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Jan. 24, 2012 sees Congressional Record publish “EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.”

Volume 158, No. 10 covering the 2nd 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 H157-H158 on Jan. 24, 2012.

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:

4661. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Importation of Live Swine, Swine Semen, Pork and Pork Products from Liechtenstein and Switzerland [Docket No.: APHIS-2009-0093] received December 21, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

4662. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule

-- Suspension of Community Eligibility [Docket ID: FEMA-2011-0002] [Internal Agency Docket No.: FEMA-8209] received January 4, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.

4663. 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 December 4, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.

4664. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule

-- Mine Safety Disclosure [Release Nos.: 33-9286; 34-66019; File No. S7-41-10] (RIN: 3235-AK83) received December 29, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.

4665. 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; Delaware; Adhesives and Selants Rule [EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0721;FRL-9609-2] received December 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

4666. 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; Revised Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for the Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg, Weirton, and Wheeling 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Areas; Correction [FDMS Docket No.: EPA-03-OAR-2011-0511; FRL-9609-1] received December 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

4667. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Ohio and Indiana; Redesignation of the Ohio and Indiana Portions of the Cincinnati-Hamilton 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter Nonattainment Area to Attainment [EPA-R05-OAR-2011-0017; EPA-R05-OAR-2011-0106; FRL-9610-3] received December 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

4668. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Oklahoma; Federal Implementation Plan for Interstate Transport of Pollution Affecting Visibility and Best Available Retrofit Technology Determinations [EPA-R06-OAR-2010-0190; FRL-9608-4] received December 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

4669. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Oregon: New Source Review/Prevention of Significant Deterioration Rule Revisions and Air Quality Permit Streamlining Rule Revisions [EPA-R10-OAR-2011-0767; FRL-9494-9] received December 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

4670. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Kansas: Regional Haze [EPA-R07-OAR-2011-0675; FRL-9611-3] received December 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

4671. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Federal Implementation Plans for Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin and Determination for Kansas Regarding Interstate Transport of Ozone [EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0491; FRL-9609-9] (RIN: 2060-AR01) received December 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

4672. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Prepared Feeds Manufacturing; Amendments [EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0080; FRL-9610-2] (RIN: 2060-AR16) received December 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

4673. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Secondary Lead Smelting [EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0344; FRL-9610-9] (RIN: 2060-AQ68) received December 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

4674. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Revisions to Final Response to Petition From New Jersey Regarding SO2 Emissions From the Portland Generating Station [EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0081; FRL-9609-4] (RIN: 2060-AQ69) received December 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

4675. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of Class E Airpsace; Winters, TX [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0608; Airspace Docket No. 11-ASW-7] received December 21, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4676. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of Class E Airspace; Nashville, AR [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0497; Airspace Docket No. 11-ASW-4] received December 21, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4677. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of Class E Airspace; Danville Airport, PA

[Docket No.: FAA-2011-0766; Airspace Docket No. 11-AEA-19] received December 21, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4678. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of Class E Airspace; Alice, TX [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0498; Airspace Docket No. 11-ASW-5] received December 21, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4679. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of Class E Airspace; Emmonak, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0880; Airspace Docket No. 11-AAL-17] received December 21, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4680. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of Class E Airspace; Ardmore, OK [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0851; Airspace Docket No. 11-ASW-10] received December 21, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4681. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment and Establishment of Air Traffic Routes; Northeast United States [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0376; Airspace Docket No. 10-AEA-11] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 21, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4682. A letter from the Senior Regulations Specialist, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs: Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form; Technical Amendment [Docket: DOT-OST-2010-0161] (RIN: 2105-AE13) received December 21, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4683. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Tribal Child Welfare (RIN: 0970-AC41) received January 6, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

4684. A letter from the TTB Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of the Naches Heights Viticultural Area [Docket No.: TTB-2011-0005; T.D. TTB-99; Ref: Notice No. 118] (RIN: 1513-AB80) received December 29, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

4685. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- Current Refundings of Tax-exempt Bonds in Certain Disaster Relief Bond Programs [Notice 2012-03] received December 29, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

4686. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- HARP Safe Harbor Guidance for REITs (Rev. Proc. 2012-14) received December 29, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

4687. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- Safe Harbor Reporting Method for Eligible REMICs Required to Report on Schedule Q Information with Respect to REMIC Assets

[Notice 2012-5] received December 29, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

4688. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- Deadline to Submit Opinion and Advisory Letter Applications for Pre-approved Defined Contribution Plans is Extended to April 2, 2012 (Announcement 2012-3) received December 29, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

4689. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- Guidance Regarding Deduction and Capitalization of Expenditures Related to Tangible Property [TD 9564] (RIN: 1545-BJ93) received December 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

4690. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- Rulings and determination letters (Rev. Proc. 2012-7) received January 6, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 158, No. 10