting, the report of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``National Park Service Study Act of 2012''; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-6809. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas 
     Leasing Program 2012-2017''; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-6810. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Indiana 
     Regulatory Program'' (Docket No. IN-160-FOR) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 6, 2012; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-6811. 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 ``Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds'' 
     (Notice 2012-44) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 29, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-6812. 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 ``Section 16(m)(4)(C)--Dividends and Dividend 
     Equivalents on Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units'' 
     (Rev. Rul. 2012-19) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on June 29, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-6813. 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 ``Section 3121--Tips Included for Both 
     Employee and Employer Taxes'' (Rev. Proc. 2012-18) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 29, 
     2012; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-6814. 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 ``Applicable Federal Rates--July 2012'' (Rev. 
     Rul. 2012-20) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 29, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-6815. 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 ``Interim Guidance on Rev. Rul. 2012-18, Sec. 
     3121--Tips Included for Both Employee and Employer Taxes'' 
     (Announcement 2012-25) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 29, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-6816. 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 ``Portability of a Deceased Spousal Unused 
     Exclusion Amount'' ((RIN1545-BK34) (TD 9593)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 29, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-6817. 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 ``Applicable Federal Rates--February 2012'' 
     (Rev. Rul. 2012-7) received during adjournment of the Senate 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 3, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-6818. 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 ``Treatment of Income from Certain Government 
     Bonds for Purposes of the PFIC Rules'' (Rev. Rul. 2012-45) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 3, 2012; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-6819. A communication from the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Part D Plans Generally 
     Include Drugs Commonly Used by Dual Eligibles: 2012 (OEI-05-
     12-00060)''; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-6820. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Child Welfare Outcomes 2007-2010: Report to 
     Congress''; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-6821. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     certification of proposed issuance of an export license 
     pursuant to section 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 12-020); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       EC-6822. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to amendment to part 126 
     of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR); to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-6823. A communication from the Under Secretary for 
     Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a Foreign Policy Report on the removal of 
     United Nations arms embargo provisions against Rwanda; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-6824. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 2012-
     0069--2012-0084); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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