[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12583-12584]
[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-7004. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Requirements for Distribution of Byproduct Material'' 
     ((RIN3150-AH91) (NRC-2008-0338)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 24, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7005. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2012-08: Developing Inservice 
     Testing and Inservice Inspection Programs Under 10 CFR Part 
     52'' (RIS 2012-08) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 24, 2012; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-7006. 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; 
     South Carolina 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements 
     for the 1997 and 2006 Fine Particulate Matter National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 9705-8) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on July 25, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7007. 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: Prevention of Significant Deterioration and 
     Nonattainment New Source Review; Fine Particulate Matter 
     (PM2.5)'' (FRL No. 9704-7) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 25, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7008. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Method 16C for the Determination of Total Reduced 
     Sulfur Emissions From Stationary Sources'' (FRL No. 9701-9) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     25, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7009. 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; 
     Florida; Sections 128 and 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure 
     Requirements for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 9705-2) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on July 25, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7010. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 
     Permit Regulation for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: 
     Removal of Vacated Elements in Response to the 2011 Decision 
     of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit'' (FRL No. 
     9705-6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on July 25, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-7011. 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

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     Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Control of Iron and 
     Steel Production Installations; Sintering Plants'' (FRL No. 
     9702-6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on July 25, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-7012. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army (Civil Works), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Locks and Dam 52 and 53 Replacement 
     Project (Olmsted Locks and Dam), Illinois and Kentucky; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-7013. A communication from the United States Trade 
     Representative, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting a report relative to the inclusion of Canada in 
     the ongoing negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership 
     (TPP) Agreement; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-7014. 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 ``Reallocation of Section 48A Credits under 
     the Qualifying Advanced Coal Project Program'' (Notice 2012-
     51) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     July 24, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-7015. 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--August 2012'' 
     (Rev. Rul. 2012-21) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on July 24, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-7016. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulations, Social Security Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Expedited 
     Vocational Assessment Under the Sequential Evaluation 
     Process'' (RIN0960-AH26) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 24, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-7017. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulations, Social Security Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulations 
     Regarding Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amounts to 
     Medicare Beneficiaries' Prescription Drug Coverage Premiums'' 
     (RIN0960-AH22) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 24, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-7018. 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 ``Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index for 
     Fiscal Year 2013'' (CMS-1434-N) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 25, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-7019. A communication from the Acting Inspector General, 
     Office of Inspector General, U.S. Agency for International 
     Development (USAID), transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Office of Inspector General's (OIG) strategic plan for 2012-
     2016; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-7020. A communication from the Executive Analyst 
     (Political), Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy in the 
     position of Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 25, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-7021. A communication from the Chief Human Capital 
     Officer, Corporation for National and Community Service, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Inspector General, Corporation for 
     National and Community Service, received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 25, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-7022. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 19-397, ``Saving D.C. Homes from 
     Foreclosure Enhanced Temporary Amendment Act of 2012''; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7023. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 19-396, ``Fiscal Year 2012 Second Revised 
     Budget Request Temporary Amendment Act of 2012''; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-7024. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 19-398, ``Social E-Commerce Job Creation 
     Tax Incentive Act of 2012''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.

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