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May 31, 2011: Congressional Record publishes “EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.”

Volume 157, No. 76 covering the 1st Session of the 112th Congress (2011 - 2012) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H3803-H3804 on May 31, 2011.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

1713. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Aluminum tris(O-ethylphosphonate), Butylate, Chlorethoxyfos, Clethodim, et al.; Tolerance Actions [EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0490; FRL-8869-6] received April 12, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

1714. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Carbon Dioxide; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1077; FRL-0873-1] received May 2, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

1715. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Clothianidin; Pesticide Tolerances

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0771; FRL-8873-3] received May 26, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

1716. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Metarhizium anisopliae strain F52; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0194; FRL-8872-3] received May 2, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

1717. A letter from the Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule

-- Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Governance and Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Funding and Fiscal Affairs; Risk-Based Capital Requirements (RIN: 3052-AC51) received May 3, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

1718. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule

-- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket ID: FEMA-2011-0002] received May 2, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.

1719. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule

-- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket ID: FEMA-2011-0002] [Internal Agency Docket No.: FEMA-B-1180] received May 2, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.

1720. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule

-- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket ID: FEMA-2011-0002] [Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1183] received May 2, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.

1721. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule

-- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket ID: FEMA-2011-0002] received May 2, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.

1722. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule

-- Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket ID: FEMA-2011-0002] [Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1186] received May 2, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.

1723. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Race to the Top Fund [Docket ID: ED-2010-OESE-0005] (RIN: 1810-AB10) received May 3, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

1724. A letter from the Director, Policy Issuances Division, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- New Formulas for Calculating the Basetime, Overtime, Holiday, and Laboratory Services Rates; Rate Changes Based on the Formulas; and Increased Fees for the Accredited Laboratory Program [FDMS Docket Number: FSIS-2006-0025] (RIN: 0583-AD40) received May 2, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

1725. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food [Docket No.: FDA-1998-F-0072] (Formerly 98F-0165) received May 2, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

1726. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting Fiscal year 2010 Office of Inspector General Medicaid Integrity Report; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

1727. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District (NSCAPCD) and Mendocino County Air Quality Management District (MCAQMD) [EPA-R09-OAR-2011-0302; FRL-9292-6] received May 2, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

1728. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases: Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems [EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0923; FRL-9299-1] received April 26, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

1729. 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; Illinois [EPA-R05-OAR-2010-0946; FRL-9294-7] received April 12, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

1730. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Nuclear Power Plant Simulation Facilities for Use in Operator Training, License Examinations, and Applicant Experience Requirements, Regulatory Guide 1.149, Revision 4 received April 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

1731. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 11-036, pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

1732. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 11-029, pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

1733. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 11-022, pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

1734. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, American Battle Monuments Commission, transmitting the Commission's FY 2010 Annual Report pursuant to Section 203, Title II of the Notification and Federal Antidiscrimination and Retaliation

(No FEAR) Act of 2002; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

1735. A letter from the Deputy Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, transmitting the Agency's annual report for FY 2010 prepared in accordance with Section 203 of the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

1736. A letter from the Acting Staff Director, Federal Election Commission, transmitting the Commission's annual report for FY 2010 prepared in accordance with the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Pub. L. 107-174; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

1737. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, transmitting The Activites of the Department of Justice in Relation to the Prison Rape Elimination Act, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 15604 Public Law 108-79, section 5(b)(1); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

1738. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination on a petition on behalf of workers from Linde Ceramics Plant in Tonawanda, New York to be added to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

1739. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Visas: Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended (RIN: 1400-AC87) received May 3, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

1740. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's report entitled, ``Report on Denial of Visas to Confiscators of American Property'', pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1182d Public Law 105-277, section 2225(c); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

1741. A letter from the Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, Small Business Administration, transmitting the annual report on Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 636(j)(16)(B); to the Committee on Small Business.

1742. A letter from the Chief, Border Security Regulations Branch, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Technical Corrections to Remove Obsolete References to Non-Automated Carriers from Electronic Cargo Manifest Regulations and to Update Terminology (CBP Dec. 11-10) received May 4, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

1743. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations, Social Security Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Eliminating the Decision Review Board (RIN: 0960-AG80) received May 2, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

1744. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting three legislative proposals to be a part of the National Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2012; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services, the Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 157, No. 76