Volume 158, No. 73 covering the 2nd Session of the 112th Congress (2011 - 2012) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S3327-S3329 on May 21, 2012.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
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 6161. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``MARPOL Annex V Special Areas: Wider Caribbean Region'' ((RIN1625 AB76)
(Docket No. USCG 2012 0187)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6162. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Changes to Standard Numbering System, Vessel Identification System, and Boating Accident Report Database'' ((RIN1625 AB45) (Docket No. USCG 2003 14963)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6163. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Seagoing Barges--Correcting Amendment'' ((RIN1625 AB71) (Docket No. USCG 2011 0363)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6164. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulated Navigation Area; Zidell Waterfront Property, Willamette River, OR'' ((RIN1625 AA11) (Docket No. USCG 2011 0254)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6165. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulated Navigation Area; Pacific Sound Resources and Lockheed Shipyard EPA Superfund Cleanup Sites, Elliott Bay, Seattle, WA'' ((RIN1625 AA11) (Docket No. USCG 2010 1145)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6166. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Anchorage Regulations; Wells, ME'' ((RIN1625 AA01) (Docket No. USCG 2011 0231)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6167. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Anchorage Regulations: Subpart A--Special Anchorage Regulations, Newport Bay Harbor, CA'' ((RIN1625 AA01) (Docket No. USCG 2010 0929)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6168. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Innovation in the Broadcast Television Bands: Allocations, Channel Sharing and Improvements to VHF'' (ET Docket No. 10 235; FCC 12 45) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6169. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast Licensee Public Interest Obligations; Extension of the Filing Requirement For Children's Television Programming Report''
(MB Docket Nos. 00 168 and 00 44; FCC 12 44) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6170. 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; Rolls-Royce plc Turbofan Engines'' ((RIN2120 AA64) (Docket No. FAA 2010 0959)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 8, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6171. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Closure of the Trimester 1 Longfin Squid Fishery'' (RIN0648 XB145) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6172. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher/processors Using Trawl Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648 XB174) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6173. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West Coast Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions Nos. 1, 2, and 3'' (RIN0648 XB120) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6174. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments'' (RIN0648 BC02) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6175. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer'' (RIN0648 XC002) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6176. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648 XB176) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6177. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648 XB119) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6178. 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 ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; 2012 Atlantic Bluefish Specifications'' (RIN0648 XA904) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6179. 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 ``Shrimp Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Revisions of Bycatch Reduction Device Testing Protocols'' (RIN0648 BB61) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6180. 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 ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; Final 2012 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Specifications'' (RIN0648 XA795) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6181. 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 ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 2012 2013 Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Specifications'' (RIN0648 BB83) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC 6182. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a violation of the Antideficiency Act that occurred within the Procurement, Defense-Wide, account 97*0300 during fiscal years 2004 through 2010 and was assigned United States Special Operations Command case number 09 02; to the Committee on Appropriations.
EC 6183. A communication from the Assistant Director, Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting, (62) reports relative to vacancies in the Department of Defense, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 16, 2012; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC 6184. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Global Strategic Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Cooperative Biological Engagement Program (CBEP) Report to Congress Pursuant to Section 1303(a)
(1) and (2) of the NDAA for FY 2012''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC 6185. 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 May 16, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC 6186. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Commercial Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Water-Heating Equipment'' (RIN1904 AC47) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 17, 2012; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC 6187. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Transmission Planning Reliability Standards'' (Docket No. RM11 18 000) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 16, 2012; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC 6188. A communication from the Chairman of the Office of Proceedings, Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Trails System Act and Railroad Rights-of-Way'' (RIN2140 AB04) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 17, 2012; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC 6189. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Aging Management of Stainless Steel Structures and Components in Treated Borated Water'' (LR ISG 2011 01) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 16, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC 6190. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Filing a Renewed License Application''
(Docket No. PRM 54 6; NRC 2010 0291) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 16, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC 6191. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for a report entitled ``OSRE RCRA 9003(h) Corrective Action Model Unilateral Order for LUST Enforcement''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC 6192. A communication from the Acting Fiscal Assistant Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual reports that appeared in the March 2012 Treasury Bulletin; to the Committee on Finance.
EC 6193. A communication from the Director of Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling of Food'' (Docket No. FDA 1999 F 0021) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 17, 2012; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC 6194. A communication from the Director of Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Labeling and Effectiveness Testing; Sunscreen Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use; Delay of Compliance Dates'' (Docket No. FDA 1978 N 0018) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 17, 2012; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC 6195. A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a petition to add workers from at the Clinton Engineer Works in Oakridge, Tennessee, to the Special Exposure Cohort; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC 6196. A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a petition to add workers from the Electro Metallurgical site in Niagara Falls, New York, to the Special Exposure Cohort; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC 6197. A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a petition to add workers from Hangar 481 on the premises of Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Special Exposure Cohort; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC 6198. A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a petition to add workers from the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, to the Special Exposure Cohort; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC 6199. A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a petition to add workers from the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Special Exposure Cohort; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC 6200. A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the ninth annual report for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC 6201. A communication from the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General and the Semiannual Management Report on the Status of Audits for the period from October 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC 6202. A communication from the Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semi-Annual Report of the Inspector General for the period from October 1, 2011 through March 21, 2012; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC 6203. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of Financial Assistance, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Disaster Assistance Loan Program; Maximum Term for Disaster Loans to Small Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere'' (RIN3245 AG42) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 17, 2012; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
EC 6204. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of Size Standards, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Small Business Size Standards: Transportation and Warehousing'' (RIN3245 AG08) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 17, 2012; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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