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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H6327-H6328 on Nov. 9, 2012.
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EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:
8239. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting a report of a violation of the Antideficiency Act, Special Operations Command Case Number 09-02; to the Committee on Appropriations.
8240. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting a report of a violation of the Antideficiency Act, Army Case Number 10-02; to the Committee on Appropriations.
8241. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter regarding the Army Industrial Facilities Cooperative Activities; to the Committee on Armed Services.
8242. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the annual report from the Office of Financial Research; to the Committee on Financial Services.
8243. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving U.S. exports to Russia pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee on Financial Services.
8244. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving U.S. exports to Hong Kong pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee on Financial Services.
8245. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs & Collaborative Action, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Heating, Cooling, and Lighting Standards for Bureau-funded Dormitory Facilities [Docket ID: BIA-2012-0001] (RIN: 1076-AF10) received October 2, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
8246. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting report to Congress on the Backlog of Postmarketing Requirements (PMRs) and Postmarketing Commitments (PMCs) for 2012; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
8247. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting notification that the national emergency with respect to Iran originally declared on November 14, 1979, by Executive Order 12170, is to continue in effect beyond November 14, 2012, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 112--152); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
8248. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report entitled
``Report of U.S. Citizen Expropriation Claims and Certain Other Commercial and Investment Disputes''; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
8249. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the National Emergency Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), and pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of July 31, 2003, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Sudan that was declared in Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1997; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
8250. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Endangered Species Listing, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Species Status for Coqui Llanero Throughout Its Range and Designation of Critical Habitat
[Docket No.: FWS-R4-ES-2009-0022] (RIN: 1018-AX68) received October 11, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
8251. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Listing, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Species Status for the Alabama Pearlshell, Round Ebonyshell, Southern Kidneyshell, and Choctaw Bean, and Threatened Species Status for the Tapered Pigtoe, Narrow Pigtoe, Southern Sandshell, and Fuzzy Pigtoe, and Designation of Critical Habitat [Docket No.: FWS-R4-ES-2011-0050] (RIN: 1018-AW92) received October 11, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
8252. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Gray Wolf in Wyoming from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Removal of the Wyoming Wolf Population's Status as an Experimental Population [Docket No.: FWS-R6-ES-2011-0039]
(RIN: 1018-AX94) received October 17, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
8253. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule
-- Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Accountability Measures and Commercial Closures for Two Snapper-Grouper Species and Two Snapper-Grouper Species Complexes in the South Atlantic [Docket No.: 100812345-2142-03] (RIN: 0648-XC132) received October 4, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
8254. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule
-- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts [Docket No.: 111220786-1781-01]
(RIN: 0648-XC176) received October 4, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
8255. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule
-- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska;
``Other Flatfish'' in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and Greenland Turbot in the Aleutian Island Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 111213751-2102-02] (RIN: 0648-XC082) received October 4, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
8256. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule
-- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Adjustment to the 2012 Winter II Quota [Docket No.: 120412408-2408-01] (RIN: 0648-XC163) received October 4, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
8257. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule
-- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Bluefish Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts [Docket No.: 120201086-2418-02] (RIN: 0648-XC236) received October 4, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
8258. A letter from the Acting Chief, Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Consolidation of Seizure and Forfeiture Regulations [Docket No.: OAG 127; AG Order No. 3343-2012] (RIN: 1105-AA74) received October 2, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
8259. A letter from the Administrator, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting notification that funding under Title V, subsection 503(b)(3) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, has exceeded $5 million for the cost of response and recovery efforts for FEMA-3347-EM in the State of Louisiana; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
8260. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the Corps' Final General Re-evaluation Report and Environmental Impact Statement; (H. Doc. No. 112--153); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to be printed.
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