Volume 158, No. 164 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 S8201-S8203 on Dec. 19, 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-8583. A communication from the Director of Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Expansion of 911 Access Loans and Loan Guarantees'' (RIN0572-AC24) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 10, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-8584. A communication from the Manager of the BioPreferred Program, Office of Procurement and Property Management, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Designation of Product Categories for Federal Procurement, Round 9''
(RIN0599-AA15) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-8585. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Bacillus subtilis Strain QST 713 Variant Soil; Amendment to an Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance for Bacillus subtilis Strain QST 713 to Include Residues of Bacillus subtilis Strain QST 713 Variant Soil'' (FRL No. 9369-3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-8586. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions
(Multiple Chemicals)'' (FRL No. 9372-1) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-8587. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Flubendiamide; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9373-3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-8588. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pyriproxyfen; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9365-6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-8589. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Picoxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9370-8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-8590. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Dodine; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9364-7) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-8591. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Clodinafop-propargyl; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9371-6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-8592. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Purl K. Keen, United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-8593. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), transmitting, pursuant to law, the Fiscal Year 2010 Report on the Department of Defense (DoD) Operation and Financial Support for Military Museums; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-8594. A communication from the Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2008: Amendments to Program Regulations'' (RIN2577-AC80) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-8595. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Final Flood Elevation Determinations'' ((44 CFR Part 67)
(Docket No. FEMA-2012-0003)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-8596. A communication from the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Groundfish Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska and Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Observer Program'' (RIN0648-BB42) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-8597. A communication from the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Gray Triggerfish Management Measures'' (RIN0648-BB90) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-8598. A communication from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Black Sea Bass Fishery; Recreational Quota Harvested'' (RIN0648-XC303) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-8599. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to Electric Quarterly Report Filing Process'' (RIN1902-AD52) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2012; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-8600. A communication from the Acting Administrator, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Corporation's annual financial audit and management report for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8601. A communication from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a semiannual report relative to the status of the Commission's licensing and regulatory duties; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8602. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; South Coast Air Quality Management District; Prevention of Significant Deterioration; Greenhouse Gases''
(FRL No. 9749-6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8603. 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 State Implementation Plans; State of Wyoming; Regional Haze Rule Requirements for Mandatory Class I Areas under 40 CFR 51.309'' (FRL No. 9756-9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8604. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Protection of Stratospheric Ozone; Listing of Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances--Fire Suppression and Explosion Protection'' (FRL No. 9757-5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8605. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Supplemental Determination for Renewable Fuels Produced Under the Final RFS2 Program From Grain Sorghum''
(FRL No. 9760-2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8606. 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; Indiana; South Bend/Elkhart, Indiana Ozone Maintenance Plan Revision to Approved Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets'' (FRL No. 9761-1) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8607. 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; Virginia; Fredericksburg 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Area Revision to Approved Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets'' (FRL No. 9760-9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8608. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; San Joaquin Valley; Attainment Plan for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standards; Technical Amendments'' (FRL No. 9762-4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8609. 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; The 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory for the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley Nonattainment Area for 1997 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standard'' (FRL No. 9760-8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8610. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District''
(FRL No. 9750-4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8611. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to Stormwater Regulations to Clarify that an NPDES Permit is not Required for Stormwater Discharges from Logging Roads'' (FRL No. 9758-9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8612. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Consistency Update for California'' (FRL No. 9750-6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8613. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; Eastern Kern, Imperial, Placer, and Yolo-Solano; Prevention of Significant Deterioration'' (FRL No. 9739-5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8614. 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 State Implementation Plans; State of Washington; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan'' (FRL No. 9722-9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8615. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air Quality Management District'' (FRL No. 9736-6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8616. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval, Disapproval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; State of Utah; Regional Haze Rule Requirements for Mandatory Class I Areas under 40 CFR 51.309'' (FRL No. 9751-6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8617. 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; New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut; Determination of Attainment of the 2006 Fine Particle Standard'' (FRL No. 9763-6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 18, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8618. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances'' (FRL No. 9372-8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 18, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8619. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Significant New Use Rule on Certain Chemical Substances; Withdrawal of Significant New Use Rules'' (FRL No. 9373-8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 18, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8620. 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; Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS; Revisions to FIPs To Reduce Interstate Transport of PM2.5 and Ozone; Correction'' (FRL No. 9763-3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 18, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8621. 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; Virginia; Permits for Major Stationary Sources and Major Modifications Locating in Prevention of Significant Deterioration Areas and Permits for Major Stationary Sources Locating in Nonattainment Areas or the Ozone Transport Region'' (FRL No. 9763-4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 18, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-8622. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a certification, transmittal number: DDTC 12-143, of the proposed sale or export of defense articles and/or defense services to a Middle East country regarding any possible affects such a sale might have relating to Israel's Qualitative Military Edge over military threats to Israel; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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